PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JB Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Darnell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JB Wang's chin.

Wang
vs
Darnell

185 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Supreme Anabolics
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JB Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Darnell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell loads up on a big right hand but Wang slips the punch.
Darnell connects with a single shot there.
Wang throws a hook but Darnell blocks it.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang throws a jab when Darnell was well out of range.
Darnell looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darnell. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Darnell.
Wang jabs at Darnell's body.
Wang throws a one two combo.

It looks like Bruce Darnell has been cut.
Wang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Darnell's shoulder, as Darnell tries to avoid the shot.
Wang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Darnell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Darnell thows a big elbow that misses.
Wang wants to get back to his feet but Darnell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Darnell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wang's head.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darnell is one step ahead there.
Darnell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darnell wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Darnell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang wants to stand but Darnell is controlling the position.
Darnell trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Darnell is stalling in the full guard.
Darnell tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darnell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wang misses with a double jab

and Darnell counters with a shoot takedown. Wang fights it but they end up in guard.
Darnell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wang tries to get out of the position.
Darnell trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnell throwing strikes but missing.
Darnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darnell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darnell is one step ahead there.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Darnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Darnell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wang lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Wang - just one landing.
Darnell staying out of range there.
Darnell avoids the body shot from Wang.
A big right from Wang misses.
JB Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang misses with a double jab

and Darnell counters by clinching up.
Darnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Wang gets an underhook and turns Darnell into the cage.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Darnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darnell.
JB Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darnell cracks Wang with a good jab.
Wang throws a hook but Darnell blocks it.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
JB Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darnell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang throws a push kick but Darnell slaps the foot to one side.
Darnell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darnell tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
A jab lands there for Darnell.
Wang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang throws a hook but Darnell blocks it.
Wang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darnell counters with a nice body shot.
Wang swinging wildly here.
Wang moves out of range as Darnell strikes.
Wang misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Darnell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darnell blocks the strikes from Wang.
Darnell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wang is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Darnell looking to control but Wang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Darnell looking to ground and pound but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnell landing strikes from the mount and Wang is in trouble!
Darnell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Darnell unloads with some shots from mount but Wang bucks and avoids them well.
Darnell looking to control but Wang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Darnell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darnell controlling from mount.
Darnell blocks Wang's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Darnell's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Darnell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Darnell lands a big shot there that rocks Wang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang can't escape the position.
Wang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darnell on the ground.
Darnell trying to control but Wang is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Darnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Darnell's cut.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Darnell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang throws a right and a left that Darnell avoids nicely.
Darnell takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wang misses with a combination
and Darnell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darnell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darnell throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Wang scores with a punch to the head.

Darnell is rocked!
Darnell bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Wang comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Darnell falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Darnell was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JB Wang!