PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Durst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heed comes to the cage accompanied by Gentlelman. Durst has chosen Hot Dog as his entrance music. Mongolia Heed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Heed
vs
Durst

172 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
31
142 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Durst!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durst sprawls well. Durst wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heed gets slowly back to his feet.
Durst throws the left hand but Heed avoids the punch easily.
Heed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durst.
Durst looks to throw the jab but Heed is out of range.

Heed closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heed lands in his opponent's guard.
Durst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heed.
Heed controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Durst is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heed looking to pass the guard.
Durst can't keep his opponent in guard - Heed advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Durst is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Heed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durst defending well though.
Durst is trying to stand up here but Heed is controlling him well.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durst's head.
Heed working over Durst with some ground and pound. Durst looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed wants to take a breather but Durst is having none of it.
Durst is trying to stand.
Heed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durst can do anything to dispel that myth.
Durst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heed.
Durst is not content to let Heed control the position.
Heed perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durst's head.
Durst pushes Heed off looking to stand but Heed dives back in and keeps control.
Heed is keen to just control but Durst is a slippery customer.
Heed throwing shots but Durst is blocking nicely.
Heed working Durst over with strikes.
Heed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed prevents Durst from standing back up.
Heed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heed.
Heed slows the pace down in half guard.
Durst is looking to escape.
Durst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heed.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Heed connects with a nice short shot to Durst's temple.
Durst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heed.
Durst wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Heed is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heed trying to control from half guard but Durst is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heed is really struggling to control Durst but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Mongolia Heed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Durst throws a looping overhand right but Heed ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Durst misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Durst.
Fred Durst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durst misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mongolia Heed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sloppy strikes from Durst. Those never looked like landing.
Durst misses with a wild combination.
Heed dives in and grabs Durst's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durst pushes down on Heed's head and hops out.
Heed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Durst counters with a left and a right that stings Heed.
Durst slaps away a takedown attempt from Heed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongolia Heed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durst scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Durst.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durst sprawls well. Durst wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heed gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durst.
Good exchange - Durst coming out on top.
Heed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Durst.
A nice combination there by Durst.
Durst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heed checks a low kick from Durst.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Durst - just one landing.
Durst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heed at a distance.
Durst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heed looks for a takedown but Durst sprawls well.
Durst feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durst.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durst moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Durst misses.
Durst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durst misses with a double jab.
Durst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heed moves out of range as Durst strikes.
Heed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heed shoots in looking for a takedown. Durst tries to sprawl out of it but Heed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durst manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durst shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heed pinned against the cage. Heed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Durst does no damage.
Durst lands with a straight right. Heed didn't see that one coming.
Durst throws a series of punches but Heed moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Durst - just one landing.
Jab, jab by Durst - just one landing.
Durst misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Durst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Heed shoots in but Durst avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durst scores with a punch to the head.
Heed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durst as he avoids it easily.
Fred Durst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durst throws a series of punches but Heed moves out of range.
Durst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mongolia Heed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heed.
Durst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durst!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durst throws the left hand but Heed avoids the punch easily.
Durst misses with a double jab.
Durst getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durst shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heed but Heed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durst sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongolia Heed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durst throws a series of punches but Heed avoids them all with ease.
Durst stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durst wants it to stay on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Durst blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durst misses with a body kick.

Heed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Durst's guard.
Heed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durst on the ground.
Heed passes into half guard.
Heed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Heed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durst defending well though.
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!
Heed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Durst wants to get back to his feet.
Mongolia Heed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heed scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heed content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Heed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heed wants to take a breather but Durst is having none of it.
Heed working over Durst with some ground and pound. Durst looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heed trying to mount his opponent but Durst defends it.
Heed throwing shots but Durst is blocking nicely.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durst's head.
Heed winds up and cracks Durst with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Durst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heed.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durst's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durst's head.
Heed is trying to control. Durst wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heed prevents Durst from standing back up.
Heed lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Nice strikes from Heed there.
Heed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Heed tries to pass to full mount but Durst defends it.
Heed wants to control but Durst is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heed thows a huge punch but Durst dodges it nicely.
Durst is trying to stand.
Heed trying to control the action but Durst is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mongolia Heed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mongolia Heed!
Mongolia Heed took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.