PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Darwin
vs
Barone

175 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Barone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Barone moves into the clinch.

Darwin drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Barone is proving a slippery customer.
Darwin wants to sweep here but Barone controlling him for the moment.
Barone looking to pass the guard.
Darwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barone manages to get himself to full guard.
Darwin trying to control but Barone is working from the bottom.
Darwin thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Darwin stops Barone from standing up.
Barone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darwin trying to control but Barone is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barone's guard.

Darwin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Darwin is trying for a kimura here. Barone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Darwin wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Darwin!