PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by Seven devils - Florence. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Duran
vs
Oven

185 cm
28
193 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, George Oven!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Oven counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Duran wants to stand up but Oven is controlling him.
Duran can't keep his opponent in guard - Oven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oven is pressing down on Duran's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duran is holding on for now.
Oven wants to take a breather but Duran is having none of it.
Oven trying to pass the guard but Duran defending well.
Oven wants to take a breather but Duran is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven prevents Duran from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oven passes to side control.
Duran is trying to buck Oven off.
Oven connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Duran some visible discomfort.
Oven is looking to take a break and control but Duran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oven throws a strike aimed at the side of Duran's head but Duran avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oven misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oven in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oven throws an elbow but Duran slips to the side and avoids it well.
Duran defending against the ground and pound.
Oven lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Oven crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven trying to control the action but Duran is working from the bottom.
Duran can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Oven crashes against the mat.
Oven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duran keeps working.
Duran takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven lands an elbow.
Oven controlling the position from side mount.
Duran manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Oven is looking to improve his position.
Oven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duran's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oven lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
Duran is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Oven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
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 scores with a body shot.
Duran throws a hook but Oven avoids it easily.
Oven staying out of range there.
Duran clobbers Oven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duran.
Oven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oven checks a low kick from Duran.
Calvin Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duran throws a leg kick but Oven moved away.
Oven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran connects with a leg kick. Oven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duran misses with a body kick.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oven was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duran avoids it really well and circles away.
Duran pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oven back to the cage. Duran follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duran's waist but Duran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oven off to one side.
Duran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Duran feints and then cracks Oven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oven down.
Oven throws a leg kick but Duran checks it.
Oven throws a lazy uppercut
and Oven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oven.
Duran scores with the left hand. Oven knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Duran - that will leave a mark!
Duran falls off balance throwing a combination

so Oven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oven throws an elbow that misses. Duran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oven's guard. Nice move by Duran!
Oven lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duran!
Duran is in a horrible position here. Oven smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven with good strikes from the mount here!
Oven is landing with some decent strikes but Duran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Calvin Duran's cut is getting worse.
Duran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Calvin Duran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calvin Duran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Oven!
A very excited looking George Oven made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.