PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Hartford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies. Tyler Durden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Durden
vs
Hartford

170 cm
24
168 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 11 - 8 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Hartford!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartford tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Hartford tries to clinch up
and Durden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden thows a leg kick but Hartford checks it

and Hartford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Hartford.
Hartford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartford misses with a knee strike.
Hartford throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durden obliges.
Hartford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Durden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hartfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartford under the eye.
Hartford moves away from the strike by Durden.
Durden cracks Hartford with an open hand slap.
Hartford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hartford on the side of the head.
Durden misses with a hook. Hartford ducked under it nicely.
Durden misses with a hook. Hartford ducked under it nicely.
Durden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Durden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hartford doesn't seem phased though.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartford off the cage and back into rage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford moves in looking to clinch but Durden pushes him off.
Durden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hartford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hartford moves into the clinch.
Hartford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Durden manages to break the clinch.
Durden with a nice cross.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
Hartford tries to clinch but Durden moves away
and Hartford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Durden there.
Hartford slips under a jab.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Durden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Hartford closes the distance but Durden moves to the side
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartford was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Hartford avoids the body shot from Durden.
Durden thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartford wants to clinch up but Durden keeps it at a distance.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartford.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Hartford wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Hartford clinches with his opponent.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Hartford throws an elbow but it misses.
Hartford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hartford keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hartford lands with a right to the head.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durden blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartford throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hartford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.

Durden manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hartford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartford doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Hartford misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hartford counters with a leg kick.
Durden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford tries to clinch
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartford is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Durden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hartford is rocked!
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartford is still on wobbly legs! Can Durden finish him?
Durden misses with a looping left.
Durden cracks Hartford with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hartford falls to his knees and Durden doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!