PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jae Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Von Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by Gasolina. Punch Von Spar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darko
vs
Von Spar

180 cm
26
179 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jae Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Punch Von Spar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko misses with a head kick.
Von Spar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darko tried to score with a low kick but Von Spar checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darko, right into the meat.
Von Spar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Von Spar as he checks the leg kick.
Darko throws a leg kick but Von Spar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darko looks to land a body kick but Von Spar moved away.
Darko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Von Spar.
A big right from Darko misses.
Darko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Spar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von Spar checks a leg kick.
Von Spar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Von Spar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Spar defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko motions for Von Spar to come forward. Darko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Spar lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Jae Darko has been cut.
Von Spar cracks Darko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Spar defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko walks into a stiff left hand from Von Spar.
Nice defenses there by Darko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses the body punch
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko throws a leg kick
and Von Spar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Spar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darko thows a leg kick but Von Spar checks it
and Von Spar counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Von Spar misses.
Darko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Spar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Spar finds it's way round the side to connect with Darko's head.
Von Spar looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darko throws a sloppy body shot
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darko has closed the distance and engaged Von Spar in a clinch.
Von Spar has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Darko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Spar's elbow.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Spar pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Spar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darko misses with an elbow strike.
Von Spar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darko lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Spar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Spar.
Von Spar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko misses with a knee to the head.
Darko trying to land knees to the body.
Von Spar managing to block the knees to the body from Darko.
Von Spar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darko throws an elbow that misses.
Von Spar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Spar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Darko working Von Spar over with knees to the body.
Von Spar blocks the elbow strike.
Darko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darko tries to work over Von Spar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Spar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Von Spar misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Von Spar.
Darko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Spar is defending well for now.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Von Spar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Darko.
Von Spar avoiding damage as Darko throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Spar works on Darko's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Spar prevents a body shot from Darko.
Darko tries to work over Von Spar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darko is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Spar gets an underhook and turns Darko into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Punch Von Spar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jae Darko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Von Spar takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Von Spar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
Darko misses with the body kick
and Von Spar counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Von Spar.
Darko dips to his left and cracks Von Spar with an uppercut!
Von Spar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Darko misses
letting Von Spar counter with a right hand.
Darko avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Spar ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Von Spar misses with the combination.
Von Spar blocks a low kick nicely.
Jae Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko thuds his shin into the meat of Von Spar's side.
Von Spar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Von Spar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko scores with a leg kick.
Darko 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Spar throws a hook to the side of Darko's head but Darko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Spar.
Darko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darko thumps Von Spar with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Spar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Von Spar lands a slapping body shot.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Von Spar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Spar.
Von Spar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Von Spar moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Spar blocks a low kick nicely.
Darko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar scores with a jab. Darko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Spar at a distance.
Darko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Punch Von Spar has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darko. That's going to slow Von Spar down.
Von Spar checks the leg kick.
Von Spar misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Von Spar scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Spar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Spar throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Darko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A chopping leg kick lands by Darko.
Jae Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Spar moves out of range of the body kick from Darko.
Darko feints and then cracks Von Spar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Spar down.
Darko darts in trying to clinch
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Spar throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko tries to clinch but Von Spar is having none of it.
Von Spar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Von Spar misses the body punch
and Von Spar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Von Spar counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Spar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Spar is out of range and Darko settles back down.

Darko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Spar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Darko.
Von Spar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Darko.
Darko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darko connects with a knee to the head.
Darko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Spar.
Von Spar letting Darko take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darko.
Darko misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Darko.
Darko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Spar backwards.
Von Spar scores with a shoulder strike.
Darko lands with a short shot to the head.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko lands an elbow just above Von Spar 's eye.
Darko trying to stall but Von Spar improves his position.
Darko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Spar's elbow.
Jae Darko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darko is working Von Spar over against the cage.
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!
Darko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Von Spar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Spar's defenses.
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darko lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Darko.
Darko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Punch Von Spar's cut even more.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Von Spar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Spar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darko.
Darko missing with knees to the body.
Von Spar has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Von Spar blocks an uppercut.
Darko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Darko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar avoids the elbow strike from Darko, against the cage.
Darko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Spar's defenses.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darko tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Spar avoids the damage to the body.
Darko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Spar or not.
Nice elbow from Darko.
Darko lands with a light punch inside.
Darko lands a body punch.
Darko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Spar.
Darko lands an elbow inside that Von Spar shrugs off.
Darko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Spar's defenses.
Von Spar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Spar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Darko.
Darko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Spar backwards.
Von Spar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko crunches a lovely knee into Von Spar's ribcage.
Darko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Spar.
Darko lands an elbow inside that Von Spar shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Spar takes an elbow to the temple.

Von Spar is rocked!

The cut above Punch Von Spar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Darko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Spar backwards.
Von Spar is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Nice elbow from Darko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darko.
Darko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Spar backwards.
Darko lands with a right to the head.
Darko lands a big right hand that drops Von Spar! The killer instinct kicks in and Darko finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Darko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jae Darko!
Jae Darko is the new middleweight champion!