PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Siegfried Durand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen Shell Shocked as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Durand
vs
Lannister

161 cm
19
137 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Siegfried Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lannister slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Durand has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lannister is defending well for now.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Durand has Lannister pressed against the cage.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lannister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lannister looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand stalls.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Durand.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Durand holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lannister blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand stalling in the clinch.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lannister is defending well for now.
Lannister has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Durand seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lannister can turn it around.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Lannister in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lannister avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
Durand working Lannister over with knees to the body.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand misses with some punches.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lannister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Lannister blocks it.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Lannister controls his hands.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand has Lannister pressed against the cage.
Durand stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Durand effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durand content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Durand landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siegfried Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lannister gets tackled into the cage by Durand. Durand maintains the clinch.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lannister avoids it.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lannister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Durand is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durand missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Durand - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Durand.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Durand manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Durand to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lannister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand has Lannister pushed against the cage.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Lannister avoids the damage to the body.
Durand taking a breather.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siegfried Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Lannister's ribcage.
Durand lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lannister's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Lannister being controlled against the cage.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Lannister's ribcage.
Durand lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siegfried Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Lannister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand.
Durand on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand.
Lannister throws a jab when Durand was well out of range.
Durand wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Durand instigates a clinch.
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Lannister takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lannister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Lannister's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Durand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand working Lannister over with knees to the body.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand leaning against his opponent.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lannister stalling in the clinch but Durand improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tyrion Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Durand to work.
Durand is stalling here.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lannister blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.

Lannister is rocked!
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand working the clinch nicely. Lannister is working for position but Durand cracks him with a big knee to the head! Lannister crumples up against the cage and Durand lands two more shots before the ref can save Lannister! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Siegfried Durand!
After winning the bout, Siegfried Durand thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tyrion Lannister stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank my sponsor and my fans for staying with me during the hard days. We are going to come back better than today. '.