PBP Commentary

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

Durham
vs
Yastrzemski

214 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enoch Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Yastrzemski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yastrzemski feints and then cracks Durham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durham down.

Yastrzemski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Durham was covering up waiting for the punch and Yastrzemski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yastrzemski postures up.
Durham throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Durham throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Durham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yastrzemski tries to free his leg and advance position but Durham is retaining full guard.
Yastrzemski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yastrzemski trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Yastrzemski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durham on his heels. He'll look to pass Durham's guard now, I'm sure.
Yastrzemski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Durham's head.
Durham looking for a sweep. Not yet Durham, not yet.
Durham working a defensive guard here.
Yastrzemski is looking to stand up but Durham won't let him.
Durham trying to control the position.
Yastrzemski wants to stand and escape but instead Durham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Durham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Durham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Durham scoring with punches to the head and body.

Yastrzemski has his foot on Durham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durham works his way back into a safe position though.

Yastrzemski has his foot on Durham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durham works his way back into a safe position though.
Yastrzemski looks winded!
Durham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Durham throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durham stands and throws Yastrzemski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yastrzemski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Durham moves into full mount!
Durham with shots to the head and body - Yastrzemski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yastrzemski is in a horrible position here. Durham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Durham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Durham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Durham with the ground and pound from mount.
Yastrzemski taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham working the ground and pound effectively.
Yastrzemski tries to reverse the position but Durham maintains control.
Durham lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durham with the ground and pound from mount.
Durham with shots to the head and body - Yastrzemski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Durham unloading with bombs!
Durham working the ground and pound effectively.
Durham lands a couple of good shots and Yastrzemski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Durham is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Yastrzemski knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Yastrzemski for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Durham dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Durham misses with an attempted mid kick.

Yastrzemski gets caught flat footed, as Durham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Durham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Durham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yastrzemski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durham won't allow Yastrzemski to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Durham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yastrzemski can do to turn this around?
Durham with a nice head shot there.
Yastrzemski looking to control but Durham passes into half guard.
Durham not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yastrzemski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Durham is working away from the top position though.
Yastrzemski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Durham is staying active.
Yastrzemski is breathing heavily.
Durham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Durham working over Yastrzemski with some ground and pound. Yastrzemski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Durham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yastrzemski taking some punishment here, with Durham in his half guard.
Durham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yastrzemski to regain full guard.
Durham with a nice head shot there.
Durham throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Durham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Enoch Durham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Durham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Durham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yastrzemski keeping full guard, as Durham tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Durham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yastrzemski's head.

Durham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yastrzemski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durham has managed to get both his arms back between Yastrzemski's legs - danger averted.
Yastrzemski has momentary wrist control but Durham slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Durham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Durham postures up and lands a big shot to Yastrzemski's brow.
Durham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yastrzemski's guard.
Durham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Durham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Durham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yastrzemski!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yastrzemski keeps working.
Durham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Durham scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Yastrzemski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yastrzemski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Durham lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Durham dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yastrzemski stuffs the takedown attempt from Durham. Durham gets slowly back to his feet.

Yastrzemski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durham is not content to let Yastrzemski control the position.
Yastrzemski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Durham is looking for a sweep. Yastrzemski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durham is trying to stand back up but Yastrzemski is controlling him
Yastrzemski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Yastrzemski manages to move to mount!
Durham throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yastrzemski. What's that going to do exactly?
Yastrzemski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yastrzemski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yastrzemski wants to control the pace but Durham is squirming around nicely.
Durham is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yastrzemski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Durham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Yastrzemski looks to land a strike but Durham avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Durham working a defensive guard here.
Durham trying to strike off his back.
Durham wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Yastrzemski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham is not content to let Yastrzemski control the position.
Yastrzemski avoids the strikes from the bottom by Durham.
Durham dodges the ground and pound from Yastrzemski.
Durham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Durham is trying to stand back up but Yastrzemski is controlling him
Yastrzemski trying to control from half guard but Durham is working away.
Durham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Durham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yastrzemski defends well and Durham ends up having to push Yastrzemski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Durham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enoch Durham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yastrzemski has had enough of the clinch but Durham keeps him there for the moment.
Durham jumps guard but Yastrzemski stands there with Durham around his waist. Durham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Durham gets control of Yastrzemski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Durham will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yastrzemski trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.
Durham has control of Yastrzemski's left arm, preventing Yastrzemski from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Yastrzemski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Durham!