PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berus Lihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lihi
vs
Durden

170 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 10 - 1

220 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berus Lihi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lihi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lihi throws a big counter combination but Durden scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lihi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lihi duly obliges.
Durden looks to land a combination but Lihi avoids it well.
A left and a right from Lihi both land. Nice combination.
Lihi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Durden backs up against the cage.
Lihi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lihi throws a leg kick that is checked

and Durden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lihi looking to control but Durden passes into half guard.
Lihi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Lihi kicks off Durden and gets to his feet.
Durden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lihi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Lihi.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Lihi.
Lihi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lihi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lihi can pounce on him.
Lihi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Durden backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi throws a leg kick that is checked

and Durden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durden.
Durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Durden manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Durden has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Berus Lihi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lihi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden with the counter takedown but Lihi avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Durden or perhaps it was just good defense by Lihi, which made it look bad.
A quick step to the side and Lihi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berus Lihi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lihi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden tries to clinch up but Lihi circles away and keeps his distance.
Lihi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lihi digs a good hook to Durden's body.
Lihi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Durden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Lihi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden shoots in but Lihi avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Durden tries to clinch but Lihi is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lihi.

Durden moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lihi working hard to break the clinch.
Durden tries to land knees in the clinch but Lihi avoids the damage to the body.
Durden has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lihi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lihi prevents it.

Durden breaks the clinch.
Lihi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lihi as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lihi as he jumps to the side.
Durden looks winded!

Durden manages to break the clinch.
Lihi tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
Durden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lihi avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lihi. That's going to slow Durden down.
Lihi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lihi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Berus Lihi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lihi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lihi duly obliges.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lihi.
Lihi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Lihi avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lihi connects with a body shot.
Lihi is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lihi scores with a three punch combo!
Durden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Lihi. Those never looked like landing.
Durden drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lihi defends it well.
Durden has a takedown stuffed.
Lihi cracks the inside of Durden's front leg.
Lihi moves out of range of the body kick.
Lihi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lihi moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden is looking to clinch but Lihi is avoiding it.
Lihi throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lihi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.
Lihi leaves Durden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from Lihi.
Lihi scores with a one two! Durden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lihi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lihi lands a jab-cross combination.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Lihi.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Lihi pushes him off.
Durden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berus Lihi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
That kick from Lihi tenderised Durden's leg. Durden is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lihi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durden is out of range and Lihi settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lihi throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Lihi throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Durden avoids the body shot from Lihi.
Lihi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durden back to the cage. Lihi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.

Durden has managed to clinch.
Lihi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durden looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Durden breaks the clinch.
Lihi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lihi throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Lihi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durden's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lihi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lihi wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Lihi throws a series of strikes that have Durden backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Lihi.
Berus Lihi is winning the standup battle so far.

Durden moves into the clinch.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Lihi.
Durden wants a takedown but no success here.
Lihi tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Durden is looking for a takedown.
Lihi is trying to push Durden away but Durden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Durden pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Durden is proving hard to escape from.
Durden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lihi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lihi wanted to stand there but Durden had control of the position.
Durden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lihi wants to stand but Durden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lihi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lihi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lihi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durden's sensitive parts.
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durden tries to clinch but Lihi is having none of it.
It looked like Lihi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Lihi moved away.
Lihi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durden.
Lihi misses with the combination.
Lihi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durden doesn't seem bothered though.
Lihi throws a shot to the body.
Durden dives in for a single leg takedown but Lihi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lihi scores with a jab to the body.
Berus Lihi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lihi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lihi misses with a body shot.
Lihi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lihi as he jumps to the side.
Lihi tried to counter with a leg kick but Durden avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berus Lihi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lihi throws a one two combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lihi 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.
Lihi is looking to wear down Durden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durden shoots for a double leg takedown but Lihi sprawls well. He's pushed Durden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lihi misses with a series of wild punches.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lihi.
Lihi swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durden checks a leg kick.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lihi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lihi connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden dives in and grabs Lihi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lihi pushes down on Durden's head and hops out.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lihi 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.
Lihi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. Durden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lihi throws a right hand that Durden ducks under and follows up with a left that Durden also avoids with ease.
Lihi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lihi fails to land with a series of punches.
Lihi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lihi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lihi throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
Lihi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lihi misses with a wild combination.
Lihi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lihi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durden is out of range and Lihi settles back down.
Durden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durden is defended easily by Lihi.
Berus Lihi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Lihi connects with a body shot.
Durden closes the distance and clinches up with Lihi, looking for a takedown. Durden pushes Lihi against the cage but Lihi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lihi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lihi fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Lihi. Those never looked like landing.
Lihi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durden checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lihi. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Lihi does no damage.
Lihi misses with a few strikes there.
Lihi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the liver by Lihi. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Lihi.
Lihi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lihi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lihi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lihi 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.
Lihi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Lihi looks to land a combination but Durden avoids it well.
A low kick from Lihi is predictable there
and Durden counters with a two punch combo.
Lihi throws a right and a left that Durden avoids nicely.
Durden wants to counter with a clinch but Lihi pushes him away.
Lihi misses with a low kick as Durden jumps back.
That kick from Lihi tenderised Durden's leg. Durden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lihi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durden wants to counter the offense by Lihi and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
Durden throws a counter combo.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Lihi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Lihi as Durden shoots in.
Durden leaning against his opponent.
Lihi wants to get back to striking at distance but Durden won't allow it.
Durden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lihi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lihi prevents it.
Durden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lihi to keep the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berus Lihi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lihi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berus Lihi!