PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 1431 p4p, 189 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 2271 p4p, 284 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boxer
vs
Durden

180 cm
41
169 lbs
52 - 28 - 3

180 cm
27
135 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Boxer misses.
Durden slips a straight right by Boxer.
Durden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Durden.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Durden walks into a straight right hand from Boxer.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Durden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Durden lands with a good body shot.
Boxer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durden scores with a nice strike.
Durden cracks Boxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boxer staying out of range there.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Durden.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Boxer.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Durden connects with a body shot.
Boxer moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxer misses the body punch
and Durden counters with a thumping low kick.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Boxer lands.
Durden throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Durden throws a leg kick but Boxer checks it.
Boxer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses with a body punch
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden slips under a jab from Boxer.
Durden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boxer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Durden throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Boxer misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Durden thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durden's head backwards.
Durden misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durden has time to react.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden throws a nice head kick!
Durden connects with a leg kick. Boxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durden defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Durden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boxer on the side of the head.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Boxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxer tries to avoid it.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxer to score with a decent uppercut.
Boxer throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boxer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boxer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Durden misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Durden moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer backing away here, and Durden unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boxer jabs Durden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
Boxer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer clobbers Durden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden feints a counter leg kick.
Boxer scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Boxer misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durden lands with a slapping head kick.
Boxer slips a jab from Durden.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boxer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Durden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Boxer down.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durden finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Durden misses.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Boxer seems unphased.
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Durden. Beautiful body shot.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Boxer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Boxer down.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Boxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer slips under a jab.
Boxer takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Boxer takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boxer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boxer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Boxer scores with a one two! Durden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Durden throws out a counter right but Boxer avoids it with no problem.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden slips a straight right by Boxer.
Boxer lands a jab to the nose.
Boxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Durden connects with a right hand. Boxer shakes it off.
Boxer throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer dominated that second round.
That's time! Boxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Durden throws out a counter right but Boxer avoids it with no problem.
Durden misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Durden.
Boxer moves forwards but Durden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Durden slips under a jab.
Boxer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Durden staying out of range there.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Boxer throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.

Durden drives through and clinches with Boxer against the cage.
Durden tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Durden back against the cage.
Boxer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Durden is controlling him.
Durden gets through Boxer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxer's efforts to push away.
Durden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Durden has Boxer pressed against the cage, preventing Boxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Durden back against the cage.

Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.
Durden is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks.
Durden avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Durden takes one to the side of the head.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Boxer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Durden there.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
A good leg kick by Durden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Durden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durden duly obliges.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durden lands a nice hook to Boxer's body. Boxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Boxer moves out of range of the leg kick from Durden.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!