PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Basement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Darko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Darko
vs
Basement

195 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
22
298 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Basement!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Basement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko throws a right hand that Basement ducks under and follows up with a left that Basement also avoids with ease.
Darko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Darko fails to land the takedown.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basement moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko tries for a takedown but Basement sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko shoots for a double leg takedown but Basement sprawls well. He's pushed Darko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Basement dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Darko throws a series of strikes that have Basement backpedaling.
Basement throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darko's waist but Darko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Basement off to one side.
Basement looks gassed!
Darko stalks Basement and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Basement's face. Basement staggers backwards, shaken.
Darko lands a body shot.
Darko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Basement is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Basement is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Basement slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Basement seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Darko duly obliges.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Basement as he jumps to the side.
Basement avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko swinging wilding here.
Darko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Darko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Basement slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Darko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darko lands a two punch combo.
Darko throws a right and a left that Basement avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Darko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Darko or perhaps it was just good defense by Basement which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basement.
Darko stalks Basement and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Basement's face. Basement staggers backwards, shaken.
Darko tries for a takedown but Basement sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Basement scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darko scores with a one two! Basement had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darko shoots in and drives through. Basement sprawls well.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Basement tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Basement to the ground. Basement escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Basement slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basement has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko looks to land a combination but Basement avoids it well.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
Darko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left and a right from Darko both land. Nice combination.
Darko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darko throws a series of punches but Basement moves out of range.
Basement misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Darko.
Basement tries to buck Darko off but Darko is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko slows the pace down.

Darko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Basement to his feet.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Basement tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Basement to the ground. Basement escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basement showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
Darko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Basement backs up against the cage.
Darko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darko shoots for a takedown but Basement saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko dominated that 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.

Darko shoots in for a takedown but Basement shows good takedown defense.
Darko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Basement misses with a body shot.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darko throws a series of punches but Basement moves out of range.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basement moves away.
Donnie Darko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Basement counters with a big head kick but Darko shrugs it off.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko shoots in for a double leg but Basement sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basement throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darko.
Darko tests Basement's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donnie Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Basement. No joy for Darko on that attempt.
Darko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basement pinned against the cage. Basement gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basement counters with a left and a right that stings Darko.
Basement has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Basement backs up against the cage.
Darko misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basement but Basement pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Darko.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Basement throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darko tests Basement's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a low kick, right behind Darko 's knee.
Darko throws a right hand that Basement ducks under and follows up with a left that Basement also avoids with ease.
Basement avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko fails with a takedown attempt.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Basement shows good takedown defense.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basement displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Darko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Basement's guard.
Basement is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darko is controlling him.
Basement looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darko is one step ahead there.
Darko postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basement working a defensive guard but Darko manages to pass into side control anyway.
Basement is trying to get back to half guard.
Basement is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Basement will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Basement will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Basement as he avoids it easily.
Darko shoots for a takedown but Basement saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Basement wants to clinch.
Basement connects with a high kick.
Darko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basement counters with a head kick.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darko lands a nice hook to Basement's body. Basement takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Darko.
A right-left combo lands from Darko.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Darko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a right hand that Basement ducks under and follows up with a left that Basement also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basement fails with a takedown attempt.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Basement dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Basement dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Basement is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darko.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darko!
Darko is looking to wear down Basement with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darko misses with a few strikes there.
Basement throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Darko misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Darko both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Darko misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basement changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darko tries to avoid it but Basement manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darko to the ground. Darko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basement moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Basement misses.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Basement as Darko shoots in.
Basement stuffs the takedown attempt from Darko. Darko gets slowly back to his feet.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Basement is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Basement circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Basement does no damage.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a solid body kick.
Darko misses with the combination.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Darko avoids the head kick by Basement.
Darko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko cracks Basement with an open hand slap.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Basement is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Basement circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko throws a series of punches but Basement avoids them all with ease.
Darko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Basement swivels and escapes.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Basement as Darko shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Darko or perhaps it was just good defense by Basement which made him look bad.
Darko keeps the fight on the outside.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Basement.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Darko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four 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.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Basement shows good takedown defense.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Basement as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Darko does no damage.

Basement drives through and clinches with Darko against the cage.
Darko is looking to break free of the clinch but Basement has double underhooks.
Darko keeps control of Basement as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darko wants to get back to striking at distance but Basement won't allow it.
Darko is trying to break the clinch but Basement has him pressed against the cage.

Darko manages to break the clinch.

Basement gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Basement is trying to keep Darko in close.
Basement wants to sweep here but Darko controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!