PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliseo Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Darcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Darcy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wagner
vs
Darcy

155 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliseo Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Darcy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darcy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wagner's half guard.
Wagner really is a fat lump.
Darcy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wagner.

Darcy is working for a kimura but Wagner is defending it quite comfortably.

Darcy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Wagner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darcy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wagner looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darcy stays in close to Wagner's body and controls the position.

Darcy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Darcy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wagner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wagner has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcy pulls Wagner in close to prevent any damage.
Darcy controls Wagner momentarily but Wagner frees himself.
Wagner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wagner postures up in Darcy's guard and throws a big left but Darcy blocks it.
Darcy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darcy being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darcy pulls Wagner in to control the position.

Wagner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darcy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wagner has managed to get both his arms back between Darcy's legs - danger averted.

Darcy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wagner defends it easily.
Darcy has Wagner pulled in close to control his posture.
Wagner trying to control but Darcy is working from the bottom.
Darcy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wagner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wagner wants to stand and escape but instead Darcy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Darcy postures up.
Darcy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wagner is keeping the position for now.
Darcy won't allow Wagner to sweep him here.
Darcy trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darcy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wagner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darcy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wagner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darcy is in close to Wagner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wagner controls Darcy momentarily but Darcy frees himself.
Wagner wants to stand but Darcy is controlling the position.
Darcy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wagner's head.
Darcy landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darcy looking to pass the guard.
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Darcy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darcy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darcy slaps away a takedown attempt from Wagner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eliseo Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darcy tries to avoid it but Wagner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darcy to the ground. Darcy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darcy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but Darcy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darcy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliseo Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Darcy rushes Wagner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Darcy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Darcy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darcy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner trying to control the position.
Darcy scoring with some ground and pound.
Darcy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner has momentary wrist control but Darcy slips an elbow through the middle.
Darcy trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Darcy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darcy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Darcy from controlling successfully.
Darcy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wagner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Darcy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darcy manages to get himself to full guard.

Wagner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darcy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Wagner is sitting in close to Darcy's body. Darcy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Wagner is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Wagner is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Darcy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ethan Darcy!
Ethan Darcy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.