PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Gruber had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gruber
vs
Darko

180 cm
22
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Red Light Clothing ► Amsterdam!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber cracks Darko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Gruber gets a clinch.
Gruber lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gruber is leaning against Darko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko fails to pull guard.

Gruber pulls guard successfully.
Darko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruber is keeping the position for now.
Darko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Darko controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Darko tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darko is trying to maintain a safe position but Gruber gets an underhook and turns Darko into the cage.
Darko is working for takedown but Gruber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gruber is working Darko over against the cage.

Gruber gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gruber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darko keeps working.
Gruber thows a huge punch but Darko dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gruber trying to control from half guard but Darko is working away.
Gruber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gruber tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Darko wants to improve his position but Gruber is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gruber.
Gruber shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruber moves in looking to clinch but Darko pushes him off.
Gruber scores with a one two! Darko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gruber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darko pinned against the cage. Darko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Gruber or perhaps it was just good defense by Darko which made him look bad.
Gruber is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gruber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darko to the mat! Darko manages to get full guard.
Darko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gruber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Gruber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gruber has managed to get both his arms back between Darko's legs - danger averted.
Darko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gruber swinging wilding here.

Darko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gruber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Darko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Darko cracks Gruber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Darko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gruber is trying to get back to his feet.
Darko lands a nice forearm strike.
Darko advances nicely into full mount.
Darko lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darko breaks from Gruber's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Darko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Gruber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Darko.
The referee warns Gruber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Darko is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Darko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gruber has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Darko lands a heavy elbow.
Darko unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko raining down shots from the mount!
Darko landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Darko.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko landing strikes from the mount.
Darko lands with some strikes.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gruber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Darko lands a big elbow.
Darko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gruber is bucking up trying to escape but Darko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Darko prevents Gruber from getting the reversal.
Darko scoring with strikes but Gruber is staying in there.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donnie Darko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gruber wants to hold on but Darko pushes him away.
Darko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
Gruber tries to reverse the position but Darko maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Darko avoids the attempt from Gruber to control.

Darko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gruber is surviving well by controlling Darko's body position as best he can.
Darko lands with some strikes.
Darko with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gruber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gruber gets caught flat footed, as Darko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Darko connects with a couple of short punches.
Gruber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gruber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darko throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Darko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gruber with a poor takedown

and Darko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gruber's guard now.
Darko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruber is keeping the position for now.
Gruber trying to keep a closed guard but Darko is proving a slippery customer.
Darko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Darko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Darko postures up.
Gruber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gruber tries to get out of the position.
Darko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darko shoots for a takedown but Gruber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.

Darko scores a takedown into full mount!
Darko scoring with strikes but Gruber is staying in there.
Gruber taking shots to the head.
Darko landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Darko cracks Gruber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Darko is landing with some decent strikes but Gruber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Darko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gruber has worked his arm free - good work by Gruber!
Gruber is trying to control Darko's posture but Darko avoids it.
Darko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Darko landing strikes.
Darko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gruber!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gruber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Darko.
Darko with the ground and pound from mount.
Darko unloading with bombs!
Darko avoids the attempt from Gruber to control.
Darko with shots to the head and body - Gruber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Darko with a couple of short strikes.
Darko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
Darko scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!