PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Beale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Where Is My Mind as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyler Durden enters the cage!

Beale
vs
Durden

155 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Beale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beale tries to clinch
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beale looks to clinch
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Beale misses with a double jab
and Beale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durden throws out a counter right but Beale avoids it with no problem.
Beale tries to clinch but Durden moves away
and Durden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beale misses with a straight right.
Beale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beale really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Nice body punch from Durden.
Beale could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beale tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Durden counter with a right hand.

Durden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Beale tries to pull guard but Durden won't allow it.
Beale tries to pull guard but Durden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.
Beale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durden walks away with a smile on his face. Beale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Beale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beale takes one on the button.
Beale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Beale is rocked!
Beale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beale scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Beale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beale tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
Beale gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Durden gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Beale is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.