PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akio Yumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durrant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Durrant was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Yumi
vs
Durrant

180 cm
24
179 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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ENDLESS 152

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Yumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Durrant misses.
Durrant fails with the takedown.
Durrant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yumi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Yumi moves into the clinch successfully.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.

It looks like David Durrant has been cut.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yumi lands an elbow inside that Durrant shrugs off.
Yumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durrant dodges an elbow strike from Yumi.
Durrant tries for a takedown but Yumi manages to get underhooks.
Akio Yumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Durrant.
Yumi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durrant's defenses.
Yumi lands an elbow that stopped Durrant in his tracks for a moment.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up David Durrant's cut even more.
Durrant is working for takedown but Yumi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yumi lands a nice knee to the body.
Durrant tries to break the clinch but Yumi is controlling the position.
Yumi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durrant looking for a takedown.
Durrant takes an elbow to the temple.
Yumi crunches a lovely knee into Durrant's ribcage.
Durrant looks gassed!

Durrant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Yumi.
Yumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yumi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yumi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yumi moves into the clinch.
Yumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yumi lands a knee to the head.

The cut above David Durrant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yumi lands a knee to the body.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
Yumi lands a knee to the body.
Yumi connects with a knee to the head.
Yumi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yumi lands an elbow just above Durrant 's eye.
Yumi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yumi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yumi connects with a knee to the head.
Yumi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durrant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durrant is trying to break the clinch but Yumi has him pressed against the ropes.
Yumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumi keeps control of Durrant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
Yumi lands a knee to the body.
Yumi misses with a knee to the head.

Durrant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Yumi misses.
Yumi moves away from the strike by Durrant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akio Yumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrant jabs Yumi right on the nose. Yumi blinks but takes it well.
Yumi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yumi doesn't manage to clinch there - Durrant circles away.
Yumi throws a leg kick but Durrant moved away.

Durrant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Durrant is looking for a kimura here.
Yumi is looking to get back to full guard here but Durrant has managed to pass to side control instead.
Durrant pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Durrant is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yumi is surviving well by controlling Durrant's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi is in a horrible position here. Durrant smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yumi is desperately trying to improve his position but Durrant has a good base and remains in mount.
Durrant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durrant unloads with some shots from mount but Yumi bucks and avoids them well.
Yumi tries to reverse the position but Durrant maintains control.
Yumi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yumi tries to get out of the position.
Durrant pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yumi can't escape the position.
Durrant looking to control and managing it successfully.

Durrant with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yumi can't escape the position.
Durrant looking to finish Yumi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yumi!
Yumi wants to hold on but Durrant pushes him away.

Durrant looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yumi tries to lock up and control but Durrant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Durrant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durrant prevents Yumi from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durrant lands a big elbow.
Durrant tries to control but Yumi wriggling away.
Yumi is looking to improve his position but Durrant isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Yumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Durrant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Yumi.
Durrant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yumi.
Yumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durrant.
Yumi doesn't manage to clinch there - Durrant circles away.
Yumi throws a solid leg kick but Durrant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yumi.
Yumi wants to clinch up but Durrant keeps it at a distance.
Yumi moves in looking to clinch but Durrant pushes him off.
Yumi walks into a jab.
Durrant throws a hook but Yumi avoids it easily.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt.
Durrant tries for a takedown but Yumi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Durrant throws a right hand that Yumi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yumi also avoids with ease.
Yumi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durrant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yumi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durrant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durrant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durrant.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yumi, right into the meat.
Yumi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durrant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yumi doesn't manage to clinch there - Durrant circles away.
A good leg kick by Yumi.
Yumi lands a head kick!
Durrant throws a series of punches but Yumi moves out of range.
Yumi tries to clinch up.
Yumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yumi throws a head kick that Durrant semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Yumi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Durrant.

Durrant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Durrant wants to control but Yumi is keeping him busy.
Yumi struggling a bit here.

Durrant wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yumi, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumi is trying to improve his position.
Yumi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yumi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Durrant gets back to full guard.

Yumi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durrant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yumi's guard.
Durrant is pushing down on Yumi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yumi is fighting to maintain full guard but Durrant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yumi is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Durrant seems to be working for a kimura but Yumi defends the submission attempt.
Yumi manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Durrant drops back looking for a leg! Yumi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yumi manages to kick Durrant off! Durrant jumps back into Yumi's guard.
Yumi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Durrant manages to get himself to full guard.
Durrant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durrant, not yet.
Durrant looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yumi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Yumi seems to be working for a kimura but Durrant defends the submission attempt.
Durrant wants to improve his position but Yumi is controlling well.

Durrant is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Yumi pulls his head out easily.

Durrant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yumi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yumi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durrant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Durrant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durrant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yumi tries to avoid it but Durrant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yumi to the ground. Yumi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akio Yumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Durrant.
Yumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Durrant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on David Durrant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Durrant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yumi tries to avoid it but Durrant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yumi to the ground. Yumi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Durrant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yumi throws a quick inside leg kick.

Durrant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yumi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yumi is looking for a sweep.

Durrant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Yumi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yumi is looking for a sweep.

Durrant has hold of Yumi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Yumi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Durrant cranks the arm and Yumi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Yumi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Durrant!