PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Badolato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nneka - Heartbeat. Darius Badolato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Snow's chin.

Badolato
vs
Snow

180 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
191 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Badolato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow thows a body shot but no joy.
Badolato checks a leg kick nicely.
Badolato misses with a hook
and Snow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Snow slips a jab from Badolato.
Badolato misses with a straight left.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Snow.
Badolato scores with a jab to the body.
Badolato misses with a hook.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badolato.
Badolato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badolato moves away.

Badolato manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Snow on his heels. He'll look to pass Snow's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Snow keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Badolato tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badolato.
Badolato throws an elbow that misses. Snow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badolato's guard. Nice move by Snow!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato looking for a sweep. Not yet Badolato, not yet.
Snow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Badolato is trying to control the position but Snow postures up.
Snow won't allow Badolato to sweep him here.
Badolato keeping full guard, as Snow tries to pass.
Badolato keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
Badolato keeping full guard, as Snow tries to pass.
Snow postures up.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Badolato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jon Snow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Snow takes a swing at Badolato's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badolato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badolato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Badolato connects with a nice looking jab.

Badolato closes the distance and clinches.
Badolato tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Snow is fighting off a takedown attempt but Badolato is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Snow to the mat. Snow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badolato postures up in Snow's guard and throws a big left but Snow blocks it.
Badolato tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.

Badolato drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Snow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Badolato has Snow in his guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badolato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Snow stands up from Badolato's guard - Snow perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Snow enables Badolato to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Snow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Snow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snow controls Badolato momentarily but Badolato frees himself.
Badolato landing with the ground and pound.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato is fighting to break Snow's control of his arms but Snow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Snow keeping full guard, as Badolato tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato is looking to advance position but Snow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Snow controlling his opponent.
Badolato bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato is looking to work some ground and pound but Snow has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badolato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badolato is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Badolato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Snow misses with a hook
and Badolato counters with a nice uppercut.
Snow defending well as Badolato loads up on a big left hand.
Snow slips under a jab from Badolato.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Badolato.
Snow avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Badolato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Snow tries to sprawl but Badolato drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Badolato trying to control from Snow's half guard. Snow has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Badolato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badolato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snow keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Badolato stands and throws Snow's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Snow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badolato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Snow's legs.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Snow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badolato is putting a hurting on Snow here, landing some big shots from side control.

Badolato is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Snow is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
Badolato advances to mount.
Badolato tries to control but Snow wriggling away.
Badolato fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow is squirming around, avoiding Badolato's attempts to control the action.
Badolato looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Badolato goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Snow is on top in guard.
Badolato wants to sweep but no luck.
Snow forces his way into half guard.
Snow trying to control the action but Badolato is working from the bottom.
Badolato 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.
Badolato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Badolato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Badolato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Badolato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snow defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Badolato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato seems keen to control Snow's posture.
Badolato looking for a sweep. Not yet Badolato, not yet.
Snow postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Badolato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snow defends it easily.
Badolato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darius Badolato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Badolato dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Badolato misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Badolato misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badolato manages to avoid it.
Badolato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badolato catches Snow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Snow misses with a series of wild punches.

Badolato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badolato lands an elbow.
Badolato looks up at the clock and then as Snow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Badolato smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Snow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow is looking for a sweep.
Snow is trying to control Badolato's posture but Badolato avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato happy to just control the position for now.

Badolato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badolato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Snow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badolato advances to mount.
Snow taking shots to the head.
Snow is still in real trouble! Can Badolato finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow wants to hold on but Badolato pushes him away.
Snow seems to have recovered his senses.
Badolato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Badolato goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Snow is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato looking to control.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Badolato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snow stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.
Badolato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Badolato avoids the attempt from Snow to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to escape the mount.
Badolato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?

Badolato looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badolato breaks from Snow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Badolato wants to control the action but instead Snow gets a body lock and reverses into Badolato's guard! Nice work!
Snow preventing the sweep.
Snow trying to control but Badolato is working from the bottom.
Badolato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darius Badolato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badolato content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato working Snow over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badolato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
Darius Badolato thanked the fans post fight for their support.