PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Davinchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Real American. John Darby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darby
vs
Davinchi

190 cm
21
178 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
168 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Davinchi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like John Darby has been cut.
Darby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davinchi.
Davinchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davinchi tries to clinch but Darby moves out of range.
Darby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davinchi. Davinchi obviously looking to wear him down.
Davinchi looks for the body kick but Darby saw that one coming.
Darby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davinchi.
Davinchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Davinchi tries to land a leg kick but Darby saw it coming and moves away.
Darby moves out of range of the strikes.
Davinchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darby is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davinchi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davinchi is looking to clinch but Darby is avoiding it.
Davinchi throws a head kick that Darby semi-blocks.
Darby blocks a head kick by Davinchi.
Davinchi tries a low kick but Darby avoids it.
Darby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davinchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davinchi scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby avoids a punch combination nicely.

Davinchi has Darby up against the cage in a clinch.
Davinchi misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davinchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darby avoids it.
Davinchi missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Darby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davinchi avoiding damage.
Davinchi crunches a lovely knee into Darby's ribcage.
Darby tries to break the clinch but Davinchi is controlling the position.
Davinchi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davinchi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davinchi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davinchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darby's efforts to push away.
Darby wants to get back to striking at distance but Davinchi won't allow it.
Davinchi lands a knee to the body.
Davinchi tries to land knees in the clinch but Darby avoids the damage to the body.
Darby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davinchi keeps control of Darby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Darby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davinchi connects with a looping right hand.
Davinchi is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi throws a series of strikes that have Darby backpedaling.
Darby throws out a loose jab but Davinchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davinchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Darby off the cage and back into range.
Davinchi thumps Darby with a low kick.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Davinchi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davinchi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davinchi tries a low kick but Darby avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davinchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davinchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Darby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davinchi throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Davinchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Darby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davinchi misses with a head kick.
Davinchi lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davinchi.
Darby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davinchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darby looks to score with a jab to the body but Davinchi is just out of range.
Darby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davinchi can pounce on him.
Darby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davinchi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davinchi throws a leg kick but Darby checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davinchi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darby. Davinchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davinchi feints and then cracks Darby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darby down.
Darby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davinchi is looking to chop away at Darby's legs.
Darby connects with a body shot that sends Davinchi's belly button to the back.
Davinchi cracks the inside of Darby's front leg.
Davinchi moves in looking to clinch but Darby pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davinchi tries to avoid it but Darby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davinchi to the ground. Davinchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davinchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Davinchi misses.
Davinchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davinchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davinchi.
Darby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davinchi tries to clinch up.
Leonardo Davinchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davinchi scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davinchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davinchi lands a head shot.
Darby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonardo Davinchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davinchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davinchi, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davinchi lands with a kick to the temple. Darby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A thudding body kick lands there by Davinchi!
A good leg kick by Davinchi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi lands a leg kick that knocks Darby off balance momentarily.

Davinchi takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Davinchi.
Davinchi keeps control of Darby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darby working hard to break the clinch.
Davinchi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davinchi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davinchi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darby will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Davinchi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davinchi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davinchi landing knees to the head.
Davinchi connects with a knee to the head.
Davinchi tries to land a knee to the head but Darby blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Davinchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Darby's cut.
That's time! Darby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davinchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davinchi misses with a head kick.
Davinchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davinchi misses with a low kick.
Davinchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darby momentarily.
Davinchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davinchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davinchi moves away.
Darby avoids the head kick by Davinchi.
Leonardo Davinchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davinchi moves out of range as Darby strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davinchi moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davinchi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davinchi lands a knee to the head.
Davinchi lands a good knee to the midsection. Darby won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davinchi.
A knee to the head by Davinchi.
Davinchi misses with a knee strike.
Davinchi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davinchi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davinchi tries to land a knee to the head but Darby blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davinchi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Davinchi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi avoiding damage.
Davinchi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davinchi avoiding damage.
Darby tries to circle away but Davinchi has him pinned against the cage.
Darby is trying to break the clinch but Davinchi is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davinchi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davinchi lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davinchi trying to land knees to the body.
Davinchi lands a knee to the body.
Davinchi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

John Darby's cut is getting worse.
Darby is trying to break the clinch but Davinchi is controlling him.
Darby wants to break free but Davinchi has control.
Darby drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davinchi pulls his leg out and moves away.

Davinchi moves into the clinch.
Davinchi holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Darby is trying to push Davinchi away but Davinchi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darby tries for a takedown but Davinchi manages to get underhooks.
Davinchi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Davinchi crunches a lovely knee into Darby's ribcage.
Davinchi leaning against his opponent.
Darby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davinchi with a knee to the head.
Darby takes an elbow to the temple.

Darby is rocked!
Davinchi lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Davinchi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Darby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davinchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Darby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Davinchi! Darby is out on his feet! Davinchi rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Darby is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Darby is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Davinchi!
After the big win, Leonardo Davinchi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.