PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaladin Darkeyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fame
vs
Darkeyes

205 cm
30
265 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

188 cm
30
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lil Fame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaladin Darkeyes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fame looks to land a right hand but Darkeyes moved out of range.
Darkeyes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fame avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darkeyes misses with the combination.
Darkeyes lands with a good body shot.
Fame takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkeyes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fame throws a poor cross that misses

and Darkeyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Darkeyes.
Fame lands an elbow that stopped Darkeyes in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kaladin Darkeyes has been cut.
Fame blocks an elbow strike from Darkeyes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fame.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Darkeyes.
Fame creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darkeyes blocks the elbow strike.
Fame goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darkeyes prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darkeyes.
Darkeyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fame tries a body shot but Darkeyes blocks it.
Fame throws an elbow but it misses.
Fame creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Fame breaks from the clinch.
Fame swats away the attempt to clinch by Darkeyes.
Fame is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkeyes.
Fame misses with a two punch combination.
Darkeyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fame swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fame.
Fame was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darkeyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fame counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Kaladin Darkeyes's cut even more.
Darkeyes throws a combination that misses
and Fame cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkeyes looks to land a combination but Fame avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkeyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fame momentarily.
Darkeyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fame misses with a two punch combination.
Fame moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkeyes shoots in but Fame avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darkeyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkeyes misses with a wild combination.
Kaladin Darkeyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkeyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkeyes misses with a body shot.
Fame throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkeyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkeyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darkeyes missing with a left hand there. Fame was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fame seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Darkeyes gets a clinch.
Darkeyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Fame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darkeyes throws a head punch that misses.

Fame gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Darkeyes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil Fame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darkeyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkeyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fame cracks Darkeyes with an open hand slap.

Darkeyes instigates a clinch.
Darkeyes throws an elbow that misses.
Fame lands an elbow inside.
Darkeyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Fame leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fame avoids the elbow strike from Darkeyes, against the cage.
Darkeyes is working Fame over against the cage.
Darkeyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkeyes digs a right hand underneath Fame's ribcage. Fame let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fame avoids a wild elbow strike from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fame throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Darkeyes as the two fighters clinch.
Darkeyes lands an elbow that stopped Fame in his tracks for a moment.
Darkeyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaladin Darkeyes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fame falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Darkeyes counter with a right hand.
Fame connects with a right hand. Darkeyes shakes it off.
Darkeyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darkeyes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lil Fame is winning the standup battle so far.
Fame darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darkeyes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fame misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkeyes throws a looping overhand right but Fame ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkeyes lands a nice shot that snaps Fame's head back.
Darkeyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Fame on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darkeyes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Darkeyes moves into range and clinches up with Fame.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Darkeyes is defending well.
Darkeyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Darkeyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fame lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fame.
Fame throws an elbow that misses.
Fame misses with an elbow over the top.
Fame throws an elbow that misses.
Fame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fame.
Fame is trying to drag Darkeyes to the mat but Darkeyes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Darkeyes lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fame throws an elbow but misses.
Fame blocks an elbow strike.
Darkeyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fame's defenses.
Fame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkeyes's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkeyes blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Darkeyes.

Lil Fame's cut is getting worse.
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!
Darkeyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fame is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fame creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darkeyes lands an elbow just above Fame 's eye.
Darkeyes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fame manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fame takes an elbow to the temple.

Lil Fame's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Darkeyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkeyes takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Kaladin Darkeyes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Darkeyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Fame leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darkeyes throws an elbow but misses.
Darkeyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Fame backwards.

Jeez, Lil Fame's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Darkeyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fame looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Fame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fame dodges an elbow strike from Darkeyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkeyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Fame controls his hands.
Darkeyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Fame.
Darkeyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkeyes lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lil Fame's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaladin Darkeyes!
Kaladin Darkeyes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.