PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grandmaster Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grandmaster Red enters the cage!

Darko
vs
Red

172 cm
32
182 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

181 cm
31
177 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155
Wolfpack Threadz

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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grandmaster Red!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko looks to clinch
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko tries to clinch there but Red circles away.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Red scores with a punch to the head.
Darko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Red scores with a jab. Darko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Red avoids it really well and circles away.
Red swats away the attempt to clinch by Darko.
Red thuds his right hand into Darko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darko moves in looking to clinch but Red pushes him off.
Red connects with a looping right hand.

Darko gets the takedown into side control.
Red tries to bench press Darko off him but Darko keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Red can do anything to dispel that myth.

Darko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Darko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Darko throws a strike aimed at the side of Red's head but Red avoids it well.
Red prevents Darko from improving position.
Darko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko works to advance to full mount. Red defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Red wants to hold on but Darko pushes him away.
Red really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Red wants to get back to his feet.
Red tries to hold on but Darko pushes him away.
Red takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Red tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darko lands a big shot there that rocks Red but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Darko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Darko throws some wild stikes that Red manages to avoid easily.
Darko with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Darko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Darko has hold of Red's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Red manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Red is looking to get to half guard.

Darko wants to finish this one by submission but Red is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Darko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko breaks from Red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Darko wants to control the pace but Red is squirming around nicely.
Red tries to hold on but Darko postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Darko content just to control the position here.
Red is working to get back to half guard.
Darko with the ground and pound from mount.
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 thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Darko prevents Red from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko dominating with strikes here.
Darko with shots to the head and body - Red looks very uncomfortable down there.
Red is bucking up trying to escape but Darko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Darko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You get the feeling that Red really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Red stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Red wants it to stay on the feet.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Darko drives through with a takedown into Red's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Red looking for a sweep. Not yet Red, not yet.
Darko stops Red from standing up.
Darko is looking to work some ground and pound but Red has wrist control.
Darko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darko is looking to work some ground and pound but Red has wrist control.
Darko is looking to work some ground and pound but Red has wrist control.
Red can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darko controls the pace.
Darko passes Red's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Darko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Red's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko trying to control from Red's half guard. Red has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Red looking for a sweep. Not yet Red, not yet.
Red lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Darko!
Red throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Darko because Red loaded up on that one.
Darko tries to hold on but Red pushes him away.
Darko gets back to half guard.
Red works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red looking to ground and pound but Darko is blocking nicely.
Darko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donnie Darko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Red looking to ground and pound but Darko is blocking nicely.
Red throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Darko tries to reverse the position but Red maintains control.
Darko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Red tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red trying to control but Darko is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko blocking the ground and pound.
Red thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Darko tries to reverse the position but Red maintains control.
Red thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Red throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Darko working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries to hold on but Red postures up.
Red thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Darko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Red thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red tries to control but Darko wriggling away.
Darko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donnie Darko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Red connects with a looping right hand.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Darko moves away from the strike by Red.
Red connects with a single shot there.
Red swats away the attempt to clinch by Darko.
Grandmaster Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Red. Beautiful body shot.
Darko tries to clinch but Red moves out of range.
Darko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Red sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Darko has closed the distance and engaged Red in a clinch.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but Darko has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red's efforts to push away.
Red working hard to break the clinch.
Red gets underhooks to prevent Darko's takedown attempt.
Darko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Red prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red lands a body shot in the clinch.
Red tries to break the clinch but Darko is controlling the position.
Red tries to circle away but Darko has him pinned against the cage.
Red taking a breather.
Red tries to break free but Darko pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a punch to the body.
Red wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Darko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Red works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Red 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darko is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko gets full guard.
Red wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Darko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Red manages to get himself to full guard.
Grandmaster Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko postures up.
Red utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darko looking to pass the guard.
Darko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Darko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Red is trying to improve his position.

Darko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Red has escaped the position, nice work there.
Donnie Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red is not content to let Darko control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darko, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!
Donnie Darko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.