PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Negro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Darwin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Turbo Negro's chin.

Negro
vs
Darwin

185 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Combat Pro Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turbo Negro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses with a low kick as Negro jumps back.
Negro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Negro ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Darwin ducks right into an uppercut from Negro.
Negro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Negro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Negro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Negro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Negro pushes him off.
Negro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Negro lands with a nice combination. Darwin backs away looking to recover.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Negro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Negro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Negro throws a leg kick but Darwin moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negro connects with the punch.
Darwin tries to clinch but Negro moves out of range.
Negro checks a leg kick.
Darwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Negro tries to bum rush Darwin with a series of wild strikes but Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Negro.
Negro tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Negro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negro lands a nice looking body shot.
Negro misses the shot to the body.
Darwin wants to clinch up but Negro keeps it at a distance.
Darwin throws a head kick but Negro moves out of range.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Negro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Negro does it's job there.
Darwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darwin slips a jab and a cross from Negro.
Darwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darwin tries a low kick but Negro avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Negro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Negro's calf.
Darwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Negro circles away.
Negro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Darwin walks into a stiff left hand from Negro.
Negro cracks Darwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darwin is looking to land body kicks.
Negro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turbo Negro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Negro throws a right and a left that Darwin avoids nicely.
Darwin drops his hands momentarily and Negro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Negro throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Negro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turbo Negro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Negro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Negro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Negro connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Negro moves away and avoids it.
Darwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Negro circles away.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Negro circles away.
Negro avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Negro throws a right and a left that Darwin avoids nicely.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Negro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Negro checks a leg kick.
Negro cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Negro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
Darwin wants to clinch.
Negro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Darwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Negro connects with a crisp jab.
Negro connects with the punch.
Darwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Negro checks it well.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Negro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Negro moves out of range easily.
Darwin wants to clinch.
Darwin lands with a shot to the body.
Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Negro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darwin scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Negro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negro checks a leg kick nicely.
Darwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darwin tries to clinch up but Negro circles away and keeps his distance.
Darwin tries to clinch up but Negro circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Negro.
Darwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Negro circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Negro blocks the leg kick.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Turbo Negro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Negro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darwin is looking to clinch but Negro is avoiding it.
Negro swats away the attempt to clinch by Darwin.
Darwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Negro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Negro lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin walks into a straight right hand from Negro.
Darwin tries to clinch up but Negro circles away and keeps his distance.
Negro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darwin's head backwards.
Turbo Negro is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negro scores with a jab to the head.
Negro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Negro swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Darwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Negro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darwin lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Turbo Negro has been cut.
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Negro takes an elbow to the temple.
Darwin stalling in the clinch.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Negro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Negro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darwin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Negro takes a shot to the head.
Darwin lands an elbow just above Negro 's eye.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin lands a damaging elbow.
Negro takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Darwin.
Darwin lands a knee to the head.
Darwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Negro's face.
Darwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Negro wants a takedown but no success here.
Darwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Darwin.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
Darwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darwin prevents Negro from breaking the clinch.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Negro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darwin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turbo Negro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darwin looking to throw knees to the head but Negro is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negro is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Darwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Darwin stops a takedown attempt from Negro.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
Negro stalling in the clinch but Darwin improves position.
Good body shot from Darwin.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Darwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darwin keeps control of Negro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Darwin.
Negro tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Darwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Negro blocks it with crossed arms.
Negro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Darwin.
Negro wants a takedown but no success here.
Negro takes an elbow to the temple.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Negro is trying to stall.
Negro has had enough of the clinch but Darwin keeps him there for the moment.
Darwin connects with a knee to the head.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Negro is working for takedown but Darwin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Negro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turbo Negro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darwin with a knee to the head.
Negro avoids the elbow strike from Darwin, against the cage.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Negro.
Negro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
Darwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Negro is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Negro has his back to the cage.
Negro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Darwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Negro 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turbo Negro!