PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden comes into the arena with Rollin blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Durden
vs
Nash

182 cm
27
175 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Nash!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nash momentarily.

Durden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nash did well to prevent Durden getting side control.
Durden moves nicely into side control.
Durden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden cracks Nash with a big right hand but Nash just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Durden controlling the position from side mount.
Durden lands some shots froms side control.
Nash is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Durden is looking to take a break and control but Nash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Durden scores with punches from side control.
Durden cracks Nash with a big elbow.
Nash defending against the ground and pound.
Durden tries to advance to mount but Nash denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a strike aimed at the side of Nash's head but Nash avoids it well.
Durden looks up at the clock and then as Nash takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Durden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Durden controls the position.
Durden tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nash's legs.
Durden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nash keeps working.
Nash wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nash tries to buck Durden off but Durden is having none of it.
Durden controls the position.
Nash is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Durden is controlling him well.
Durden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nash will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nash wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nash looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Durden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Durden is working for a guillotine from mount but Nash frees his head quite easily.
Durden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Durden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nash to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nash shrugs it off.
Durden content just to control the position here.
Durden looking to finish Nash with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nash!
Durden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nash hang on?
Nash is looking to improve his position but Durden isn't that keen on the idea.
Durden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durden landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Durden working for a submission but Nash is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden avoids the attempt from Nash to control.
Durden controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Durden controlling from mount.
Durden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durden punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is landing with some decent strikes but Nash is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nash is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Durden is working for a guillotine from mount but Nash frees his head quite easily.
Nash throwing hammer fists to the chest of Durden. What's that going to do exactly?
Durden controlling from the full mount.

Durden has hold of Nash's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nash manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden scoring with strikes but Nash is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durden doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Nash is out of range.
Durden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nash throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
Nash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Nash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Nash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nash wants to clinch.
Nash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Durden is stalling in the full guard.
Nash is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Durden wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Durden advances position into side control!
Nash tries to escape but Durden is in control.

Durden looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nash is working to avoid the ground and pound but Durden connects with a decent elbow.
Durden cracks Nash with a big right hand but Nash just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Durden trying to control the action but Nash is working from the bottom.
Nash struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden works to advance to full mount. Nash defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Durden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Durden wants to finish this one by submission but Nash is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durden.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nash tries to hold on but Durden pushes him away.
Durden working the ground and pound effectively.
Nash is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Durden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Durden content just to control the position here.
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is in a horrible position here. Durden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nash is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Durden controlling from mount.
Durden landing shots from mount.
Durden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Durden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to control but Nash wriggling away.
Tyler Durden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durden controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Durden.
Durden working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Durden.
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!
Durden with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Durden has control of Nash's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nash regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Durden takes a swing at Nash's ribcage but misses.
Nash misses with a hook.
Durden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durden somewhat.
Nice cross by Nash.

Durden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nash takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Durden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nash, who protects the arm well.
Nash tries to escape but Durden is in control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nash is not content to let Durden control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyler Durden.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but Nash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durden misses with a two punch combination.
Nash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nash looks to clinch
and Durden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Durden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Durden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Durden scoring with punches from side control.
Nash is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Durden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Durden taking a break here but Nash is having none of it and regains half guard.
Durden is pressing down on Nash's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nash is holding on for now.
Durden prevents Nash from standing back up.
Durden working Nash over with strikes.
Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nash is not content to let Durden control the position.
Tyler Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nash tries to roll over but Durden keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Durden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Durden is trying to control the action in half guard but Nash is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Durden controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyler Durden.
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
Durden misses with a head kick.
Durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nash is fending him off so far but Durden persists. Nope, Nash circles away and we're back to standing.
Steve Nash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A right-left combo lands from Durden.
Steve Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Nash. No joy for Durden on that attempt.
Durden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Nash misses.
Nice defenses there by Nash.
A punch lands to the side of Durden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Nash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nash lands with a shot to the body.
Nash throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nash tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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