PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Somers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Somers
vs
Duran

215 cm
22
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Somers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoe Duran!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran leaves Somers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Somers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Somers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Somers throws a looping overhand right but Duran ducks down to avoid it.

Somers scores a takedown into full mount!
Somers controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Somers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Somers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Duran avoids a series of strikes thrown by Somers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somers controlling the pace for now.
Somers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Duran that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somers looking to ground and pound but Duran is blocking nicely.
Somers trying to control but Duran is having none of it.
Duran wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Somers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crunch! Duran slams his shin into Somers's torso.
Somers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duran misses with a kick to the body.
Somers moves out of range as Duran throws a body kick.
Somers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eric Somers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somers tries a head kick but it misses.
Somers tries to land a body kick
and Duran counters with a nice body kick.
Duran throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Somers counters with a big head kick but Duran shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Somers shoots in looking for a takedown. Duran tries to sprawl out of it but Somers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Somers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duran circles away quickly and effectively.
Somers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Somers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duran's waist but Duran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Somers off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Somers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Somers moves out of range as Duran throws a body kick.
Duran throws a push kick but Somers slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - Duran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Somers misses with the body kick
and Duran counters with a good, hard body kick but Somers shrugs it off.
Duran scores with a push kick.
Duran fakes the leg kick and cracks Somers in the body.
Duran throws a wild body kick that Somers sees coming a mile off.
A lazy body kick from Duran

and Somers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Somers.
Somers trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran working a defensive guard but Somers manages to pass into side control anyway.
Duran is trying to control Somers's posture but Somers avoids it.
Somers is looking to take a break and control but Duran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duran tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Duran can't do much from the bottom here.
Somers is looking to take a break and control but Duran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Somers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Somers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duran lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Somers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Somers moves in looking to clinch but Duran pushes him off.
Somers throws a lazy head kick
and Duran counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Somers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duran sprawls well. Duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Somers gets slowly back to his feet.
Duran lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran misses with a body kick.
Somers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duran as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Somers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duran.
Somers tries to clinch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran stuffs the takedown.
Duran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Somers tries for a takedown but Duran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duran misses with a body kick.
Somers tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Duran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Somers counters with a takedown into side control.
Duran is looking for a sweep.
Duran is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Somers has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran tries to buck Somers off but Somers is having none of it.
Duran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Somers. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Somers working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Somers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duran circles away.
Duran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duran is looking to land body kicks.
Somers swings for the body but Duran moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Somers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Somers 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Somers!