PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the ring accompanied by I'm new in da city. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wailer's choice of entrance music: Soul Rebel. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Darkim
vs
Wailer

178 cm
28
203 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

190 cm
32
200 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Darkim misses.
Darkim looks to land a combination but Wailer avoids it well.
Wailer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wailer lands a nice hook to Darkim's body. Darkim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darkim lands a jab to Wailer's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Darkim.
Darkim slips a jab from Wailer.
Wailer connects with a leg kick. Darkim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Wailer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wailer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wailer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wailer punishes Darkim's body with a nice straight punch.
Wailer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wailer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkim misses with a two punch combination.
Wailer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Darkim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkim stuns Wailer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim misses with a straight right.
Darkim misses with a double jab.
Bunny Wailer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkim tests Wailer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darkim throws a lazy right hand but Wailer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wailer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A right-left combo lands from Darkim.

It looks like Bunny Wailer has been cut.
Darkim walks into a stiff left hand from Wailer.
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!
Wailer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkim.
Sloppy strikes from Darkim. Those never looked like landing.
Darkim misses with a combination
and Wailer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darkim really felt that one!
Wailer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wailer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Darkim is breathing heavily.
Wailer thows a body kick. Darkim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wailer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkim circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer connects with a high kick.
Darkim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wailer throws a looping overhand right but Darkim ducks down to avoid it.
Darkim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wailer throws out the jab.
Wailer throws a quick inside leg kick.

Wailer has closed the distance and engaged Darkim in a clinch.
Wailer tries a body shot but Darkim blocks it.
Darkim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkim looking to slow down the pace here.
Wailer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darkim is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wailer.
Wailer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wailer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wailer working aggressively here.
Darkim lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darkim backwards.
Darkim trying to control the position but instead, Wailer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darkim into the ropes.
Wailer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkim.
Darkim jumps guard but Wailer stands there with Darkim around his waist. Darkim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darkim is trying to stall.
Darkim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wailer.
Wailer lands with a light punch inside.
Wailer tries to throw a body punch but Darkim avoids it by throwing Wailer back against the ropes.
Darkim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wailer.
Darkim tries to stall but Wailer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darkim tries a body shot but Wailer blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wailer lands an uppercut.

Darkim turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wailer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Darkim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wailer defending well though.
Wailer is trying to control but can't.
Darkim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darkim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darkim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Darkim 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.
Darkim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darkim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wailer's head.
Wailer is looking to control Darkim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wailer avoid being mounted?
Darkim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Wailer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Wailer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Darkim misses.
Wailer looks to land a left hand but Darkim moved out of range nicely.
Darkim throws a jab when Wailer was well out of range.
Wailer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkim. Darkim obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunny Wailer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkim throws a leg kick which misses Wailer's front leg but catches the back leg as Wailer tries to avoid it.
Darkim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wailer.
Donk. Darkim catches Wailer right on the button with a cross.
Darkim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wailer. Wailer obviously looking to wear him down.
Wailer misses with a double jab
and Wailer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wailer doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkim circles away.
Darkim misses with an uppercut
and Wailer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wailer lands with a shot to the body.
Wailer lands a leg kick that knocks Darkim off balance momentarily.
Wailer catches Darkim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Darkim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim wants to free his trapped foot but Wailer is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Wailer is defending against the submission attempts here by Darkim.
Wailer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wailer tries to get to full guard but Darkim has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wailer tries to kick Darkim off but Darkim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Darkim.
Wailer working a defensive guard here.
Wailer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darkim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darkim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wailer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darkim is stalling in the full guard.
Wailer is trying to keep Darkim in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Wailer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wailer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darkim postures up.
Darkim is pushing down on Wailer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wailer is fighting to maintain full guard but Darkim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Darkim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Darkim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkim lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Darkim seems to be looking for submissions.
Wailer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darkim is looking to advance position but Wailer won't allow it.

Darkim is trying to work for a kimura but Wailer is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wailer gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alucard Darkim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Wailer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wailer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkim tries to bum rush Wailer with a series of wild strikes but Wailer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darkim throws an off balance right hand
and Wailer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wailer - that will leave a mark!
Wailer defending well as Darkim loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Wailer.
Darkim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darkim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wailers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wailer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wailer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkim checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wailer feints and then cracks Darkim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darkim down.
Darkim fails to land with a series of punches.
Wailer with a jab.
Wailer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkim.
Some wild striking there from Darkim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wailer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wailer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunny Wailer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darkim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wailer.
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!
Darkim avoids the head kick by Wailer.
Wailer scores with a one two! Darkim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wailer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wailer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wailer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darkim if he has to take too many more of those.
Wailer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darkim takes one to the chin there.

Darkim is rocked!
Wailer lands a jab to Darkim's midsection.
Oh Darkim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer lands a hook that stumbles Darkim back into the ropes. Wailer follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Darkim to the canvas! Wailer pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Darkim has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bunny Wailer!
A relieved looking Bunny Wailer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.