PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darglio comes into the arena with The Black Keys "Funk #49" blaring out of the sound system. Loholt Pendragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darglio
vs
Pendragon

186 cm
29
202 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Darglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darglio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pendragon's calf.
Pendragon wants to clinch.
Pendragon closes the distance but Darglio moves to the side
and Darglio counters with a stiff right hand.
Darglio lunges at Pendragon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pendragon's hand.
Darglio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Darglio avoids them all with ease.
Pendragon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darglio counters with an inside leg kick.
Pendragon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darglio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darglio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pendragon thinking.
Loholt Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darglio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pendragon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darglio.
Darglio throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darglio slips under a jab from Pendragon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darglio.
Darglio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darglio manages to avoid it.
Darglio throws a leg kick which misses Pendragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Pendragon tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darglio.
Pendragon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darglio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pendragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Red Darglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darglio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pendragon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darglio.
Pendragon looks winded!
Pendragon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darglio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darglio lands with a nice body kick.
Pendragon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Darglio thuds his shin into the meat of Pendragon's side.
Darglio connects with a leg kick. Pendragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pendragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darglio can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Darglio.
Darglio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pendragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Darglio.
Darglio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darglio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darglio jabs Pendragon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pendragon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darglio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pendragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darglio connects with an inside leg kick.
Darglio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pendragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darglio scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon tries for a takedown but Darglio circles away easily
and Darglio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darglio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darglio.
Darglio thumps Pendragon with a low kick.
Pendragon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darglio.
Darglio punishes Pendragon's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darglio connects with an inside leg kick.
Darglio throws a leg kick which misses Pendragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Pendragon tries to avoid it.
Darglio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darglio thuds a left hand into Pendragon's body.
Pendragon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darglio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darglio.
Darglio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darglio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pendragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darglio can pounce on him.
Pendragon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darglio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pendragon scrambles back to his feet.
Darglio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A thudding body kick lands there by Darglio!
Darglio connects with a leg kick. Pendragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darglio scores with a hook to the body. Pendragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darglio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Darglio lands with a kick to the temple. Pendragon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pendragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darglio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darglio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darglio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
Darglio thows a body kick. Pendragon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darglio, right into the meat.
Darglio is looking to wear down Pendragon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Darglio scores with a jab to the body.
Darglio feints and then cracks Pendragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pendragon down.
Darglio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pendragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darglio lands a glancing blow to the side of Pendragon's head.
Darglio scores with a push kick.
Darglio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darglio lands a nice looking body kick.
Darglio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darglio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon shoots for a double leg takedown but Darglio sprawls well. He's pushed Pendragon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Darglio.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pendragon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darglio has got the better of the exchanges.
Darglio keeps Pendragon at a distance using the push kick.
Pendragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darglio. Darglio obviously looking to wear him down.
Red Darglio is winning the standup battle so far.
Darglio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pendragon at a distance.
Pendragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darglio.
Darglio dips to his left and cracks Pendragon with an uppercut!
Darglio cracks the inside of Pendragon's front leg.

Darglio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darglio lands a nice knee to the body.
Darglio with a knee to the head.
Pendragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darglio lands a good knee to the midsection. Pendragon won't want to take too many of those.
Darglio with a knee to the head.

It looks like Loholt Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darglio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darglio lands with a light punch inside.
Darglio lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darglio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darglio working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Darglio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Darglio landing knees to the head.
Darglio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darglio obliges.
Darglio lands a knee to the head.
Darglio scores with a knee to the head.
Pendragon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darglio smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darglio lands with a straight right. Pendragon didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Darglio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to clinch but Darglio moves away
and Darglio counters with an outside leg kick.
Darglio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darglio duly obliges.

Pendragon is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Red Darglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loholt Pendragon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darglio.
Darglio is pawing at Pendragon, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Pendragon's nose. Pendragon is badly hurt! Darglio pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Pendragon tries desperately to hold on but Darglio is relentless in his assault! As Pendragon receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Darglio away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Darglio!
Red Darglio thanked the fans post fight for their support.