PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hick's entrance music is adam sandler - at a meduim pace. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hick
vs
Darko

170 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
31
182 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko tries to clinch up but Hick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hick swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hick pushes Darko up against the cage in a clinch.
Hick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Hick.
Hick pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hick obliges.
Darko wants a takedown.
Darko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hick prevents it.
Hick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hick lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hick scores with a knee to the head.
Hick tries a knee to the head but Darko blocks it.

Hick is fighting off a takedown attempt but Darko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hick to the mat. Hick regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Darko throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hick has momentary wrist control but Darko slips an elbow through the middle.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darko looking to sit in guard and control but Hick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Darko looking for a sweep. Not yet Darko, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hick wants to stand but Darko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Darko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bill Hick has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hick drives through and clinches with Darko against the cage.
Hick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hick scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bill Hick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Darko.
Hick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darko managing to block the knees to the body from Hick.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hick.
Darko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hick connects with a knee to the head.
Hick lands a knee to the head.
Hick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darko tries to score a body lock takedown but Hick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hick crunches a lovely knee into Darko's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hick scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hick connects with a knee to the head.
Hick lands a nice knee to the body.
Darko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hick is defending well.
Hick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darko's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hick.
Hick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hick crunches a lovely knee into Darko's ribcage.
Hick lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darko's brow.
Darko takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hick.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Hick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hick.
Hick tries to clinch but Darko moves out of range.
Hick wants to clinch.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.

Darko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hick parries the strikes from Darko easily there. Darko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hick to escape.
Darko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hick tries to bench press Darko off him but Darko keeps the position.
Darko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Darko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Darko working the ground and pound from side control.
Darko lands a nice forearm strike.
Hick can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Darko.
Donnie Darko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko trying to control the position but Hick is working away.
Darko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Darko wants to control but Hick is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko working the ground and pound.
Darko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darko working the ground and pound from side control.
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 staying calm.
Hick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darko on the ground.

Darko tries for a kimura but Hick is defending well.
Darko lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko trying to control the position but Hick is working away.
Hick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Darko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Darko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Darko.
Darko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko is chipping away with strikes.
Hick can't do much from the bottom here.
Darko tries to score with some ground and pound. Hick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Darko wants to control but Hick is keeping him busy.
Darko lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Darko tries for a kimura but Hick is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Darko has taken the fight to the clinch.

Darko has picked Hick up - he's going for a ride! Darko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hick is trying to stand up here but Darko is controlling him well.
Hick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darko throwing shots but Hick is blocking nicely.
Darko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Darko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darko trying to control the action but Hick is working from the bottom.
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 not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darko.
Darko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hick to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Darko works over Hick with some ground and pound from guard.
Hick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Darko wants to pass the guard but Hick is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darko passes into half guard.
Darko throwing shots but Hick is blocking nicely.
Darko lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko is trying to control. Hick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hick taking some punishment here, with Darko in his half guard.

Hick is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko works his way into full mount!
Oh Hick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hick 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 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!