PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Summer Wheatly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Darwin
vs
Wheatly

180 cm
22
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

173 cm
23
209 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Summer Wheatly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheatly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darwin will feel that in the morning.
Darwin punishes Wheatly's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
Wheatly throws a head kick that Darwin semi-blocks.
Nice body kick there by Darwin.
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!
Wheatly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darwin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wheatly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
Darwin tries to land a leg kick but Wheatly saw it coming and moves away.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheatly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wheatly blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Darwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin lands a nice hook to Wheatly's body. Wheatly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darwin scores with a jab. Wheatly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wheatly is looking to land body kicks.
Wheatly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheatly is just out of range.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wheatly is out of range.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wheatly throws a leg kick
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Darwin misses
and Wheatly counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin looks to land a body kick but Wheatly moved away.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheatly is just out of range.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Wheatly lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Wheatly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Darwin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darwin blocks the body kick.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Wheatly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wheatly wants to clinch.
Wheatly scoring well with a low kick there.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Wheatly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wheatly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin throws a push kick but Wheatly slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheatly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wheatly's sensitive parts.
Wheatly misses with a body kick.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin thuds his right hand into Wheatly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Wheatly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wheatly throws a wild body kick that Darwin sees coming a mile off.
Summer Wheatly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wheatly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheatly blocks a low kick nicely.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wheatly tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin dominated that round.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wheatly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Darwin throws a body punch but Wheatly moves out of range.
Wheatly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darwin counters with a body kick that stops Wheatly in his tracks momentarily.
Wheatly blocks a jab.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheatly manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Wheatly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darwin clobbers Wheatly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Wheatly tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Wheatly was not able to check.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheatly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wheatly wants to clinch up but Darwin keeps it at a distance.
Wheatly wants to land a leg kick but Darwin is out of range.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Wheatly is looking to land body kicks.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Darwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wheatly has time to react.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Wheatly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wheatly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wheatly doesn't seem phased though.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheatly.
A head kick by Darwin misses
and Wheatly counters with a head kick.
Darwin lands with a hook. Wheatly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly counters with a body kick that stops Darwin in his tracks momentarily.
Wheatly throws a head kick that half lands.
Darwin blocks the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wheatly.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheatly throws a lazy body kick
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Wheatly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Wheatly's shoulder, as Wheatly tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin throws a head kick but Wheatly moves out of range.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Wheatly throws a wild body kick that Darwin sees coming a mile off.
Wheatly moves away from the strike by Darwin.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
and Darwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Darwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wheatly tries to clinch up
and Darwin counters with a solid body kick.
Wheatly is breathing heavily.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Wheatly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wheatly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wheatly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wheatly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darwin counters with a straight 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!
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Wheatly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Wheatly's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheatly tries to avoid it.
Darwin scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin throws a head kick but Wheatly moves out of range.
Wheatly checks a low kick from Darwin.
A jab from Darwin finds it's way through Wheatly's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Darwin misses with a leg kick.
Wheatly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses
and Wheatly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin swings for the body but Wheatly moves out of range.
Darwin throws a jab when Wheatly was well out of range.
Wheatly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darwin. Darwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wheatly.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Wheatly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheatly moves out of range as Darwin throws a body kick.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wheatly.
Darwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body
and Darwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheatly slips a jab from Darwin.
Wheatly moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wheatly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Wheatly throws a low kick but Darwin avoids it.
Wheatly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wheatly throws a lazy head kick
and Darwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wheatly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly blocks the body kick.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheatly gets off balance looking for a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wheatly takes one to the chin there.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darwin really felt that one!
Wheatly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheatly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darwin catches Wheatly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Wheatly's head.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wheatly counters with an inside leg kick.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wheatly - the referee stops the clock and Darwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wheatly. Darwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
A jab from Darwin does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
Wheatly tries to land a leg kick but Darwin saw it coming and moves away.
Wheatly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darwin.
Darwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wheatly can pounce on him.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Darwin.
Wheatly pushes Darwin away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheatly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darwin takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wheatly thuds his shin into the meat of Darwin's side.
Wheatly scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Charles Darwin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wheatly misses with a head kick.

Wheatly closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the cage.
Wheatly misses with an elbow over the top.
Darwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darwin.
Wheatly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheatly avoids a wild elbow strike from Darwin.
Darwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike from Wheatly.
A right hook to the body lands for Darwin.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Wheatly blocking some punches.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow.
Darwin avoiding damage as Wheatly throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wheatly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Darwin.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Darwin blocks the elbow strike.
Darwin is trying to break the clinch but Wheatly is controlling him.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wheatly's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wheatly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darwin's brow.
Darwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wheatly up against the cage.
Darwin presses Wheatly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin tries to work over Wheatly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow.
Wheatly has Darwin pressed against the cage, preventing Darwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wheatly has Darwin pressed against the cage, preventing Darwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Wheatly.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin avoiding damage as Wheatly throws knees to the body.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Darwin dodges an elbow strike from Wheatly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wheatly as Darwin tries to tie him up.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wheatly scores a nice knee to the body.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Darwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wheatly or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wheatly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Darwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin is struggling to control the position.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Wheatly keeps control of Darwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darwin avoids the elbow strike from Wheatly, against the cage.
Wheatly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darwin's defenses.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wheatly blocking some punches.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Darwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Wheatly avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wheatly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darwin tries to work over Wheatly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darwin avoiding damage as Wheatly throws knees to the body.
Darwin is looking to control Wheatly's arms but Wheatly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darwin has his back to the cage.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wheatlys head.
Wheatly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darwin dodges an elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darwin.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wheatly throws an elbow but misses.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wheatlys head.
Wheatly lands a damaging elbow.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wheatly controls his hands.
Darwin is trying to break the clinch but Wheatly is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin stalling in the clinch but Wheatly improves position.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin has had enough of the clinch but Wheatly keeps him there for the moment.
Wheatly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin working hard to break the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wheatly lands a damaging elbow.
Wheatly lands a damaging elbow.
Wheatly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it misses.
Darwin has Wheatly pushed against the cage.
Wheatly throws an elbow that misses.
Wheatly misses with an elbow over the top.
Darwin trying to stall but Wheatly improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wheatly misses with an elbow strike.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Darwin blocks the elbow strike.
Wheatly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charles Darwin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wheatly.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick

and Wheatly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wheatly.
Wheatly missing with knees to the body.

Darwin breaks the clinch.
Wheatly throws a head kick that Darwin semi-blocks.
Darwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wheatly. Wheatly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A clash of legs there as Wheatly blocks the low kick.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Wheatly misses with the body kick
and Darwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Darwin throws the left hand but Wheatly avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheatly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wheatly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darwin takes a step back to recover.
Darwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheatly wants to clinch but Darwin slips to the side
and Darwin counters with a left to the body.
Wheatly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darwin.
Good shot there by Darwin.
Wheatly throws a lazy body kick
and Darwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wheatly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head kick from Darwin lands but Wheatly takes it in his stride.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheatly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wheatly blocks a jab.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheatly manages to avoid it.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Wheatly throws a body kick the misses
and Wheatly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Wheatly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Wheatly 's knee.
Wheatly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wheatly thuds his shin into the meat of Darwin's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wheatly counters with a big head kick but Darwin shrugs it off.
Wheatly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin throws a wild body kick that Wheatly sees coming a mile off.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly tries to clinch up.
Wheatly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wheatly defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Darwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wheatly.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wheatly looks to land a body kick but Darwin moved away.
Wheatly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Summer Wheatly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Wheatly throws a body kick that misses.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Darwin.
Well Darwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin retains his light heavyweight title!