PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Darian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darian comes to the cage accompanied by Fly By Night. Lance Darian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Lance Darian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darian
vs
Magalhaes

185 cm
23
203 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

191 cm
22
199 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Darian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darian misses the shot to the body.
Darian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magalhaes avoids the head kick by Darian.
Magalhaes slips under a jab.
Darian digs a good hook to Magalhaes's body.
Darian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magalhaes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Darian gets caught flat footed, as Magalhaes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Magalhaes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magalhaes is working Darian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darian controls Magalhaes momentarily but Magalhaes frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magalhaes.
Darian keeping moving, preventing Magalhaes from controlling successfully.

Magalhaes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Darian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Darian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Darian!
Magalhaes gets back to half guard.
Darian tries to stand and escape but Magalhaes is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Magalhaes controls his leg.
Magalhaes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Magalhaes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magalhaes is trying to control but can't.
Darian not doing much here.
Magalhaes is trying to control but can't.

Darian is trying to work for a kimura but Magalhaes is defending well.
Darian wants to take a breather but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Magalhaes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is trying to control the position but Darian postures up.
Magalhaes wants to sweep here but Darian controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darian trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Magalhaes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darian wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
Magalhaes controls Darian momentarily but Darian frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lance Darian wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Darian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magalhaes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darian.
Sloppy strikes from Darian. Those never looked like landing.
Magalhaes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magalhaes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darian throws a hook to the side of Magalhaes's head but Magalhaes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magalhaes. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magalhaes manages to avoid it.

Magalhaes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vince Magalhaes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Magalhaes fails with a takedown attempt.
Darian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magalhaes.
Magalhaes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darian leaves Magalhaes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darian misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Darian does no damage.
Magalhaes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Magalhaes.
Darian lands with a hook. Magalhaes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magalhaes slips under a jab from Darian.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darian sprawls well. Darian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet.
Magalhaes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magalhaes.
Lance Darian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Darian.
Darian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magalhaes slips under a jab from Darian.
Darian throws a head kick that misses.
Darian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magalhaes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Magalhaes with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Darian. No joy for Magalhaes on that attempt.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown but Darian shows good takedown defense.
Darian misses with a wild combination.
Darian slaps away a takedown attempt from Magalhaes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lance Darian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darian throws a head kick but Magalhaes moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darian misses with the combination.
Darian throws a right and a left that Magalhaes avoids nicely.
Magalhaes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darian wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darian duly obliges.
Darian throws a series of punches but Magalhaes avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Darian dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Darian stuffs the takedown attempt from Magalhaes. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet.
Darian throws the left hand but Magalhaes avoids the punch easily.
Lance Darian is winning the standup battle so far.
Darian scores with a sloppy right hand. Magalhaes should have avoided that one.
Lance Darian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes dives in and grabs Darian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darian pushes down on Magalhaes's head and hops out.
Magalhaes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darian throws out a leg kick but Magalhaes moves out of range and Darian only half commits.
Magalhaes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Magalhaes.
No joy there for Darian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes shoots in for a double leg but Darian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magalhaes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darian.
Darian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magalhaes fails with a takedown attempt.
Magalhaes with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Darian to counter with a crisp jab.
Magalhaes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darian looks to land a combination but Magalhaes avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes avoids the body shot from Darian.
Darian misses with an uppercut

and Magalhaes counters with a shoot takedown. Darian fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magalhaes wants to control from the top but Darian keeps moving.
Magalhaes passes Darian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magalhaes trying to control from half guard but Darian is working away.
Darian is looking to improve his position.
Darian is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darian has hold of Magalhaes's hands but Magalhaes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Magalhaes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magalhaes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magalhaes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magalhaes lands with a punch from half guard.
Darian tries to roll over but Magalhaes keeps him under control.

Magalhaes is working for a kimura but Darian is defending it quite comfortably.

Magalhaes seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is looking to take a break and control but Darian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magalhaes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magalhaes wants to pass to mount but Darian is defending the position.

Magalhaes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magalhaes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Magalhaes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magalhaes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vince Magalhaes!
An out of breath Vince Magalhaes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.