PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momochi Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the ring accompanied by S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. Momochi Hanzo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Darko
vs
Hanzo

179 cm
23
187 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

176 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Aspire Clothing
Arcticus University: London

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darko lands a jab to the nose.
Hanzo throws a big shot that misses.
Hanzo misses with an uppercut. Darko saw that one coming.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Hanzo.
Hanzo looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko throws a hook but Hanzo blocks it.
Hanzo throws a body kick that misses.
Darko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Darko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Hanzo's shoulder, as Hanzo tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Darko.
Hanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Darko lands with a nice body punch.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanzo throws a head kick that Darko semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanzo misses the body punch
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Hanzo finds it's target.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Hanzo slips the punch.
Darko connects with a body shot.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanzo lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
Hanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Hanzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darko.

Darko clinches up against the ropes.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo working aggressively here.
Darko blocking some punches.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
A left hand lands to the body for Darko.

Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Hanzo moves away from the strike by Darko.
Momochi Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a straight left.

Darko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Darko lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko landing with the ground and pound.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Darko from controlling successfully.
Darko landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darko is one step ahead there.
Darko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanzo's head.

Darko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is working Hanzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanzo working a defensive guard here.
Darko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hanzo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hanzo trying to move into half guard but instead Darko has managed to sweep!

Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Darko sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Darko from controlling successfully.

Hanzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darko defends well.
Darko postures up and lands a big shot to Hanzo's brow.
Hanzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Darko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanzo tries to roll over but Darko keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanzo gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Darko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Donk. Darko catches Hanzo right on the button with a cross.
Darko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hanzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Hanzo there.
Hanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Hanzo moves out of range as Darko strikes.

Darko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hanzo's half guard.
Hanzo tries to get to full guard but Darko has control of the leg.
Hanzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanzo trying to hold on to Darko's head to control him but Darko postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanzo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Darko working Hanzo over with strikes.
Hanzo tries to roll over but Darko keeps him under control.
Darko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanzo wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.

Darko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanzo defends it well.
Darko working Hanzo over with strikes.
Darko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Darko prevents Hanzo from improving his position.
Darko is keen to just control but Hanzo is a slippery customer.
Hanzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Darko is looking for a kimura here.
Darko is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hanzo is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanzo has hold of Darko's hands but Darko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Darko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Darko is thwarting Hanzo's attempts to control the position.
Hanzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darko lands with a punch from half guard.

Hanzo is rocked!
Darko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzo is still in real trouble! Can Darko finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzo trying to hold on to Darko's head to control him but Darko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darko is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hanzo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Darko fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hanzo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Darko! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Darko!
Erick Darko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.