PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Voodoo. This should be fireworks!

Durga
vs
Stratton

190 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

188 cm
30
201 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Durga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durga.
Donk. Stratton catches Durga right on the button with a cross.
Durga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stratton.
Stratton moves out of range of the body kick from Durga.
Durga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stratton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durga stuffs the takedown attempt from Stratton. Stratton gets slowly back to his feet.
Stratton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stratton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durga.
Stratton misses with a straight left.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Durga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stratton looks to land a combination but Durga avoids it well.
Durga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durga, right into the meat.
Stratton dives in and grabs Durga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durga pushes down on Stratton's head and hops out.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga slips a jab from Stratton.
Stratton takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Stratton missing with a left hand there. Durga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durga cracks Stratton with a good jab.
Durga loads up on a big right hand but Stratton slips the punch.
Stratton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durga moves away.
Stratton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Durga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durga looking to throw knees to the head but Stratton is blocking nicely.
Stratton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durga backwards.
Durga lands a nice knee to the body.
Durga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stratton's efforts to push away.
Durga landing knees to the head.
Durga blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga with a knee to the head.
Durga lands a nice knee to the body.
Stratton looks winded!
Durga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stratton has Durga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stratton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Durga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stratton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durga lands a knee to the body.
Durga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stratton stalling against the cage.
Stratton misses with a knee strike.
Durga is pressed up against the cage. Stratton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Durga down to the mat. Durga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Durga.
Durga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stratton.
Durga feints and then cracks Stratton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stratton down.
Stratton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durga.
Durga keeps Stratton at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durga.
Stratton misses with a body shot.
Stratton takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Durga connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Stratton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stratton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durga tries to clinch but Stratton moves out of range.
Stratton just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Durga feints and then cracks Stratton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stratton down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Durga has Stratton up against the cage in a clinch.
Durga crunches a lovely knee into Stratton's ribcage.
Durga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Durga.
Stratton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Durga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stratton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durga obliges.
Durga lands a knee to the head.
Durga lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durga avoiding damage.
Durga lands an elbow inside that Stratton shrugs off.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Areli Durga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Durga misses the shot to the body.
Durga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stratton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durga pinned against the cage. Durga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stratton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durga was well out of range. Poor timing from Stratton.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durga sprawls well. Durga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stratton gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Durga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stratton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Horrible takedown by Stratton or perhaps it was just good defense by Durga which made him look bad.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Durga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Durga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durga duly obliges.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
Stratton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton looks to score with a jab to the body but Durga is just out of range.
Stratton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Durga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stratton.
Durga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stratton.
Durga misses the shot to the body.
Durga lands with a nice body kick.
Durga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stratton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durga.
Durga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stratton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durga throws a leg kick which misses Stratton's front leg but catches the back leg as Stratton tries to avoid it.
Stratton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durga, right into the meat.
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!
Durga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stratton's head.
Stratton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durga rather than just go for the knockout.

Durga lands a big head kick that sends Stratton tumbling to the mat! Durga takes a step backwards and waves Stratton back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stratton is rocked!
Durga feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Stratton collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Areli Durga!
Areli Durga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KINGDOM for their support in the buildup to the fight.