PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Throm Moonvale (ranked 5973 p4p, 24900 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 550 p4p, 642 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Moonvale
vs
Darwin

190 cm
21
245
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
275
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

The Stuff
Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Throm Moonvale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin feints and then cracks Moonvale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moonvale down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darwin.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moonvale throws out the jab.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Moonvale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Moonvale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
A big left from Moonvale misses.
Moonvale moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarwin.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Moonvale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Moonvale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Moonvale moves out of range of the leg kick from Darwin.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moonvale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darwin throws a head kick but Moonvale moves out of range.
Moonvale takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darwin misses with a low kick as Moonvale jumps back.
Darwin leaves Moonvale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin takes a swing at Moonvale's ribcage but misses.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
Darwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Moonvale finds it's target.
Moonvale avoids a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Darwin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Darwin connects with a body shot that sends Moonvale's belly button to the back.
Moonvale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moonvale misses with a body shot.
Darwin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moonvale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Moonvale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darwin's head.
Moonvale avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Moonvale moved out of range.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Moonvale is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moonvale appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Moonvale as he connects with a hook.
Moonvale throws a low kick but Darwin moves out of range easily.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moonvale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moonvale looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Moonvale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
Moonvale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Moonvale.
Moonvale avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Moonvale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Darwin clinches.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks it.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks it.
Darwin scores with a knee to the head.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks with his arms.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moonvale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darwin stalling in the clinch.
Moonvale tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
Darwin landing knees to the body.
Moonvale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darwin looks winded!
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darwin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Moonvale can't break the clinch.
Darwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moonvale blocks the elbow strike.
Darwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moonvale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moonvale misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moonvale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Darwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moonvale's face.
Darwin lands an elbow that stopped Moonvale in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darwin throws a head kick but Moonvale moves out of range.

Moonvale instigates a clinch.
Moonvale is trying to break free.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moonvale.
Darwin lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darwin.
Charles Darwin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Darwin.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moonvale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Darwin.
Nice elbow from Darwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moonvale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moonvale managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Darwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moonvale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Darwin.
Darwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moonvale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Darwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moonvale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moonvale working hard to break the clinch.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks it.
Darwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moonvale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darwin lands a good knee to the midsection. Moonvale won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Moonvale blocks an elbow strike from Darwin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moonvale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darwin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moonvale's brow.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks with his arms.
Moonvale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moonvale.
Moonvale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moonvale blocks it with crossed arms.
Darwin has Moonvale pressed against the cage.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darwin has Moonvale pressed against the cage, preventing Moonvale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moonvale tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Moonvale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moonvale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moonvale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darwin looking to throw knees to the head but Moonvale is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Moonvale blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moonvale managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Moonvale blocks an elbow strike from Darwin.
Moonvale tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Moonvale managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darwin working aggressively here.

Moonvale breaks from the clinch.
Moonvale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Moonvale throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Moonvale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Darwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charles Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moonvale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moonvale throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
Moonvale closes the distance and clinches up with Darwin, looking for a takedown. Moonvale pushes Darwin against the cage but Darwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Moonvale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moonvale just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Moonvale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin looks to land a body kick but Moonvale moved away.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonvale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darwin.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moonvale is able to avoid easily.
Moonvale clobbers Darwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a head kick but Moonvale moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a kick to the body
and Moonvale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moonvale scores with a jab to the body.
Moonvale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darwin under the eye.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moonvale.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Moonvale.
Darwin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moonvale rather than just go for the knockout.
Moonvale jabs Darwin right on the nose. Darwin blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Moonvale misses the shot to the body.
Moonvale lands a nice shot to the body.
Moonvale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darwin is able to avoid easily.
Darwin thinks about the counter body kick.
Good leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Moonvale circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin dodges the punch combination from Moonvale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings for the body but Moonvale moves out of range.
Moonvale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Moonvale.
Moonvale blocks the body kick.
Darwin scores with a shot to the body.
Moonvale just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Moonvale misses.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moonvale.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moonvale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moonvale connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Darwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Moonvale.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moonvale throws out the jab.
A jab from Moonvale finds it's way through Darwin's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Moonvale.
Moonvale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crunch! Darwin slams his shin into Moonvale's torso.
Moonvale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darwin as he jumps to the side.
Throm Moonvale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moonvale misses with a looping right.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin throws a body kick that misses.
Darwin misses with a low kick as Moonvale jumps back.
Moonvale throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Moonvale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darwin staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonvale throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darwin moves out of range as Moonvale strikes.
Moonvale walks into a left hand.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonvale moves away.
Darwin wants to clinch.
Moonvale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Darwin forces Moonvale back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moonvale is trying to maintain a safe position but Darwin gets an underhook and turns Moonvale into the cage.
Darwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darwin.
Darwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moonvale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Darwin.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Throm Moonvale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darwin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Darwin!