PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 827 p4p, 657 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 108 p4p, 83 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bastard
vs
Durden

190 cm
32
162
29 - 24 - 1

180 cm
31
158
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bastard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bastard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastard looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Bastard moves out of range of the leg kick from Durden.
A little feinted left hand from Bastard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Bastard as he checks the leg kick.
Bastard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Durden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Bastard moves away and avoids it.
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.
Bastard throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Bastard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Bastard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden swings for the body but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Durden blocks a jab.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Bastard misses with an uppercut.
Bastard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Bastard's side.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 throws a jab when Bastard was well out of range.
Durden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bastard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Durden backs up against the cage.
Durden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden digs a good body shot into Bastard's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Bastard throws a series of strikes that have Durden backpedaling.

It looks like Abraham Durden has been cut.
A jab from Durden does it's job there.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Durden avoids nicely.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastard throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bastard throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Bastard saw that one coming.
Durden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Durden lands a jab.
Bastard walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durden.
Bastard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Durden.
Durden staying out of range there.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastard.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Durden lands with a good body shot.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bastard checks it well.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden flicks out a counter leg kick but Bastard steps away.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
Durden blocks a jab.
Bastard scores with a hook to the body. Durden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden throws out a counter right but Bastard avoids it with no problem.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bastard.
Durden misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Bastard does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands a lovely overhand right.
Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden throws the kick towards the body but Bastard avoids it.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Bastard is looking to counter punch.
Durden defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Bastard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bastard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bastard moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Bastard misses with a lunging right hand
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Bastard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden flicks out a counter leg kick but Bastard steps away.
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.
The cut man is working on Abraham Durden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Bastard's head back.
Durden takes one to the side of the head.
Bastard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Durden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durden lands with a right hand.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Bastard off balance momentarily.
Bastard misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Bastard lands a really nice looking cross but Durden seems unphased.

Durden is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
Durden throws out a counter right but Bastard avoids it with no problem.
Bastard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden misses with a straight left.
Bastard misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Bastard is out of range.
Bastard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bastard is out of range.
Bastard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bastard misses with the combination.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
Bastard swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Bastard saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Bastard works the jab nicely.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
Bastard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden lands a jab to Bastard's midsection.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Bastard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastard tries to avoid it.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Bastard sees coming a mile off.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden keeps Bastard at a distance using the push kick.
Bastard catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Bastard seems unphased.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Bastard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durden is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
Bastard connects with a stiff jab that staggers Durden - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lazy Bastard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lazy Bastard made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.