PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Darcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Than Asos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick Darcy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darcy
vs
Asos

200 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrick Darcy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Than Asos!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darcy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asos darts in trying to clinch

and Darcy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Asos's guard.
Asos wants to stand and escape but Darcy is having none of it.
Asos can't keep his opponent in guard - Darcy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Darcy decides to stand and escape the position.
Asos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asos looks to clinch

and Darcy counters with a shoot takedown. Asos fights it but they end up in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Asos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!

Darcy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Asos is trying to keep an underhook but Darcy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Asos pushes Darcy off looking to stand but Darcy dives back in and keeps control.
Darcy controlling the action here.
Darcy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Asos!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Darcy.
Asos is bucking up trying to escape but Darcy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Darcy working for a guillotine from mount but Asos is in no mood to give up.
Darcy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darcy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Asos wants to hold on but Darcy pushes him away.
Darcy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Darcy working for a guillotine from mount but Asos is in no mood to give up.
Darcy controlling from mount.
Darcy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asos wants to control but Darcy is having none of it.
Asos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darcy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darcy raining down shots from the mount!
Asos is trying to stand.
Darcy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Darcy lands a big elbow.
Darcy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Darcy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darcy lands a heavy elbow.
Darcy controlling the position easily from mount.
Asos taking shots to the head.
Darcy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darcy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Darcy lands with some strikes.
Darcy lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darcy controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Darcy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Asos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fredrick Darcy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Asos has Darcy up against the cage in a clinch.
Darcy is trying to break free.
Darcy tries to pull guard but Asos won't allow it.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Darcy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darcy blocks the elbow strike.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Darcy has hold of one of Asos's legs. Asos is fighting the takedown attempt but Darcy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Darcy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darcy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darcy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Darcy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asos wants to stand and escape but Darcy is having none of it.
Darcy controlling from the top position.

Asos is working an open guard so Darcy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Darcy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Asos tries to clinch but Darcy moves out of range.
Asos wants to clinch.
Asos darts in trying to clinch

and Darcy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Darcy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darcy content to stall in guard here.
Asos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darcy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darcy landing some decent shots from guard.
Darcy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darcy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Darcy stands up from Asos's guard - Darcy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Darcy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darcy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Asos tries to clinch but Darcy moves away
and Darcy counters with a three punch combo that has Asos backing up. Asos nods at Darcy to acknowledge the strikes.

Darcy moves into the clinch.
Darcy wants to get back to striking at distance but Asos won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Darcy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darcy dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Darcy blocks an elbow strike.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Darcy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darcy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asos can do to turn this around?
Asos misses with an elbow strike.

Darcy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Asos is wriggling around but Darcy manages to pass to half guard.

Darcy slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Darcy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Darcy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Asos quickly recovers to half guard.
Darcy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Darcy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Asos is defending against the submission attempts here by Darcy.
Darcy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asos is in trouble now - Darcy has advanced to mount!
Darcy landing strikes from the mount and Asos is in trouble!
Darcy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Than Asos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcy tries to control but Asos wriggling away.
Darcy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Darcy working for a submission but Asos is keeping him at bay.
Darcy takes Asos's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Asos is in trouble.
Asos is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darcy is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Asos with him. Asos is trying to defend but Darcy has an arm under the chin now! Asos grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fredrick Darcy!