PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 3790 p4p, 3213 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 145 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McPherson
vs
Darwin

225 cm
40
288
19 - 13 - 0

190 cm
39
171
21 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darwin pinned against the cage. Darwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McPherson dives in for a single leg takedown but Darwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McPherson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Darwin lands an elbow that stopped McPherson in his tracks for a moment.
Darwin looking to slow down the pace here.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
Darwin stops a takedown attempt from McPherson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson tries to score a body lock takedown but Darwin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Darwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
Darwin pushes off an throws an elbow but McPherson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Darwin taking a breather.

Darwin breaks from the clinch.
McPherson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson shoots in but Darwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McPherson fails with a takedown attempt.
McPherson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
McPherson shoots and misses
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

McPherson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McPherson lands in his opponent's guard.
Darwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Darwin, not yet.
McPherson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but McPherson is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darwin has McPherson pulled in close to control his posture.
McPherson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darwin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McPherson preventing the sweep.
Darwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McPherson 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.
Darwin working a defensive guard here.
McPherson throws a big right hand that misses.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing McPherson from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McPherson.
McPherson shoots and misses
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.

McPherson looking to score a takedown here. Darwin is defending well but McPherson drives through and ends up in Darwin's guard.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darwin's head.
McPherson postures up in Darwin's guard and throws a big left but Darwin blocks it.
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is looking to work some ground and pound but Darwin has wrist control.
McPherson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McPherson manages to get himself to full guard.

Darwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McPherson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darwin manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McPherson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darwin trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charlie Darwin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

McPherson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McPherson is defended easily by Darwin.
Despite the aggression on Darwin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Darwin misses.
McPherson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPherson. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.

McPherson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but McPherson is proving a slippery customer.
McPherson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turd McPherson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McPherson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darwin wants to sweep here but McPherson controlling him for the moment.
McPherson slips nicely into half guard.
McPherson working over Darwin with some ground and pound. Darwin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McPherson winds up and cracks Darwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McPherson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Darwin is looking to control McPherson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darwin avoid being mounted?
McPherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Darwin taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
McPherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McPherson is nestled in close to Darwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Darwin is rocked!
McPherson throwing shots but Darwin is blocking nicely.
Darwin is still in real trouble! Can McPherson finish him?
McPherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McPherson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darwin seems to have recovered his senses.
McPherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darwin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darwin defending well though.
McPherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darwin's head.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McPherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darwin's head.
McPherson thows a huge punch but Darwin dodges it nicely.
McPherson throwing shots but Darwin is blocking nicely.
McPherson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Darwin to regain full guard.
McPherson is fighting to break Darwin's control of his arms but Darwin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McPherson trying to control but Darwin is working from the bottom.
Darwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darwin has his hands on McPherson's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turd McPherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin scores with a hook to the body. McPherson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darwin throws a hook but McPherson blocks it.
Darwin throws a hook but McPherson avoids it easily.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. McPherson moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Turd McPherson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McPherson gets a takedown into half guard.
Darwin is looking to improve his position.
McPherson misses with a head shot. Darwin uses the momentum to regain guard.
McPherson throws an elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McPherson's guard. Nice move by Darwin!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McPherson is looking for a triangle but Darwin pushes his legs off easily.

McPherson looking for a guillotine here but Darwin defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McPherson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darwin advances to half guard.
Darwin lands strikes from half guard.

McPherson actively working from the bottom here.
Darwin trying to control from half guard but McPherson is working away.
Darwin throwing shots but McPherson is blocking nicely.
Darwin trying to control from half guard but McPherson is working away.
McPherson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.
McPherson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darwin.

McPherson actively working from the bottom here.
McPherson trying to control from the bottom.
McPherson wants to improve his position but Darwin is controlling well.
McPherson is looking to control Darwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McPherson avoid being mounted?

Darwin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McPherson to stand up.
McPherson misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McPherson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darwin.
McPherson looks for a takedown but Darwin sprawls well.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
McPherson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McPherson drives through with a takedown into Darwin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darwin controls McPherson momentarily but McPherson frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is in close to Darwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McPherson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.
McPherson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McPherson throws a big right hand that misses.
Darwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darwin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but McPherson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Darwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darwin 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Darwin!
Charlie Darwin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I WANT ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE! IT'S MY TIME'.