PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast by Tech N9ne. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bison
vs
Darwin

190 cm
24
218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darwin to the mat! Darwin manages to get full guard.
Darwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bison is looking to work some ground and pound but Darwin has wrist control.
Bison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bison trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Darwin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Darwin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bison is looking for a sweep.
Darwin controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison is trying to control Darwin's posture but Darwin avoids it.

Darwin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand

and Bison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bison.
Darwin 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.
Bison thows a big elbow that misses.
Bison throws a big right hand that misses.
Bison looking to sit in guard and control but Darwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bison looking for a sweep. Not yet Bison, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bison 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.
Darwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Bison keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charles Darwin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Darwin takes one to the chin there.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bison jabs Darwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bison tries to move into range but Darwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Darwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles Darwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Bison checks it
and Bison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darwin.
Darwin swings for the body but Bison moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a body shot

so Bison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing Bison from controlling successfully.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cerventes Bison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darwin throws a leg kick

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Bison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bison.
Darwin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darwin gets underhooks to prevent Bison's takedown attempt.
Bison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bison misses with a body punch.
Darwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darwin avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Bison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bison presses Darwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bison looking to throw knees to the head but Darwin is blocking nicely.
Darwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Darwin gets underhooks to prevent Bison's takedown attempt.
Darwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bison.
Bison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison tries to throw a body punch but Darwin avoids it by throwing Bison back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bison as Darwin tries to tie him up.

Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin leaves Bison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cerventes Bison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Bison counters with a solid body kick.
Bison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darwin eats them both and turns towards Bison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bison throws a nice head kick!
Darwin is looking to slow Bison down with leg kicks.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bison counters with a nice body kick.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Bison finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bison counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bison trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Darwin, not yet.
Bison looking to pass the guard.
Darwin working a defensive guard here.
Bison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darwin wants to sweep here but Bison controlling him for the moment.
Bison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bison trying to control but Darwin is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand

and Bison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Darwin's guard now.
Bison trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin pulls Bison in close to his closed guard and prevents Bison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cerventes Bison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cerventes Bison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darwin's knee momentarily.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Bison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bison thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
and Bison counters with a nice body kick.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bison counters with a nice uppercut.
Bison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darwin's waist but Darwin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bison off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bison counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Bison throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Bison 's knee.
Darwin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Bison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there

and Bison counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Darwin is looking to regain half guard here but Bison keeps moving and retains side control.
Bison working away.
Darwin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Darwin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bison.
Bison wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Darwin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bison throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Darwin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bison not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bison prevents Darwin from improving his position.
Darwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bison is working away from the top position though.
Bison throws a strike but Darwin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bison throws and elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bison's guard. Nice move by Darwin!
Bison trying to control the position.
Bison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cerventes Bison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bison, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cerventes Bison!