PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden's entrance music is Pixies - Where is my Mind. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Durden
vs
Reeves

180 cm
16
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Reeves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reeves counters with a left and a right that stings Durden.
Durden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reeves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durden wants to clinch
and Reeves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Reeves pushes him off.
Reeves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Durden clinches up with Reeves and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reeves.
Reeves tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Reeves is trying to break free.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Reeves.
Durden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reeves's efforts to push away.
Reeves wants to break free but Durden has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reeves tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Reeves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Durden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reeves is trying to break the clinch but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden struggles to land a body shot inside as Reeves controls his hands.
Reeves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reeves can't break the clinch.
Reeves wants to break free but Durden has control.
A short left from Durden.
Durden has Reeves pressed against the cage, preventing Reeves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden keeps control of Reeves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reeves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reeves tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Reeves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden keeps control of Reeves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reeves wants to break free but Durden has control.
Durden lands with a right to the head.
Reeves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reeves tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Reeves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reeves can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a right hand.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Durden keeps control of Reeves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reeves tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Reeves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reeves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reeves is trying to break the clinch but Durden is controlling him.
Durden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reeves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reeves looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden tries to work over Reeves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reeves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reeves tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Reeves has had enough of the clinch but Durden keeps him there for the moment.
Reeves blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reeves.
A short body shot lands from Durden as the two fighters clinch.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Reeves controls the action.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden working aggressively here.
A short right from Durden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a right hand.
Durden lands with a left to the head.

Reeves is rocked!
Durden lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Reeves to his knees! Durden keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Durden!
In his post fight interview, Abraham Durden started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.