PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by Sully Erna - Avalon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cristos's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump. Ace Darko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darko
vs
Cristos

178 cm
26
180 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

178 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko throws a hook to the side of Cristos's head but Cristos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cristos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darko's calf.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Darko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cristos scores with a leg kick.
Ace Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko throws a sloppy body shot
and Cristos counters with a head kick.
Cristos misses with an uppercut
and Darko counters with a head kick. That will keep Cristos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A bone on bone clash there as Darko blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cristos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cristos throws a front kick aimed at Darko's knee but Darko avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Cristos misses.
Cristos misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Darko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cristos.
Cristos defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko throws a low kick but Cristos moves out of range easily.
Martin Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Cristos lands a nice looking body kick.
Cristos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cristos lands a head kick. Darko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cristos enables Darko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cristos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cristos is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.

Cristos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko won't allow Cristos to sweep him here.
Cristos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Darko trying to control but Cristos is working from the bottom.

Darko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darko wants to control from the top but Cristos keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cristos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cristos trying to keep a closed guard but Darko is proving a slippery customer.

Cristos working for a triangle but Darko defends it easily.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cristos can't keep his opponent in guard - Darko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Darko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Darko lands strikes from half guard.
Darko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cristos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Darko unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristos tries to reverse the position but Darko maintains control.
Cristos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos wants to control but Darko is having none of it.
Cristos regains half guard.
Darko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cristos keeps working.
Darko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Darko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cristos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darko pulls his head out easily.
Darko is keen to just control but Cristos is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Cristos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Cristos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Cristos.
Darko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cristos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cristoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cristos is out of range.
Cristos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cristos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Cristos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Darko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darko moves out of range of the leg kick from Cristos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristos.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Cristos.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Cristos scores with a sloppy right hand. Darko should have avoided that one.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Cristos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Cristos.
Darko scores with a decent looking hook.
Darko lands a high kick!
Cristos tries to land a leg kick but Darko saw it coming and moves away.
Darko throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darko misses
and Cristos counters with a stiff right hand.
Cristos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cristos throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.

Darko 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.

Cristos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristos is breathing heavily.
Darko distracts Cristos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Darko wants to pass the guard but Cristos is keeping the position.
Darko slips nicely into half guard.
Darko trying to control the action but Cristos is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos is in trouble now - Darko has advanced to mount!
Darko landing strikes from the mount and Cristos is in trouble!

It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos is desperately trying to improve his position but Darko has a good base and remains in mount.
Darko lands a nice shot to the head.

Cristos is rocked!
Darko looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cristos covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Darko!
Ace Darko retains his welterweight title!