PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boxxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Dureon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Boxxx has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Boxxx
vs
Dureon

182 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

154 RECOVERY-UCF NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Boxxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Dureon!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dureon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Dureon moves into the clinch.
Dureon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Dureon.
Dureon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxxx's defenses.
Dureon lands an elbow inside that Boxxx shrugs off.
Dureon lands an elbow that stopped Boxxx in his tracks for a moment.
Dureon lands a knee to the head.
Dureon lands a damaging elbow.
Dureon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxxx's face.

It looks like Michael Boxxx has been cut.
Dureon lands an elbow inside that Boxxx shrugs off.
Dureon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dureon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike.
Boxxx tries to break free but Dureon pushes him back against the cage.
Dureon throws an elbow that misses.
Dureon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dureon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dureon.
Dureon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxxx's defenses.
Dureon lands an elbow that stopped Boxxx in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dureon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxxx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike.
Dureon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxxx's efforts to push away.
Dureon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dureon lands an elbow that stopped Boxxx in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Dureon.
Dureon wants a takedown but no success here.
Dureon misses with an elbow strike.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but Boxxx blocks with his arms.
Dureon looks gassed!
Boxxx takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dureon.
Dureon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dureon with a knee to the head.
Dureon lands a damaging elbow.
Boxxx can't break the clinch.
Dureon misses with a knee strike.
Dureon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dureon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxxx is trying to force a seperation but Dureon has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dureon tries a knee to the head but Boxxx blocks it.
Dureon throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxxx avoids the elbow strike from Dureon, against the cage.
Dureon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dureon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxxx tries to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling the position.
Boxxx tries to circle away but Dureon has him pinned against the cage.
Boxxx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dureon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dureon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Dureon.
Boxxx working hard to break the clinch.
Boxxx tries to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling the position.
Dureon connects with a knee to the head.
Boxxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Dureon won't allow it.
Dureon tries for a takedown but Boxxx manages to get underhooks.
Boxxx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dureon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxxx's efforts to push away.
Boxxx wants to break free but Dureon has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxxx wants to break free but Dureon has control.
Dureon lands an elbow just above Boxxx 's eye.
Dureon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxxx's defenses.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxxx is trying to force a seperation but Dureon has the dominant position.
Dureon misses with a knee to the head.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike.
Boxxx wants to break free but Dureon has control.
Dureon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxxx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dureon misses with an elbow over the top.
Dureon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Dureon won't allow it.
Dureon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dureon has Boxxx pressed against the cage, preventing Boxxx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dureon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxxx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dureon misses with a knee strike.
Boxxx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dureon throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dureon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxxx's brow.
Dureon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dureon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxxx tries to circle away but Dureon has him pinned against the cage.
Dureon misses with a knee strike.
Boxxx tries to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling the position.
Dureon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxxx's efforts to push away.
Boxxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Dureon won't allow it.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike.

Dureon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boxxx regains guard.
Boxxx keeping moving, preventing Dureon from controlling successfully.
Dureon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxxx works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boxxx wants to stand but Dureon is controlling the position.

