PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 306 p4p, 37 weight class) and Kron Silva (ranked 773 p4p, 80 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by Where Is My Mind. Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Durden
vs
Silva

180 cm
33
157 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

160 cm
35
145 lbs
23 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 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 23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Kron Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Silva down.
A big left from Durden misses.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Durden swings widly with a right hand

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.

Durden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva stands up over Durden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Durden holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Durden trying to control the position here.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Durden steps away.
Durden misses with the body kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden misses with a kick to the body

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Durden controlling Silva's posture.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Durden haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Durden trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kron Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durden.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Durden down.
Durden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durden to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durden.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Durden misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva slips a straight right by Durden.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Durden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
Durden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Durden sprawls well.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Durden scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva slips a straight right by Durden.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Silva moves away from the strike by Durden.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden checks a low kick from Silva.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durden.
Durden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durden cracks Silva with a good jab.
Durden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
A big left from Durden misses.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Durden has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva distracts Durden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Durden seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Durden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Durden pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kron Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden connects with a body shot.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Durden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Durden.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Silva's head back.
A big left from Durden misses.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Durden misses with a hook.
Silva lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durden 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
A very excited looking Tyler Durden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.