PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Durden
vs
Tran

180 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Tran!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tran connects with a high kick.
Durden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Kevin Tran has been cut.
Durden throws a series of punches but Tran moves out of range.
Durden misses with a series of wild punches.
Tran feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.
Tran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tran.

Durden drops Tran with a beautiful combination! Tran stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Durden is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Durden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Durden showed some decent athleticism there.
Durden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durden throwing shots but Tran is blocking nicely.
Durden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tran's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran wants to get back to his feet.

Durden decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Durden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tran holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden lands an elbow that stopped Tran in his tracks for a moment.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tran blocks an elbow strike from Durden.
Durden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Durden misses with an elbow strike.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tran throws a head kick that misses.
Durden misses with the combination.
Durden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Tran swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Tran fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tran is defended easily by Durden.
Jeremy Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tran.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Durden misses with a combination
and Tran counters with a two punch combo.

Durden moves into the clinch.
Tran has had enough of the clinch but Durden keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tran's brow.
Tran working Durden over with knees to the body.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Durden.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tran's brow.
Durden is looking to control Tran's arms but Tran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durden has his back to the cage.
Durden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durden throws an elbow that misses.
Durden misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Tran.

Tran manages to break the clinch.
Durden misses with a series of wild punches.
Durden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tran counters with a nice kick to the body.

Durden gets tackled into the cage by Tran. Tran maintains the clinch.
Tran tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Durden wants to stall.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Tran.
Durden throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Tran connects with a knee to the head.
Tran has had enough of the clinch but Durden keeps him there for the moment.
Durden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tran smiles and moves away.
Tran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tran throws a nice looking combination but Durden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tran dodges the punch combination from Durden.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durden as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Durden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tran napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Tran bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Durden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Tran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Durden throws a right hand that Tran ducks under and follows up with a left that Tran also avoids with ease.
Tran misses with a double jab.

Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tran's brow.
Durden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Durden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Durden breaks the clinch.
Tran stalks Durden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durden's face. Durden staggers backwards, shaken.

Tran gets tackled into the cage by Durden. Durden maintains the clinch.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.

Durden successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Durden pulls Tran in close to prevent any damage.
Durden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Tran was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Tran drives through and clinches with Durden against the cage.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.

Tran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden swinging wildly here.
Tran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Tran fails with the takedown.
Durden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tran counters with a big head kick but Durden shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tran looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Durden avoids it really well and circles away.
Jeremy Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tran.
Tran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tran.
Durden looks to land a combination but Tran avoids it well.
No luck for Tran with that takedown attempt.
Durden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tran counters with a big head kick but Durden shrugs it off.
No joy there for Durden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.

Tran clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durden throws an elbow but misses.
Durden looking to slow down the pace here.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tran connects with a knee to the head.
Tran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Tran.
Tran lands a damaging elbow.

Durden lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tran pushes Durden off looking to stand but Durden dives back in and keeps control.
Durden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tran defending well though.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durden decides to return to a standing position.

Durden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tran is pushing Durden's head away, looking to escape. Durden manages to hold on to the position though.
Tran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Durden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tran to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Durden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tran is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Durden stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tran misses with a head kick.
Tran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Durden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Tran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Durden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Durden winds up and cracks Tran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Durden stands up and beckons Tran to join him on the feet.
Durden throws a series of punches but Tran moves out of range.
Durden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tran counters with a solid body kick.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Durden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeremy Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durden misses with a combination

and Tran holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Durden.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Tran is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran is trying to push Durden away but Durden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tran has Durden pushed against the cage.
Durden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tran blocks an elbow strike.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Tran avoids the elbow strike from Durden, against the cage.
Tran blocks the elbow strike.
Tran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durden working aggressively here.
Tran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tran's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tran tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Durden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durden sprawls well. Durden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tran gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeremy Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tran.
Tran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two 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.
Durden throws a combination that misses
and Tran counters with a left and a right that stings Durden.
Durden throws a right and a left that Tran avoids nicely.

Tran gets caught flat footed, as Durden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Durden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tran wants to get back to his feet but Durden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Durden stands up and waves to Tran to follow him.
Durden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Durden throws a sloppy body shot

and Tran holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
Tran tries to break free but Durden pushes him back against the cage.
Tran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tran looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran prevents the takedown attempt.
Tran blocks an elbow strike.
Tran dodges an elbow strike from Durden.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Tran.

Durden breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Tran.
Durden throws a series of punches but Tran moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tran. Durden shrugs it off though.

Durden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Durden showed some decent athleticism there.

Durden stands up out of the half guard.

Tran instigates a clinch.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Durden breaks from the clinch.
Durden misses with a combination
and Tran counters with a three punch combo that has Durden backing up. Durden nods at Tran to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durden shoots in and gets a takedown into Tran's guard.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Durden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jeremy Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tran is looking to stand up but Durden isn't so interested in that idea.
Durden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kevin Tran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Durden stands up and waves to Tran to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Durden!