PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Dardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal TD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardey comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. TD has chosen Give it all as his entrance music. Khal TD is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dardey
vs
TD

155 cm
19
151 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Dardey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khal TD!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TD throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dardey.
TD cracks the inside of Dardey's front leg.
Dardey is breathing heavily.

TD moves into the clinch.
Dardey takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dardey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.
TD landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dardey's defenses.
TD is stalling here.
TD lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
TD lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

TD breaks from the clinch.

TD moves into range and clinches up with Dardey.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dardey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD landing knees to the head.
TD slows down the pace here.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
TD lands a damaging elbow.
Dardey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from TD.
Dardey takes an elbow to the forehead.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
TD is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

TD manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

TD closes the distance and clinches.
TD working Dardey over with knees to the body.
Dardey tries to break free but TD pushes him back against the cage.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Dardey's ribcage.
TD working Dardey over with knees to the body.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
TD landing knees to the head.
TD is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
TD lands a knee to the body.
Dardey missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from TD.
Knees in the clinch landing for TD.
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Dardey.
TD lands a knee to the body.
TD lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dardey is trying to break free.
TD landing knees to the body.
TD with a knee to the head.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

TD breaks the clinch.

TD drives through and clinches with Dardey against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TD lands a nice elbow.
Dardey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TD avoids it.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
TD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
TD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

TD breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
TD moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

TD gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dardey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TD avoids it.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Dardey's ribcage.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dardey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

TD breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

TD closes the distance and clinches.
TD avoiding damage as Dardey throws knees to the body.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dardey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dardey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
TD landing knees to the body.
TD scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TD comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dardey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TD avoids it.
A knee to the head by TD.
Dardey missing with knees to the body.
TD lands a good knee to the midsection. Dardey won't want to take too many of those.
TD with a knee to the head.
TD lands an elbow inside that Dardey shrugs off.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Dardey's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
Dardey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dardey tries to circle away but TD has him pinned against the cage.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by TD.
TD with a knee to the head.
Dardey tries for a takedown but TD manages to get underhooks.
TD lands a damaging elbow.
Dardey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dardey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. TD smiles and moves away.

TD fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dardey, pushing him back against the cage.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dardey takes a knee to the side of the body.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TD lands a knee to the head.

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.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.

TD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from TD. No joy for Dardey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Dardey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TD moves out of range of the body kick.

Dardey tries to keep at a distance but TD has taken the fight into the clinch.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.

TD breaks the clinch.
Dardey fails with a takedown attempt.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
TD closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by TD.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Dardey.
Dardey tries to land knees in the clinch but TD avoids the damage to the body.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
TD landing knees to the body.

TD manages to break the clinch.

TD pushes Dardey up against the cage in a clinch.
TD looking to slow down the pace here.
Dardey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal TD dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

TD lands a head kick. Dardey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by TD.
A cross from TD lands.

TD clinches up with Dardey and pushes him back against the cage.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TD is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
Dardey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
Nice elbow from TD.
TD landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from TD.

TD's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by TD.
Dardey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khal TD seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from TD.

Dardey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. TD is trying to defend but Dardey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
TD trying to hold on to Dardey's head to control him but Dardey postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dardey wants to pass the guard but TD is defending well.
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.
TD looks like he's trying to stand up.
TD is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Dardey wants to take a breather but TD is having none of it.
Dardey throwing shots but TD is blocking nicely.
TD slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
TD has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TD looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dardey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dardey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
TD has a closed guard, preventing Dardey from standing up.
TD looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
TD manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dardey tries to reverse the position but TD maintains control.
TD unloading with bombs!
Dardey is desperately trying to improve his position but TD has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Dardey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
TD lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by TD.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TD lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dardey tries to reverse the position but TD maintains control.
TD punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dardey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
TD with shots to the head and body - Dardey looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by TD.
Dardey is in all sorts of trouble here.
TD landing strikes from the mount.

TD is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dardey is surviving well by controlling TD's body position as best he can.
Dardey is in a horrible position here. TD smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
TD looking to control but Dardey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! TD connects with a massive shot to the dome!
TD lands with some strikes.
TD lands with some strikes.
TD lands a nice shot to the head.
TD avoids the attempt from Dardey to control.
TD working the ground and pound effectively.
Dardey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dardey is trying to stand.

TD is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dardey is surviving well by controlling TD's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal TD showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Dardey shoots in and drives through. TD sprawls well.

TD clinches up against the cage.
TD landing knees to the body.
TD holding his opponent close, against the cage.
TD landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Dardey's ribcage.
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dardey wants to get back to striking at distance but TD won't allow it.
TD leaning his opponent against the cage.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dardey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
TD avoiding damage as Dardey throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
TD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dardey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dardey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TD is defending well for now.
TD scores a nice knee to the body.
TD taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dardey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from TD.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khal TD seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dardey misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD scores a nice knee to the body.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TD landing knees to the body.
Dardey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dardey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TD is defending well for now.
TD scores with a knee to the head.
Dardey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

TD breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from TD. No joy for Dardey on that attempt.
TD moves in looking to clinch but Dardey pushes him off.
TD scores with a jab to the body.
Dardey shoots in and drives through. TD sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Dardey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by TD as he connects with a hook.

TD has closed the distance and engaged Dardey in a clinch.
TD landing knees to the body.
TD misses with a knee strike.
Dardey jumps guard but TD stands there with Dardey around his waist. Dardey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dardey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dardey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
TD landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TD avoiding damage as Dardey throws knees to the body.
TD scores a nice knee to the body.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
TD's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
TD comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
TD lands a damaging elbow.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dardey tries to break the clinch but TD is controlling the position.
Dardey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TD is defending well for now.
Dardey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Dardey's ribcage.
Dardey takes a knee to the side of the body.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.

TD manages to break the clinch.
Dardey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dardey tries to clinch up

and TD counters by clinching up.
TD slowing the pace effectively.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TD manages to break the clinch.
Dardey doesn't manage to clinch there - TD circles away.

TD gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dardey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
Dardey takes a knee to the side of the body.
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dardey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
Dardey takes a knee right on the jaw!
TD scores with a knee to the head.
TD landing knees to the body.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
Dardey is trying to break free.
TD scores a nice knee to the body.
Dardey missing with knees to the body.
TD lands an elbow just above Dardey 's eye.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
Dardey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
TD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dardey trying to land knees to the body.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dardey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Dardey.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
Khal TD is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dardey is trying to break free.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Dardey.
Dardey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from TD.

TD manages to break the clinch.
TD scores with a head kick.

TD fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dardey, pushing him back against the cage.

TD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

TD fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dardey, pushing him back against the cage.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Dardey.
Knees to the body from TD.
Nice elbow from TD.
Dardey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TD is defending well for now.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
TD lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stan Dardey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TD scores a nice knee to the body.
TD working Dardey over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khal TD comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well TD has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal TD!