PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Dur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dur
vs
Hert

178 cm
22
150 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 7 - 6 - 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, Chris Hert!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dur wants to clinch but Hert slips to the side

and Hert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dur is trying to get back to full guard.
Hert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dur's head.
Hert trying to control the pace.
Hert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hert connects with a nice short shot to Dur's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dur actively working from the bottom here.
Hert slips a nice elbow through Dur's hands, connecting with Dur's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hert lands strikes from half guard.
Dur taking some punishment here, with Hert in his half guard.
Dur moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hert works over Dur with some ground and pound from guard.
Hert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hert postures up and lands a big shot to Dur's brow.

Hert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hert connects with a couple of short punches.
Dur keeping moving, preventing Hert from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dur has his foot on Hert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hert works his way back into a safe position though.
Hert wants to control from the top but Dur keeps moving.
Hert controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dur seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dur lands a leg kick that knocks Hert off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dur. Hert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dur scoring well with a low kick there.
Dur looks to land a body kick but Hert moved away.
Hert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hert looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dur is looking to land body kicks.
Dur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dur moves out of range of the strikes.

Hert shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hert showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Hert there.

Dur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hert pulls his head out easily.
Dur is trying to get back to full guard.
Hert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dur is refusing to be controlled, as Hert sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands strikes from half guard.
Dur is looking to control Hert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dur avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hert connects with a nice short shot to Dur's temple.
Hert is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Dur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Hert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Dur lands but Hert takes it in his stride.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
Hert cracks Dur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dur lands a high kick!
Hert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hert with a poor takedown
and Dur counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hert is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dur thows a leg kick but Hert checks it

and Hert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dur won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dur tries to buck Hert off but Hert is having none of it.
Hert is chipping away with strikes.
Hert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hert scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dur is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hert connects with a decent elbow.
Dur taking a bit of punishment here - Hert scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dur tries to buck Hert off but Hert is having none of it.
Hert trying to control the position but Dur is working away.
Dur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dur is not content to let Hert control the position.
Hert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dur down.
Hert working the body and head with strikes.
Dur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hert working the ground and pound.
Hert cracks Dur with a big right hand but Dur just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dur takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dur wants to control but Hert postures up.
Hert is chipping away with strikes.
Hert working the ground and pound.
Hert cracks Dur with a big elbow.
Hert works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hert lands with a punch from half guard.
Hert is nestled in close to Dur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hert is nestled in close to Dur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dur holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert is nestled in close to Dur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hert working Dur over with strikes.
Hert slips a nice elbow through Dur's hands, connecting with Dur's forehead.
Hert winds up and cracks Dur with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Dur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hert pulls his head out easily.
Dur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dur.
Hert passes Dur's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Dur actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dur taking some punishment here, with Hert in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert working Dur over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hert connects with a nice short shot to Dur's temple.
Chris Hert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dur works his way to full guard. Good work.

Dur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hert is aware though and is defending well.
Hert connects with a couple of short punches.
Hert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hert is in close to Dur's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hert not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dur's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hert dips to his left and cracks Dur with an uppercut!
Dur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dur wants to land a leg kick but Hert is out of range.
Hert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
Dur throws the kick towards the body but Hert avoids it.
Hert throws a hook but Dur avoids it easily.
Dur throws a leg kick but Hert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dur throws a body kick that misses

and Hert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hert is working Dur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dur looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hert has picked Dur up and slammed him! Dur can't keep hold of the triangle and Hert manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hert is looking to take a break and control but Dur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hert working the ground and pound.
Hert lands an elbow.
Hert is staying tight to Dur's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert works to advance to full mount. Dur defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dur is in a horrible position here. Hert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dur can't escape the position.
Hert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hert content just to control the position here.
Hert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands a big shot there that rocks Dur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dur's face.
Hert lands a heavy elbow.
Hert with good strikes from the mount here!
Dur tries to lock up and control but Hert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dur is trying desperately to improve position.
Hert raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hert landing strikes from the mount and Dur is in trouble!
Dur working to try and regain half guard.
Hert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dur's face.
Chris Hert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dur is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dur taking shots to the head.
Hert unloading with bombs!
Hert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hert wants to control the pace but Dur is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hert scoring with strikes but Dur is staying in there.
The referee warns Dur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dur wants to control but Hert is having none of it.
Hert lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hert 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hert!