PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buenaventura Durruti (ranked 3746 p4p, 179 weight class) and Dangelo Vargas (ranked 3521 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Durruti
vs
Vargas

170 cm
22
136 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
148 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buenaventura Durruti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dangelo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vargas.
A big right from Vargas misses.

Durruti rushes Vargas and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durruti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durruti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Durruti.
Durruti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dangelo Vargas has been cut.
Durruti tries a knee to the head but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Durruti won't allow it.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durruti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durruti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durruti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Durruti tries to land a knee to the head but Vargas blocks with his arms.
Durruti crunches a lovely knee into Vargas's ribcage.
Durruti misses with a knee to the head.
Durruti tries a knee to the head but Vargas blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durruti gets through Vargas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vargas misses with some punches.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Durruti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Durruti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durruti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Durruti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durruti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vargas blocks it with crossed arms.
Durruti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durruti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durruti lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Durruti.
Vargas wants to break free but Durruti has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vargas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durruti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durruti working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Vargas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durruti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durruti.
Durruti keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durruti lands with a left to the head.
Durruti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vargass head.
Vargas struggles to land a body shot inside as Durruti controls his hands.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Durruti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Durruti throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Durruti is controlling him.
Vargas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buenaventura Durruti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dangelo Vargas.

Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durruti.
Durruti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vargas throws a lazy uppercut
and Durruti counters with a flying knee that drops Vargas! Durruti dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buenaventura Durruti!
During a confident post fight interview, Buenaventura Durruti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.