PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davy Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Geerts
vs
Durrant

175 cm
18
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Bushido Clothing
Octagon Food Supplies

Shinryaku MMA Gear
FIREPOWER NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Geerts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Geerts closes the distance and clinches.

Durrant manages to pull guard.

Geerts drops back looking for a leg! Durrant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durrant manages to kick Geerts off! Geerts jumps back into Durrant's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geerts tries to free his leg and advance position but Durrant is retaining full guard.

Geerts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durrant manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Geerts has Durrant in his guard.

Geerts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durrant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Durrant content to stall in guard here.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Geerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durrant pushing down on Geerts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Geerts wants to improve his position but Durrant is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geerts has a hand on Durrant's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Durrant takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Durrant moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Geerts has worked his arm free - good work by Geerts!
Durrant has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Durrant trying to control but Geerts is having none of it.

Durrant has control of Geerts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Geerts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Durrant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Geerts tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Durrant wants to finish this one by submission but Geerts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durrant.
Durrant looks gassed!
Geerts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geerts is squirming around, avoiding Durrant's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Geerts working to try and regain half guard.
Geerts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Geerts is pressing down on Durrant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Geerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geerts is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Geerts is looking for a triangle here but Durrant uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Geerts tries to improve position but can't.
Geerts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geerts keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geerts tries to bench press Durrant off him but Durrant keeps the position.
Durrant trying to control the position but Geerts is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Durrant as Geerts shoots in.

Durrant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Durrant wants to control but Geerts is keeping him busy.
Durrant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geerts defending well though.
Durrant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geerts defending well though.

Durrant wants to work for an arm triangle but Geerts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Durrant wants to free his trapped foot but Geerts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Durrant trying to control the action but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Durrant works his way into side control.
Durrant lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durrant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Durrant is putting a hurting on Geerts here, landing some big shots from side control.

Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Geerts stops Durrant from passing to mount.
Geerts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durrant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Geerts struggling a bit here.
Geerts is looking for a sweep.

Durrant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Geerts defending against the ground and pound.
Durrant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Durrant tries for a kimura but Geerts is defending well.
Durrant trying to control the action but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Geerts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Durrant controls the position.

Durrant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Durrant working the ground and pound.
Durrant lands a nice forearm strike.
Durrant working the ground and pound from side control.
Geerts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Durrant's best efforts.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Geerts trying to control here.

Durrant is working for a kimura but Geerts is defending it quite comfortably.

Geerts looking for submissions off his back.
Geerts wants to control but Durrant is keeping busy.
Geerts moves into full guard.
Durrant stopping the sweep attempt from Geerts.
Geerts is working hard here to advance position.

Geerts is looking for a triangle but Durrant pushes his legs off easily.
Geerts can't keep his opponent in guard - Durrant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Geerts manages to get to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Geerts is trying to control the position but Durrant postures up.

Geerts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durrant trying to control but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Geerts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Geerts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Durrant moves into full guard.
Geerts being controlled here momentarily.
Durrant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Geerts is one step ahead there.

Durrant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Geerts trying to control but Durrant is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durrant is on top in guard.
Durrant looking to pass the guard.

Geerts has an active guard here but Durrant has managed to pass into half guard.
Durrant prevents Geerts from improving his position.

Geerts is defending against the submission attempts here by Durrant.
Durrant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Durrant is trying to work for a kimura but Geerts is defending well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Geerts wants to get back to full guard.
Durrant is tying to control. Geerts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Durrant passes the guard and advances to mount!
Geerts can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Durrant throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Geerts has his hands clasped together but Durrant breaks the hold and Geerts is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Durrant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Durrant!
David Durrant is the new welterweight champion!