PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Ysengrin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ebeneezer Darkk's chin.

Darkk
vs
Ysengrin

182 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
157 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Warrior

Reaper Combatwear
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Ysengrin checks the leg kick.
Darkk tries to bum rush Ysengrin with a series of wild strikes but Ysengrin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Ysengrin. That snapped Darkk's head back.
Ysengrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ysengrin scores with a body shot.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ysengrin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ysengrin, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darkk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Darkk takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Ysengrin throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
Darkk throws a quick counter head kick but Ysengrin was just out of range.
Ysengrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darkk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ysengrin.
Good shot there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Francis Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ysengrin shoots in and bounces Darkk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ysengrin throws a big elbow that misses.
Ysengrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Darkk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ysengrin controlling from the top position.
Ysengrin throws a big elbow that misses.
Ysengrin advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ysengrin.
Darkk is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at THC playhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ysengrin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Darkk tries to buck Ysengrin off but Ysengrin is having none of it.
Ysengrin trying to control the position but Darkk is working away.
Ysengrin throws a strike aimed at the side of Darkk's head but Darkk avoids it well.
Ysengrin working away.
Ysengrin controls the position from side control.
Ysengrin cracks Darkk with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ysengrin staying calm.
Darkk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.
Darkk struggling a bit here.
Darkk tries to bench press Ysengrin off him but Ysengrin keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left lands for Ysengrin.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Ysengrin checks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darkk throws an off balance right hand
and Ysengrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Darkk.
Ysengrin staying out of range there.
A low kick from Ysengrin is predictable there
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin is looking to land body kicks.
Ysengrin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ysengrin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Francis Ysengrin has been cut.
Ysengrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin tries a low kick but Darkk avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a push kick.
Darkk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darkk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
Darkk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darkk connects with a single shot there.
Darkk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Ysengrin's shoulder, as Ysengrin tries to avoid the shot.
Ysengrin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with an outside leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Darkk throws a jab when Ysengrin was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darkk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Darkk. Beautiful body shot.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that misses.
Ysengrin moves away from the strike by Darkk.
Ysengrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ysengrin wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Ysengrin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin is looking to clinch.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Darkk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab by Ysengrin.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up.
Ysengrin slips a jab from Darkk.
Ysengrin throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ysengrin thinking.

Ysengrin moves into the clinch.
Ysengrin has Darkk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darkk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk misses with a hook.
Ysengrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with an inside leg kick.
Ysengrin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ysengrin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ysengrin scores with a punch to the head.
Francis Ysengrin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Ysengrin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ysengrin throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Ysengrin misses
and Ysengrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ysengrin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ysengrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
Darkk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick as Ysengrin jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darkk wants it to stay on the feet.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with a kick to the body
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darkk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ysengrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darkk clobbers Ysengrin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ysengrin scores with a spinning back kick!
Darkk scores with a head kick. Ysengrin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Ysengrin swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a two punch combination.
Darkk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick.
Ysengrin misses with a kick to the body
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Ysengrin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
Ysengrin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darkk if he has to take too many more of those.
Ysengrin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Darkk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ysengrin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ysengrin jabs at Darkk's body.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ysengrin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ysengrin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ysengrin.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ysengrin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.

That has opened up Francis Ysengrin's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Ysengrin.
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Darkk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Ysengrin moves away and avoids it.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darkk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ysengrin scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ysengrin doesn't seem bothered though.
Darkk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ysengrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ysengrin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
Darkk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ysengrin throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
A cross from Ysengrin lands.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Ysengrin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ysengrin.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a body kick that stops Ysengrin in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ysengrin cracks Darkk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a good low kick that Ysengrin was not able to check.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Ysengrin does it's job there.
Ysengrin wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Ysengrin scores with a jab.
Ysengrin blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darkk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Darkk

and Ysengrin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darkk won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ysengrin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ysengrin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkk is looking to regain half guard here but Ysengrin keeps moving and retains side control.
Ysengrin working away.
Darkk tries to bench press Ysengrin off him but Ysengrin keeps the position.
Ysengrin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Darkk works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ysengrin drops an elbow to the side of Darkk's head.
Ysengrin scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk trying to control but Ysengrin postures up.
Ysengrin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ysengrin is controlling the pace.
Ysengrin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darkk keeps working.
Ysengrin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darkk's head.
Darkk wants to improve his position but Ysengrin is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut.
Ysengrin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ysengrin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ysengrin instigates a clinch.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Darkk wants to stall.
Ysengrin pushes Darkk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Ysengrin misses.
The fighters circling - Ysengrin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ysengrin throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk with a jab.
Ysengrin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk lands a jab to Ysengrin's midsection.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darkk.

Ysengrin moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ysengrin up against the cage.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darkk's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Ysengrin.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling him.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk tries to stall but Ysengrin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.

Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkk is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands with a nice body kick.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ysengrin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ysengrin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darkk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ysengrin's head.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk checks a low kick from Ysengrin.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ysengrin with the counter takedown but Darkk avoids it easily.
Ysengrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ysengrin works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Darkk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ysengrin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ysengrin with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ysengrin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Ysengrin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Ysengrin pushes Darkk up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkk lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkk looking to stall.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ysengrin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ysengrin slips a straight right by Darkk.
Nice cross by Ysengrin.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Ysengrin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ysengrin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Ysengrin!
Francis Ysengrin is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Francis Ysengrin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.