PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Durkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tyrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Durkin
vs
Tyrion

200 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Durkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Tyrion!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durkin throws a right hand that Tyrion ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyrion also avoids with ease.
Tyrion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyrion has his takedown stuffed

and Durkin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Durkin.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Durkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Durkin controls the pace.
Tyrion working a defensive guard here.

Jacob Durkin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tyrion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durkin pinned against the cage. Durkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durkin tries to clinch up but Tyrion circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyrion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyrion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyrion should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Durkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyrion can't find room to land a body shot as Durkin controls the action.
Tyrion is pushing Durkin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Durkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durkin lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Durkin as Tyrion shoots in.
Jacob Durkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tyrion.
Tyrion fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durkin. Tyrion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrion throws a right hand that Durkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Durkin also avoids with ease.
Tyrion looks gassed!
Durkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrion.
A punch combination from Durkin misses.
A jab from Durkin finds it's way through Tyrion's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durkin with a nice cross.
Tyrion looks up at the clock. Bad move! Durkin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tyrion. Durkin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Durkin!