PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Weave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Durden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Weave
vs
Durden

180 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Weave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Durden!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weave scores with a jab to the body.
Weave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.
Durden moves out of range as Weave strikes.
Durden tries to clinch
and Weave counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durden tries to clinch but Weave moves away
and Weave counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Durden closes the distance and pushes Weave back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Weave's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weave wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the ropes.
Weave is pressed up against the ropes. Durden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weave down to the mat. Weave avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weave misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Weave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Weave.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Weave misses the jab.
Weave misses with a looping right.
Weave swinging wildly here.
Weave listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Weave misses with a looping left.
Durden tries to clinch there but Weave circles away.
Durden is looking to clinch but Weave is avoiding it.
Durden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weave counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Weave did well to prevent Durden getting side control.
Weave tries to kick Durden off but Durden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Durden.
Durden slips a nice elbow through Weave's hands, connecting with Weave's forehead.
Durden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Durden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Durden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weave defending well though.
Weave is trying to stand.
Durden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Durden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Durden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Durden lands a nice short elbow.
Durden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durden working the head and body with strikes.
Weave on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weave tries to get out of the position.
Weave is refusing to be controlled, as Durden sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weave is trying to stand back up but Durden is controlling him
Ground and pound from Durden.
Durden slips a nice elbow through Weave's hands, connecting with Weave's forehead.
Weave avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durden.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Weave avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durden.
Durden looks gassed!
Durden prevents Weave from standing back up.
Weave knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durden on the ground.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Durden slips a nice elbow through Weave's hands, connecting with Weave's forehead.
Weave wants to get back to his feet.
Weave blocking the ground and pound attempt from Durden.
Durden slips a nice elbow through Weave's hands, connecting with Weave's forehead.
Weave taking some punishment here, with Durden in his half guard.
Durden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weave with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Durden wants to control but Weave is keeping him busy.
Durden prevents Weave from standing back up.
Durden moves into full mount! Weave won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden scoring with strikes but Weave is staying in there.
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.
Durden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weave looks a forlorn figure.

Durden with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Weave tries to buck Durden off but he can't manage it.
Durden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Weave is trying to stand.
Durden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weave hang on?
Durden trying to control but Weave is having none of it.
Weave in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Durden with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weave is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Durden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Durden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Weave wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Durden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Durden lands a big elbow.
Weave in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Weave wants to try and get back to his feet.

Durden is working for a guillotine from mount but Weave frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weave trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Durden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Durden instigates a clinch.
Weave wants to get back to striking at distance but Durden won't allow it.
Durden takes a shot to the head.

Durden has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Weave uses from the top position.
Weave wants to stand and escape but instead Durden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Durden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weave's guard.
Jeremy Durden has got the better of the ground game so far.

Durden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Durden prevents Weave from standing back up.
Durden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Durden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Durden winds up and cracks Weave with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durden works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weave is bucking up trying to escape but Durden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Durden won't let Weave get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Weave trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Durden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Durden lands a big shot there that rocks Weave but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Durden looking to finish Weave with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weave!
Weave is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Durden tries to control but Weave wriggling away.
Durden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weave looks a forlorn figure.
Weave wants to try and get back to his feet.

Durden working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Weave turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Durden off and cradles Weave's limp body as Durden celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jeremy Durden!