PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dickens
vs
Darko

187 cm
26
187 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

172 cm
34
182 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.
Darko throws a body punch but Dickens moves out of range.

Dickens closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Darko's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
Dickens scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darko managing to control the position.
Dickens lands a couple of elbows.
Dickens 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.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens is stalling in the full guard.
Darko keeping full guard, as Dickens tries to pass.
Darko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens won't allow Darko to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dickens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Buff Dickens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dickens scores with a leg kick.

Dickens looking to score a takedown here. Darko is defending well but Dickens drives through and ends up in Darko's guard.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Dickens looking to pass the guard.
Darko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickens controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dickens preventing the sweep.
Dickens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darko's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickens controls the pace.
Dickens preventing the sweep.
Dickens wants to pass the guard but Darko is keeping the position.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buff Dickens.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickens. That's going to slow Darko down.
Dickens throws a leg kick which misses Darko's front leg but catches the back leg as Darko tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Dickens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dickens tries to bum rush Darko with a series of wild strikes but Darko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crunch! Dickens slams his shin into Darko's torso.
Dickens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dickens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darko momentarily.

Darko gets a double leg takedown into Dickens's guard.
Dickens is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.

Dickens is looking for a triangle but Darko pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dickens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dickens is controlling Darko's posture.

Dickens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darko wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving.
Buff Dickens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dickens is keeping the position for now.
Darko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dickens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Dickens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Dickens looking for a triangle here. Darko is fighting it but it looks tight! Dickens pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Darko is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Buff Dickens!
Our winner, Buff Dickens, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.