PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Tooreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tooreal has chosen Forever as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dwayne Tooreal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Darko
vs
Tooreal

200 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
271 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronny Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Tooreal!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Darko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darko has a takedown stuffed.
Ronny Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tooreal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tooreal dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Darko.
Tooreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tooreal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darko circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko shoots in for a double leg but Tooreal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Darko.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tooreal as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooreal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tooreal circles away.
Darko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tooreal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tooreal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darko throws a right hand that Tooreal ducks under and follows up with a left that Tooreal also avoids with ease.
Darko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darko tries to clinch up but Tooreal circles away and keeps his distance.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt - Tooreal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tooreal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tooreal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darko tries to clinch up but Tooreal circles away and keeps his distance.
Tooreal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tooreal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darko.
Tooreal avoids the body shot from Darko.
Tooreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tooreal slaps away a takedown attempt from Darko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tooreal misses with a wild combination.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tooreal tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tooreal to the ground. Tooreal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tooreal.
Darko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Darko drives through and clinches with Tooreal against the cage.
Darko can't get the takedown.
Tooreal is trying to break free.
Darko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tooreal prevents it.
Darko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tooreal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tooreal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tooreal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darko misses with a takedown

and Tooreal counters by clinching up.
Darko is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tooreal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tooreal connects with a crisp jab.
Tooreal misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Tooreal misses.
Tooreal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darko.
Darko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tooreal.
Darko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tooreal swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Tooreal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Darko throws a combination that misses
and Tooreal counters with a straight right hand.
Darko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tooreal scores with a jab.
Tooreal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Tooreal counters with a good low kick that Darko was not able to check.
Tooreal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darko.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Darko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tooreal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darko.
Nice sprawl there from Tooreal as Darko shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Tooreal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tooreal misses with a wild combination.
Dwayne Tooreal seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Darko.
Darko is looking to clinch.
Darko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tooreal's waist but Tooreal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Darko off to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - Tooreal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tooreal tries to bum rush Darko with a series of wild strikes but Darko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Tooreal clinches up against the cage.
Tooreal is trying to break the clinch but Darko has him pressed against the cage.
Darko is trying to drag Tooreal to the mat but Tooreal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Darko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tooreal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tooreal wants to break free but Darko has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tooreal's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tooreal breaks the clinch.
Tooreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Tooreal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darko doesn't seem phased though.
Darko darts in trying to clinch
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tooreal cracks Darko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tooreal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Darko to stand back up!

Tooreal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tooreal.
Darko is trying to drag Tooreal to the mat but Tooreal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tooreal is trying to break the clinch but Darko has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal tries to break the clinch but Darko is controlling the position.
Darko is working for takedown but Tooreal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Darko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tooreal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tooreal has had enough of the clinch but Darko keeps him there for the moment.
Darko keeps control of Tooreal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darko wants a takedown.
Darko has Tooreal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tooreal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darko goes for a takedown attempt but Tooreal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tooreal misses with a few strikes there.
Darko throws a leg kick but Tooreal moved away.
Tooreal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tooreal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darko misses with a body shot
and Tooreal counters with a nice uppercut.
Tooreal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries to clinch up

and Tooreal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darko tries to get to full guard but Tooreal has control of the leg.
Darko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko looking for a sweep. Not yet Darko, not yet.
Tooreal wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tooreal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Tooreal 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tooreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darko tries for a takedown but Tooreal circles away easily
and Tooreal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tooreal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tooreal lands with an uppercut that bounces Darko off the cage and back into rage.
Darko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tooreal looks to land a combination but Darko avoids it well.
Tooreal jabs Darko right on the nose. Darko blinks but takes it well.
Darko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tooreal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tooreal lands with a right hand.
Darko looks for a takedown but Tooreal sprawls well.
Tooreal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tooreal is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Tooreal circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tooreal sprawls well. Tooreal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darko gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Tooreal both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darko throws a head kick that misses.
Darko fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tooreal stuffs the takedown attempt from Darko. Darko gets slowly back to his feet.
Tooreal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darko throws a head kick that misses
and Tooreal counters with a two punch combo.
Tooreal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tooreal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tooreal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Darko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Tooreal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darko takes a jab right on the kisser.

Tooreal lands a left and a right that send Darko crashing to the mat, dazed. Tooreal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Darko is rocked!
Tooreal connects with a nice cross there... Darko is looking wobbly and Tooreal recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Darko to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tooreal jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne Tooreal!