PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1313 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Toby Vertongen (ranked 182 p4p, 149 weight class). Toby Vertongen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Durden
vs
Vertongen

180 cm
35
158
18 - 14 - 0

170 cm
27
155
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Urban Fighter

Urban Fighter

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Vertongen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vertongen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vertongen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and Vertongen counters with a straight right hand.
Vertongen takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Vertongen as he checks the leg kick.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden 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.
The fighters circling - Vertongen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Vertongen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vertongen takes a step back to recover.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vertongen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durden pinned against the cage. Durden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vertongen throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
Vertongen missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looks for the body kick but Vertongen saw that one coming.
Durden slips a jab from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vertongen throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertongen catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vertongen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Vertongen slips under a jab.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vertongen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Vertongen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vertongen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vertongen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden throws a low kick but Vertongen avoids it.
Vertongen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vertongen moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Vertongen's front leg but catches the back leg as Vertongen tries to avoid it.
Vertongen shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vertongen tried to score with a low kick but Durden checks it.
Vertongen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durden doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vertongen. Vertongen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vertongen looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
Abraham Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Vertongen.
Durden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden blocks a jab.
Vertongen is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy left from Durden finds it's target.
Vertongen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Vertongen.
Vertongen feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vertongen wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Vertongen jabs Durden right on the nose. Durden blinks but takes it well.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Vertongen is out of range.
Durden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vertongen throws a head kick that misses.
Vertongen throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen cracks Durden with a good jab.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vertongen. That did some damage!
Vertongen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vertongen.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vertongens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vertongen.
Vertongen checks the leg kick.
Vertongen tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Vertongen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vertongen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Vertongen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vertongen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a glancing blow to the side of Vertongen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vertongen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vertongen throws a right hand that Durden ducks under and follows up with a left that Durden also avoids with ease.
Durden lands a nice looking body shot.
Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Durden misses with a body shot
and Vertongen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vertongen slips a straight right by Durden.
Vertongen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vertongen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertongen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durden swings for the body but Vertongen moves out of range.
Durden lands a jab to the head.
Vertongen connects with a leg kick.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vertongen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vertongen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vertongen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abraham Durden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Vertongen is just out of range.
Vertongen throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Vertongen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden blocks a head kick by Vertongen.
Durden works Vertongen's body with a nice hook.
Vertongen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Vertongen.
Durden scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vertongen.
Vertongen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vertongen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Vertongen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vertongen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Vertongen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vertongen misses the target.
Vertongen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vertongen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vertongen misses with a looping right.
Durden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durden cracks Vertongen with an open hand slap.
Vertongen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a low kick.
Durden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vertongen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vertongen misses the jab.
Vertongen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vertongen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Durden has got the better of the exchanges.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vertongen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vertongen.
Durden scores with a jab.
Abraham Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Vertongen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vertongen.
Vertongen shoots in and drives through. Durden sprawls well.
Durden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Vertongen wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Vertongen misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but Vertongen saw it coming and moves away.
Vertongen throws a fast counter high kick but Durden manages to duck under it in time.
Durden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vertongen back to the cage. Durden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A clash of legs there as Vertongen blocks the low kick.
Vertongen looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Vertongen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vertongen.
Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Vertongen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vertongen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Durden throws a leg kick but Vertongen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vertongen feints a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vertongen.
Durden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durden moves out of range as Vertongen strikes.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vertongen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Vertongen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vertongen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Vertongen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Durden's guard.
Vertongen throws a strike but Durden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but Vertongen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vertongen has an active guard here but Durden has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durden escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vertongen throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
A lazy left from Durden finds it's target.
Durden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vertongen is out of range.
Vertongen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vertongen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Vertongen's front leg but catches the back leg as Vertongen tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vertongen.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vertongen slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vertongen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vertongen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vertongen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Durden dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Durden jabs Vertongen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vertongen misses with a hook.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Durden tries a low kick but Vertongen avoids it.
Durden thumps Vertongen with a low kick.
Vertongen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Vertongen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vertongen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vertongen looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden misses with the body kick
and Vertongen counters with a right hand to the body.
Durden throws a leg kick but Vertongen checks it.
Vertongen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a looping right.
Vertongen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vertongen takes one on the button.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Vertongen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vertongen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden tries to work over Vertongen's front leg with a kick but Vertongen checks it.
Durden swings for the body but Vertongen moves out of range.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vertongen can do to turn this around?
Vertongen keeps Durden at a distance using the push kick.
Durden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vertongen.
Vertongen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vertongen.
A jab from Vertongen misses.
As Vertongen backs away, Durden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vertongen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vertongen moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Vertongen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Durden with a body shot.
Vertongen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Vertongen misses with a low kick.
Vertongen just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby Vertongen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vertongen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Vertongen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Durden tenderised Vertongen's leg. Vertongen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden scores with a hook.
Vertongen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Good shot there by Durden.
Vertongen misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Vertongen thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Vertongen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vertongen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden misses with a body punch
and Vertongen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vertongen takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen misses with a straight left.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vertongen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Vertongen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Vertongen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertongen misses with a leg kick
and Vertongen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Durden.
Durden cracks Vertongen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Vertongen stuns Durden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vertongen throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Good shot there by Durden.
Vertongen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden thumps Vertongen with a low kick.
Vertongen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vertongen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with an outside leg kick.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vertongen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Vertongen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Durden.
Vertongen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Vertongen.
Nice straight punches there by Vertongen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vertongen.
Vertongen stuns Durden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vertongen moves away.
Vertongen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Vertongen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden pushes Vertongen away with a front kick.
Vertongen throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden moves out of range as Vertongen strikes.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vertongen.
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vertongen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vertongen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden pushes Vertongen away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durden 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!