PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Durran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes into the arena with Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires blaring out of the sound system. Durran has chosen Do or die as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wright
vs
Durran

165 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

KAISER
Polar Bear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yong Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Durran!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durran misses with a few strikes there.
Durran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durran fails with the takedown.
Durran is looking to land body kicks.
Durran connects with a looping right hand.
Wright takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Durran throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Durran misses with a two punch combination.
Wright takes a swing at Durran's ribcage but misses.
Durran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright takes a swing at Durran's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a body punch but Durran moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright jabs Durran to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Wright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durran on his heels. He'll look to pass Durran's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wright won't allow Durran to get back to his feet.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Durran.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Durran's guard.
Wright passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Durran!
Wright controlling from mount.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durran wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wright tries to control but Durran wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wright working for a submission but Durran is keeping him at bay.
Wright content just to control the position here.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Durran is in trouble!
Wright content just to control the position here.
Wright's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wright is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Durran to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Durran shrugs it off.

Wright is working for a guillotine from mount but Durran frees his head quite easily.
Wright avoids the attempt from Durran to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yong Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Durran misses with a takedown attempt

and Wright counters by clinching up.

Wright pulls guard effortlessly.
Durran wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Durran would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wright is controlling Durran's posture.

Durran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright looking to control.
Wright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Durran is not content to let Wright control the position.
Wright is stalling here. Durran is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Durran has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard.
Wright can't do much from the bottom here.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wright tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durran knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wright wants to take a breather but Durran is having none of it.
Durran moves into full guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Durran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yong Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yong Wright.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Durran.

Wright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Durran is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Wright wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Durran, who protects the arm well.
Wright tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Durran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wright working away.

Wright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wright wants to control but Durran is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yong Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Durran lands with a nice combination. Wright backs away looking to recover.
Durran lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Durran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Billy Durran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wright takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Durran fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Wright.

Wright gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Durran regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wright stands and throws Durran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Durran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to advance to mount but can't.
Durran is trying to escape the position but Wright is controlling the position.

Wright has hold of Durran's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Durran tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wright cranks the arm and Durran screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Durran, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yong Wright!
A victorious Yong Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Billy Durran was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry that I let all of you down. I gave it 100 percent and I promise that I will come back stronger next time'.