PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Worldwide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Durant
vs
Worldwide

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Worldwide!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant tries to clinch up.
Durant tries to clinch but Worldwide is having none of it.

Durant lands a head kick that stumbles Worldwide and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Mister Worldwide has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Worldwide looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Durant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Worldwide has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durant has managed to get both his arms back between Worldwide's legs - danger averted.

Worldwide is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Worldwide on the ground.
Worldwide keeping moving, preventing Durant from controlling successfully.
Durant tries to stand but Worldwide is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant trying to control the position from guard on top but Worldwide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Worldwide looking for a guillotine here but Durant defends easily.

Worldwide had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Durant defends it easily.
Worldwide looks winded!
Worldwide wants to sweep here but Durant controlling him for the moment.
Worldwide will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to stand but Worldwide has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Worldwide working for a triangle but Durant defends it easily.

Worldwide working for a triangle but Durant defends it easily.
Worldwide has a closed guard, preventing Durant from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant trying to control but Worldwide is working from the bottom.
Worldwide has a closed guard, preventing Durant from standing up.

Worldwide working for a triangle but Durant defends it easily.
Worldwide keeping moving, preventing Durant from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worldwide has a closed guard, preventing Durant from standing up.
Worldwide trying to keep a closed guard but Durant is proving a slippery customer.
Durant looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durant trying to stand up but can't free himself from Worldwide's guard.
Durant trying to control but Worldwide is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mister Worldwide's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Durant lands a high kick to the side of Worldwide's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Durant dives into guard, looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durant postures up.

Worldwide has his foot on Durant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durant works his way back into a safe position though.
Durant wants to get up but he can't break Worldwide's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Durant wants to control from the top but Worldwide keeps moving.

Worldwide has an active guard here but Durant has managed to pass into half guard.
Durant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Worldwide does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Worldwide is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worldwide works his way to full guard. Good work.
Durant trying to control the position from guard on top but Worldwide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durant wants to get up but he can't break Worldwide's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mister Worldwide has got the better of the ground game so far.
Durant preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Worldwide looking for subs off his back but Durant has passed one foot through into half guard.

Durant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worldwide is looking for a sweep. Durant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Durant is working for a kimura but Worldwide is defending it quite comfortably.

Worldwide looking for submissions off his back.
Worldwide is in trouble now - Durant has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant is looking to stand but Durant has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Worldwide is looking to improve his position but Durant isn't that keen on the idea.
Worldwide is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Durant tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Durant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Worldwide is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worldwide really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Durant is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Worldwide is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Durant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mister Worldwide's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant tries to clinch up.
Durant looks to land a body kick but Worldwide moved away.
Joey Durant is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Worldwide takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Worldwide is defended easily by Durant.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and Worldwide moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Worldwide manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durant is looking to clinch but Worldwide is avoiding it.
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and Worldwide moves out of range easily.

Worldwide shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Worldwide showed some decent athleticism there.
Worldwide missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant gets back to full guard.

Durant working for a triangle but Worldwide defends it easily.
Worldwide in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Worldwide missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durant is trying to keep Worldwide in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Durant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Worldwide can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant has momentary wrist control but Worldwide slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worldwide wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.

Worldwide got a little sloppy there for a moment and Durant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Worldwide has managed to get both his arms back between Durant's legs - danger averted.

Worldwide avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Worldwide cracks Durant with a solid left hand.
Worldwide postures up in Durant's guard and throws a big left but Durant blocks it.
Worldwide trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worldwide throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Worldwide missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Worldwide trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Worldwide.
Worldwide trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Worldwide throws a big elbow that misses.

Durant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worldwide sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worldwide trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mister Worldwide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Durant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Durant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Durant.
Well Durant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Durant!