PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Dur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dur
vs
McArthur

178 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

179 cm
21
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Dur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick McArthur!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dur shoots in for a takedown but McArthur shows good takedown defense.
Dur throws a body kick that misses.
Dur checks a low kick from McArthur.
McArthur feints a jab promting Dur to slip. McArthur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McArthur misses with a jab, cross combination.
McArthur wants to slow Dur down by chopping away at his legs.
Dur lands a front kick.
Dur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McArthur blocks a head kick by Dur.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
McArthur misses with a wild combination.
Dur thuds his shin into the meat of McArthur's side.
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!
McArthur misses with a double jab.
Dur scores with a spinning back kick!
McArthur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from McArthur. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur looks winded!

Dur shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McArthur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dur sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McArthur's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dur is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McArthur is trying to stand up here but Dur is controlling him well.

Dur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McArthur defends it well.
Dur wants to free his trapped foot but McArthur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dur is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McArthur is trying to stand up here but Dur is controlling him well.

Dur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McArthur defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dur is controlling the pace.
McArthur is trying to stand up here but Dur is controlling him well.

Dur seems to be working for a kimura but McArthur defends the submission attempt.
McArthur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

McArthur is defending against the submission attempts here by Dur.

Dur is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McArthur has one foot on Dur's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mick McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dur lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
McArthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dur shoots in looking for a takedown. McArthur tries to sprawl out of it but Dur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McArthur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojtek Dur. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a series of punches but Dur moves out of range.
Dur lands with a kick to the temple. McArthur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dur tries to close the distance and clinch but McArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dur seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Dur moved away.
McArthur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McArthur throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dur moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dur lands a damaging elbow.
Dur can't get the takedown.
Dur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McArthur blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from McArthur.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wojtek Dur dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A right-left combo lands from McArthur.
Dur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dur throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
McArthur throws a right and a left that Dur avoids nicely.
McArthur wants to slow Dur down by chopping away at his legs.
Dur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McArthur pinned against the cage. McArthur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojtek Dur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dur throws a quick inside leg kick.
McArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
McArthur misses with a few strikes there.
Dur tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
McArthur misses with a few strikes there.
Mick McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur tries to bum rush Dur with a series of wild strikes but Dur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McArthur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McArthur is breathing heavily.
McArthur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McArthur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by McArthur. Beautiful body shot.
Dur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McArthur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McArthur lands a jab-cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dur.
McArthur slips under a jab from Dur.
McArthur feints a jab promting Dur to slip. McArthur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dur tries to close the distance and clinch but McArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McArthur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Dur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McArthur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Dur.

Dur gets control of McArthur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dur will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Dur has his foot on McArthur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McArthur works his way back into a safe position though.
McArthur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dur's guard.

Dur has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McArthur is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dur.
Dur tries to get back to half guard but can't.

McArthur stands up.
Wojtek Dur is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McArthur avoids it really well and circles away.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McArthur misses with a double jab.
Dur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McArthur slaps away a takedown attempt from Dur, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dur throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McArthur, as that shot connected.
McArthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
McArthur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McArthur misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dur tries to clinch up.
Wojtek Dur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. McArthur catches Dur right on the button with a cross.
McArthur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dur is able to avoid easily.

Dur forces McArthur back against the cage and clinches.
Dur connects with a knee to the head.
McArthur is trying to break free.
Dur has McArthur pressed against the cage, preventing McArthur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McArthur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Dur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McArthur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McArthur is trying to push Dur away but Dur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
McArthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dur's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mick McArthur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McArthur throws a right and a left that Dur avoids nicely.
McArthur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dur can pounce on him.
Dur tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from McArthur misses.
A low kick from McArthur is predictable there
and Dur counters with a nice body kick.
McArthur throws a one two combo.
McArthur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dur.

Dur shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McArthur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McArthur keeping moving, preventing Dur from controlling successfully.
Dur passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dur has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dur looks to land a body kick but McArthur moved away.

Dur drives through with a takedown into McArthur's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McArthur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dur trying to control the position from guard on top but McArthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McArthur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dur is controlling him.
Dur wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dur tries to free his leg and advance position but McArthur is retaining full guard.
Dur trying to control the position from guard on top but McArthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wojtek Dur has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dur fails with the takedown.
McArthur blocks a low kick nicely.
Dur tries to clinch up.
McArthur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dur circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dur or perhaps it was just good defense by McArthur, which made it look bad.
McArthur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur blocks the body kick.
Dur dodges the punch combination from McArthur.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick from Dur.
McArthur misses with a low kick as Dur jumps back.
McArthur motions for Dur to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McArthur.
Dur looks to land a body kick but McArthur moved away.
An inside leg kick from McArthur misses.
McArthur blocks a head kick by Dur.
Dur tries to move into range but McArthur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dur counters with a slapping leg kick.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
Dur wants to clinch up but McArthur keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dur checks it well.

Dur forces McArthur back against the cage and clinches.
Dur looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojtek Dur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dur lands a damaging elbow.
Dur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McArthur wants to break the clinch but can't.
McArthur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McArthur works on Dur's body with a couple of short punches.
McArthur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dur jumps guard but McArthur stands there with Dur around his waist. Dur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McArthur wants to get back to striking at distance but Dur won't allow it.
Dur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wojtek Dur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wojtek Dur!