PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adalberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Verde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adalberto Duran has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Duran
vs
Verde

202 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
24
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adalberto Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Verde!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verde moves away.

Verde changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duran looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Duran tries to buck Verde off but Verde is having none of it.

Verde stands up and beckons Duran to his feet.
Duran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Verde.
Duran shoots in looking for a takedown. Verde tries to sprawl out of it but Duran keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Verde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Verde moves into range and clinches up with Duran.
Verde is pressed up against the cage. Duran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Verde down to the mat. Verde avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlos Verde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verde falls off balance throwing a combination

and Duran counters with a single leg into guard. Verde didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran wants to control from the top but Verde keeps moving.
Duran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Verde wants to stand and escape but Duran is having none of it.
Verde is striking but Duran is not phased and passes to half guard.
Duran is trying to control. Verde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Verde is looking to improve his position.
Duran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verde misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Verde is not content to let Duran control the position.

Adalberto Duran has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Duran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Verde to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Verde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duran is breathing heavily.
Duran can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Verde controls the pace.
Duran is trying to control the position but Verde postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verde tries to free his leg and advance position but Duran is retaining full guard.
Duran controls Verde momentarily but Verde frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Verde is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adalberto Duran wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Verde shoots for a takedown but Duran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Verde is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duran's half guard.
Verde tries to pass to full mount but Duran defends it.
Verde is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Verde avoids the attempt from Duran to control.
Duran is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran is working hard here to advance position.
Verde raining down hammerfists from mount.
Verde content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verde lands a couple of good shots and Duran has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Good control from Verde.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duran rolls, trying to escape but Verde keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Verde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Verde looks for a takedown but Duran sprawls well.
Verde shoots in but no luck this time.
Verde tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duran defends well and Verde ends up having to push Duran into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adalberto Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Verde.
Duran is trying to pull guard but Verde turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Verde is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Duran is defending well.

Verde pulls guard effortlessly.
Carlos Verde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duran seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Duran tries to free his leg and advance position but Verde is retaining full guard.
Duran postures up and lands a big shot to Verde's brow.
Verde looking to control but Duran passes into half guard.
Duran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verde 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!
Verde is breathing heavily.
Verde is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Duran defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Duran just looking to survive in the bad position.
Verde avoiding Duran 's attempts to control his hands.

Verde working for a choke but Duran is defending well.
Duran tries to roll but Verde sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Duran wants to improve his position but Verde is controlling well.
Duran wants to control but Verde is keeping busy.
Duran won't allow Verde to pass to mount.
Verde is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Duran is trying to maintain the position but Verde is very close to passing his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adalberto Duran.
Duran misses the shot to the body.

Verde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Duran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duran is trying to buck Verde off.
Verde scores with punches from side control.
Verde advances to mount.
Verde controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Verde has hold of Duran's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Duran manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Duran tries to reverse the position but Verde maintains control.

Verde has control of Duran's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Duran regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Duran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verde with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Verde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Verde fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duran sprawls well initially but Verde persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Verde is thwarting Duran's attempts to control the position.
Duran tries to get to full guard but Verde has control of the leg.
Verde tries to pass to full mount but Duran defends it.
Duran trying to control here.
Duran is controlling Verde's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Verde with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Adalberto Duran has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duran wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Verde dives in and scores a takedown into Duran's guard.
Verde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verde.

Verde stands and steps away. Duran gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Verde dives in and scores a takedown into Duran's guard.
Duran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Verde wants to get up but he can't break Duran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Verde trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verde wants to stand but Duran has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Verde stopping the sweep attempt from Duran.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Verde.

Verde feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Verde wants to stand but Duran has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Verde passes Duran's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Duran gets full guard.
Duran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Verde trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verde wants to improve his position but Duran is controlling well.
Verde 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!
Verde is trying to stick to Duran's back but Duran is turning into Verde. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Verde's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Duran.
Duran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Verde wants to stand but Duran is controlling the position.

Duran stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Verde clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verde stops a takedown attempt from Duran.

Verde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran stuffs the takedown.
Verde tries for a takedown but Duran circles away easily
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adalberto Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Verde.
Duran shoots in looking for a takedown but Verde manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duran's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verde fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlos Verde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verde shoots for a takedown but Duran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Verde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Verde!