PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Eddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Eddington
vs
Senior

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Eddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Senior!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eddington has closed the distance and engaged Senior in a clinch.

Eddington jumps into guard, dragging Senior to the mat.
Senior tries to stand but Eddington is controlling from the bottom.
Senior won't allow Eddington to sweep him here.

Senior gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eddington tries to clinch up.
Eddington is looking to clinch but Senior is avoiding it.
Senior misses with a few strikes there.
Eddington shoots in but no luck this time.
A clash of legs there as Eddington blocks the low kick.
Horrible takedown by Eddington or perhaps it was just good defense by Senior which made him look bad.

Eddington closes the distance and clinches.
Eddington throws a punch but it's blocked by Senior.
Eddington trying to land knees to the body.
Eddington keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eddington managing to block the knees to the body from Senior.
Senior is trying to break free.

Senior manages to break the clinch.

Eddington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Senior has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eddington off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Senior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior misses with a low kick.
Eddington wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Senior.
Eddington wants to clinch up but Senior keeps it at a distance.
Senior swinging wilding here.
Senior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Senior throws a shot from downtown. Eddington moves away and avoids it.
Senior misses with a two punch combination.
Eddington fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Eddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Senior stuffs the takedown.
Eddington is breathing heavily.

Eddington instigates a clinch.

Senior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Senior throws a low kick but Eddington avoids it.
Eddington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Senior counters with a good low kick that Eddington was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Eddington or perhaps it was just good defense by Senior which made him look bad.
Senior throws a combination. Eddington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Eddington is rocked!
Eddington shoots in and drives through. Senior sprawls well.
Senior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Senior misses with a two punch combination.
Senior misses with a series of wild punches.
Senior scoring well with a low kick there.
Senior lands a front kick.
Eddington tries to clinch there but Senior circles away.

Eddington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Senior!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eddington working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Junior Senior has been cut.
Eddington landing shots from mount.
Eddington with shots to the head and body - Senior looks very uncomfortable down there.

The has opened up Junior Senior's cut even more.

Senior defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Eddington.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eddington scoring with strikes but Senior is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eddington is working for a guillotine from mount but Senior frees his head quite easily.
Senior tries to buck Eddington off but Eddington takes his back!
Eddington scores with punches and elbows.
Eddington scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Eddington lands shots from the back.
Senior has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Senior should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eddington loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Senior hold on?

Eddington is looking for the choke from the back position but Senior is controlling his hands well.
Senior is trying to get back to his feet but Eddington has full control of the position and if anything, Senior has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Eddington cracks Senior with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Senior from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senior trying to get back to his feet but Eddington is in full control for now.
Senior covering up well and avoiding damage.
Senior has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eddington connects with a big shot to the side of Senior's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Eddington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Senior's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Senior as Eddington shoots in.
A combination from Senior does no damage.
Senior misses with a two punch combination.
Eddington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Senior pinned against the cage. Senior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eddington is looking to clinch but Senior is avoiding it.
Senior digs a good body shot into Eddington's ribs.
Eddington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eddington is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Eddington or perhaps it was just good defense by Senior which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Eddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Senior.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Senior, right into the meat.
Eddington clinches but Senior breaks the clinch
and Senior counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Senior is breathing heavily.
Senior throws a right and a left that Eddington avoids nicely.

Eddington clinches.
Eddington stalling in the clinch.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eddington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eddington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Senior pinned against the cage. Senior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eddington checks the leg kick.
Senior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eddington.
Senior avoids the head kick by Eddington.
Eddington fails to land with a series of punches.
Senior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eddington's sensitive parts.
Senior throws a leg kick but Eddington moved away.
Eddington is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Senior.
Darnell Eddington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Senior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eddington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Senior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Senior stuffs the takedown attempt from Eddington. Eddington gets slowly back to his feet.
Senior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eddington's head backwards.
Eddington tries to clinch but Senior is having none of it.
Junior Senior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Senior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eddington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Senior misses with a series of wild punches.

Eddington has taken the fight to the clinch.

Senior breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Senior.
Senior misses with a double jab

and Eddington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Senior wants to stand and escape but Eddington is having none of it.

Senior wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Senior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eddington.
Senior misses with a kick to the body.
Eddington shoots in but Senior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eddington shoots in and drives through. Senior sprawls well.
Eddington tries to clinch up.
Senior closes the distance looking to clinch

and Eddington counters by clinching up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eddington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eddington keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Senior breaks the clinch.
Senior lands with a right hand.
Senior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Senior lands a knee to the body.
Eddington prevents Senior from breaking the clinch.
Senior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eddington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Senior has had enough of the clinch but Eddington keeps him there for the moment.
Eddington can't break the clinch.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senior missing with knees to the body.
Eddington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Eddington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senior falls off balance throwing a combination

and Eddington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eddington.
Senior is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eddington is controlling him.
Eddington trying to control but Senior is working from the bottom.

Senior scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.Senior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Senior scores with a sloppy right hand. Eddington should have avoided that one.
Oh Eddington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Senior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eddington's sensitive parts.
Eddington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eddington looks for a takedown but Senior sprawls well.

Eddington closes the distance and clinches.
Eddington wants to stall.

Senior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Senior moves in close and cracks Eddington with a massive right hand! Eddington, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the cavas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Senior!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Senior!