PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Durden
vs
Tavarez

185 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

186 cm
27
204 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sol Tavarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tavarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durden throws a hook but Tavarez blocks it.
Tavarez scores with a nice right hand.
Tavarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durden, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Tavarez misses.
The fighters circling - Tavarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavarez throws a front kick aimed at Durden's knee but Durden avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Tavarez down.
A clash of legs there as Tavarez blocks the low kick.
Tavarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavarez.
Nice sprawl there from Tavarez as Durden shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Durden.
Tavarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Durden closes the distance and clinches.
Durden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Tavarez.
Durden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavarez's elbow.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tavarez works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches.
Durden works on Tavarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Tavarez lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Tavarez missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a right hand.
Tavarez misses with a body punch.
Tavarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Tavarez controls the action.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Durden tries a body shot but Tavarez blocks it.
Tavarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tavarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavarez stalling in the clinch.
Durden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tavarez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden tries a body shot but Tavarez blocks it.
Durden wants to take the fight to the mat but Tavarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden misses with some punches.
Durden prevents a body shot from Tavarez.
Durden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Tavarez.
A short right from Tavarez.
Tavarez lands an elbow inside.
Tavarez is working for takedown but Durden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tavarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durden is keeping busy.
A short right from Durden on the inside.
Tavarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tavarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Durden misses with a knee to the head.
Durden misses with a knee strike.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden prevents a body shot from Tavarez.
Tavarez scores with a hook to the body.
Durden is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Durden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tavarez lands a right hand.
Tavarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tavarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durden or not.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
Durden tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavarez avoids the damage to the body.
Durden blocks a body shot from Tavarez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavarez.

Durden wants the takedown. Tavarez is fighting it off but Durden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tavarez's guard against the cage.
Tavarez looking to control but Durden passes into half guard.
Tavarez moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sol Tavarez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Durden moves away from the strike by Tavarez.
Nice straight punches there by Tavarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tavarez.
Tavarez throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarez throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Tavarez.
Crunch! Tavarez slams his shin into Durden's torso.
Durden tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden checks a low kick from Tavarez.

Tavarez closes the distance and clinches.
Durden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tavarez.
A left hand lands to the body for Tavarez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden presses Tavarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarez.
Durden prevents a body shot from Tavarez.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Durden blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durden.
Tavarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tavarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tavarez.
Tavarez tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Tavarez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarez.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tavarez as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durden is working for takedown but Tavarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tavarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tavarez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Durden avoids the damage to the body.
Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durden.
Tavarez is working Durden over against the cage.
Tavarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavarez leaning against his opponent.
Durden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tavarez lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Tavarez.
Tavarez cracks Durden with a nice body shot.
Tavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durden.
Tavarez digs a right hand underneath Durden's ribcage. Durden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tavarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durden up against the cage.
Tavarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tavarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Durden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries a body shot but Durden blocks it.
Durden is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarez.
Tavarez prevents a body shot from Durden.
Tavarez digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank.
Tavarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavarez tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Tavarez back against the cage.
Durden prevents a body shot from Tavarez.
Tavarez leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavarez.
Nice body punch from Tavarez.
Tavarez blocking some punches.
Tavarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durden.
Tavarez looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Tavarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tavarez.
Tavarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durden lands a shoulder strike.

Tavarez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tavarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Durden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Tavarez is working for a kimura but Durden is defending it quite comfortably.
Tavarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Durden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tavarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Durden holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Tavarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Tavarez misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Durden misses.
Durden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tavarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durden somewhat.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Tavarez.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden tries to move into range but Tavarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Durden checks a low kick from Tavarez.
Tavarez lands with a hook. Durden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tavarez is looking to land body kicks.
Tavarez throws a monster overhand right that drops Durden! Tavarez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Tavarez!
After the big win, Sol Tavarez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sublime Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.