PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1410 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Thorvald Nansen (ranked 192 p4p, 172 weight class). Nansen has chosen Benny Jamz - Torden as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Durden
vs
Nansen

180 cm
39
158
29 - 22 - 0

176 cm
27
165
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden checks a low kick from Nansen.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Nansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Nansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Durden coming out on top.
Nice shot by Durden.
Nansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Nansen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nansen.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Nansen misses with a straight right.
A jab from Durden misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Durden misses.
Nansen scores with a jab. Durden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durden throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nansen moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Durden lands.
Nice defenses there by Nansen.
Nansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
Nansen tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nansen lands a jab.
Nansen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Nansen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nansen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nansen throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nansen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Nansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nansen checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Nansen.
Nansen lands a head kick!
Nice body kick there by Durden.
Durden delivers a nice body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Nansen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nansen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden lands with a hook. Nansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nansen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Nansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nansen misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen throws a big shot that misses.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durden connects with a right hand. Nansen shakes it off.
Nansen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nansen manages to avoid it.
Nansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nansen scrambles back to his feet.
Nansen missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nansen misses with a takedown attempt - Durden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Nansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Durden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nansen won't allow Durden to get back to his feet.
Nansen trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden has control of Nansen's left arm, preventing Nansen from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen looking to pass the guard.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nansen pushes down on Durden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Durden wants to get back to his feet.
Durden is refusing to be controlled, as Nansen sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Durden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

That kick from Durden tenderised Nansen's leg. Nansen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nansen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durden. That one must have hurt.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nansen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durden lands with a right hand.
Nansen dives in for a single leg takedown but Durden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Abraham Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
Nansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden slips under a jab from Nansen.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durden misses with a shot to the body
and Nansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nansen throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Nansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nansen tries to avoid it.
Durden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Durden stuns Nansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nansen can do to turn this around?
Nansen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durden counters with a nice body shot.
Nansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nansen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
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!
Nansen connects with a leg kick.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden slips a straight right by Nansen.
Nansen swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Nice shot by Nansen.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nansen checks a low kick from Durden.
Nansen counters with a body kick.

Durden gets caught napping as Nansen dives in and scores a takedown. Durden manages to retain guard.
Nansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Durden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durden is trying to keep Nansen in close.
Durden is controlling Nansen's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nansen throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Durden working a defensive guard here.
Nansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Durden pulls Nansen in to control the position.
Durden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nansen postures up.

Durden uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nansen momentarily.
Nansen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nansen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nansen tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nansen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nansen misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Nansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nansen scores with a takedown into Durden's guard.
Durden is controlling Nansen's posture.
Nansen throws an elbow that misses. Durden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nansen's guard. Nice move by Durden!

Nansen controls Durden momentarily but Durden frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thorvald Nansen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Durden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Nansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Durden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nansen scores with a punch to the head.
Nansen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nansen blocks the body kick.
Nansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden jabs at Nansen's body.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durden blocks a head kick by Nansen.
Nansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nansen throws a body kick that misses
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind Nansen 's knee.
Durden scores with a sloppy right hand. Nansen should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a leg kick but Nansen checks it.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nansen 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.

Nansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nansen looking to pass the guard.

Durden manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden motions for Nansen to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Nansen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden moves out of range as Nansen strikes.
Durden works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Durden
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Nansen as he checks the leg kick.
Nansen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nansen swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Nansen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nansen moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Nansen staying out of range there.
Nansen throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden with the inside leg kick.
Nansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Durden.
Nansen misses with a left hand
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nansen walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Durden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nansen at a distance.
Nansen loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden tries to score with a low kick but Nansen moves his leg out of the way.
Durden with a jab.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Nansen throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Nansen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durden to score with a decent uppercut.
Nansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nansen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Nansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nansen tries to avoid it.
Durden connects with a single shot there.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nansen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nansen has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nansen rushes Durden and presses him up against the cage.

Durden breaks from the clinch.
Nansen slips under a jab from Durden.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Nansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Nansen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nansen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Durden.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Durden defending well as Nansen loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nansen looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
Nansen slips a straight right by Durden.
Nansen misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
Abraham Durden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Thorvald Nansen spoke after the fight, saying 'Hinga dinga durgen'.