PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Darski (ranked 4229 p4p, 414 weight class) and Mike Sunday (ranked 9182 p4p, 615 weight class). Chuck Darski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Sunday's chin.

Darski
vs
Sunday

173 cm
19
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

IniTech Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Darski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Sunday!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunday is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sunday shoots for a double leg takedown but Darski sprawls well. He's pushed Sunday's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darski lunges at Sunday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sunday's hand.
Sunday tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sunday or perhaps it was just good defense by Darski, which made it look bad.
Chuck Darski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sunday.
Darski lands a jab to the head.
Darski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sunday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sunday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunday goes for a double leg but Darski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Darski continues to drive forward.
Sunday doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunday.
Sunday looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darski is fending him off so far but Sunday persists. Nope, Darski circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Darski misses.
Sunday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darski tries to avoid it but Sunday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darski to the ground. Darski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sunday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darski tests Sunday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darski scores with the left hand. Sunday knows he should have avoided that one.

Sunday is rocked!
Darski is pawing at Sunday, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Sunday's nose. Sunday is badly hurt! Darski pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Sunday tries desperately to hold on but Darski is relentless in his assault! As Sunday receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Darski away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Darski!
Chuck Darski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dauntless logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.