PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden comes to the cage accompanied by Walk. Durden has chosen Pride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maiden
vs
Durden

185 cm
22
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
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Crippler's Corner

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden swings for the body but Maiden moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Maiden blocks the leg kick.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maiden misses with a straight left.
Maiden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and Maiden counters with a left to the body.
Durden is looking to clinch but Maiden is avoiding it.
Durden cracks the inside of Maiden's front leg.
Maiden connects with a nice looking jab.
Maiden misses with a straight left.
Maiden misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Maiden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durden swivels and escapes.
Durden lands a body shot.
Maiden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden wants to clinch up but Maiden keeps it at a distance.
Durden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maiden lands a leg kick that knocks Durden off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden wants to clinch but Maiden slips to the side
enabling Maiden to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maiden has a takedown stuffed.
Maiden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Durden clinches with his opponent.
Maiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Maiden.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Durden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maiden wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Maiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maiden is trying to drag Durden to the mat but Durden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maiden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Maiden sees coming a mile off.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.
Maiden throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maiden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durden defends it nicely.
Maiden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Maiden throws a front kick aimed at Durden's knee but Durden avoids it well.
Maiden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maiden lands with a shot to the body.
Maiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.

Maiden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Durden is trying to defend but Maiden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maiden not doing much here.
Durden is trying to control but can't.

Maiden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Durden has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maiden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durden is trying to maintain the position but Maiden is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is staying active underneath Maiden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maiden stalling away here and it's allowed Durden to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Durden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maiden controls the pace.
Maiden chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maiden is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maiden won't allow Durden to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddy Maiden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Durden misses with a low kick.
Maiden misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Maiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden slips a straight right by Maiden.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maiden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maiden misses with a head kick.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Maiden misses.

Durden pushes Maiden up against the cage in a clinch.
Maiden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden stalls.
Maiden scores with a shot to the side of Durden's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maiden gets through Durden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maiden tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Maiden back against the cage.
Maiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maiden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
A short right from Maiden on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maiden fails to land.
Durden pushes Maiden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maiden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durden tries to stall but Maiden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durden throws an elbow but misses.
Durden is looking to control Maiden's arms but Maiden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durden has his back to the cage.
Durden tries to work over Maiden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maiden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden is looking to break free of the clinch but Durden has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durden throws an elbow but misses.
Maiden lands an uppercut.
Durden wants to stall.
Maiden letting Durden take a breather here.
Maiden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durden takes a shot to the head.
Maiden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maiden misses with a punch on the inside.
Maiden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Maiden controls the action.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Durden tries a body shot but Maiden blocks it.
Maiden lands a body shot.
Eddy Maiden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durden blocks a body shot from Maiden.
Maiden tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Maiden back against the cage.
Maiden working aggressively here.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.

Maiden breaks the clinch.
Maiden looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Maiden throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Maiden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Maiden counters with an inside leg kick.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maiden.
Durden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maiden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maiden misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Maiden with that takedown attempt.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maiden scores with a head kick.
Maiden misses the shot to the body.

Maiden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maiden showed some decent athleticism there.
Maiden is trying to control. Durden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maiden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maiden is keen to just control but Durden is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Maiden dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Durden is looking to clinch but Maiden is avoiding it.
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maiden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maiden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maiden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maiden misses with a looping left.
Durden tries to clinch up.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Maiden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maiden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durden wants to clinch up but Maiden keeps it at a distance.
Eddy Maiden is winning the standup battle so far.
Maiden drops his hands momentarily and Durden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Durden closes the distance and clinches.
Maiden lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Durden.
Durden stops a takedown attempt from Maiden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Maiden has Durden pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maiden pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Durden tumbling to the mat - Maiden dives into Durden's guard.
Maiden postures up in Durden's guard and throws a big left but Durden blocks it.
Durden is looking to stand up but Maiden isn't so interested in that idea.
Maiden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Durden wants to sweep here but Maiden controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddy Maiden wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durden tries to avoid it but Maiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durden to the ground. Durden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Maiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maiden.
Maiden lands with a nice body punch.
Durden misses with the combination.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Maiden is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden misses the jab.

Maiden dives in and scores a takedown into Durden's guard.
Maiden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Maiden from controlling successfully.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maiden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maiden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Eddy Maiden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maiden.
Durden throws a jab when Maiden was well out of range.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maiden. That did some damage!
Eddy Maiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Maiden moved away.
Durden throws a front kick aimed at Maiden's knee but Maiden avoids it well.
Durden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Durden does no damage.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maiden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Maiden scores with a push kick.
Maiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maiden misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Maiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maiden, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Maiden!
A relieved looking Eddy Maiden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.