PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darglio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Black Keys "Funk #49". Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Darglio
vs
Teller

186 cm
33
202 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

183 cm
29
190 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Darglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darglio throws a head kick that misses.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.

Darglio connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Teller to the floor! Darglio dives in looking for the finish!

Teller is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darglio trying to pass the guard but Teller defending well.
Teller keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Teller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Darglio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darglio stopping the sweep attempt from Teller.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Red Darglio just wasn't active enough.
Darglio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darglio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darglio.
Darglio slips under a jab from Teller.
Teller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Darglio finds it's way through Teller's defenses.
Darglio connects with a leg kick. Teller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darglio just misses with a punch to the body.
Darglio misses with a few strikes there.
Teller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teller throws a jab when Darglio was well out of range.
We've been told by Darglio's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!

Darglio drops Teller with a right and a left! Darglio comes rushing in but Teller regains his composure and manages to keep Darglio in guard.
Teller is still in real trouble! Can Darglio finish him?
Darglio wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Teller seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Darglio won't allow Teller to sweep him here.
Darglio content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Red Darglio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Teller tries a low kick but Darglio avoids it.
Teller dodges the punch combination from Darglio.
Red Darglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darglio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darglio looks to score with a jab to the body but Teller is just out of range.
Darglio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teller misses with a wild combination.
Darglio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teller was well out of range. Poor timing from Darglio.
Darglio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Teller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darglio thinking.
Darglio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darglio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darglio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teller's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Teller misses
and Darglio counters with a body kick that stops Teller in his tracks momentarily.
Darglio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darglio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darglio lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Darglio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Darglio blocks a low kick nicely.
Darglio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller lands a head kick!
Teller swinging wildly here.
Darglio misses with a head kick.
Darglio throws a body kick that misses.

Darglio moves into the clinch.
Darglio blocks the elbow strike.
Darglio lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Teller fails to land.
Darglio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darglio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Teller lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darglio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Darglio tries to break free but Teller pushes him back against the cage.
Darglio missing with knees to the body.
Darglio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darglio tries a body shot but Teller blocks it.
Teller blocks a body shot from Darglio.

Teller breaks from the clinch.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teller throws a hook but Darglio blocks it.
Darglio misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller counters with a low kick, right behind Darglio 's knee.
Teller misses with a body kick.
Darglio lands a right hook to the body.
Red Darglio is winning the standup battle so far.
Darglio misses with a head kick.
Teller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darglio counters with a head kick. That will keep Teller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Darglio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller blocks the body kick.
Darglio lands a two punch combo.
Darglio thows a body shot but no joy.
Darglio throws a sloppy head kick and Teller moves out of range easily.
Darglio is looking to wear down Teller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darglio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Teller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darglio.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teller.
Teller throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teller.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darglio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Teller is out of range.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Darglio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darglio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teller.
Teller lands with a nice body punch.
Darglio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darglio ducks right into an uppercut from Teller.
Teller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darglio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darglio throws a wild body kick that Teller sees coming a mile off.
Teller throws a right and a left that Darglio avoids nicely.
Darglio throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Teller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darglio.
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!
Darglio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darglio just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Darglio as he checks the leg kick.
Darglio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darglio. Teller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darglio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Darglio misses
and Teller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darglios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Teller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Darglio is rocked!
Teller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Darglio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teller lands a jab to Darglio's midsection.
Darglio seems to have got his legs back now.
Darglio throws a chopping leg kick but Teller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Teller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Darglio slips under a jab from Teller.
An inside leg kick from Darglio misses.
A head kick misses from Teller.
Teller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darglio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darglio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darglio.
Teller lunges at Darglio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darglio's hand.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Darglio.
Darglio throws a body kick that misses.
Darglio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller blocks a head kick by Darglio.
Teller throws a hook but Darglio blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darglio.
Teller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Darglio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Teller connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teller. That's going to slow Darglio down.
Darglio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teller.
Darglio throws a sloppy head kick and Teller moves out of range easily.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Darglio is just out of range.
Teller misses with a left hand
and Darglio counters with a stiff right hand.
Teller moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darglio keeps Teller at a distance using the push kick.
Teller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teller connects with the punch.
Crunch! Teller slams his shin into Darglio's torso.
Teller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darglio.
Teller jabs Darglio right on the nose. Darglio blinks but takes it well.
Teller throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Darglio crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jax Teller!
A victorious Jax Teller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.