PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 1190 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 162 p4p, 239 weight class). Darko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ominous Drumming kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Steve
vs
Darko

185 cm
40
177
32 - 24 - 0

178 cm
41
180
25 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Pound Town INC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darko wants to clinch
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Darko's ribs.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pound Town Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve digs a good body shot into Darko's ribs.
Steve jabs Darko right on the nose. Darko blinks but takes it well.
Steve catches Darko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve misses with a body punch
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve misses the body punch
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Steve looks to clinch
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a two punch combo.
Darko swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is looking to wear down Darko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko avoids the body shot from Steve.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Darko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darko defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Darko throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darko counters with a good low kick that Steve was not able to check.
Donk. Darko catches Steve right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Steve fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Darko flicks out a counter leg kick but Steve steps away.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Darko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Steve will probably get the nod.
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.

Darko throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko counters with a body kick.
Steve throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Steve throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Darko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Steve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darko counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve takes one to the chin there.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve connects with a jab.
Darko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steve. That did some damage!
Steve tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve jabs Darko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Good shot there by Steve.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darko counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Darko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Darko scores with a head kick. Steve tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jay Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Good work by Steve as he checks the leg kick.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko thinks about the counter body kick.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darko counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko tries a quick counter leg kick but Steve is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darko doesn't seem phased though.
Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve throws a series of punches but Darko avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Steve dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Darko
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve connects with a jab.
Darko defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Darko thows a leg kick but Steve checks it

and Steve counters with a crisp one two that drops Darko! Steve thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Darko to his feet! Darko is in big trouble!

Darko is rocked!
Steve swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Darko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Darko thumps Steve with a low kick.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Steve throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darko scores with a jab.

Darko catches Steve napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Steve to the canvas!

Steve is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko passes Steve's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Steve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve pushes Darko off looking to stand but Darko dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Darko is looking for a kimura here.
Steve tries to kick Darko off but Darko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steve 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vlad Darko!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vlad Darko made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.