PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maladoy Ebawer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ebawer
vs
Durden

184 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maladoy Ebawer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durden darts in and clinches Ebawer up against the cage.
Ebawer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the cage.

Durden manages to break the clinch.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ebawer.
Durden tries to counter with a clinch but Ebawer shakes him off and moves away.
Ebawer cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ebawer misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durden is defended easily by Ebawer.
Ebawer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ebawer defends well and Durden ends up having to push Ebawer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No joy there for Ebawer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Durden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ebawer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Ebawer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebawer working hard to break the clinch.
Ebawer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ebawer working hard to break the clinch.
Durden prevents Ebawer from breaking the clinch.
Durden keeps control of Ebawer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ebawer tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Durden keeps control of Ebawer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ebawer up against the cage.
Ebawer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Durden to work.
Ebawer wants to break free but Durden has control.
Durden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two 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.
A head punch on the inside from Ebawer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ebawer fails to land.
Ebawer is trying to force a seperation but Durden has the dominant position.
Ebawer tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Ebawer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebawer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebawer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ebawer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durden has Ebawer pressed against the cage, preventing Ebawer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ebawer wants to get back to striking at distance but Durden won't allow it.
Ebawer wants to break free but Durden has control.
Durden keeps control of Ebawer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden wants a takedown.
Our sources have told us that Ebawer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maladoy Ebawer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
Durden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ebawer after a bit of a struggle.
Ebawer can't break the clinch.

Durden breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebawer swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Durden.
Ebawer throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Ebawer looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Ebawer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durden at a distance.

Ebawer gets tackled into the cage by Durden. Durden maintains the clinch.
Durden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ebawer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ebawer up against the cage.
Ebawer is trying to force a seperation but Durden has the dominant position.
Durden jumps guard but Ebawer stands there with Durden around his waist. Durden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Durden holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebawer tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Durden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ebawer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durden is looking to clinch.

Durden moves into range and clinches up with Ebawer.

Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ebawer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ebawer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebawer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ebawer loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden defending well as Ebawer loads up on a big left hand.
Durden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Maladoy Ebawer has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ebawer.
Durden moves out of range as Ebawer strikes.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ebawer throws out the jab.
Ebawer cracks a nice hook into Durden's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maladoy Ebawer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maladoy Ebawer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ebawer with a jab.
Maladoy Ebawer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden defending well as Ebawer loads up on a big left hand.
Ebawer lands a slapping body shot.
Ebawer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?

Durden moves into the clinch.
Ebawer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Durden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ebawer slaps away a takedown attempt from Durden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maladoy Ebawer is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ebawer throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maladoy Ebawer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebawer works Durden's body with a nice hook.
Ebawer connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Durden tumbling to the canvas! Ebawer pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Durden was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maladoy Ebawer!