PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shalako Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shalako Carlin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Durant
vs
Carlin

195 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shalako Carlin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlin moves away.
Durant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Durant just misses with a punch to the body.
Durant looks to land a right hand but Carlin moved out of range.
Durant slips a jab and a cross from Carlin.
A punch combination from Carlin misses.
An inside leg kick from Durant misses.
Carlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses.
Carlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shalako Carlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Durant closes the distance and pushes Carlin back into the cage.
Carlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durant blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlin misses with a knee strike.
Carlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durant blocks the elbow strike.
Durant takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Carlin.
Carlin avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant misses with an elbow strike.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant avoids the elbow strike from Carlin, against the cage.
Carlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carlin misses with a knee strike.
Durant avoids the elbow strike from Carlin, against the cage.
Carlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carlin missing with knees to the body.
Carlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Durant avoids the damage to the body.
Durant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlin trying to land knees to the body.

Durant manages to break the clinch.
Carlin ducks right into an uppercut from Durant.
Durant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlin wants to clinch.
Durant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carlin pinned against the cage. Carlin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Durant just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carlin pinned against the cage. Carlin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Durant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlin.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlin is looking to clinch but Durant is avoiding it.
Carlin slips a straight right by Durant.
Durant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlin is looking to clinch but Durant is avoiding it.
Carlin ducks under a wild hook from Durant.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant slips a jab and a cross from Carlin.
Carlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Durant circles away and keeps his distance.

Carlin has closed the distance and engaged Durant in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlin lands an elbow inside that Durant shrugs off.
Durant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlin avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durant's brow.
Carlin misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durant misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Durant avoiding damage as Carlin throws knees to the body.
Carlin lands a knee to the body.
Durant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Durant is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Carlin throws an elbow that misses.
Carlin stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shalako Carlin dominated that round.
That's time! Durant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice combination there by Carlin.

Durant is rocked!
A jab from Durant misses.
Oh Durant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Carlin has managed to clinch.
Carlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durant's defenses.
Carlin lands a knee to the body.
Carlin has Durant pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Durant is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Carlin - that's hurt Durant badly! Oh, another knee lands and Durant is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Durant doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Shalako Carlin!
After winning the bout, Shalako Carlin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.