PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 2028 p4p, 250 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 1218 p4p, 155 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnkvist
vs
Durden

183 cm
33
184 lbs
15 - 18 - 0

180 cm
28
146 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.

Barnkvist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durden gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Barnkvist has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Durden regains guard immediately.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnkvist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnkvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnkvist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnkvist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnkvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Durden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Barnkvist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnkvist postures up and lands a big shot to Durden's brow.
Barnkvist throws a big elbow that misses.
Durden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnkvist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnkvist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durden's head.
Barnkvist is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
Barnkvist cracks Durden with a solid left hand.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnkvist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durden pulls Barnkvist in to control the position.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Barnkvist wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist postures up in Durden's guard and throws a big left but Durden blocks it.
We've been hearing that Barnkvist has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Barnkvist throws an elbow that misses. Durden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnkvist's guard. Nice move by Durden!

Barnkvist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durden is one step ahead there.
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnkvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden preventing the sweep.
Barnkvist is trying to control the position but Durden postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnkvist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnkvist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnkvist trying to control the action but Durden is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnkvist throwing shots but Durden is blocking nicely.
Durden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Barnkvist dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnkvist.

Barnkvist closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Durden quickly recovers to half guard.
Barnkvist seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnkvist is really struggling to control Durden but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnkvist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Durden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnkvist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnkvist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head.
Barnkvist looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Durden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnkvist looks to land a strike but Durden avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barnkvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnkvist is in close to Durden's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist content to stall in guard here.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnkvist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnkvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnkvist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peter Barnkvist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnkvist with a nice head shot there.
Durden is trying to control the position but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Durden's head.
Barnkvist is working Durden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnkvist trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Barnkvist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Barnkvist is in close to Durden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnkvist postures up in Durden's guard and throws a big left but Durden blocks it.
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnkvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Durden has momentary wrist control but Barnkvist slips an elbow through the middle.

Durden is rocked!
Barnkvist landing some decent shots from guard.
Durden is still in real trouble! Can Barnkvist finish him?
Durden is breathing heavily.
Barnkvist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durden's head.
Barnkvist postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Durden covers up, he's hurt! Barnkvist keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Barnkvist and the ref steps in to end the fight! Barnkvist can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Barnkvist!
A relieved looking Peter Barnkvist thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.