PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pork Destroyer (ranked 2541 p4p, 361 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 2517 p4p, 357 weight class). Durant has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Destroyer
vs
Durant

189 cm
28
217 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

208 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pork Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer connects with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durant misses with some punches.
Durant misses with a body punch.
Durant stalling.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Durant blocks an uppercut.
Durant is trying to drag Destroyer to the mat but Destroyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Durant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Durant lands a hook that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Durant has Destroyer pressed against the cage, preventing Destroyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Destroyer misses with some punches.
Durant lands a left hand.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Durant told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Durant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Destroyer tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Destroyer back against the cage.
Destroyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Destroyer.
Durant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durant misses with a punch to the body.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destroyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Destroyer breaks the clinch.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destroyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durant just misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer misses with a wild combination.
Destroyer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Durant is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
Durant shoots in for a takedown but Destroyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Destroyer fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Durant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durant moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Destroyer misses the target.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Durant ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Durant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer throws a one two combo.
Durant scores with a jab to the body.

Durant gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Durant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Destroyers head.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Durant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Durant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Durant.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Durant clinches up with Destroyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destroyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Durant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durant moves out of range of the strikes.
Durant cracks a nice hook into Destroyer's ribs.
Durant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant dodges the punch combination from Destroyer.
Durant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Destroyer.
The fighters circling - Destroyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durant slips a jab and a cross from Destroyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durant forces Destroyer back against the cage and clinches.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Durant lands a right hand.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant lands a left hand.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Destroyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Durant prevents a body shot from Destroyer.
Durant lands with a short shot to the head.
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Destroyer is pressed up against the cage. Durant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Destroyer down to the mat. Destroyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durant walks into a left hand.
Destroyer misses with a double jab.
Durant slips under a jab.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Pork Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroyer connects with a looping right hand.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Durant slips the punch.
Destroyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durant misses the shot to the body.
Durant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but Durant ducks down to avoid it.
Durant is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Durant.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Durant slips the punch.
Durant wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Destroyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Destroyer misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durant instigates a clinch.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Destroyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Durant.
Durant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Destroyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pork Destroyer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Durant has Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kevin Durant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Destroyer is trying to push Durant away but Durant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant lands a right hand.

Durant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Durant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durant wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Durant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Destroyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch but Destroyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Destroyer throws a series of punches but Durant avoids them all with ease.

Durant forces Destroyer back against the cage and clinches.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer works on Durant's body with a couple of short punches.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Durant misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Durant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destroyer working hard to break the clinch.
Durant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Durant.
Durant tries a body shot but Destroyer blocks it.
Durant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durant misses with a body punch.
Destroyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
Durant misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Destroyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Durant.
Durant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
Durant lands a shoulder strike.
Durant misses with some punches.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destroyer throws a head punch that misses.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Durant.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant blocking some punches.
Durant has Destroyer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Destroyer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durant tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Durant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durant blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Destroyer working aggressively here.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.

Destroyer manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Durant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Durant!
Our winner, Kevin Durant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.