PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bale
vs
durden

193 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bale lands an elbow inside.

durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bale is fending him off so far but durden persists. Nope, Bale circles away and we're back to standing.
durden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bale tries to avoid it but durden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bale to the ground. Bale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimmy Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale tries to clinch there but durden circles away.
durden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jimmy Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler durden.
Bale moves in looking to clinch but durden pushes him off.
durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
durden shoots for a double leg takedown but Bale sprawls well. He's pushed durden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bale clinches up with durden and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and durden avoids it.
Bale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bale lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bale.
Bale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bale lands an elbow inside.
Bale is pressed up against the cage. durden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bale down to the mat. Bale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
durden circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bale wants it to stay on the feet.
durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bale tries to clinch up.
Bale slaps away a takedown attempt from durden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
durden looks gassed!

Bale moves into range and clinches up with durden.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
Bale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bale lands a good knee to the midsection. durden won't want to take too many of those.
Bale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and durden avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bale lands an elbow inside that durden shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bale lands an elbow just above durden 's eye.
Bale is pushing durden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Bale has double underhooks.
Bale lands a nice elbow.
Bale working durden over with knees to the body.
Bale landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
durden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bale missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bale.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and durden avoids it.
Bale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
durden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bale walks away with a smile on his face. durden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

durden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on durden. That did some damage!
durden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bale lands a nice elbow.
durden is trying to break the clinch but Bale has him pressed against the cage.
Bale trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bale.
durden tries for a takedown but Bale manages to get underhooks.
Jimmy Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler durden.
durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Bale is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale lands a knee to the body.
Bale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bale lands a nice elbow.
Bale is stalling here.
durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bale has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
durden seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
durden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bale prevents a takedown attempt there.
durden jumps guard but Bale stands there with durden around his waist. durden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
durden takes an elbow to the temple.
durden tries for a takedown but Bale manages to get underhooks.
durden is breathing heavily.
Bale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. durden is defending well for now.
Bale lands a nice elbow.
Bale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
durden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bale has picked durden up - he's going for a ride! Bale dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bale tries to stand and escape but durden is controlling the position.
durden tries to get to full guard but Bale has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale wants to stand up but durden has a hold of him and won't allow it.

durden looking for submissions off his back.

Bale decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bale rushes durden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bale lands an elbow that stopped durden in his tracks for a moment.
durden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bale pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Bale dominated that second round.
That's time! Bale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with durden, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bale.
Bale landing knees to the body.
durden letting Bale take a breather here.
durden takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale controlling the action here for a moment.
durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
durden is working for takedown but Bale is calmly controlling the position for now.
durden tries to score a body lock takedown but Bale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bale avoiding damage.
durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jimmy Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler durden.
durden fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knees to the body from Bale.

Bale manages to break the clinch.
durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Bale.
durden shoots in but no luck this time.
Bale wants to clinch up but durden keeps it at a distance.
Bale fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bale forces durden back against the cage and clinches.
Bale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. durden is defending well for now.
Bale lands a damaging elbow.
Bale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bale lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bale is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bale lands an elbow inside that durden shrugs off.
Bale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
durden is working for takedown but Bale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bale lands a damaging elbow.
Bale slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
durden is trying to drag Bale to the mat but Bale just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jimmy Bale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bale scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Bale!