PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Black Keys - Breaks. Bull has chosen Black Label Society - Fire It Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darko
vs
Bull

178 cm
34
180 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

175 cm
37
157 lbs
38 - 30 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Fight Night Nutrition

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 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 30 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Darko.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Bull scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darko misses with a straight right.
Darko throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
Darko cracks Bull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull misses with a body shot
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Darko. No joy for Bull on that attempt.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Darko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Bull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darko is able to avoid easily.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darko slips a jab and a cross from Bull.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull misses with a hook.
Darko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
Bull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bull scrambles back to his feet.

Bull tries to keep at a distance but Darko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
Darko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.

Darko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
Ace Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Bull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darko circles away.
Bull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
and Darko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Darko.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Darko lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.

Darko has closed the distance and engaged Bull in a clinch.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Darko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Darko's head but Darko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darko lands with a nice body punch.
Darko lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Darko misses.
Darko slips under a jab.
Darko lands a nice shot to the body.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Darko connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
and Darko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darko throws an off balance right hand
and Bull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bull blocks a jab.
Bull tries to work over Darko's front leg with a kick but Darko checks it.
Darko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Darko misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Darko as he checks the leg kick.
Darko misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull slips a jab from Darko.
Darko swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bull there.
Darko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bull swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.

Darko takes the fight into the clinch.
Darko wants a takedown.
Darko wants to stall.
Darko is looking to take this one to the mat.

Darko manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Darko misses.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bull.
Bull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ace Darko is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko scores with a hook.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Darko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bull lands a right hook to the body.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bull.
Darko with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darko.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bull 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 Darko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko walks into a left hand.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Bull is trying desperately to land a takedown but Darko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bull.
Darko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bull.
Bull stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bull throws a right hand that Darko ducks under and follows up with a left that Darko also avoids with ease.
Ace Darko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ace Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
Darko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Bull throws a poor cross that misses
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bull.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Darko connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Bull.
Darko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a sloppy body shot
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bull needs to keep his hands up - Darko had a free shot at his head there.
Bull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bull walks into a stiff left hand from Darko.

Bull is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Darko. Beautiful body shot.
Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Bull is breathing heavily.
Bull scores with a nice strike.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull misses with a lunging right hand

and Darko counters with a single leg into guard. Bull didn't expect that.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a couple of elbows.
Darko is working Bull over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bull can't keep his opponent in guard - Darko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bull is looking for a sweep. Darko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bull seems to have recovered his senses.
Bull moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Darko trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Darko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bull's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Darko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Darko there.
Darko slips under a jab from Bull.
Bull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Darko.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Bull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darko if he has to take too many more of those.
Darko lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Bull finds it's way through Darko's defenses.
Bull shoots in for a double leg but Darko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.
Darko jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko lands with a good body shot.
Bull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darko. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bull is defended easily by Darko.
Bull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Darko tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull blocks a jab.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull shoots in looking for a takedown but Darko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ace Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
No luck for Bull with that takedown attempt.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull misses with a looping right.
Bull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darko cracks Bull with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko scores with a jab to the body.
Bull staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
A big left from Bull misses.
Darko tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Bull cracks Darko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Darko connects with a body shot that sends Bull's belly button to the back.
Darko misses with the combination.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Darko misses with a body kick.
Darko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roy Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
Bull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darko throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Bull shoots in looking for a takedown but Darko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ace Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Darko wants to clinch.
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Bull's front leg but catches the back leg as Bull tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darko.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Bull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Bull's front leg but catches the back leg as Bull tries to avoid it.
Darko staying out of range there.
Darko misses with the combination.
Darko thuds his right hand into Bull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Darko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Darko!
During a confident post fight interview, Ace Darko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.