|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristoff Melkovick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vader's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck by ACDC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
23
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
168 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristoff Melkovick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darko Vader!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkovick misses with a left hand
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melkovick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
Vader now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Melkovick looks to land a left hand but Vader moved out of range nicely.
Melkovick throws a right hand that misses
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
Melkovick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Vader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melkovick 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melkovick has managed to clinch.
Vader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vader blocking some punches.
Vader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader prevents a body shot from Melkovick.
Melkovick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vader gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Melkovick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melkovick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melkovick struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Melkovick controls his hands.
Melkovick throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
Melkovick tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Melkovick controls his hands.
Melkovick keeps control of Vader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melkovick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vader after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristoff Melkovick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melkovick misses with a punch on the inside.
Melkovick misses with some punches.
Vader tries a body shot but Melkovick blocks it.
Melkovick tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but Melkovick has him pressed against the cage.
Melkovick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vader after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Melkovick.
Vader prevents a body shot from Melkovick.
Vader blocking some punches.
Melkovick can't get the takedown.
Vader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melkovick is looking to take this one to the mat.
Melkovick misses with a punch to the body.
Vader tries a body shot but Melkovick blocks it.
Melkovick can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.
Melkovick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Melkovick misses the target.
Melkovick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick throws a right hand that misses
and Melkovick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melkovick misses with a shot to the body
and Vader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melkovick fails with a takedown attempt.
Vader misses with a lunging right hand
and Melkovick counters with a straight right hand.
Cristoff Melkovick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melkovick throws a lazy uppercut
and Vader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vader thuds a left hand into Melkovick's body.
Vader thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick misses with a straight right.
Vader throws out a counter right but Melkovick avoids it with no problem.
Melkovick swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vader to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vader is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Vader misses.
Melkovick thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Vader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vader walks into a left hand.
Melkovick slips a straight right by Vader.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melkovick moves away.
A swing and a miss from Melkovick.
Melkovick scores with a jab.
Melkovick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader defending well as Melkovick loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Vader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Melkovick misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Vader. Those never looked like landing.
Melkovick throws a right hand that misses
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
Melkovick misses with an uppercut. Vader saw that one coming.
Vader with a nice cross.
Vader gets tackled into the cage by Melkovick. Melkovick maintains the clinch.
A short right from Melkovick on the inside.
Melkovick can't get the takedown.
Melkovick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Melkovick prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader blocking some punches.
Melkovick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vader pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristoff Melkovick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vader is looking to break free of the clinch but Melkovick has double underhooks.
Vader can't break the clinch.
Melkovick tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader is pressed up against the cage. Melkovick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vader down to the mat. Vader avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Melkovick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Vader to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melkovick slips under a jab from Vader.
Darko Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vader takes one on the button.
Melkovick misses with a hook. Vader ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vader counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vader.
A slow jab from Melkovick misses its intended target.
Melkovick missing with a left hand there. Vader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Vader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melkovick misses with a right hand
and Vader counters with a nice uppercut.
Vader slips under a jab.
Melkovick misses with a left hand
and Vader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melkovick.
Vader doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melkovick tries to counter by clinching up but Vader breaks away and moves out of range.
Melkovick closes the distance and clinches.
Melkovick blocks a body shot from Vader.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melkovick.
Vader can't break the clinch.
Vader has had enough of the clinch but Melkovick keeps him there for the moment.
Melkovick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vader is trying to force a seperation but Melkovick has the dominant position.
Vader can't break the clinch.
Melkovick tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darko Vader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Melkovick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melkovick struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
Vader is trying to push Melkovick away but Melkovick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Melkovick throws a head punch that misses.
Melkovick wants the takedown. Vader is fighting it off but Melkovick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vader's guard against the cage.
Melkovick is looking to work some ground and pound but Vader has wrist control.
Vader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melkovick postures up in Vader's guard and throws a big left but Vader blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melkovick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkovick with a nice head shot there.
Melkovick trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melkovick throwing strikes but missing.
Vader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melkovick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melkovick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Vader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melkovick moves into the clinch.
Melkovick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vader avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vader controlling the action here for a moment.
Vader prevents a body shot from Melkovick.
Melkovick misses with a punch on the inside.
Melkovick pushes Vader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melkovick's elbow.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melkovick keeps control of Vader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darko Vader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick misses with some punches.
Melkovick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Melkovick is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vader is defending well.
Vader blocks an uppercut.
Melkovick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristoff Melkovick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader wants to break free but Melkovick has control.
Melkovick looking for a takedown.
Melkovick prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Melkovick swings wildly with an uppercut but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Vader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melkovick looking for a takedown.
Vader controlling the action here for a moment.
Melkovick can't get the takedown.
Vader is trying to break free.
Vader misses with a body punch.
Vader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melkovick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melkovick tries to score a body lock takedown but Vader shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cristoff Melkovick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melkovick misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristoff Melkovick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vader 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
