PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Heezay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heezay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Billionaire. JJ Heezay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Durden's chin.

Durden
vs
Heezay

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Heezay!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heezay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heezay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durden throws a leg kick but Heezay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heezay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Durden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heezay tries for a takedown but Durden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heezay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Heezay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Durden avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Heezay.
Heezay looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heezay.
Heezay dodges the punch combination from Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heezay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heezay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durden.
Durden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heezay backs up against the cage.
Heezay closes the distance but Durden moves to the side
and Durden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Durden throws a right and a left that Heezay avoids nicely.
Durden misses with a two punch combination.
Durden swinging wilding here.
Durden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Durden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heezay sprawls well initially but Durden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Durden wants to stand up but Heezay is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Durden tries to stand and escape but Heezay actually recovers to full guard.
Heezay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Durden tries to stand but Heezay is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heezay working for a triangle but Durden defends it easily.
Durden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Durden throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Durden.
Heezay tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden swinging wilding here.
Heezay slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heezay as he jumps to the side.
Durden throws a right hand that Heezay ducks under and follows up with a left that Heezay also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
That's time! Durden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durden!
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden looks to land a combination. Heezay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durden.
Heezay checks a leg kick.
Durden throws a right hand that Heezay ducks under and follows up with a left that Heezay also avoids with ease.
Durden throws a right and a left that Heezay avoids nicely.
Durden misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Durden lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heezay misses with a takedown attempt
and Durden counters with a three punch combo that has Heezay backing up. Heezay nods at Durden to acknowledge the strikes.
Heezay misses with a takedown attempt
and Durden counters with a series of strikes. Heezay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heezay is breathing heavily.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Heezay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Heezay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heezay slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Durden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heezay backs up against the cage.
Durden throws a series of punches but Heezay avoids them all with ease.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Heezay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heezay circles away.
Heezay dodges the punch combination from Durden.
Durden misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durden throws a right hand that Heezay ducks under and follows up with a left that Heezay also avoids with ease.
Heezay looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Heezay.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Durden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durden looks to land a combination. Heezay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durden throws a one two combo.
Heezay looks to clinch
and Durden counters with a three punch combo that has Heezay backing up. Heezay nods at Durden to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Heezay wants to clinch.
Durden lands with a nice combination. Heezay backs away looking to recover.
Durden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Left hook, right uppercut from Durden.

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.
Durden throws a combination. Heezay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good work by Heezay as he checks the leg kick.
Durden is working the combinations to good effect here.
Durden misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durden lands a two punch combo.
Durden doesn't manage to clinch there - Heezay circles away.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heezay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Durden thuds a left hand into Heezay's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Durden stuffs the takedown.
Heezay checks a leg kick.
Heezay misses with a double jab

and Durden counters by moving into the clinch.
Durden tries to work over Heezay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heezay prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Durden prevents the takedown attempt.
Durden struggles to land a body shot inside as Heezay controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heezay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden is trying to maintain a safe position but Heezay gets an underhook and turns Durden into the cage.
Durden misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heezay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Heezay.
Heezay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Durden scores with a four punch combination!
Durden throws a right and a left that Heezay avoids nicely.
Heezay tries for a takedown but Durden circles away easily
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durden misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durden throws a combination. Heezay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Durden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
JJ Heezay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heezay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durden.
Heezay slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Heezay slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Decent striking displayed by Durden there.
Heezay has his takedown stuffed
and Durden counters with a series of strikes. Heezay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heezay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heezay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Durden tries to clinch but Heezay is having none of it.
Heezay shoots in but Durden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durden lands with a nice body punch.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Heezay avoids a punch combination nicely.

Durden feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden wants to get up but he can't break Heezay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Heezay looking for a guillotine here but Durden defends easily.
Durden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heezay on the ground.
Durden thows a big elbow that misses.
JJ Heezay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heezay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Durden!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durden 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!