PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Durty
vs
Wilder

190 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
34
194 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Durty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder connects with a looping right hand.
Durty lands with a hook. Wilder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilder scores with a nice body kick.
Durty moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder lands with an overhand left.

Durty shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wilder manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Durty decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wilder, up you get!
Some bone on bone action there as Durty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Durty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Wilder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durty circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Wilder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilder lands a jab to the head.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder clobbers Durty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilder's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durty takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilder throws the left hand but Durty avoids the punch easily.
Durty walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durty moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Durty throws a right hand that misses
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Wilder does it's job there.
A lazy left from Wilder finds it's target.
Wilder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Durty takes a step back to recover.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Durty checks it.
A punch combination from Wilder misses.
Good shot there by Wilder.
Wilder throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durty takes one to the chin there.
Wilder connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Wilder misses.
Durty avoids the head kick by Wilder.
Wilder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durty throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder scores with a shot to the body.
Wilder misses the jab.
Durty takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wilder misses with a hook. Durty ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Durty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durty.
Wilder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durty checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durty blocks a leg kick.
Wilder throws a right hand that misses

and Durty counters with a single leg into guard. Wilder didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durty is stalling in the full guard.
Durty passes Wilder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Durty stands up and beckons Wilder to join him on the feet.
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durty.
Wilder digs a good body shot into Durty's ribs.
Wilder with a jab.
Durty scores with a nice right hand.
Wilder slips a straight right by Durty.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a sloppy head kick and Durty moves out of range easily.
Durty ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durty has time to react.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilder.
Wilder moves out of range as Durty strikes.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Durty.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilder.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durty defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilder, right into the meat.
Wilder throws the left hand but Durty avoids the punch easily.
Wilder is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilder scores with a nice strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wilder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durty back to the cage. Wilder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilder scores with a jab. Durty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilder throws a hook but Durty blocks it.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Wilder misses with a series of wild punches.
Durty ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder lands with an overhand left.
Durty shoots in for a double leg but Wilder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilder scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Van Wilder has been cut.
Durty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilder is looking to chop away at Durty's legs.
Durty shoots in for a double leg but Wilder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Wilder coming out on top.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wilder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Durty doesn't seem phased though.
Wilder throws a series of strikes that have Durty backpedaling.
Wilder feints and then cracks Durty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durty down.
Durty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Durty moved out of range nicely.
Wilder sizes up Durty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durty cracks Wilder with a good jab.
Wilder lands a nice looking body kick.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Wilder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilder misses with a wild combination.
Wilder misses with a straight right.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wilder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Durty.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durty manages to avoid it.
Durty tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durty.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Durty saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Wilder throws a wild body kick that Durty sees coming a mile off.
Wilder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilder slips a straight right by Durty.
Wilder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durtys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durty throws the left hand but Wilder avoids the punch easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a leg kick.
Durty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Durty misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilder.
Wilder scores with a shot to the body.
Wilder swinging wildly here.
Durty checks the leg kick.
Durty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Durty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Wilder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Wilder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Wilder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durty checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilder throws a head kick but Durty moves out of range.
Durty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Wilder slips a jab and a cross from Durty.
Durty avoids a kick to the body.
Wilder lands a leg kick that knocks Durty off balance momentarily.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Durty counters with a straight right hand.
Van Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durty.
Sloppy strikes from Durty. Those never looked like landing.
Durty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilder lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Durty moves away and avoids it.
Wilder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durty missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder throws a sloppy head kick and Durty moves out of range easily.
Wilder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durty.
Jab by Wilder.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Durty moved out of range.
Wilder slips under a jab from Durty.
Durty throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
A low kick from Wilder misses
and Durty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilder slips a jab from Durty.
Durty looks to land a right hand but Wilder moved out of range.
Durty lunges at Wilder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilder's hand.
Wilder throws a hook but Durty avoids it easily.
Wilder scores with a nice strike.
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilder throws a leg kick that misses.
Durty misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durty moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder lands with a shot to the body.
Wilder slips under a jab from Durty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder scores with a jab. Durty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilder throws the left hand but Durty avoids the punch easily.
Durty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Durty thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Wilder.
Wilder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilder throws a series of strikes that have Durty backpedaling.
Wilder throws a jab when Durty was well out of range.
Durty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilder walks into a jab.
Wilder motions for Durty to come forward. Wilder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durty needs to keep his hands up - Wilder had a free shot at his head there.
Wilder lands a slapping body shot.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durty.
Wilder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durty in his tracks.
A head kick from Wilder lands but Durty takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durty throws out the jab.
Durty blocks a jab.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durty.
Durty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilder throws a body punch but Durty moves out of range.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Durty sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durty throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
Wilder moves out of range as Durty strikes.
Wilder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Durty lands with a shot to the body.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
Durty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
Durty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilder scores with a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Durty moved away.
Wilder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durty.
Durty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durty will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wilder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder jabs at Durty's body.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Wilder scores with a spinning back kick!
Wilder misses with a hook. Durty ducked under it nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a hook but Durty blocks it.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. Durty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durty moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Wilder lands a nice hook to Durty's body. Durty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Durty moves away and avoids it.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Wilder.
Durty blocks a head kick by Wilder.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Durty moved away.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Durty.
Wilder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durty.
Durty missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Wilder misses with a leg kick
and Durty counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durty's hands.
Wilder is looking to score with low kicks.
Durty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durty slips under a jab.
Wilder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilder throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Durty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Durty lands in his opponent's guard.
Durty forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Durty is trying for a kimura here. Wilder looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Durty wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Durty!