PBP Commentary

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

Lecter
vs
Darko

195 cm
19
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronny Darko!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Lecter there.

Darko darts in and clinches Lecter up against the cage.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Darko.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darko lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Hannibal Lecter has been cut.
Nice elbow from Darko.
Darko landing knees to the body.
Darko just leaning against Lecter, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Darko.
Darko has Lecter pressed against the cage.
Darko with a knee to the head.
Darko with a knee to the head.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darko lands an elbow inside that Lecter shrugs off.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Darko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Darko landing knees to the head.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Darko.
Darko lands a nice elbow.
Darko landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Darko.
Darko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lecter's face.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Darko.
Darko crunches a lovely knee into Lecter's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko lands a knee to the head.
Lecter takes an elbow to the temple.
Darko lands an elbow inside that Lecter shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lecter's defenses.
Darko lands an elbow that stopped Lecter in his tracks for a moment.
Darko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Darko.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Darko.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darko landing knees to the body.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko lands a knee to the head.
Darko connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Darko has him pressed against the cage.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko scores with a knee to the head.
Darko connects with a knee to the head.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darko lands an elbow that stopped Lecter in his tracks for a moment.
Darko slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Darko.
Darko with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko crunches a lovely knee into Lecter's ribcage.
Darko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter avoiding damage as Darko throws knees to the body.
Darko is stalling here.
Lecter trying to stall but Darko improves his position.
Darko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lecter avoids the damage to the body.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow.
Darko lands a body shot.
Darko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lecter has had enough of the clinch but Darko keeps him there for the moment.
Lecter takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko landing knees to the body.
Darko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Darko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Darko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Darko moves into range and clinches up with Lecter.
Ronny Darko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lecter takes an elbow to the temple.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darko leaning against his opponent.
Darko prevents Lecter from breaking the clinch.
Darko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darko leaning against his opponent.
Darko lands a knee to the head.
Darko stalling against the cage.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Darko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lecter takes an elbow to the temple.
Darko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darko is struggling to control the position.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Darko.
Stalling in the clinch from Darko.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Darko lands a knee to the head.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darko misses with a punch to the body.
Darko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Lecter being controlled against the cage.
Darko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter can't break the clinch.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko lands a nice elbow.
Lecter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko connects with a knee to the head.
Darko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lecter's face.
Darko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darko trying to land knees to the body.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Darko keeps control of Lecter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darko lands with a left to the head.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lecter avoiding damage as Darko throws knees to the body.
Darko prevents Lecter from breaking the clinch.
Lecter wants to get back to striking at distance but Darko won't allow it.
Darko just leaning against Lecter, taking a breather.
Darko scores a nice knee to the body.
Lecter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darko has him pressed against the cage.
Darko stalling.
Darko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darko missing with knees to the body.
Darko lands an elbow just above Lecter 's eye.
Darko is stalling here.
Darko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Darko has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Darko has double underhooks.
Darko lands an elbow just above Lecter 's eye.
Darko lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Darko.
Stalling in the clinch from Darko.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darko scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Darko.
Darko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lecter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Lecter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Darko pushes Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Darko is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Darko.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Darko has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Darko clinches with his opponent.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Darko.
Darko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Darko with a knee to the head.
Darko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lecter up against the cage.
Darko lands a knee to the body.
Darko landing knees to the body.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lecter's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter managing to block the knees to the body from Darko.
Darko is looking to control Lecter's arms but Lecter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darko has his back to the cage.
Lecter can't break the clinch.
Darko stalling in the clinch.
Lecter can't break the clinch.
Darko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lecter's defenses.
Darko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darko tries a knee to the head but Lecter blocks it.
Darko trying to land knees to the body.
Lecter wants to break free but Darko has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Lecter managing to block the knees to the body from Darko.
Darko stalls.
Lecter is trying to break free.
Darko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two 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.
Lecter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darko taking a breather.
Darko tries to land a knee to the head but Lecter blocks with his arms.
Darko trying to land knees to the body.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Lecter has had enough of the clinch but Darko keeps him there for the moment.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Darko.
Darko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darko lands a left hand.
Darko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darko trying to land knees to the body.
Darko trying to control the position but instead, Lecter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darko into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lecter avoids the damage to the body.
Lecter avoiding damage as Darko throws knees to the body.
Darko landing knees to the head.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lecter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lecter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darko has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter can't break the clinch.
Darko lands an elbow just above Lecter 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darko.
Darko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darko landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darko prevents Lecter from breaking the clinch.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lecter is trying to stall.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko crunches a lovely knee into Lecter's ribcage.
Darko prevents Lecter from breaking the clinch.
Lecter takes an elbow to the temple.
Darko scores a nice knee to the body.
Darko stalling against the cage.
Darko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darko connects with a knee to the head.
Darko looking to throw knees to the head but Lecter is blocking nicely.
Lecter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronny Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Darko!