PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stokes
vs
Durden

172 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes wants to clinch up but Durden keeps it at a distance.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokes.
Durden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stokes fails with an attempt to clinch.

Durden tries to keep at a distance but Stokes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stokes tries a body shot but Durden blocks it.
Stokes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Stokes swings wildly with an uppercut but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stokes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stokes.
Stokes is looking to control Durden's arms but Durden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stokes has his back to the cage.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Stokes.
Durden is trying to break free.
Stokes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stokes pushes off an throws an elbow but Durden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stokes has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stokes.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Stokes.
Durden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Stokes keeps him there for the moment.
Stokes misses with a punch on the inside.
Durden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stokes up against the cage.
Stokes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stokes throws an elbow but it misses.
Stokes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stokes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stokes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stokes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stokes lands a damaging elbow.
Stokes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden wants to break free but Stokes has control.
Stokes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stokes struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Durden wants to break free but Stokes has control.
Stokes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.

That's two 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.
Stokes lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Stokes.
Durden wants to break free but Stokes has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stokes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
Stokes throws an elbow that misses.
Stokes misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stokes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stokes throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.

Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden throws a jab when Stokes was well out of range.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Stokes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stokes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stokes is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Durden cracks Stokes with an open hand slap.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stokes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Durden lands a jab to the nose.
Stokes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stokes wants to clinch up but Durden keeps it at a distance.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stokes moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stokes moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Stokes tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Stokes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stokes tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Stokes moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Stokes saw that one coming.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Stokes moved out of range nicely.
Durden might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stokes has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Stokes is trying to maintain a safe position but Durden gets an underhook and turns Stokes into the cage.
Stokes misses with a punch to the body.
Stokes lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Stokes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Durden breaks from the clinch.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
Stokes tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Stokes closes the distance and pushes Durden back into the cage.
Durden tries a body shot but Stokes blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stokes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.
Stokes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stokes moves away.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Stokes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stokes slips a jab from Durden.
Stokes tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Stokes tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokes.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stokes closes the distance and pushes Durden back into the cage.
Stokes scores with a hook to the body.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling the position.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Durden tries to break free but Stokes pushes him back against the cage.
Stokes lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stokes.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Stokes has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden blocking some punches.
Stokes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stokes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durden as Stokes tries to tie him up.

Stokes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stokes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stokes is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Stokes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokes.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.
Stokes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
Stokes is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Stokes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden connects with a body shot.

Stokes closes the distance and pushes Durden back into the cage.
Stokes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stokes missing with knees to the body.
Stokes tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stokes misses with a body punch.
Durden wants to break free but Stokes has control.
Stokes keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Stokes.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stokes misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stokes throws an elbow but misses.
Stokes swings wildly with an uppercut but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Stokes.
Stokes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durden as Stokes tries to tie him up.
Stokes misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stokes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Stokes.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Stokes.
Stokes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden tries to break free but Stokes pushes him back against the cage.
Stokes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling him.
Stokes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stokes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling him.

That's four 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.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stokes has a couple of punches blocked by Durden.
Stokes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Stokes has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stokes prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Stokes misses with the head strike.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Stokes has double underhooks.
Come on Durden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling him.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stokes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Stokes throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
Stokes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Stokes.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Stokes keeps him there for the moment.
Stokes lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Stokes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Durden lands with a nice body punch.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stokes.
Durden scores with a nice strike.
Stokes tries to clinch up.
Durden misses with a double jab.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stokes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden swinging wildly here.
Stokes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stokes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden misses with the combination.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stokes moves into the clinch.
Stokes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Stokes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stokes gets through Durden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stokes has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stokes - that landed with a thud.
Stokes stalling against the cage.
Stokes lands a good knee to the midsection. Durden won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Stokes.
Stokes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stokes misses with the head strike.
Stokes stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling him.
Stokes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Stokes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandon Stokes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stokes throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
Stokes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Stokes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stokes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stokes lands a right hand.
Stokes lands a knee to the body.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Stokes has the dominant position.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Stokes, against the cage.
Stokes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stokes lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stokes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Stokes manages to break the clinch.
Stokes connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Durden misses.

Stokes instigates a clinch.
Stokes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Stokes misses with an elbow strike.
Stokes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden is trying to break free.
Stokes slowing the pace effectively.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Stokes, against the cage.
Stokes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stokes keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stokes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stokes.
Stokes lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stokes as the two fighters clinch.
Stokes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stokes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stokes misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Stokes.
Durden tries to circle away but Stokes has him pinned against the cage.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Stokes working aggressively here.
Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stokes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stokes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Durden breaks the clinch.
Durden throws a body punch but Stokes moves out of range.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stokes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stokes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stokes!