PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payton Weiss (ranked 2779 p4p, 4013 weight class) and Ernest Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Weiss
vs
Durham

189 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
163
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Payton Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernest Durham!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Weiss seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Weiss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Weiss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Durham moves into the clinch successfully.
Weiss letting Durham take a breather here.
Durham scores with a shoulder strike.
Durham tries to work over Weiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Weiss or not.
Durham lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Durham.
Good body shot from Durham.
Still in the clinch, Durham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durham lands an uppercut.
Durham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Durham as the two fighters clinch.
Durham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weiss backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Durham.
Weiss is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Durham - that landed with a thud.
Durham stalling the fight.
Durham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weiss backwards.
Durham lands a shot to the body.
Durham lands a hook that snaps the head of Weiss backwards.
Durham lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Durham.
Durham cracks Weiss with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Durham.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Durham stalling the fight.
Durham lands an uppercut.
Durham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weiss up against the cage.
Weiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Weiss is rocked!
Durham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Weiss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durham lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Weiss to his knees! Durham keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Durham!