PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 265 p4p, 2911 weight class) and Kick Boxer Jr (ranked 40 p4p, 369 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bleak
vs
Boxer Jr

180 cm
22
160
10 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
169
8 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Bleak misses
and Boxer Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer Jr stuns Bleak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bleak drives through with a takedown into Boxer Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boxer Jr has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Power Shark Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boxer Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bleak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bleak looking to pass the guard.
Boxer Jr controlling the position.
Bleak postures up in Boxer Jr's guard and throws a big left but Boxer Jr blocks it.
Boxer Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bleak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boxer Jr's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak throws a big elbow that misses.
Bleak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boxer Jr wants to stand but Bleak is controlling the position.
Bleak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer Jr is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxer Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bleak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boxer Jr controls Bleak momentarily but Bleak frees himself.
Bleak pushes down on Boxer Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bleak prevents Boxer Jr from improving his position.
Bleak is looking to take a break and control but Boxer Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bleak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bleak lands with a punch from half guard.
Bleak 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.
Boxer Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bleak manages to mount him!
Boxer Jr is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bleak breaks from Boxer Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Boxer Jr is rocked!

It looks like Kick Boxer Jr has been cut.
Bleak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bleak tries to push Boxer Jr's head away but Boxer Jr is holding on tight.
Bleak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boxer Jr is still in real trouble! Can Bleak finish him?
Bleak cracks Boxer Jr with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darsin Bleak!
Our winner, Darsin Bleak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.