PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvord Darryl (ranked 3544 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thar Ali (ranked 3747 p4p, 0 weight class). Thar Ali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Salvord Darryl 's chin.

Darryl
vs
Ali

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salvord Darryl !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thar Ali!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ali looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ali trying to control but Darryl is working from the bottom.
Ali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali trying to control but Darryl is working from the bottom.
Darryl managing to control the position.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Darryl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali slips nicely into half guard.
Ali passes into side control, despite Darryl 's attempt to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darryl is looking for a sweep.
Ali wants to control but Darryl is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Ali seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darryl tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ali wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ali sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darryl is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Darryl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darryl tries to get out of the position.
Ali tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ali landing strikes.
Darryl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ali trying to control the position but Darryl is working away.
Ali working away.

Ali tries for a kimura but Darryl is defending well.
Darryl tries to improve position but can't.
Ali working the ground and pound but Darryl is defending the strikes.
Ali lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Darryl down.
Ali creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Darryl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ali throws an elbow but Darryl slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali working away.

Ali tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Ali.
Darryl wants to control but Ali postures up.
Ali lands a nice forearm strike.
Ali should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The strikes coming from Ali are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darryl tries to bench press Ali off him but Ali keeps the position.
Darryl knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ali on the ground.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darryl keeps working.
Darryl parries the strikes from Ali easily there. Ali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Darryl to escape.
Darryl tries to buck Ali off but Ali is having none of it.

Ali tries for a kimura but Darryl is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali wants to control but Darryl is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali gets to mount! Darryl was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Darryl is bucking up trying to escape but Ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ali looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ali lands a heavy elbow.
Darryl wants to control but Ali is having none of it.
Darryl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ali throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Darryl working to try and regain half guard.
Ali controlling from mount.
Darryl can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Darryl 's face.
Ali throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Darryl because Ali loaded up on that one.
Darryl is desperately trying to improve his position but Ali has a good base and remains in mount.
Ali putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ali working the ground and pound effectively.
Ali looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darryl is looking to escape.
BOOM! Ali connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.

Ali has hold of Darryl 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Darryl manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Ali there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thar Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darryl tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
Ali tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darryl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali feints the counter takedown.
Thar Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darryl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali is out of range and Darryl settles back down.
A head kick misses from Darryl .
Darryl misses with a head kick.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but Darryl shows good takedown defense.
Darryl tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Darryl throws a lazy body kick

and Ali counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darryl won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Darryl parries the strikes from Ali easily there. Ali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Darryl to escape.

Ali tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Darryl prevents Ali from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Darryl stops Ali from passing to mount.
Ali misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ali landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Darryl defending against the ground and pound.
Darryl tries to improve position but can't.
Ali has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Darryl !

Ali is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Darryl has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Darryl avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ali.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali controlling from mount.
Darryl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ali lands a heavy elbow.
Darryl is trying desperately to improve position.
Ali thowing shots but they're missing.
Ali throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Darryl because Ali loaded up on that one.

Ali looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Darryl is squirming around, avoiding Ali's attempts to control the action.
Ali sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ali trying to control but Darryl is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throwing strikes here but Darryl is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ali cracks Darryl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ali throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ali cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ali sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ali punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Ali there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Darryl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Darryl wants to hold on but Ali pushes him away.
Ali misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ali thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Darryl that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ali misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darryl gets back to half guard.
Darryl is holding on to half guard well.
Darryl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ali.
Ali wants to free his trapped foot but Darryl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ali wants to control but Darryl is keeping him busy.
Darryl wants to control but Ali is keeping busy.
Ali takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darryl wants to improve his position but Ali is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Ali is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Darryl is in trouble now - Ali has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thar Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Darryl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darryl lands a high kick!
Darryl thows a leg kick but Ali checks it

and Ali counters with a shoot takedown. Darryl fights it but they end up in guard.
Ali trying to control but Darryl is working from the bottom.
Darryl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ali is fighting to break Darryl 's control of his arms but Darryl is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali preventing the sweep.
Ali advances to half guard.
Ali is trying to control. Darryl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Darryl is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darryl 's head.
Ali trying to pass the guard but Darryl defending well.
Ali wants to control but Darryl is keeping him busy.
Darryl is looking to get back to full guard here but Ali has managed to pass to side control instead.
Darryl is trying to improve his position.
Ali landing a few strikes.
Ali cracks Darryl with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ali tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Ali working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Ali is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darryl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali controls the position.
Darryl looks to move to half guard but instead Ali has passed into mount! Damn!
Ali avoids the attempt from Darryl to control.
Ali landing strikes from the mount.
Ali misses with a head shot.
Ali thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Ali is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Darryl is surviving well by controlling Ali's body position as best he can.
Ali is landing with some decent strikes but Darryl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Ali working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ali wants to control the pace but Darryl is squirming around nicely.

Ali looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Darryl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ali throws some wild stikes that Darryl manages to avoid easily.
Darryl is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ali throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Darryl because Ali loaded up on that one.

Darryl defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ali.
Ali cracks Darryl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Darryl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darryl is looking to escape.
Ali lands a couple of good shots and Darryl has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Salvord Darryl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Darryl right now.
Darryl is working hard here to advance position.
Darryl staying busy and making it hard for Ali to control.
Ali connects with a big shot to the side of Darryl 's head.
Darryl tries to roll but Ali sticks to his back.
Thar Ali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darryl trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ali somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ali misses with punches from the back.
Ali struggling to keep hold of the position.
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!

Ali is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Darryl has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ali missing with strikes.
Ali scores with punches to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thar Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thar Ali!