PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Darklance
vs
Baggins

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bilbo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darklance circles away from the clinch attempt.

Darklance closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darklance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baggins wants to stall.
Baggins lands a nice knee to the body.
Baggins has Darklance pressed against the cage.

Darklance gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Darklance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins controls Darklance momentarily but Darklance frees himself.
Baggins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darklance postures up.
Baggins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Darklance kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Darklance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darklance scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Darklance 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baggins controls Darklance momentarily but Darklance frees himself.
Darklance scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darklance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darklance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darklance is looking to work some ground and pound but Baggins has wrist control.
Darklance prevents Baggins from getting back to his feet.
Darklance landing some decent shots from guard.
Baggins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darklance stands up over Baggins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baggins looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darklance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darklance landing some decent shots from guard.
Darklance throwing strikes from guard but Baggins blocks nicely.
Darklance postures up in Baggins's guard and throws a big left but Baggins blocks it.
Darklance postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darklance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baggins is keeping the position for now.
Baggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darklance. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darklance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darklance stops Baggins from standing up.
Darklance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darklance throws a big right hand that misses.
Darklance landing with the ground and pound.
Baggins is trying to control the position but Darklance postures up.
Darklance lands a couple of digs.
Darklance throws a big right hand that misses.
Darklance passes Baggins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Darklance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baggins defending well though.
Darklance scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darklance throwing shots but Baggins is blocking nicely.
Darklance lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Darklance.
Darklance winds up and cracks Baggins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Darklance looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baggins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baggins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darklance slips a nice elbow through Baggins's hands, connecting with Baggins's forehead.
Darklance prevents Baggins from standing back up.
Baggins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darklance takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baggins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darklance.
Baggins wants to get back to full guard.
Darklance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baggins defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darklance closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Darklance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darklance blocking some punches.
Baggins jumps guard but Darklance stands there with Baggins around his waist. Baggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darklance blocking some punches.

Darklance jumps guard.
Darklance throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Darklance wants to sweep here but Baggins controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darklance trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darklance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baggins is one step ahead there.
Darklance manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darklance breaks from Baggins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Darklance lands a big elbow.
Darklance scoring with strikes but Baggins is staying in there.
Darklance working the ground and pound effectively.
Baggins can't escape the position.
Darklance unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Darklance connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Darklance landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baggins tries to lock up and control but Darklance gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baggins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Darklance lands a heavy elbow.
Darklance is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baggins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Darklance putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Darklance landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Baggins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Darklance with shots to the head and body - Baggins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Darklance looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins working to try and regain half guard.
Darklance with a couple of short strikes.
Darklance lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darklance working Baggins over with strikes here.
Darklance with good strikes from the mount here!
Darklance breaks from Baggins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baggins is looking to improve his position but Darklance isn't that keen on the idea.
Baggins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baggins is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Darklance has isolated one of Baggins's arms. Baggins looking to fight him off but Darklance twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucentus Darklance!