PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 1087 p4p, 127 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 1397 p4p, 146 weight class). Durden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Where Is My Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Durden
vs
Poulsen

180 cm
35
157 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

162 cm
28
152 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 23 - 13 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Durden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden lands with a hook. Poulsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden connects with a right hand. Poulsen shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulsen's head backwards.
Poulsen connects with a looping right hand.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Poulsen's side.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durden 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.
Poulsen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
A low kick from Durden is predictable there
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Durden tenderised Poulsen's leg. Poulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Durden.
Poulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a nice head kick!
Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen is looking to clinch.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Poulsen drives through and clinches with Durden against the cage.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durden working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Durden.
Poulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Durden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Poulsen is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Durden.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poulsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poulsen checks a low kick from Durden.
A bone on bone clash there as Poulsen blocks the leg kick.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden throws a quick counter head kick but Poulsen was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Poulsen.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden staying out of range there.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen works Durden's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Durden.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
Poulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durden under the eye.
Poulsen lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
A solid body kick from Durden.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Durden misses with a hook to the body
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Durden tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Poulsen moved away.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poulsen tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durden tries to move into range but Poulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Durden lands the left hand.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Durden lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Poulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Poulsen gets a clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Poulsen.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.

Poulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden throws a low kick but Poulsen moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
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!

Durden gets tackled into the cage by Poulsen. Poulsen maintains the clinch.
Poulsen has Durden pressed against the cage.
Poulsen tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durden.
Poulsen tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poulsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Nice body kick from Durden.

Poulsen has managed to clinch.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
Durden tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Durden is leaning against Poulsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poulsen tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Durden lands a body punch.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulsen needs to keep his hands up - Durden had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a nice head kick!

Poulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Durden prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
A body shot lands from Durden.
Durden looking to slow down the pace here.
Durden working aggressively here.
A short right from Durden on the inside.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Poulsen on the inside.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Durden lands an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulsens head.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durden is stalling here.
Durden prevents Poulsen from breaking the clinch.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Durden.
Vang Poulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durden stalling in the clinch but Poulsen improves position.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Durden.
A body shot lands from Durden.
A left hand lands to the body for Durden.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Durden blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poulsen throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Durden.
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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
A victorious Tyler Durden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.