PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Prococ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Darkhord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Prococ
vs
Darkhord

188 cm
23
234 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Prococ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Darkhord!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prococ throws a hook but Darkhord blocks it.
Prococ throws a body punch but Darkhord moves out of range.

Darkhord gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkhord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prococ has his hands clasped together around Darkhord's back. He's all about the action.
Prococ avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darkhord.
Prococ moves into full guard.
Darkhord throws a strike but Prococ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darkhord really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prococ. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darkhord throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Darkhord thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Prococ might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Prococ is looking to stand up but Darkhord won't let him.

Prococ stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkhord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prococ swings for the body but Darkhord moves out of range.
Darkhord looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Darkhord shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Prococ wants to get back to his feet.
Prococ trying to control here.
Darkhord looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prococ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darkhord looks to land a strike but Prococ avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Darkhord in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prococ controlling the position.
Darkhord makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darkhord must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Prococ manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Darkhord really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prococ tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Prococ prevents Darkhord from getting the reversal.
Darkhord is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prococ is breathing heavily.
Darkhord looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Prococ trying to control momentarily.
Prococ has the hooks in. Darkhord is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Prococ is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Darkhord is defending well though. Prococ let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkhord can't escape the position.
Prococ struggling to keep hold of the position.
I really don't envy Darkhord right now.

Prococ looking for the choke from the back.
Prococ missing with strikes.
I really don't envy Darkhord right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Prococ tightening his grip on Darkhord, looking for the choke.
Darkhord rolls, trying to escape but Prococ keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prococ trying to control.
Prococ misses with an elbow to the head.
Darkhord is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Prococ dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Prococ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkhord takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Darkhord scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Prococ preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Darkhord is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prococ works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darkhord is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Prococ is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darkhord defends well.
Darkhord looking to pass the guard.
Darkhord keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prococ's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkhord lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darkhord's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Darkhord cracks Prococ with a solid left hand.
Prococ is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prococ is really struggling to control Darkhord but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Darkhord landing some decent shots from guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Prococ here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Prococ working a defensive guard here.
Darkhord working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prococ's head.
Darkhord lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darkhord landing some decent shots from guard.
Darkhord keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prococ's head.
Prococ is trying to control the position but Darkhord postures up.
Darkhord postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darkhord is working Prococ over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prococ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prococ has momentary wrist control but Darkhord slips an elbow through the middle.
Darkhord stands up over Prococ, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Darkhord distracts Prococ with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Darkhord in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prococ pulls Darkhord in close to his closed guard and prevents Darkhord from doing any damage or advancing position.
Prococ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darkhord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prococ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darkhord avoids the head kick by Prococ.

Darkhord scores a takedown into full mount!
Darkhord has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prococ's face.
Prococ is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Prococ manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Prococ tries to roll over but Darkhord keeps him under control.
Darkhord slips a nice elbow through Prococ's hands, connecting with Prococ's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prococ wants to get back to full guard.
Darkhord looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prococ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prococ is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Darkhord scores with a couple of nice shots.

Prococ makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Prococ misses with a hook.
Darkhord throws a one two combo.
Prococ misses the shot to the body.
Darkhord motions for Prococ to come forward. Darkhord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Darkhord closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Darkhord lands in his opponent's guard.
Prococ lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Darkhord!
Darkhord tries to reverse the position but Prococ maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nate Darkhord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Prococ throws a lazy right hand but Darkhord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkhord shoots in for a takedown but Prococ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Prococ misses.
Prococ leaves Darkhord with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darkhord keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Prococ finds it's way through Darkhord's defenses.
A big left from Prococ misses.
Prococ wants to clinch.
Prococ misses with a wild body shot.

Darkhord feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Darkhord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prococ manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Darkhord is trying to reverse the position but instead Prococ has taken his back - oops!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prococ is landing with strikes from the back.
Darkhord can't escape the position.
Darkhord turns into Prococ and is now in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darkhord's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Darkhord makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darkhord postures up and lands a big shot to Prococ's brow.
Darkhord with a nice head shot there.
Darkhord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nate Darkhord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darkhord tries to free his leg and advance position but Prococ is retaining full guard.
Darkhord prevents Prococ from getting back to his feet.
Darkhord working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darkhord cracks Prococ with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darkhord with a nice head shot there.
Prococ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prococ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Darkhord closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Prococ manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Darkhord tries to get to full guard but Prococ has control of the leg.
Prococ seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Darkhord wants to get back to full guard but Prococ has mounted him!

Prococ jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Darkhord manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Prococ moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkhord can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Darkhord can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darkhord is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Prococ turns him over and now has his back.
Darkhord tries to break free.

Darkhord fending off the submission attempt from Prococ.
Prococ has the hooks in. Darkhord is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prococ is cranking Darkhord's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Darkhord! He's tightened the choke and Darkhord is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mirko Prococ!