PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shake Frylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Durant
vs
Frylock

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shake Frylock!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant misses with a double jab.
Frylock just misses with a punch to the body.

Frylock instigates a clinch.
Durant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Durant missing with knees to the body.
Durant gets underhooks to prevent Frylock's takedown attempt.
Durant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frylock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frylock walks away with a smile on his face. Durant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frylock scores with a hook to the body. Durant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frylock is looking to clinch but Durant is avoiding it.
Durant keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Frylock moves into the clinch.

Durant manages to break the clinch.

Durant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Durant showed some decent athleticism there.
Durant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frylock's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frylock wants to control but Durant is keeping busy.
Durant wants to free his trapped foot but Frylock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Durant wants to take a breather but Frylock is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Durant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Durant is keen to just control but Frylock is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Durant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Durant closes the distance but Frylock moves to the side
and Frylock counters with a nice body shot.
Durant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frylock counters with a head kick. That will keep Durant thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Durant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Frylock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frylock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durant lands a body punch.
Frylock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durant up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frylock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Durant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frylock walks away with a smile on his face. Durant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Durant moves to clinch but Frylock breaks away

and Frylock counters by clinching up.
Frylock is trying to drag Durant to the mat but Durant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Durant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frylock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Frylock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durant tries to clinch but Frylock moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durant throws a series of strikes that have Frylock backpedaling.

Frylock tries to keep at a distance but Durant has taken the fight into the clinch.

Frylock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durant misses with a double jab

and Frylock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durant is working Frylock over against the cage.
Durant prevents the takedown attempt.
Frylock looks gassed!
Durant looking to slow down the pace here.
Durant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frylock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Frylock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durant misses with the combination.
Durant looks to land a combination but Frylock avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shake Frylock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Durant rushes Frylock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Durant is trying to break free.
Durant fails to pull guard.
Frylock tries for a takedown but Durant manages to get underhooks.
Frylock wants a takedown but no success here.
Durant fails to pull guard.
Frylock wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Durant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shake Frylock.
Durant is trying to force a seperation but Frylock has the dominant position.
Frylock lands a shot to the body.
Frylock goes for a takedown attempt but Durant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Durant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frylock is breathing heavily.
Durant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frylock paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frylock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.

Durant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frylock's guard.
Durant pushes down on Frylock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Durant wants to pass to mount but Frylock is defending the position.

Durant decides to stand up.

Durant has Frylock up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durant is working for takedown but Frylock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durant wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durant throws an elbow but misses.
Durant is trying to break the clinch but Frylock has him pressed against the cage.
Frylock tries to work over Durant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frylock is working for takedown but Durant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durant's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Durant wants to get back to striking at distance but Frylock won't allow it.
Frylock is trying to maintain a safe position but Durant gets an underhook and turns Frylock into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands with a light punch inside.
Durant is looking to break free of the clinch but Frylock has double underhooks.
Durant pressing his opponent against the cage.
Durant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frylock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durant stops a takedown attempt from Frylock.
Durant tries to break the clinch but Frylock is controlling the position.
Durant just leaning against Frylock, taking a breather.
Durant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durant wants to break free but Frylock has control.
Durant stalling in the clinch but Frylock improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frylock.
Frylock tries for a takedown but Durant manages to get underhooks.

Durant pulls guard.
Durant trying to keep a closed guard but Frylock is proving a slippery customer.
Durant throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Durant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frylock is one step ahead there.
Frylock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Durant is looking for a triangle but Frylock pushes his legs off easily.
Frylock postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Durant dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Durant shoots in looking for a takedown but Frylock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Durant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Durant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Durant shoots and misses

and Frylock counters by clinching up.
Durant has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frylock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Durant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Durant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frylock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durant wants to clinch

and Frylock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Frylock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Durant. Those never looked like landing.

Frylock has managed to clinch.
Frylock tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Frylock back against the cage.
Durant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frylock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durant fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant has his takedown stuffed
and Frylock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frylock throws a lazy right hand but Durant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frylock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frylock avoids the body shot from Durant.
Frylock shoots in for a takedown but Durant shows good takedown defense.

Durant drives through and clinches with Frylock against the cage.
Frylock keeps control of Durant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durant fails to pull guard.
Frylock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durant trying to control the position but instead, Frylock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Durant into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frylock goes for a takedown attempt but Durant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch but Frylock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durant tries to clinch up.
Frylock swats away the attempt to clinch by Durant.
A right-left combo lands from Durant.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frylock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frylock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frylock swings widly with a right hand

and Durant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Frylock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frylock but Frylock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frylock as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durant is defended easily by Frylock.

Frylock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Durant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Durant is trying to improve his position.
Durant manages to get back to half guard.

Durant actively working from the bottom here.
Durant wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Frylock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Durant is looking to improve his position.
Frylock thows a huge punch but Durant dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shake Frylock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frylock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shake Frylock!