PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raggazza (ranked 1526 p4p, 1806 weight class) and Van Darkholme (ranked 215 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Raggazza
vs
Darkholme

175 cm
23
165
5 - 5 - 1

183 cm
24
177
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Raggazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Darkholme!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raggazza throws a hook but Darkholme avoids it easily.
Darkholme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raggazza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darkholme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raggazza was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkholme.
Raggazza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkholme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raggazza manages to avoid it.
Raggazza blocks a low kick nicely.
Raggazza just misses with a punch to the body.
Raggazza looks to throw the jab but Darkholme is out of range.
Raggazza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raggazza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raggazza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darkholme digs a good hook to Raggazza's body.
Darkholme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkholme lands a really nice looking cross but Raggazza seems unphased.
Raggazza staying out of range there.
Darkholme avoids the body shot from Raggazza.

Darkholme closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkholme lands a left hand.
Darkholme stops a takedown attempt from Raggazza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raggazza misses with some punches.
Raggazza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raggazza gets through Darkholme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raggazza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darkholme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darkholme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raggazza blocks an uppercut.
Darkholme lands an uppercut.
Darkholme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darkholme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darkholme's coach down at GachiClub was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Darkholme's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Darkholme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkholme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darkholme works on Raggazza's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkholme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.
Darkholme scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raggazza blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Raggazza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkholme.
Raggazza swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkholme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkholme misses with a body punch.
Darkholme lands with a light punch inside.

Raggazza is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raggazza throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darkholme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Raggazza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raggazza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkholme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raggazza seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Darkholme fails to land.
Raggazza throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkholme.
Darkholme pushes Raggazza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Darkholme.
Darkholme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raggazza struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkholme controls his hands.
Darkholme misses with a body punch.
Darkholme throws a punch but it's blocked by Raggazza.
Raggazza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkholme scores with a shot to the side of Raggazza's head.
Darkholme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkholme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darkholme blocks a body shot from Raggazza.
Darkholme has Raggazza pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Raggazza.
Raggazza lands a shot to the body.
Darkholme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Darkholme.
Darkholme misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkholme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkholme throws a head punch that misses.
Raggazza throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkholme.
Raggazza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darkholme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkholme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raggazza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raggazza struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkholme controls his hands.
Raggazza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raggazza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raggazza swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkholme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkholme scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Darkholme.
A right hook to the body lands for Darkholme.
Darkholme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raggazza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkholme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darkholme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkholme working aggressively here.
Raggazza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darkholme.
Raggazza tries to work over Darkholme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkholme pushes Raggazza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkholme blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkholme.
Darkholme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raggazza tries to land knees in the clinch but Darkholme avoids the damage to the body.
Raggazza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkholme is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkholme.
Darkholme pushes Raggazza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Darkholme scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkholme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.
Darkholme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raggazza.

Raggazza wants the takedown. Darkholme is fighting it off but Raggazza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Darkholme's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raggazza scoring with some ground and pound.
Darkholme throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Van Darkholme dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darkholme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darkholme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darkholme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raggazza.
Raggazza jabs Darkholme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raggazza misses with an uppercut. Darkholme saw that one coming.
Raggazza backing away here, and Darkholme unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darkholme lands a nice shot to the body.
Danny Raggazza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raggazza throws a series of punches but Darkholme avoids them all with ease.
Darkholme checks a leg kick nicely.
Raggazza shoots in for a takedown but Darkholme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Darkholme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darkholme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkholme works on Raggazza's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Darkholme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raggazza misses with a knee to the head.
Darkholme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkholme lands a left hand.
Darkholme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darkholme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darkholme.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkholme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkholme takes a shot to the head.
Raggazza misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darkholme.
Darkholme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raggazza can't find room to land a body shot as Darkholme controls the action.
Darkholme presses Raggazza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raggazza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkholme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkholme lands a body shot.
Darkholme can't find room to land a body shot as Raggazza controls the action.
Darkholme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raggazza tries to throw a body punch but Darkholme avoids it by throwing Raggazza back against the cage.
Raggazza tries to throw a body punch but Darkholme avoids it by throwing Raggazza back against the cage.
Darkholme controlling the action here for a moment.
Darkholme misses with some punches.
Darkholme avoids the elbow strike from Raggazza, against the cage.
Darkholme misses with the head strike.
Darkholme tries a body shot but Raggazza blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkholme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.
Raggazza tries a body shot but Darkholme blocks it.
A short uppercut from Darkholme.
Darkholme scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkholme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Darkholme as the two fighters clinch.
Darkholme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raggazza struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkholme controls his hands.
Darkholme swings wildly with an uppercut but Raggazza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Darkholme - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Darkholme on the inside.
Van Darkholme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darkholme swings wildly with an uppercut but Raggazza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkholme.
Darkholme lands with a light punch inside.
Raggazza struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkholme controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Darkholme as the two fighters clinch.
Darkholme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkholme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raggazza tries a body shot but Darkholme blocks it.
Raggazza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkholme lands a hook that snaps the head of Raggazza backwards.
Raggazza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raggazza blocking some punches.
Raggazza misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Darkholme.
Darkholme throws a big uppercut that drops Raggazza! More strikes from Darkholme and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Raggazza lies dazed against the cage as Darkholme celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Darkholme!