PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaladin Darkeyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trail kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Norris song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trail
vs
Darkeyes

198 cm
31
280 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

188 cm
31
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cannondale Trail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaladin Darkeyes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trail connects with a body shot that sends Darkeyes's belly button to the back.
Darkeyes tries to clinch but Trail moves out of range.
Trail slips a straight right by Darkeyes.
Trail drops down looking for a counter takedown but Darkeyes sprawls and moves away.
Trail looks for a takedown but Darkeyes sprawls well.
Darkeyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trail circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darkeyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Trail. Trail gets slowly back to his feet.
Darkeyes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Trail walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkeyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Trail should have avoided that one.
Darkeyes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trail to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kaladin Darkeyes has been cut.
Darkeyes throws a leg kick but Trail sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trail darts in looking for a takedown but Darkeyes gets double underhooks and turns Trail into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cannondale Trail. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trail tries for a takedown but Darkeyes circles away easily
and Trail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkeyes scores with a punch to the head.
Trail sizes up Darkeyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Darkeyes moves into the clinch.
Trail throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darkeyess head.
Darkeyes lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darkeyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trail's brow.
Darkeyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trail blocks it with crossed arms.
Trail swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trail avoids the elbow strike from Darkeyes, against the cage.
Trail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkeyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Darkeyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Trail.
Trail trying to control the position but instead, Darkeyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trail into the cage.
Trail is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darkeyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trail blocks an elbow strike from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trail tries to pull guard but Darkeyes won't allow it.
Trail jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darkeyes walks away with a smile on his face. Trail gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Darkeyes scores with a nice right hand.
Darkeyes is looking to clinch.
Trail tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darkeyes manages to circle out of the way.
Darkeyes cracks the inside of Trail's front leg.
Trail throws a hook but Darkeyes avoids it easily.
Darkeyes misses with a wild combination.
Darkeyes lands with a straight right. Trail didn't see that one coming.

Darkeyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trail misses with an elbow over the top.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside that Trail shrugs off.

It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Darkeyes throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkeyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trail's defenses.
Trail throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darkeyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trail seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darkeyes can turn it around.
Good body shot from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail blocks an elbow strike from Darkeyes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes lands with a short shot to the head.
Darkeyes takes a shot to the head.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside that Trail shrugs off.
Darkeyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trail lands with a left to the head.
Darkeyes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trail fails to land.
Darkeyes avoids the elbow strike from Trail, against the cage.
Darkeyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trail swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trail fails to land.
A hook to the body from Trail.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Trail.
Darkeyes looks winded!
Trail misses with the head strike.
Trail lands a left hand.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside that Trail shrugs off.
Trail dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Trail has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Darkeyes uses from the top position.

Trail is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Trail looking for subs off his back but Darkeyes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trail gets back to full guard.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darkeyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darkeyes lands with a right hand.
Darkeyes scores with a jab. Trail acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darkeyes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trail doesn't seem bothered though.
Darkeyes keeps Trail at a distance using the push kick.
Darkeyes misses with a double jab.
Darkeyes misses with a straight right.
Darkeyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trail misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trail blocking some punches.
Darkeyes missing with knees to the body.
Trail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail pushes Darkeyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trail pushes off an throws an elbow but Darkeyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trail blocks an elbow strike from Darkeyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail lands a shoulder strike.
Trail swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkeyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darkeyes throws an elbow but misses.
Trail blocks an elbow strike from Darkeyes.
Trail misses with an elbow over the top.
Trail working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darkeyes.
Trail tries to throw a body punch but Darkeyes avoids it by throwing Trail back against the cage.
Trail presses Darkeyes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darkeyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darkeyes misses with the head strike.
Trail blocks an elbow strike.
Trail dodges an elbow strike from Darkeyes.
Trail blocks an elbow strike from Darkeyes.
Trail lands a damaging elbow.
Darkeyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkeyes landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trail lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trail makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trail avoids a wild elbow strike from Darkeyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trail blocking some punches.
Trail prevents a body shot from Darkeyes.
Trail drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Darkeyes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darkeyes blocks an uppercut.
Trail misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trail is struggling to control the position.
Darkeyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trail.
Trail looking to slow down the pace here.
Darkeyes throws an elbow that misses.
Darkeyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Trail controls his hands.
Darkeyes lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trail.
Darkeyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trail is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkeyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trail gets through Darkeyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkeyes lands a body punch.
Trail jumps guard but Darkeyes stands there with Trail around his waist. Trail gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darkeyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
Trail has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darkeyes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cannondale Trail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkeyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trail tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darkeyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaladin Darkeyes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trail takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trail gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darkeyes lands a nice uppercut.
Darkeyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trail lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trail throws an elbow but misses.
Trail avoids the elbow strike from Darkeyes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Trail.
A shot in the inside from Darkeyes.
Trail tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Darkeyes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trail blocks the elbow strike.
Trail lands a right hand.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside.
Trail blocks a body shot from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes misses with an elbow strike.
Darkeyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Darkeyes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darkeyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkeyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darkeyes blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Trail has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Darkeyes uses from the top position.
Darkeyes trying to control but Trail is working from the bottom.
Trail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaladin Darkeyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Trail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Darkeyes tries to sprawl but Trail drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Trail looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Trail looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trail is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Darkeyes is just riding it out for now. Trail eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkeyes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've been hearing that Trail has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trail thows a huge punch but Darkeyes dodges it nicely.

Trail is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darkeyes defends it well.
Darkeyes is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trail trying to control from half guard but Darkeyes is working away.
Trail thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darkeyes's head.

Trail looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Trail is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darkeyes defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail lands with a punch from half guard.
Trail looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Trail is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Trail is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darkeyes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trail.

Trail is looking for a kimura but Darkeyes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trail to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trail winds up and cracks Darkeyes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Trail looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Trail is working for a kimura but Darkeyes is defending it quite comfortably.
Cannondale Trail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Darkeyes is defending against the submission attempts here by Trail.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cannondale Trail showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darkeyes 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!