PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Von Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Von Goat has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Goat
vs
Durant

175 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russel Durant!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durant tries to keep at a distance but Goat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durant takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Russel Durant has been cut.
Goat prevents a body shot from Durant.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Goat avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Goat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durant avoids it.
Goat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durant is working Goat over against the cage.
Durant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durant scores with a shot to the side of Goat's head.
Durant lands a shoulder strike.
Goat avoids the elbow strike from Durant, against the cage.
Durant lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Goat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durant misses with an elbow over the top.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Durant in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
Durant lands a left hand.
Goat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Durant is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat missing with knees to the body.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durant's brow.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goat just leaning against Durant, taking a breather.
Goat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durant up against the cage.
Durant is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goat throws an elbow but misses.
Durant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Durant in his tracks for a moment.
Durant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Durant takes an elbow to the temple.
Goat just leaning against Durant, taking a breather.
Durant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Goat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durant's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
Durant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durant avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goat's brow.
Durant takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
Durant pushes Goat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durant blocks an elbow strike.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durant's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Durant.
Nice elbow from Goat.
Durant blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Goat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durant looks winded!
Goat tries to work over Durant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Goat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goat lands an elbow inside.
Goat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durant pushes off an throws an elbow but Goat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durant tries to stall but Goat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durant's brow.
Goat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durant is keeping busy.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durant's brow.
Goat lands an elbow just above Durant 's eye.
Durant lands with a left to the head.
Durant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat just leaning against Durant, taking a breather.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Durant slowing the pace effectively.
Goat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Come on Durant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durant lands with a light punch inside.
Durant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Durant breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Goat gets a clinch.
Durant blocks an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat slowing the pace effectively.
Durant cracks Goat with a nice body shot.
A short right from Durant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Goat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russel Durant'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.

Goat tries to clinch there but Durant circles away.

Goat moves into the clinch.
Goat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durant can do to turn this around?
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goat's brow.
Goat wants to stall.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Goat misses with an elbow strike.
Goat lands an elbow inside that Durant shrugs off.
Durant managing to block the knees to the body from Goat.
Durant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goat is keeping busy.
Goat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durant lands with a left to the head.
Goat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durant's face.
Durant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat crunches a lovely knee into Durant's ribcage.
Durant takes an elbow to the temple.
Durant pushes Goat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durant lands a damaging elbow.
Goat avoids a wild elbow strike from Durant.
Goat wants to stall.
Durant controlling the action here for a moment.
Goat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Durant.
Durant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durant avoids the elbow strike from Goat, against the cage.
Durant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goat lands an elbow just above Durant 's eye.
Goat misses with an elbow strike.
Durant digs a right hand into Goat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goat's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Goat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durant blocks the elbow strike.
Durant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Goat lands an elbow just above Durant 's eye.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goat backwards.
Durant pushes Goat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durant dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Durant lands a nice uppercut.
Goat prevents a body shot from Durant.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
Goat scores a nice knee to the body.
Durant takes an elbow to the temple.
Durant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durant dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goat pushes off an throws an elbow but Durant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Durant pushes Goat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Goat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durant lands a shot to the body.
Durant avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Durant is working Goat over against the cage.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.

Durant breaks from the clinch.
Durant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Durant.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durant!
Goat tries to clinch but Durant is having none of it.
Goat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goat on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Durant lands with a right hand.
Durant wants to slow Goat down by chopping away at his legs.
Durant thuds a left hand into Goat's body.
Durant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goat backs up against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat wants to clinch
and Durant counters with a straight right hand.
Durant misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Russel Durant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Durant.
Russel Durant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durant wants to counter with a clinch but Goat pushes him away.
Goat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goat wants to clinch up but Durant keeps it at a distance.
Goat moves in looking to clinch but Durant pushes him off.
Goat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goat fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Durant.
Goat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durant finds it's way round the side to connect with Goat's head.
Durant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Goat has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goat backwards.
Goat crunches a lovely knee into Durant's ribcage.
Goat pushes off an throws an elbow but Durant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Durant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goat tries to clinch up but Durant circles away and keeps his distance.
Durant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Goat.
Goat doesn't manage to clinch there - Durant circles away.
Goat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Durant rushes Goat and presses him up against the cage.
Goat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goat blocks a body shot from Durant.
Durant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durant blocks an elbow strike.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goat missing with knees to the body.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Durant in his tracks for a moment.
Durant misses with an elbow over the top.
Durant tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
Good body shot from Durant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goat backwards.
Goat misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durant's brow.
Durant looking to slow down the pace here.
Goat pushes off an throws an elbow but Durant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Goat stalling against the cage.
Von Goat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durant digs a right hand into Goat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goat's gas tank.
Goat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durant stalling.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durant's defenses.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.

Durant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goat wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat is looking to clinch but Durant is avoiding it.
Durant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Durant connects with a body shot.

Goat pushes Durant up against the cage in a clinch.
Goat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Durant.
Goat lands an elbow just above Durant 's eye.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Durant in his tracks for a moment.
Durant lands an elbow that stopped Goat in his tracks for a moment.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russel Durant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russel Durant!