PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between VIc Darchinyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VIc Darchinyan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Darchinyan
vs
Terror

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Fiat NOX

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, VIc Darchinyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reece Terror!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terror wants to clinch.
Terror moves in looking to clinch but Darchinyan pushes him off.
Terror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darchinyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Terror.
Terror tries to clinch but Darchinyan moves out of range.
Darchinyan avoids the head kick by Terror.
Terror fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terror 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.

Darchinyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darchinyan wants to stall.
Darchinyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terror blocks it with crossed arms.
Darchinyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darchinyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Terror looking to throw knees to the head but Darchinyan is blocking nicely.

Darchinyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Darchinyan pushes Terror up against the cage in a clinch.
Darchinyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terror landing knees to the body.
Darchinyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darchinyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Terror leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darchinyan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terror prevents it.
Darchinyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Terror gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but Terror blocks it.
Darchinyan tries to land a knee to the head but Terror blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror has Darchinyan pressed against the cage.
Terror lands a knee to the head.

It looks like VIc Darchinyan has been cut.
Terror connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darchinyan's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darchinyan.
Terror leaning against his opponent.
Terror with a knee to the head.
Terror landing knees to the body.
Darchinyan looking to stall.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but Terror blocks it.
Darchinyan is breathing heavily.
Terror just leaning against Darchinyan, taking a breather.
Terror tries a knee to the head but Darchinyan blocks it.
Darchinyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darchinyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darchinyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darchinyan has Terror pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Terror manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VIc Darchinyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terror misses with a knee to the head.
Terror looking to stall.
Terror connects with a knee to the head.

Darchinyan is rocked!
Terror misses with a knee strike.
Darchinyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Terror avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Darchinyan is trying to stall.
Terror looking to throw knees to the head but Darchinyan is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terror lands a knee to the head.
Oh Darchinyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terror misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan jumps guard but Terror stands there with Darchinyan around his waist. Darchinyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darchinyan seems to have got his legs back now.
Terror throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darchinyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Terror is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Terror leaning against his opponent.
Darchinyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darchinyan lands an elbow inside.
Terror looking to throw knees to the head but Darchinyan is blocking nicely.
Terror misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan misses with a knee strike.
Darchinyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Terror has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but Darchinyan blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Darchinyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darchinyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darchinyan.
Darchinyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darchinyan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Terror using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darchinyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darchinyan wants to break free but Terror has control.
Darchinyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terror using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darchinyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Terror misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darchinyan.
Terror has Darchinyan pressed against the cage, preventing Darchinyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darchinyan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darchinyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terror tries to stall but Darchinyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darchinyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Darchinyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darchinyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Terror.
Darchinyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terror closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darchinyan circles away.
Darchinyan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terror backs up against the cage.
VIc Darchinyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darchinyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terror tries to clinch but Darchinyan moves out of range.

That's four 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.
Darchinyan works over Terror's head and body with a nice combination.
Darchinyan cracks the inside of Terror's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darchinyan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darchinyan.

Darchinyan pushes Terror up against the cage in a clinch.
Terror keeps control of Darchinyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darchinyan has Terror pressed against the cage.
Darchinyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darchinyan misses with a knee strike.
Terror crunches a lovely knee into Darchinyan's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Terror.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terror is trying to stall.
Terror avoids a wild elbow strike from Darchinyan.
Darchinyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darchinyan tries to land a knee to the head but Terror blocks with his arms.
Darchinyan is trying to force a seperation but Terror has the dominant position.
Terror connects with a knee to the head.
Terror blocks the elbow strike.
Darchinyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reece Terror will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VIc Darchinyan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darchinyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terror, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Terror.
Terror misses with a knee strike.
Terror throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darchinyan tries to land a knee to the head but Terror blocks with his arms.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terror misses with a knee to the head.

Darchinyan breaks the clinch.
Terror moves in looking to clinch but Darchinyan pushes him off.
Darchinyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darchinyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terror's sensitive parts.
Terror tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darchinyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Terror in the body.
Terror tries to clinch up but Darchinyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Darchinyan keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Darchinyan lands but Terror takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darchinyan throws a series of punches but Terror avoids them all with ease.

Darchinyan closes the distance and clinches.
Terror with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darchinyan with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darchinyan can't get the takedown.
Darchinyan misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan looking to throw knees to the head but Terror is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darchinyan wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darchinyan throws an elbow but misses.
Terror tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darchinyan throws an elbow that misses.
Darchinyan is trying to maintain a safe position but Terror gets an underhook and turns Darchinyan into the cage.
Darchinyan can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VIc Darchinyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darchinyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terror is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terror tries a knee to the head but Darchinyan blocks it.
Terror blocks an elbow strike.
Darchinyan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Terror misses with a knee strike.
Darchinyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terror tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darchinyan tries to pull guard but Terror holds him up against the cage and eventually Darchinyan drops back down to his feet.
Terror keeps control of Darchinyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Terror tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Terror avoiding damage.

Darchinyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terror on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terror looks for the body kick but Darchinyan saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darchinyan scores with a one two! Terror had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Darchinyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darchinyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terror avoids a wild elbow strike from Darchinyan.
Darchinyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Darchinyan breaks the clinch.
Terror shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Darchinyan does no damage.
Darchinyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terror. That did some damage!
Darchinyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Terror has managed to clinch.
Terror stalling in the clinch but Darchinyan improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darchinyan.
Darchinyan tries to pull guard but Terror holds him up against the cage and eventually Darchinyan drops back down to his feet.
Darchinyan lands an elbow that stopped Terror in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darchinyan.
Terror unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darchinyan tries to pull guard but Terror holds him up against the cage and eventually Darchinyan drops back down to his feet.
Darchinyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terror blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darchinyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terror with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terror lands a knee to the head.
Terror throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darchinyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Darchinyan tries to land a knee to the head but Terror blocks with his arms.
Darchinyan tries to pull guard but Terror holds him up against the cage and eventually Darchinyan drops back down to his feet.
Darchinyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terror tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darchinyan misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Terror misses with a knee strike.
Darchinyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darchinyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darchinyan throws an elbow but misses.
Darchinyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Terror avoids a wild elbow strike from Darchinyan.
Terror is looking to control Darchinyan's arms but Darchinyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Terror has his back to the cage.
Darchinyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terror with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darchinyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darchinyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terror walks away with a smile on his face. Darchinyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darchinyan.
Terror is looking to clinch.
Darchinyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terror tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terror tries to clinch up but Darchinyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Terror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terror tries to clinch up but Darchinyan circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darchinyan.
VIc Darchinyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Darchinyan clinches with his opponent.

Darchinyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darchinyan throws a series of punches but Terror moves out of range.
Terror is looking to clinch.
Darchinyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darchinyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darchinyan - that will leave a mark!
Darchinyan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Terror takes a step back to recover.
Darchinyan keeps Terror at a distance using the push kick.
VIc Darchinyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Darchinyan closes the distance and pushes Terror back into the cage.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VIc Darchinyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on VIc Darchinyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Terror takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terror tries to clinch there but Darchinyan circles away.
Darchinyan scoring well with a low kick there.

Darchinyan clinches up against the cage.
Darchinyan misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terror misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terror's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but Terror blocks it.
Darchinyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Terror leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terror with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terror scores a nice knee to the body.
Terror blocks the elbow strike.
Darchinyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terror walks away with a smile on his face. Darchinyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terror tries to clinch up.
Terror wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terror is looking to clinch.
Darchinyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terror.
Terror shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darchinyan pinned against the cage. Darchinyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darchinyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darchinyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Darchinyan clinches up with Terror and pushes him back against the cage.
Darchinyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Terror leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terror misses with a knee to the head.
Reece Terror seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darchinyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terror looking to throw knees to the head but Darchinyan is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darchinyan.
Darchinyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darchinyan lands an elbow just above Terror 's eye.
Darchinyan misses with an elbow strike.
Terror with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darchinyan throws a knee to the head but misses.

Darchinyan breaks the clinch.
Darchinyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terror manages to avoid it.
Terror doesn't manage to clinch there - Darchinyan circles away.
A solid body kick from Darchinyan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darchinyan.
Terror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darchinyan misses with a head kick.
Darchinyan tries to bum rush Terror with a series of wild strikes but Terror uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darchinyan. That's going to slow Terror down.
Darchinyan throws a right hand that Terror ducks under and follows up with a left that Terror also avoids with ease.
Darchinyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Darchinyan rushes Terror and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darchinyan stalls.
Darchinyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Terror leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darchinyan looking to throw knees to the head but Terror is blocking nicely.
Darchinyan with a knee to the head.
Terror with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Terror tries a knee to the head but Darchinyan blocks it.
Darchinyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terror lands a knee to the head.
Darchinyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Terror with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Terror blocks the elbow strike.
Darchinyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terror looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terror has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darchinyan.
Darchinyan tries to pull guard but Terror holds him up against the cage and eventually Darchinyan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VIc Darchinyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darchinyan looking to throw knees to the head but Terror is blocking nicely.
Terror putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darchinyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Terror throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terror blocks the elbow strike.
Terror is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darchinyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Terror gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Terror displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darchinyan up against the cage.
Terror misses with a knee strike.
Terror avoids the elbow strike from Darchinyan, against the cage.
Terror using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darchinyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darchinyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darchinyan trying to stall but Terror improves his position.
Darchinyan can't get the takedown.
Darchinyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Terror has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Terror tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Terror using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darchinyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Darchinyan breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darchinyan.

Terror clinches.
Terror dodges an elbow strike from Darchinyan.
Terror tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Terror throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darchinyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Darchinyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darchinyan misses with a knee to the head.
Darchinyan is trying to break free.
Terror tries to land a knee to the head but Darchinyan blocks with his arms.
Darchinyan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Terror just stands there and leans against the cage.
Terror with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Darchinyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darchinyan.
Darchinyan wants to land a leg kick but Terror is out of range.

Darchinyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Terror tries a knee to the head but Darchinyan blocks it.
Darchinyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
VIc Darchinyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darchinyan 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VIc Darchinyan!