PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danky
vs
Lord

197 cm
24
202 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky misses with a looping left.
Danky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danky cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Lord misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Lord swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
As Lord looks to move away, Danky throws a big counter combo bu Lord just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely.
Lord scores with a jab to the body.
Danky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lord defends it nicely.
Lord is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danky rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Danky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lord pinned against the cage. Lord gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Lord misses.
Danky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Danky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord avoids the body shot from Danky.
Lord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Lord finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Danky. That snapped Lord's head back.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Danky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Lord.
Lord blocks a jab.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danky's corner calls for a 1-2. Danky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Danky catches Lord right on the button with a cross.
Lord swings widly with a right hand
and Danky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Danky looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Lord throws out a counter right but Danky avoids it with no problem.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lord looks to land a combination but Danky avoids it well.
Danky misses with a low kick.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lord cracks a nice hook into Danky's ribs.
Danky lands an overhand right.
Danky scores with a sloppy right hand. Lord should have avoided that one.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lord checks it well.
Lord doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lord takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Danky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky blocks a jab.
It looked like Danky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Danky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danky on the side of the head.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Lord ducks down to avoid it.
Lord doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danky tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Danky is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Lord will probably get the nod.
That's time! Danky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lord shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danky but Danky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lord misses with a hook. Danky ducked under it nicely.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Danky misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Lord rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lord.
A big left from Danky misses.
Good leg kick by Lord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Danky takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Danky throwing a counter right hand but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
Danky throws an off balance right hand
and Lord counters with a nice leg kick.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with an overhand left.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Danky is looking to counter punch.
Danky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!

Danky looking to score a takedown here. Lord is defending well but Danky drives through and ends up in Lord's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord wants to hit a switch here but Danky passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lord there!
Lord is in all sorts of trouble here.
Danky landing strikes from the mount.
Danky landing strikes from the mount.
Danky dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky landing strikes from the mount and Lord is in trouble!
Danky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Danky lands a big shot there that rocks Lord but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Danky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lord hang on?
Danky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dom Danky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danky unloading with bombs!
Danky is landing with some decent strikes but Lord is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danky wants to control the pace but Lord is squirming around nicely.
Lord is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lord that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Danky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lord hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord tries to hold on but Danky pushes him away.
Lord regains half guard.
Lord is staying active underneath Danky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lord manages to get to full guard.

Lord is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danky defends well.
Lord is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Danky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danky throws a sloppy body shot
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lord lands a jab.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lord counters with a left and a right that stings Danky.
A shot to the body from Danky misses
and Lord counters with a leg kick.
Lord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord slips a jab from Danky.
Lord is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lord counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
William Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danky finds it's way round the side to connect with Lord's head.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Danky misses.
Danky closes the distance and clinches up with Lord, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes Lord against the cage but Lord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danky swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lord is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Danky with a body shot.
Danky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Danky misses with a takedown attempt - Lord sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Lord misses with a jab to the body
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
Danky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danky catches Lord with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 jab from Danky finds it's way through Lord's defenses.
Danky misses the jab.
Danky throws an off balance right hand
and Lord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Danky attempts a counter takedown but Lord avoids it well and moves away.
Jab by Danky.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lord is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Lord releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danky.
Lord scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Danky as Lord shoots in.
Lord misses with a double jab
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming.
Danky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lord's head backwards.
Danky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord catches Danky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lord displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danky.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky dives in and grabs Lord's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lord pushes down on Danky's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Lord.
I think Lord has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!