PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Darko
vs
Gracie

188 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
30
193 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randjob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Darko slips a jab from Gracie.
Darko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darko stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randjob Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko misses with the combination.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie jabs Darko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko 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.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Darko off the cage and back into range.
Darko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
Darko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Gracie throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randjob Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Donnie Darko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darko's head backwards.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie tries to bum rush Darko with a series of wild strikes but Darko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darko scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a combination
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Darko works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Darko scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Darko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darko cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gracie goes down and covers up as Darko starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!