PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 1278 p4p, 154 weight class) and Proper Communist (ranked 1269 p4p, 152 weight class). Charlie Darwin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Darwin
vs
Communist

190 cm
29
171 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

176 cm
32
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Proper Communist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Communist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Communist misses with a body shot
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Communist dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
Communist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darwin backs up against the cage.
Darwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Communist fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Communist.
Darwin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Communist.
Darwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Communist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darwin swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Communist.
Communist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Communist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Communist slips under a jab from Darwin.
Proper Communist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Communist.
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Communist misses with a shot to the body
and Communist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Communist throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Darwin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Communist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Communist lands with a good body shot.
Communist misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Communist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Communist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Communist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Communist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Darwin throws a counter high kick but Communist was just alert enough to avoid it.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Communist.
Darwin is looking for a counter combo.
Darwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab lands there for Communist.
Nice body punch from Communist.
Communist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Communist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Communist throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Communist.
Communist swings widly with a right hand
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Communist misses
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Communist throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin counters with a good, hard body kick but Communist shrugs it off.
Communist moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Communist lands with a shot to the body.
Darwin slips under a jab.
Communist connects with a body shot.
Communist lands a body shot.
Communist digs a good hook to Darwin's body.
Communist misses with a hook
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Darwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Communist looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Communist clinches.

Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Communist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Communist moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darwin slips a jab from Communist.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Communist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darwin with a body shot.
Communist throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin scores with a hook.
Darwin checks a leg kick nicely.
Communist lands with an overhand left.
Communist throws a sloppy body shot
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin tries a low kick but Communist avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Communist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Communist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Proper Communist dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Communist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Communist avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Communist misses with a body punch
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Communist looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
Communist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin throws a counter high kick but Communist was just alert enough to avoid it.
A punch combination from Communist misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Darwin misses the target.
Communist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Communist.
Communist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darwin misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Communist.
Some wild striking there from Darwin.
Darwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Communist looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Communist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Communist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Communist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Communist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Communist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
It looked like Darwin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Communist's coach down at FF Forever was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Communist's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Communist is looking to clinch.
Communist throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Communist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Communist takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Darwin.
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Communist had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Communist.
Proper Communist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Communist throws a shot to the body.
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!
Communist scores with a nice head shot.
Darwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Communist to score with a decent uppercut.
Darwin moves out of range as Communist strikes.
Darwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin slips a jab from Communist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Communist lands with a good body shot.
Communist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Communist wants to slow Darwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Darwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Communist misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Communist crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darwin - the referee stops the clock and Communist gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darwin. Communist manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Communist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darwin is able to avoid easily.
Jab, jab by Communist - just one landing.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Good work by Communist as he checks the leg kick.
Darwin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Communist wants to counter with a clinch but Darwin pushes him away.
A clash of legs there as Darwin blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Communist misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Communist throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin counters with a leg kick.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Communist.
Darwin throws a counter high kick but Communist was just alert enough to avoid it.
Communist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Communist moved out of range nicely.
Darwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Darwin connects with a looping right hand.
Communist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Communist misses with a body shot.
Communist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Proper Communist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Communist catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Communist. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Communist misses with a body punch
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Communist scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Darwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Communist counters with a one-two to the body.
Communist misses the jab.
Communist misses with a body shot
and Darwin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Communist is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Communist lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Communist throws a right and a left that both miss.

Darwin gets tackled into the cage by Communist. Communist maintains the clinch.
Communist misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Communist.
Darwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Communist pushes off an throws an elbow but Darwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Darwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Communist checks a leg kick nicely.
Communist tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Communist.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Communist.
Communist throws a leg kick
and Communist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin throws a jab when Communist was well out of range.
Communist scores with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Communist in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Communist misses its intended target.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist connects with a leg kick. Darwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darwin tries to work over Communist's front leg with a kick but Communist checks it.
Communist tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin slips a straight right by Communist.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Communist.
Communist takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darwin thows a body kick. Communist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Communist.
Darwin slips under a jab.
Darwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Communist counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Darwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Communist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Communist digs a good hook to Darwin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Communist misses the shot to the body.
Communist misses with a double jab
and Darwin counters with a two punch combo.
Communist jabs at Darwin's body.
Communist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Communist.
Darwin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Communist takes a step back to recover.
Communist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Communist throws a leg kick
and Darwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Communist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Communist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darwin.
Communist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Communist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Communist.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin defending well as Communist loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Communist.
A head kick by Darwin misses
and Communist counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Communist misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin is looking for a counter combo.
Communist lands a right hook to the body.
Darwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Communist misses with a low kick.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Proper Communist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Communist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Proper Communist!
In his post fight interview, Proper Communist started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.