PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid's entrance music is Total Recall. A fine choice. Durdun has chosen Where is My Mind as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Quaid
vs
Durdun

186 cm
22
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

194 cm
29
258 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durdun!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durdun tries to score with a low kick but Quaid moves his leg out of the way.
Quaid throws a jab when Durdun was well out of range.
Durdun delivers a nice body kick.
Durdun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durdun was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Quaid takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Quaid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durdun throws a right hand that misses
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Quaid misses.
A swing and a miss from Durdun.
Quaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Durdun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durdun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Durdun misses with a head kick.
Quaid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durdun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaid manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durdun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durdun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durdun misses with an uppercut
and Quaid counters with a right hand to the body.
Durdun scores with the left hand. Quaid knows he should have avoided that one.
Quaid defending well as Durdun loads up on a big left hand.
Durdun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durdun throws a lazy uppercut

and Quaid counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Durdun!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quaid scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Durdun to see if he's OK.
Quaid remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Durdun regains half guard, as Quaid was trying to land strikes.
Quaid controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid winds up and cracks Durdun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid is pressing down on Durdun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durdun is holding on for now.
Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quaid tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durdun knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quaid stalling.
Durdun wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid controlling the action here.
Durdun is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Quaid.
Quaid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Durdun is trying to control but can't.
Quaid content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durdun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quaid.
Tyler Durdun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durdun misses with a looping left.
Durdun throws a big shot that misses.
Durdun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quaid checks it well.
Durdun blocks a jab.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Durdun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durdun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durdun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durdun lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durdun takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quaid throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Tyler Durdun has been cut.
Quaid has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durdun.
Durdun takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Durdun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quaid.
Durdun swings for the body but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durdun moves away.
Durdun misses with a looping right.
Durdun missing with a left hand there. Quaid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quaid dives in and grabs Durdun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durdun pushes down on Quaid's head and hops out.
Durdun connects with a crisp jab.
Durdun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quaid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durdun.
Durdun lands a leg kick that knocks Quaid off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durdun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quaid moves away.
Quaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durdun counters with a body kick.
Quaid misses with an uppercut. Durdun saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durdun.
Quaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durdun misses with a wild body shot.
Durdun throws a low kick but Quaid moves out of range easily.
Durdun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quaid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quaid takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Durdun misses the target.
Quaid throws out a loose jab but Durdun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler Durdun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid moves out of range of the body kick from Durdun.
A head kick misses from Durdun.
Quaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durdun throws a low kick but Quaid avoids it.
Durdun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durdun throws a lazy uppercut

and Quaid counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Durdun's guard now.
Douglas Quaid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid throwing strikes from guard but Durdun blocks nicely.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Durdun keeps moving.
Quaid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Durdun wants to stand and escape but Quaid is having none of it.
Quaid stays in close to Durdun's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Douglas Quaid just wasn't active enough.
Durdun tries to work over Quaid's front leg with a kick but Quaid checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durdun moves away.
Durdun 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.
Durdun throws a leg kick but Quaid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Quaid blocks the low kick.
Durdun misses the jab.
Durdun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
No joy there for Durdun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quaid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durdun manages to avoid it.
Durdun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Durdun.
Quaid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Durdun.
Durdun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Quaid misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durdun delivers a nice body kick.
Quaid connects with a body shot.
Quaid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quaid misses with an uppercut
and Durdun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Durdun.
Durdun is breathing heavily.
Durdun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quaid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durdun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durdun misses with a head kick.
Quaid misses with an uppercut.
Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durdun.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler Durdun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durdun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quaid throws a big shot that misses.
Durdun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durdun's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Durdun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Durdun throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid throws an overhand right that lands on Durdun's shoulder, as Durdun tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durdun. Quaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durdun misses the jab.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Durdun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durdun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Quaid works Durdun's body with a nice hook.
Quaid lands a two punch combo.
Jab by Durdun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durdun slips under a jab from Quaid.
Quaid throws a lazy right hand but Durdun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quaid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That has opened up Tyler Durdun's cut even more.
Quaid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Durdun throws a left and a right that both miss

and Quaid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quaid.
Durdun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Durdun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durdun's head.
Quaid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Durdun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quaid.
Quaid is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Durdun is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quaid 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.
Quaid is looking to advance position but Durdun has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Quaid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durdun prevents Quaid from getting the reversal.
Quaid is working hard here to advance position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Douglas Quaid wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Durdun misses the jab.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Durdun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quaid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durdun throws an overhand right that lands on Quaid's shoulder, as Quaid tries to avoid the shot.
Quaid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durdun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Durdun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas Quaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durdun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quaid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durduns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quaid takes a swing at Durdun's ribcage but misses.
Durdun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durdun misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durdun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyler Durdun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid moves out of range as Durdun strikes.
Durdun misses with a low kick as Quaid jumps back.
Quaid throws a lazy right hand but Durdun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durdun misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Quaid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quaid, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Quaid!
In his post fight interview, Douglas Quaid started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.