PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dashark (ranked 4607 p4p, 3420 weight class) and King Ghidora The Destroyer (ranked 158 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dashark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big shark by BEACH BOYS. The Destroyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disgusting Sounds of bones being crushed and flesh being torn. Mark Dashark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dashark
vs
The Destroyer

180 cm
26
300
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
300
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Dashark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Ghidora The Destroyer !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dashark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Destroyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dashark could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dashark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Destroyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dashark fails with a takedown attempt.
The Destroyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Destroyer ! But no joy.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Destroyer enables Dashark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Destroyer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dashark passes into half guard.
Dashark 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.
Dashark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dashark working over The Destroyer with some ground and pound. The Destroyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dashark working the head and body with strikes.
Dashark stops The Destroyer from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dashark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Destroyer defending well though.
Dashark throwing shots but The Destroyer is blocking nicely.
The Destroyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dashark.
Dashark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Destroyer defending well though.
Dashark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Destroyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dashark.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dashark connects with a nice short shot to The Destroyer 's temple.
Dashark thows a huge punch but The Destroyer dodges it nicely.
The Destroyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dashark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dashark slows the pace down in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Destroyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dashark throwing shots but The Destroyer is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dashark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dashark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Destroyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dashark.
Dashark 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.
Dashark throwing shots but The Destroyer is blocking nicely.
Dashark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dashark thows a huge punch but The Destroyer dodges it nicely.
The Destroyer is not content to let Dashark control the position.
Dashark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dashark is nestled in close to The Destroyer , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Dashark there.
The Destroyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dashark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Dashark there.
Dashark controlling the action here.
Dashark throwing shots but The Destroyer is blocking nicely.
Dashark working The Destroyer over with strikes.
Dashark is trying to control the action in half guard but The Destroyer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dashark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dashark scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dashark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Destroyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dashark connects with a nice short shot to The Destroyer 's temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Destroyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dashark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dashark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Destroyer 's head.
Dashark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dashark passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Destroyer !
The Destroyer looks winded!
The Destroyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dashark breaks from The Destroyer 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dashark landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dashark throws a jab but it's blocked by The Destroyer .
Donk. Dashark catches The Destroyer right on the button with a cross.

Dashark feints and as The Destroyer raises his hands in defense, Dashark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dashark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dashark wants to control from the top but The Destroyer keeps moving.
The Destroyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dashark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dashark wants to control from the top but The Destroyer keeps moving.
Dashark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dashark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dashark landing some decent shots from guard.
Dashark trying to control the position from guard on top but The Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dashark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dashark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dashark scoring with some ground and pound.
Dashark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dashark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dashark is in close to The Destroyer 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dashark throws a big elbow that misses.
Dashark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dashark lands a couple of digs.
Dashark distracts The Destroyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dashark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dashark forces his way into half guard.
Dashark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Destroyer defending well though.
Dashark not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dashark lands with a punch from half guard.
Dashark thows a huge punch but The Destroyer dodges it nicely.
Dashark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dashark is looking to take a break and control but The Destroyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dashark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Destroyer is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dashark connects with a nice short shot to The Destroyer 's temple.
Dashark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dashark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dashark connects with a nice short shot to The Destroyer 's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dashark lands a nice short elbow.
Dashark is nestled in close to The Destroyer , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dashark drops an elbow to the side of The Destroyer 's head.
Dashark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dashark is trying to control the action in half guard but The Destroyer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dashark lands strikes from half guard.
Dashark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Dashark.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dashark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Destroyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dashark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dashark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dashark dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dashark manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Destroyer on his heels. He'll look to pass The Destroyer 's guard now, I'm sure.
The Destroyer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Destroyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dashark controls the pace.
Dashark trying to control the position from guard on top but The Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dashark is in close to The Destroyer 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dashark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dashark scoring with some ground and pound.
Dashark chips away with some ground and pound.
The Destroyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dashark passes The Destroyer 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dashark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Destroyer defending well though.
Dashark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dashark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Destroyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dashark.
Dashark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

The Destroyer is rocked!
Dashark lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt The Destroyer quite badly. The Destroyer pulls Dashark in close trying to recover. Dashark postures up and lands two really hard shots that put The Destroyer on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but The Destroyer doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dashark!
Mark Dashark thanked the fans post fight for their support.