PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Duritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Duritz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johann Joensen's chin.

Duritz
vs
Joensen

177 cm
28
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
40
168 lbs
38 - 27 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Duritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Joensen. Those never looked like landing.

Duritz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joensen looking to throw knees to the head but Duritz is blocking nicely.
Duritz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duritz controlling the action here for a moment.
Duritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duritz lands a body shot.
Duritz lands a shot to the body.
Duritz wants to break the clinch but can't.

Duritz breaks from the clinch.
Joensen cracks Duritz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duritz walks into a straight right hand from Joensen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duritz misses with a two punch combination.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen wants to clinch.

Joensen gets tackled into the cage by Duritz. Duritz maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joensen.
Duritz is struggling to control the position.
Duritz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joensen backwards.

Duritz breaks the clinch.
Duritz moves forwards but Joensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Adam Duritz has been cut.
A punch combination from Joensen misses.
Duritz keeps the fight on the outside.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Duritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joensen wants to clinch up but Duritz keeps it at a distance.

Duritz clinches with his opponent.
Duritz just leaning against Joensen, taking a breather.
Duritz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joensen backwards.
Joensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duritz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Joensen fails to land.

Duritz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Duritz drives through and clinches with Joensen against the cage.
Duritz lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duritz.

Joensen is rocked!
Duritz misses with a punch on the inside.
Duritz is trying to break free.
Duritz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joensen or not.
Joensen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joensen tries to break free but Duritz pushes him back against the cage.
Duritz gets through Joensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joensen's elbow.
Joensen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Duritz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duritz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duritz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joensen wants to clinch but Duritz slips to the side
enabling Duritz to counter with a crisp jab.
Joensen throws a head kick that Duritz semi-blocks.
Joensen tries to clinch up but Duritz circles away and keeps his distance.
Duritz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joensen is looking to clinch.
Duritz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joensen is looking to clinch but Duritz is avoiding it.
Joensen scores with a kick to the body.

Duritz lands a big head kick that sends Joensen tumbling to the mat! Duritz takes a step backwards and waves Joensen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Duritz finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duritz swats away the attempt to clinch by Joensen.
Joensen tries to clinch but Duritz is having none of it.
Duritz tries to clinch but Joensen is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duritz rushes Joensen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Duritz breaks from the clinch.
Joensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duritz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Joensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Duritz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Duritz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joensen is trying to stall.
Joensen seems to have recovered his senses.
Come on Duritz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Joensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duritz lands with a hook. Joensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duritz blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Duritz swats away the attempt to clinch by Joensen.

Joensen has closed the distance and engaged Duritz in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joensen.
A shot in the inside from Joensen.
Duritz leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Duritz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duritz.
Joensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joensen misses with a double jab

and Duritz counters with a head kick that drops Joensen to the mat! Joensen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Duritz throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Joensen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Duritz!
Adam Duritz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Johann Joensen had this to say: 'Lets go again boy! It's game time!'.