PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Duran has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Aleksi Borga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aleksi Borga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Borga
vs
Duran

193 cm
31
277 lbs
33 - 12 - 0

199 cm
28
280 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran looks to land a left hand but Borga moved out of range nicely.
Duran looks to land a combination but Borga avoids it well.
Borga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duran blocks a leg kick.
Duran throws an off balance right hand
and Borga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borga 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.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Borga doesn't manage to clinch there - Duran circles away.
Borga keeps the fight on the outside.
Duran swings widly with a right hand

and Borga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Borga avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Borga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Borga manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duran.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duran, as that shot connected.
Duran takes a swing at Borga's ribcage but misses.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran looks to land a combination but Borga avoids it well.
Borga tries to land a front kick but Duran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duran lands a slapping body shot.
Duran swings for the body but Borga moves out of range.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Borga pushes him off.
Borga throws a jab but it's blocked by Duran.

Duran has closed the distance and engaged Borga in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran prevents Borga from breaking the clinch.
Duran misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duran checks a leg kick.
Borga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.

Borga darts in and clinches Duran up against the cage.
Borga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borga being controlled against the cage.

Borga breaks from the clinch.

Borga rushes Duran and presses him up against the cage.
Borga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borga tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duran digs a right hand into Borga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borga's gas tank.
Borga is breathing heavily.
Duran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Duran.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Borga avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgas head.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Borga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duran pushes Borga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duran lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Duran.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran wants to stall.
Good body shot from Duran.
A short left from Duran.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Borga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borga is trying to break free.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Borga.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borga wants to stall.
Duran lands a body punch.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Duran.
Borga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borga.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Borga working hard to break the clinch.
Duran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Duran as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borga being controlled against the cage.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran tries a body shot but Borga blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Borga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duran has Borga pressed against the cage, preventing Borga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
That's time! Borga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Duran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duran takes a swing at Borga's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Duran there.

It looks like Aleksi Borga has been cut.
Duran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran doesn't manage to clinch there - Borga circles away.
Borga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Borga is rocked!

Duran moves into the clinch.
Duran scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Duran.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Duran.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran presses Borga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duran.
Duran lands an uppercut.
Borga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duran stalling in the clinch.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borga prevents a body shot from Duran.
Duran tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
Borga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Umberto Duran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Duran.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Borga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Borga avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Borga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durans head.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Duran.
Borga takes a shot to the head.
Duran tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duran lands with a right to the head.
Duran lands a hook that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duran.
Duran'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.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
Borga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Duran tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Duran.
Borga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Borga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
A hook to the body from Duran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
Oh Borga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Duran.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Duran dips a shoulder and cracks Borga with a mighty uppercut! Borga falls back against the cage and Duran unloads with a barrage of strikes! Borga is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Duran screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Duran!
A relieved looking Umberto Duran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.