PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Durrant looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Durrant
vs
Malone

170 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deangelo Malone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durrant gets the takedown into side control.
Durrant working away.
Malone is trying to work for a sweep but Durrant has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is trying desperately to improve position.
Malone tries to hold on but Durrant postures up.
Durrant fails to advance to Malone's back.
Malone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malone wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durrant looking for the choke from the back.
Durrant is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Durrant slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Durrant gets his hands free as Malone looks to control.

Durrant working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Malone is doing well to defend. Durrant seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Malone is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Durrant!