PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham has chosen F**kin Problems as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Young
vs
Durham

175 cm
28
158 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

170 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Durham backs up against the cage.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Durham circles away.
Young lands a body shot.
Durham lands a right hook to the body.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Durham.
Durham lands a head shot.
Young slips under a jab.
Young lands a head shot.
Durham misses with a looping right.
Durham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Young misses.
Sloppy strikes from Durham. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
Young works Durham's body with a nice hook.
Durham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.

Young closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Durham's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Durham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Durham's guard.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Durham looking for a sweep. Not yet Durham, not yet.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durham is keeping the position for now.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Young wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Durham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab from Durham.
Durham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durham lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young jabs Durham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durham looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durham throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Durham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young defending well as Durham loads up on a big left hand.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Durham's front leg but catches the back leg as Durham tries to avoid it.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durham digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Durham. Those never looked like landing.
Durham is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young looks to throw the jab but Durham is out of range.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durham defends it nicely.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Young scores with a takedown into Durham's guard.
Durham controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young prevents Durham from getting back to his feet.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Durham scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Durham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mike Durham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Durham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durham connects with a nice looking jab.
Young is looking to wear down Durham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durham throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durham.
Durham needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Durham is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Durham had a free shot at his head there.
Durham misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durham!
Young slips under a jab from Durham.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durham checks the leg kick.
Durham throws a lazy uppercut

and Young counters with a nice double leg into side control. Durham won't be happy with that.
Young throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Durham sneaks back into half guard.

Young is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Durham defends it well.
Durham is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him
Young working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham trying to control from the bottom.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Durham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Durham wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Durham will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Durham with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durham throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young throws a jab when Durham was well out of range.
Durham misses with an uppercut.
Young takes a swing at Durham's ribcage but misses.
Young missing with a left hand there. Durham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Durham.
Durham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durham slips a jab from Young.
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Young misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durham swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Mike Durham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.

Durham rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.

Young breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durham. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Durham, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Durham against the cage but Durham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Durham there.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Durham had a free shot at his head there.
Durham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young jabs at Durham's body.

Durham moves into the clinch.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Durham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durham was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.

Young gets the takedown into side control.

Young tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Young working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Young trying to control the position but Durham is working away.
Young misses with the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ground and pound from Young seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Durham is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Young off and has taken his back!
Durham throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Young preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Durham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham keeps control of the position as Young tries to break free.
Durham punches Young on the ear.
Young breaks Durham's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Durham wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Durham controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Durham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young won't allow Durham to sweep him here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Durham.
Durham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Durham blocks it.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young throws out a loose jab but Durham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Durham misses the target.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Durham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Durham.
Durham scores with a hook.
Young slips under a jab from Durham.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Durham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young slips under a jab.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Durham.
Mike Durham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durham on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Durham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Durham is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Durham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young defending well as Durham loads up on a big left hand.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durham defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Durham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Young back to the cage. Durham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Durham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Durham - just one landing.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young takes one to the chin there.
Young connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tests Durham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durham tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durham.
Young throws a right hand that Durham ducks under and follows up with a left that Durham also avoids with ease.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durham.
Durham misses with a looping right.
Durham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durham looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Durham misses with a double jab.
Durham 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.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Durham.
Durham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durham throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young dips to his left and cracks Durham with an uppercut!
Durham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young shoots for a takedown but Durham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Durham misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Durham throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Durham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durham throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Durham coming out on top.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Durham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durham.
Durham tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Durham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Durham.
Young misses with a looping left.
Durham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durham fails to land with a series of punches.
Durham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Durham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Young fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Durham sprawls well initially but Young persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Young drops an elbow to the side of Durham's head.

Durham makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Young jabs at Durham's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Durham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Durham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Durham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young catches Durham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young misses with a hook. Durham ducked under it nicely.
Durham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durham.
Durham misses with a looping right.
Young throws a body punch but Durham moves out of range.
Young takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Young.
Young wants to slow Durham down by chopping away at his legs.
Durham throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durham lands a jab to Young's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Durham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Durham!
In his post fight interview, Mike Durham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.