PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Durand (ranked 4017 p4p, 2532 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 432 p4p, 289 weight class). Jules Durand had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Durand
vs
Ebe

192 cm
31
245
14 - 7 - 0

198 cm
26
265
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durand throws a hook to the side of Ebe's head but Ebe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durand throws a lazy right hand but Ebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ebe flicks out a counter leg kick but Durand steps away.
Ebe moves out of range as Durand strikes.
Ebe blocks a head kick by Durand.
Ebe cracks Durand with a good jab.
Ebe throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Ebe missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Durand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Durand's head but Durand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ebe with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebe.
Ebe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ebe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ebe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ebe lands a nice looking body shot.
Ebe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ebe misses with a straight right.
Durand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durand moves out of range as Ebe strikes.
Ebe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durand's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand misses with a straight left.
Ebe misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Ebe finds it's target.
Ebe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Durand.
Ebe scores with a decent looking hook.
Durand throws the left hand but Ebe avoids the punch easily.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Durand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ebe throws a shot from downtown. Durand moves away and avoids it.
Durand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ebe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand fails to land with a series of punches.
Ebe looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
A left lands for Ebe.
Ebe throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ebe misses with a double jab
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ebe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Ebe misses.
Durand tries to move into range but Ebe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ebe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe cracks Durand with a good jab.
Durand throws a jab when Ebe was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebe feints a jab promting Durand to slip. Ebe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durand slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Durand blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Durand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durand misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ebe to counter with a crisp jab.
Ebe connects with a looping right hand.
Ebe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
Durand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ebe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durand throws a lazy right hand but Ebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Ebe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice straight punches there by Ebe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ebe.
Danga de danga de dang - Ebe scores with a four punch combination!
Ebe lands with a cross.
Ebe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durand.
Ebe misses with a double jab.
Ebe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand checks a leg kick.
Durand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ebe to score with a decent uppercut.
Durand misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ebe scores with a one two! Durand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Ebe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ebe, as that shot connected.
Durand lands a head shot.
Ebe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durand misses the body punch
and Ebe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Isaac Ebe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ebe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Ebe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durand might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ebe fails to land with a series of punches.
Durand throwing a counter right hand but Ebe manages to avoid it.
Durand throws the left hand but Ebe avoids the punch easily.
Durand loads up on a big right hand but Ebe slips the punch.
Durand has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe staying out of range there.
Ebe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebe looks to land a combination but Durand avoids it well.
Ebe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durand's hands.
Durand throws a shot from downtown. Ebe moves away and avoids it.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebe.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
As Ebe looks to move away, Durand throws a big counter combo but Ebe just gets out of the way.
Ebe scores with a jab. Durand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ebe.
Durand throws a lazy uppercut
and Ebe counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe scores with a decent looking hook.
Ebe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durand's head.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Durand's head but Durand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durand thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ebe! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durand darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ebe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durand on the side of the head.
Durand throws a poor cross that misses
and Ebe counters with a straight right hand.
Ebe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durand's head.
Ebe lands a leg kick that knocks Durand off balance momentarily.
Durand lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Durand.

It looks like Isaac Ebe has been cut.
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!
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Ebe.
Durand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebe misses with a shot to the body
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ebe moves away from the strike by Durand.
Ebe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ebe connects with a nice looking jab.
Durand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Durand.
Ebe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ebe.
Durand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ebe misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Ebe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaac Ebe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ebe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ebe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ebe missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Durand is looking to land body kicks.
Ebe misses with a straight left.
Durand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Isaac Ebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebe with a nice calf kick.
A punch combination from Ebe misses.
Ebe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ebe sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebe misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
As Ebe looks to move away, Durand throws a big counter combo but Ebe just gets out of the way.
Durand looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durand throws an overhand right that lands on Ebe's shoulder, as Ebe tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ebe! But no joy.
Ebe throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durand throws out a loose jab but Ebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Durand misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Ebe. That snapped Durand's head back.
Ebe throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Ebe.
Durand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jules Durand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ebe counters with a left and a right that stings Durand.
Ebe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durand.
Durand moves away from the strike by Ebe.
Durand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ebe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand misses with a hook. Ebe ducked under it nicely.
Ebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebe.
Durand throws a combination that misses
and Ebe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ebe scoring well with a low kick there.
Ebe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe misses with an uppercut
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebe scores with a body shot.
Durand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ebe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand.
Ebe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ebe misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a three punch combo that has Ebe backing up. Ebe nods at Durand to acknowledge the strikes.
Ebe connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ebe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ebe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durand scrambles back to his feet.
Durand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ebe.
Ebe with a nice calf kick.
Durand lands with a nice combination. Ebe backs away looking to recover.
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ebe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ebe throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Durand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ebe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Ebe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ebe 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Ebe!
Our winner, Isaac Ebe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.