PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durdun comes to the ring accompanied by Where is My Mind. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Durdun
vs
Kulen

194 cm
25
258 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durdun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kulen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Durdun.
Durdun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kulen counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Durdun does no damage.
Durdun ducks under a wild hook from Kulen.
Kulen swings for the body but Durdun moves out of range.
Kulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durdun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durdun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durdun misses with a head kick.
Durdun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kulen counters with a two punch combo.
Durdun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durdun motions for Kulen to come forward. Durdun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durdun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durdun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durdun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durdun slips a jab and a cross from Kulen.
Durdun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durdun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durdun throws a poor cross that misses

and Kulen moves into the clinch.
Durdun blocks an elbow strike.
Durdun is pushing Kulen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Durdun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durdun throws a head kick but Kulen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durdun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler Durdun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durdun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulen.
Durdun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durdun tries to clinch there but Kulen circles away.
Durdun throws a head kick that misses.
Durdun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durdun staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kulen checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durdun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durdun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durdun tries to work over Kulen's front leg with a kick but Kulen checks it.
Kulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler Durdun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durdun misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Durdun. Those never looked like landing.
Durdun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Durdun scores with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Durdun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durdun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durdun.
Durdun staying out of range there.
Durdun throws a series of punches but Kulen avoids them all with ease.
Kulen throws a head kick that misses.
Durdun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kulen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durdun back to the ropes. Kulen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durdun throws a sloppy head kick and Kulen moves out of range easily.
Kulen looks to throw the jab but Durdun is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durdun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Durdun leaves Kulen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Durdun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kulen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Durdun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kulen. Those never looked like landing.
Durdun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durdun swinging wildly here.
Durdun cracks a nice hook into Kulen's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durdun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durdun.
Kulen is breathing heavily.
Durdun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durdun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durdun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler Durdun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durdun tries a head kick but it misses.
Durdun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durdun works the jab nicely.
Durdun is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durdun tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kulen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durdun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durdun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durdun misses with a looping left.
Durdun keeps Kulen at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durdun.
Durdun tries to clinch but Kulen is having none of it.
Durdun thuds a left hand into Kulen's body.

Durdun clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durdun misses with a punch to the body.
Durdun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durdun misses with a knee to the head.
Durdun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulen is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durdun as Kulen tries to tie him up.
Durdun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kulen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durdun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durdun trying to stall but Kulen improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulen lands a nice shot to the body.
Durdun looking to throw knees to the head but Kulen is blocking nicely.
Kulen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulen goes for a takedown attempt but Durdun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Durdun wants to clinch up but Kulen keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kulen cracks Durdun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durdun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durdun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kulen avoids the head kick by Durdun.
A combination from Durdun does no damage.
Durdun throws a leg kick but Kulen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Durdun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durdun slaps away a takedown attempt from Kulen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyler Durdun is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durdun throws a shot from downtown. Kulen moves away and avoids it.
Durdun connects with a high kick.
Durdun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durdun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durdun throws a sloppy head kick and Kulen moves out of range easily.
Kulen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durdun defends it nicely.
Durdun throws a nice looking combination but Kulen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durdun feints a jab promting Kulen to slip. Durdun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kulen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kulen blocks a low kick nicely.
Durdun tries to clinch
and Kulen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durdun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulen is looking to chop away at Durdun's legs.

Kulen pushes Durdun up against the ropes in a clinch.
Durdun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulen blocks an uppercut.
Durdun missing with knees to the body.
Durdun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kulen's efforts to push away.
Durdun is trying to stall.
Durdun tries to land a knee to the head but Kulen blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durdun avoids it.
Durdun misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durdun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulen's brow.
Durdun wants to stall.
Durdun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulen avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durdun as Kulen tries to tie him up.
Kulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durdun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kulen jumps into guard, dragging Durdun to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Durdun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kulen's guard.
Kulen being controlled here, momentarily.

Kulen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Durdun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Durdun misses.
Jack Kulen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durdun misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durdun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durdun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durdun!
Tyler Durdun decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.