PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Convents
vs
Darko

200 cm
23
268 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
285 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Convents misses the jab.
Convents misses with a head kick.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Convents tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darko throws a nice looking combination but Convents bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
Convents goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darko throws a series of punches but Convents avoids them all with ease.
Darko looks to land a combination but Convents avoids it well.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darko looks gassed!
Convents misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Convents lands the left hand.
Darko with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Convents throws a head kick that misses.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darko looks to land a combination but Convents avoids it well.

Convents clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko has had enough of the clinch but Convents keeps him there for the moment.

Convents breaks from the clinch.

Convents closes the distance and pushes Darko back into the cage.
Convents lands a hook that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Convents has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Convents lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darko lands a shoulder strike.
Darko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Convents tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Convents escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darko misses with the combination.
Convents fails with an attempt to clinch.

Convents closes the distance and clinches.
Darko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Convents breaks from the clinch.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.

Convents scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Convents stands up out of the half guard.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darko shoots for a double leg takedown but Convents sprawls well. He's pushed Darko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darko has a takedown stuffed.
Convents throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Convents ducks under a wild hook from Darko.

Convents closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Convents stands up.
Convents scores with a head kick.
Convents showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
Convents lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darko's sensitive parts.
A combination from Darko does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convents tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darko swivels and escapes.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robin Convents has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Darko.
Convents tries to clinch up.
Darko lands with an uppercut that bounces Convents off the cage and back into rage.
Convents wants to clinch up but Darko keeps it at a distance.
Convents tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Convents moved out of range nicely.
Darko throws a series of punches but Convents moves out of range.
Darko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Convents showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darko is defended easily by Convents.
Convents showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Convents goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darko shoots for a double leg takedown but Convents sprawls well. He's pushed Darko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Convents looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko throws a nice looking combination but Convents bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darko throws a series of punches but Convents avoids them all with ease.
Convents lands with a kick to the temple. Darko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Convents sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Convents slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Convents dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Convents has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Convents looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko misses with the combination.
Darko tries for a takedown but Convents circles away easily

and Convents counters with a takedown into side control.
Darko is looking for a sweep.
Darko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darko wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Darko taking a bit of punishment here - Convents scoring with strikes.
Darko can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Convents avoids the strikes from the bottom by Darko.
An elbow from Convents crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Convents tries to stand but Darko is controlling his head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darko looks to land a combination. Convents sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Convents counters with an inside leg kick.
Darko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robin Convents has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Darko.
No luck for Darko with that takedown attempt.

Convents gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Convents has Darko up against the cage in a clinch.
Darko tries to break free but Convents pushes him back against the cage.
Darko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Darko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darko lands with a short shot to the head.
Convents prevents Darko from breaking the clinch.
Darko wants to break the clinch but can't.

Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Convents shoots in but Darko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convents shoots in and drives through. Darko sprawls well.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Convents wants to clinch up but Darko keeps it at a distance.
Convents moves in looking to clinch but Darko pushes him off.
Donnie Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Convents fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko misses with a wild combination.

Convents shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Darko napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Convents decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Convents fails with the takedown.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.

Convents has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darko.
Darko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darko tries to break free but Convents pushes him back against the cage.
Convents prevents Darko from breaking the clinch.

Convents breaks from the clinch.
Darko misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darko throws a series of punches but Convents avoids them all with ease.
Convents misses with a wild body shot.
Darko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Darko stalks Convents and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Convents's face. Convents staggers backwards, shaken.
Darko scores with a one two! Convents had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darko stuffs the takedown attempt from Convents. Convents gets slowly back to his feet.
Darko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Convents throws a series of punches but Darko moves out of range.
Darko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Darko.
Some wild striking there from Darko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Convents rushes Darko and presses him up against the cage.
Darko tries to break free but Convents pushes him back against the cage.

Convents's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Darko.
Convents shoots for a takedown but Darko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darko looks to land a combination but Convents avoids it well.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Convents shoots for a takedown but Darko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darko throws a combination that misses
and Convents counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko looks to land a combination. Convents sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darko looks to land a combination. Convents sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darko throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Convents dominated that second round.
That's time! Convents's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Darko throws a looping overhand right but Convents ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Convents. No joy for Darko on that attempt.

Convents gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Convents escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Convents takes the fight into the clinch.
Convents is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Darko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Convents gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Convents breaks from the clinch.

Convents closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Convents keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darko's efforts to push away.
Darko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Convents tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Convents's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darko can't break the clinch.
Darko lands a shoulder strike.

Convents breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
Convents lands with a right hand.
Convents is looking to clinch.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darko!
Robin Convents is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Convents ducks right into an uppercut from Darko.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Convents fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darko.
Darko works over Convents's head and body with a nice combination.
Convents throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darko's waist but Darko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Convents off to one side.
Convents slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Darko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Convents defends it nicely.
Robin Convents has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Darko.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Convents's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darko breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Darko. No joy for Convents on that attempt.
Darko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darko throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
Darko throws a series of punches but Convents avoids them all with ease.
Darko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Convents counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Convents looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Convents as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Convents showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
Convents slips under a jab.

Convents shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Convents trying to stand up but can't free himself from Darko's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko wants to stand up but Convents is controlling him.
Convents pushing down on Darko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Darko wants to get back to full guard.
Convents trying to pass the guard but Darko defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Convents wants to clinch up but Darko keeps it at a distance.
Convents avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Convents counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Darko tests Convents's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Convents showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko misses the jab.

Convents has managed to clinch.
Convents working hard to break the clinch.
Darko gets underhooks to prevent Convents's takedown attempt.
Convents takes a shot to the head.
Darko lands with a left to the head.

Darko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Convents has a takedown stuffed.
Robin Convents is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Convents slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Donnie Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Convents will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Convents showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Convents, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Convents!