PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tate's choice of entrance music: Looking out my back door - C.C.R.. This should be a great matchup!

Darnell
vs
Tate

188 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
27
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Darnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Tate!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Darnell circles away.
Darnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell is having none of it.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darnell sprawls well. Darnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Darnell blocks a leg kick.

Tate has Darnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darnell stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darnell stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Darnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darnell tries to work over Tate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darnell looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate is looking to control Darnell's arms but Darnell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Darnell can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the cage.

Darnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darnell misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Darnell.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darnell misses the shot to the body.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate.
Bruce Darnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Tate.
Darnell with a nice cross.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Darnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darnell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Darnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darnell misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Darnell both land. Nice combination.
Tate is looking to clinch but Darnell is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Darnell.
Darnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darnell throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Darnell lands the left hand.
Darnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Tate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darnell.
Bruce Darnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darnell scores with a jab. Tate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tate tries to move into range but Darnell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tate is trying desperately to land a takedown but Darnell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tate.
Tate tries to move into range but Darnell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ethan Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tate looks gassed!
Tate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darnell misses with the combination.
Darnell with a nice cross.

Darnell darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darnell's elbow.
Darnell slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is leaning against Darnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tate takes a shot to the head.

Tate is rocked!
Darnell has Tate pressed against the cage.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Darnell avoids it by throwing Tate back against the cage.
Darnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darnell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darnell.
Darnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Darnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darnell pushes Tate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darnell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Darnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side
and Darnell counters with a straight right hand.
Darnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Darnell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Darnell lands a right hook to the body.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side

and Darnell counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate tries to circle away but Darnell has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Darnell.
Darnell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darnell misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate.
Darnell just leaning against Tate, taking a breather.
Darnell scores with a hook to the body.
Tate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tate is breathing heavily.

Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.

Darnell instigates a clinch.
Darnell is trying to break free.
Tate pushes Darnell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darnell has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darnell gets underhooks to prevent Tate's takedown attempt.
Darnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate takes a shot to the head.

Tate jumps guard.
Darnell stays in close to Tate's body and controls the position.
Darnell wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darnell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tate keeping full guard, as Darnell tries to pass.
Darnell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darnell is looking to work some ground and pound but Tate has wrist control.
Darnell trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darnell defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate wants to sweep but no luck.

Tate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darnell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darnell.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four 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.
Darnell jabs Tate right on the nose. Tate blinks but takes it well.
Darnell scores with a nice head shot.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darnell.
Tate clinches but Darnell breaks the clinch
and Darnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate avoids the body shot from Darnell.
A jab from Darnell misses.
Darnell missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darnell misses the jab.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell counters with a right hand to the body.
Darnell lands with a right hand.

Tate clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Darnell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Darnell scores with a punch to the head.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
and Darnell counters with a three punch combo that has Tate backing up. Tate nods at Darnell to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate wants to clinch but Darnell slips to the side
and Darnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Darnell.
Tate wants to clinch
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.
Darnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
Tate darts in trying to clinch
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
and Darnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darnell misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Tate clinches but Darnell breaks the clinch
and Darnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell thuds a left hand into Tate's body.
Tate clinches but Darnell breaks the clinch
enabling Darnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Darnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Darnell misses.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Darnell misses.
Bruce Darnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Darnell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Darnell lands the left hand.
Tate closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side

and Darnell counters by clinching up.
Tate working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnell taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darnell.
Tate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darnell is keeping busy.
Darnell stalling.
A short right from Tate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Darnell as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Darnell.
Darnell working aggressively here.
Darnell trying to stall but Tate improves his position.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Darnell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Darnell holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
Darnell tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Darnell.
Darnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Darnell misses.
Darnell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Darnell.
A swing and a miss from Darnell.
A big left from Darnell misses.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
and Darnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Darnell.
Ethan Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darnell is trying to defend but Tate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Darnell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnell is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darnell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce Darnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darnell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tate looks to clinch
and Darnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnell lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Darnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darnell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Darnell!