PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Duran
vs
Mehtmeht

199 cm
25
280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
235 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehtmeht scores with a spinning back kick!
Duran throws a leg kick that misses.

Duran moves into the clinch.
Mehtmeht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran stalls.
Duran tries to break the clinch but Mehtmeht is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Duran.
Duran managing to block the knees to the body from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mehtmeht digs a right hand underneath Duran's ribcage. Duran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehtmeht's elbow.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mehtmeht pushes Duran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Duran lands a right hand.

Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mehtmeht can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mehtmeht throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mehtmeht misses with a wild body shot.
Mehtmeht has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mehtmeht there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duran blocks the body kick.
Mehtmeht cracks Duran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mehtmeht does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mehtmeht misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Duran. Beautiful body shot.

Mehtmeht clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mehtmeht swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mehtmeht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Duran.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duran blocks a body shot from Mehtmeht.
Duran is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Mehtmeht.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Duran.
Mehtmeht misses with the head strike.
Mehtmeht is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Mehtmeht throws a head punch that misses.
Duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Duran.
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duran gets through Mehtmeht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duran working aggressively here.
Duran is trying to break the clinch but Mehtmeht is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran stalling in the clinch but Mehtmeht improves position.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the head.

Duran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mehtmeht displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mehtmeht.

Mehtmeht closes the distance and clinches.
Mehtmeht swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran prevents a body shot from Mehtmeht.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
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!
A short right from Mehtmeht.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Mehtmeht blocks an uppercut.
Mehtmeht tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mehtmeht can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
Mehtmeht blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht has a couple of punches blocked by Duran.
Mehtmeht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Duran.
Mehtmeht looks gassed!
Mehtmeht unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
A short left from Duran.
Mehtmeht misses with a body punch.
Duran tries to break the clinch but Mehtmeht is controlling the position.
Mehtmeht throws a head punch that misses.
Mehtmeht can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
Mehtmeht blocks a body shot from Duran.
Duran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mehtmeht can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mehtmeht fails to land.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mehtmeht misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Duran dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Duran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mehtmeht lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Mehtmeht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mehtmeht scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Mehtmeht moves into range and clinches up with Duran.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
Mehtmeht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mehtmeht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran scores with a shoulder strike.
Mehtmeht misses with a body punch.
Duran lands a body shot.
Umberto Duran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mehtmeht or not.
Mehtmeht can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
Mehtmeht is breathing heavily.
Duran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mehtmeht fails to land.
Mehtmeht wants to stall.
Mehtmeht blocking some punches.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duran scores with a shoulder strike.
Duran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mehtmeht or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duran - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mehtmeht working aggressively here.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Duran.
A right hand to the body from Duran.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
Duran lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a body shot.
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Mehtmeht's head.
Duran is trying to push Mehtmeht away but Mehtmeht has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Duran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jafar Mehtmeht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mehtmeht takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Duran moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Duran.

Duran manages to break the clinch.
Duran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mehtmeht has time to react.
Duran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Duran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mehtmeht can do to turn this around?
Duran is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duran.
Duran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht digs a right hand into Duran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duran's gas tank.

Duran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Mehtmeht slips the punch.
Duran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mehtmeht tries to close the distance and clinch but Duran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Duran closes the distance and pushes Mehtmeht back into the cage.
Duran lands with a light punch inside.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht blocks an uppercut.
Mehtmeht misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Duran - that landed with a thud.
Duran tries to work over Mehtmeht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mehtmeht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mehtmeht tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Duran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Duran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Umberto Duran is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mehtmehts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Mehtmeht is just out of range.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran misses with a straight left.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
Duran feints and then cracks Mehtmeht's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mehtmeht down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Duran dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mehtmeht tries to land a front kick but Duran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Duran.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Duran.
Mehtmeht moves away from the strike by Duran.

Mehtmeht darts in and clinches Duran up against the cage.

Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mehtmeht throws a head kick that misses.

Duran instigates a clinch.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the head.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mehtmeht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mehtmeht has a couple of punches blocked by Duran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran lands a hook that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
Duran lands a right hand.
Mehtmeht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran gets through Mehtmeht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duran lands a hook that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mehtmeht swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran looking to stall.
Mehtmeht has a couple of punches blocked by Duran.
Duran prevents a body shot from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehtmeht's elbow.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Mehtmeht swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Duran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.

Duran clinches.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar Mehtmeht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mehtmeht just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duran's brow.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran scores with a hook to the body.
Mehtmeht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran lands an uppercut.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Duran.
Duran lands a shot to the body.
Duran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Duran.
Duran tries a body shot but Mehtmeht blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a head punch that misses.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.

Duran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mehtmeht gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duran throws a series of punches but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mehtmehts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duran is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mehtmeht tries to clinch up but Duran circles away and keeps his distance.
Mehtmeht moves out of range as Duran strikes.
Mehtmeht checks a leg kick nicely.
Duran misses with a straight right.
Mehtmeht looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duran.
Mehtmeht tries to land a front kick but Duran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mehtmeht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mehtmeht misses with a wild body shot.
Umberto Duran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duran moves out of range as Mehtmeht throws a body kick.
Mehtmeht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mehtmeht takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Duran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Duran!
Umberto Duran made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $55 in his post fight interview.