Dureon gets to his feet - Boxxx follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Dureon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Boxxx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boxxx throws a series of punches but Dureon moves out of range.
Boxxx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dureon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxxx throws a series of punches but Dureon avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Boxxx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dureon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxxx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boxxx throws a right and a left that Dureon avoids nicely.
Boxxx misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Boxxx misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxxx throws a series of punches but Dureon moves out of range.
Boxxx tries to bum rush Dureon with a series of wild strikes but Dureon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxxx takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michael Boxxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxxx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dureon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxxx, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxxx can't break the clinch.
Dureon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxxx takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dureon connects with a knee to the head.
Dureon is breathing heavily.
Dureon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dureon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxxx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dureon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxxx's brow.
Dureon connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dureon.
Dureon misses with a knee strike.
Boxxx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dureon keeps control of Boxxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boxxx is trying to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dureon.
Dureon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Dureon won't allow it.
Dureon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxxx can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dureon prevents Boxxx from breaking the clinch.
Dureon wants a takedown but no success here.
Boxxx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxxx tries to break free but Dureon pushes him back against the cage.
Boxxx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boxxx blocks the elbow strike.
Boxxx has had enough of the clinch but Dureon keeps him there for the moment.
Dureon lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dureon.
Dureon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dureon scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Boxxx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boxxx takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boxxx is trying to force a seperation but Dureon has the dominant position.
Dureon misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxxx is trying to break free.
Dureon lands an elbow that stopped Boxxx in his tracks for a moment.
Dureon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boxxx can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxxx working hard to break the clinch.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dureon scores with a knee to the head.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike from Dureon.
Boxxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Dureon won't allow it.
Boxxx working hard to break the clinch.
Boxxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Dureon.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike from Dureon.
Dureon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxxx tries to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling the position.
Boxxx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dureon has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dureon.
Boxxx has had enough of the clinch but Dureon keeps him there for the moment.
Boxxx is trying to break the clinch but Dureon has him pressed against the cage.
Dureon has Boxxx pressed against the cage, preventing Boxxx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dureon misses with a knee to the head.
Boxxx tries to circle away but Dureon has him pinned against the cage.
Boxxx is trying to force a seperation but Dureon has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dureon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dureon throws an elbow that misses.
Boxxx is trying to break free.
Dureon keeps control of Boxxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dureon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxxx's brow.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxxx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boxxx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dureon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dureon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxxx is trying to break free.
Dureon keeps control of Boxxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dureon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxxx tries to circle away but Dureon has him pinned against the cage.
Dureon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dureon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxxx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxxx tries to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling the position.
Dureon landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brandon Dureon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Boxxx's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boxxx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxxx tries to bum rush Dureon with a series of wild strikes but Dureon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Boxxx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxxx lands with a hook. Dureon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxxx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxxx misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxxx lands a jab.
Dureon fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dureon pushes Boxxx up against the cage in a clinch.
Dureon lands a knee to the head.
Dureon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxxx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dureon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike from Dureon.
Dureon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxxx tries to break free but Dureon pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dureon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxxx's brow.
Boxxx is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Dureon.
Dureon misses with a knee strike.
Dureon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxxx blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxxx dodges an elbow strike from Dureon.
Dureon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Boxxx manages to break the clinch.
Boxxx throws a right hand that Dureon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dureon also avoids with ease.
Boxxx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dureon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxxx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxxx fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael Boxxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dureon tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxxx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Boxxx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boxxx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boxxx misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxxx misses with a few strikes there.
Boxxx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boxxx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxxx throws a series of punches but Dureon avoids them all with ease.
Dureon moves in looking to clinch but Boxxx pushes him off.
No joy there for Boxxx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dureon tries to clinch but Boxxx is having none of it.

Dureon moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dureon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxxx's face.
Dureon lands an elbow inside.
Dureon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxxx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dureon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxxx blocks an elbow strike from Dureon.
Boxxx blocks the elbow strike.
Boxxx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dureon goes for a takedown attempt but Boxxx pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Boxxx lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dureon doesn't seem phased though.
Michael Boxxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxxx tries to clinch up

and Dureon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dureon.
Dureon keeps control of Boxxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dureon keeps control of Boxxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dureon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dureon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxxx's efforts to push away.
Dureon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dureon tries a knee to the head but Boxxx blocks it.
Boxxx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxxx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dureon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dureon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dureon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxxx's defenses.
Dureon tries to land a knee to the head but Boxxx blocks with his arms.
Boxxx takes an elbow to the temple.
Dureon throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dureon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxxx's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxxx tries to break the clinch but Dureon is controlling the position.
Dureon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dureon misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandon Dureon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boxxx tries to break free but Dureon pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Dureon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dureon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Dureon!