PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Club - This Is Your Life . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Durden
vs
Smith

178 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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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 St Petersburg, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durden gets the takedown into side control.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Durden.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Durden is controlling him well.
Durden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.

Durden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Durden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Durden working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Durden asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Durden.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
The strikes coming from Durden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Durden lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Durden.

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.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Durden.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Durden.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Durden connects with a decent elbow.
Durden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Smith explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Durden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Durden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Durden is having none of it.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Durden with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith wants to stand up but Durden is controlling him.

Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Smith looks gassed!

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.
Smith tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
No luck for Durden with that takedown attempt.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Durden. Durden gets slowly back to his feet.

Durden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Durden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durden thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

Durden scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Durden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Durden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden thows a big elbow that misses.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Durden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Durden stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Durden throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Durden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Durden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith wants to stand up but Durden is controlling him.
Durden throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Durden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Durden avoids the head kick by Smith.
Durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Durden persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Durden pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Durden scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith wants to stand up but Durden is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Durden scoring with some ground and pound.
Durden passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durden moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Durden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Durden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Durden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durden throws a big right hand that misses.
Durden working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Durden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Durden slips an elbow through the middle.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Durden throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Durden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Durden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Durden throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Durden.

Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Durden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Durden misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Tyler Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Durden shoots in.
Durden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Durden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Durden's head back.
Smith tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries to clinch there but Durden circles away.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!