PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marko
vs
Darko

181 cm
31
193 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

188 cm
31
201 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Alpha Male

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marko tries to break the clinch but Darko is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Darko.
Marko wants to break free but Darko has control.
Marko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Darko stalling against the cage.
Darko is leaning against Marko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marko throws a head punch that misses.

Darko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Darko. That snapped Marko's head back.
A head kick misses from Darko.

Darko pushes Marko up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darko lands with a right to the head.
Darko has Marko pressed against the cage, preventing Marko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is trying to break free.
Darko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darko.
Darko lands with a light punch inside.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darko lands a shoulder strike.
Darko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marko is looking for a takedown.
Darko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marko backwards.
Darko pushes Marko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Darko.
Marko tries to break free but Darko pushes him back against the cage.
Marko tries to score a body lock takedown but Darko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marko wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flint Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Darko.
Darko pushes Marko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marko is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Darko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darko breaks the clinch.
Marko misses with a double jab
and Darko counters with a left to the body.

Darko moves into the clinch.
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darko lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Darko.
Darko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marko has had enough of the clinch but Darko keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Darko.

Darko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darko, as that shot connected.
Darko drops Marko with a straight right hand, right on the button! Darko follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!
An out of breath Donnie Darko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.