PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 227 p4p, 34 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 396 p4p, 48 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by Where Is My Mind. Pat Verbeek told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Durden
vs
Verbeek

180 cm
30
157 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

176 cm
31
167 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbeek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verbeek checks a leg kick.
Durden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Verbeek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verbeek scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
Verbeek throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verbeek throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden is looking to counter with a body kick.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
Verbeek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Verbeek has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Verbeek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Verbeek works Durden's body with a nice hook.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verbeek's head backwards.
Verbeek tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
Verbeek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durden counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden punishes Verbeek's body with a nice straight punch.
Verbeek misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Verbeek misses with a left hand
and Durden counters with a body kick that stops Verbeek in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Verbeek off the cage and back into range.
Verbeek lands with a nice body punch.
Verbeek slips a jab from Durden.
Verbeek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verbeek moves away.
Verbeek misses the jab.
Verbeek tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Verbeek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Verbeek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verbeek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durden.
Verbeek missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verbeek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Durden.
The fighters circling - Verbeek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Durden moves into the clinch.
Verbeek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Durden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden is working Verbeek over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Durden.
Durden cracks Verbeek with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Verbeek.
Durden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verbeek misses with some punches.
Durden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
Durden struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verbeek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Durden.
Durden pushes Verbeek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Verbeek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Verbeek lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Verbeek struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Durden working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden lands a left hand.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Durden tries to work over Verbeek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.
Durden working aggressively here.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Verbeek.
Verbeek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden takes a shot to the head.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durden lands a right hand.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Durden.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden trying to control the position but instead, Verbeek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Durden into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Durden after a bit of a struggle.
Durden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden 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.

Verbeek checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Verbeek sees coming a mile off.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
Verbeek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verbeek swings widly with a right hand
and Verbeek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
Verbeek looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Durden cracks Verbeek with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Durden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Verbeek motions for Durden to come forward. Verbeek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Verbeek avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verbeek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Durden clinches.
Durden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durden.
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden presses Verbeek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Verbeek as Durden tries to tie him up.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verbeek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.

Verbeek gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Durden tries to roll over but Verbeek keeps him under control.
Verbeek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verbeek can do to turn this around?
Durden is looking for a sweep. Verbeek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verbeek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verbeek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Durden trying to control the position here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durden cracks Verbeek with a good jab.
Durden slips under a jab from Verbeek.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
Verbeek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Verbeek down.
Durden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbeek's calf.
Verbeek thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durden tries to clinch but Verbeek is having none of it.
Verbeek lands with a hook. Durden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy body kick from Verbeek
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Verbeek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verbeek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Verbeek scores with a body shot.
Verbeek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek slips under a jab.
Durden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verbeek takes a step back to recover.
Verbeek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Verbeek is out of range and Durden settles back down.
Durden with a jab.
Verbeek checks a leg kick.
Verbeek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden scores with a punch to the head.
Durden catches Verbeek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verbeek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verbeek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durden, as that shot connected.
Verbeek is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Verbeek scores with a jab.
Verbeek throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verbeek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verbeek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Verbeek moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durden.
Durden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durden.
Verbeek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Durden.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Verbeek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
A right hook to the body lands for Verbeek.
Durden has Verbeek pressed against the cage.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verbeek's elbow.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Verbeek misses with a punch on the inside.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Verbeek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Durden.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durden.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Pat Verbeek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verbeeks head.
Durden lands a hook that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
Verbeek misses with some punches.
Verbeek wants a takedown but no success here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden blocks a body shot from Verbeek.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Durden.
A hook to the body from Verbeek.
Durden blocking some punches.
Durden misses with some punches.
Durden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durden lands a shot to the body.
Verbeek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden gets through Verbeek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Verbeek wants a takedown.
Durden misses with some punches.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verbeek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler Durden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verbeek.
Durden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durden.
A nice left hand lands by Durden.
Verbeek pushes Durden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durden tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Verbeek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verbeeks head.
Verbeek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verbeek throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.
Durden tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Verbeek lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Durden.
A short uppercut from Durden.
Durden slows down the pace here.
Verbeek misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verbeek.
Verbeek works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden blocking some punches.
Verbeek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durden scores with a hook to the body.
Verbeek prevents a body shot from Durden.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durden stalling in the clinch but Verbeek improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Durden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.