PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Yourself Fool. Tyler Durden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thai Mike
vs
Durden

180 cm
23
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
161 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike fails to land the takedown.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Mike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Durden tries to keep at a distance but Mike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Mike won't allow it.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
Durden blocks an elbow strike.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Durden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden tries a knee to the head but Mike blocks it.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durden is defending well for now.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mike is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike looks to land a combination but Durden avoids it well.

Mike has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durden.
Durden looks gassed!
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
Mike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durden is defending well for now.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Mike.
Mike throws an elbow that misses.
Mike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Mike lands a nice knee to the body.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Durden blocks an elbow strike from Mike.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mike lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike lands a knee to the head.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Durden misses with a knee to the head.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Mike, against the cage.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike throws an elbow that misses.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mike utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.

That's four 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.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mike pulls his leg out and moves away.

Mike drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Durden wants to improve his position but instead Mike has moved into half guard.
Durden is trying to get back to full guard.
Mike is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mike controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai Mike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Durden tries to circle away but Mike has him pinned against the cage.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mike's brow.
Nice elbow from Mike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike throws a head kick that misses.

Mike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden tries to pull guard but Mike won't allow it.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mike using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Durden.
Mike utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mike lands a knee to the body.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden tries to land knees in the clinch but Mike avoids the damage to the body.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike looking to throw knees to the head but Durden is blocking nicely.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mike gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mike obliges.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Mike, against the cage.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Durden tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Durden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.

Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
Muay Thai Mike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Mike landing knees to the head.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Durden jumps guard and drags Mike to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Durden working a defensive guard here.
Mike preventing the sweep.

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.
Mike sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mike advances to half guard.

Mike is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Durden is refusing to be controlled, as Mike sits in half guard.
Durden wants to improve his position but Mike is controlling well.
Mike uses his free foot to push down on Durden's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Durden.
Mike looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai Mike dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Durden wants to clinch up but Mike keeps it at a distance.
Mike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mike.
A head kick misses from Durden.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Mike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mike.
Mike throws a head kick that half lands.

Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mike landing knees to the body.
Mike lands a nice elbow.

Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mike forces Durden back against the cage and clinches.
Durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike lands a nice knee to the body.
Mike with a knee to the head.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike prevents the takedown attempt.

Durden breaks the clinch.

Mike clinches with his opponent.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mike just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
Mike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden can't break the clinch.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durden is working for takedown but Mike is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muay Thai Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden jumps guard but Mike stands there with Durden around his waist. Durden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike landing knees to the head.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mike.
Mike creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him.
Durden tries to circle away but Mike has him pinned against the cage.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mike gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muay Thai Mike has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Mike.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike tries a knee to the head but Durden blocks it.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durden can't get the takedown.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Durden can't break the clinch.
Durden is trying to drag Mike to the mat but Mike just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mike creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mike just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durden wants a takedown but no success here.
Mike blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muay Thai Mike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Durden can't get the takedown.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands a knee to the head.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike pushes off an throws an elbow but Durden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike avoiding damage as Durden throws knees to the body.
Mike lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai Mike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai Mike!