PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 1148 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Enzo Salvatore (ranked 155 p4p, 242 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salvatore's choice of entrance music: Reich mir die Hand. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Darwin
vs
Salvatore

190 cm
35
171
20 - 17 - 1

172 cm
35
160
22 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore misses with a double jab
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore lands a high kick!
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darwin throws a head kick that Salvatore semi-blocks.
Darwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath in the buildup to the fight.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salvatore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darwin if he has to take too many more of those.
Salvatore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
Salvatore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.

Salvatore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darwin to the mat! Darwin manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvatore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darwin is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darwin is on top in guard.

Darwin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvatore wants to sweep but no luck.

Darwin stands and steps away. Salvatore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salvatore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salvatore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Salvatore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Darwin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore throws a shot to the body.
Salvatore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvatore ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
Salvatore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Salvatore counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Salvatore to acknowledge the strikes.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Salvatore ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin throws a good cross that connects.

Salvatore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Salvatore.
Darwin looks to move to half guard but instead Salvatore has passed into mount! Damn!
Darwin tries to reverse the position but Salvatore maintains control.
Salvatore landing punches.
Salvatore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salvatore 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.
Salvatore is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore landing strikes from the mount.
Salvatore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salvatore pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin working to try and regain half guard.
Salvatore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darwin is looking to escape.
Salvatore punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Enzo Salvatore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Darwin.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darwin but Darwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvatore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darwin circles away.
Salvatore throws a head kick that misses
and Darwin counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick lands for Darwin.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charlie Darwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Salvatore.
Salvatore shoots for a takedown but Darwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Salvatore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Darwin to the ground. Salvatore is now in Darwin's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salvatore wanted to stand there but Darwin had control of the position.
Salvatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Darwin, not yet.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Salvatore shoots in but Darwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salvatore wants to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore connects with a high kick.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin digs a good body shot into Salvatore's ribs.
Salvatore shoots in looking for a takedown but Darwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvatore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darwin.
Darwin lands with a straight right. Salvatore didn't see that one coming.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Salvatore throws a head kick that misses.
Salvatore has his takedown stuffed
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvatore thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvatore. Salvatore obviously looking to wear him down.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darwin moves out of range as Salvatore throws a body kick.

Salvatore has Darwin up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Darwin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salvatore.
Nice takedown defense from Darwin. No joy for Salvatore on that attempt.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salvatore tries to clinch up
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Darwin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Darwin blocks a head kick by Salvatore.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the body
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Enzo Salvatore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvatore tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
Salvatore is looking to clinch.
Darwin is looking to counter punch.
Darwin lands with a hook. Salvatore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salvatore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.

Salvatore moves into range and clinches up with Darwin.
Salvatore avoids the elbow strike from Darwin, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore blocking some punches.
Darwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Darwin trying to control the position but instead, Salvatore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darwin into the cage.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvatore tries to pull guard but Darwin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Darwin breaks the clinch.
Salvatore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Salvatore moves away and avoids it.
Charlie Darwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salvatore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salvatore somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvatore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters circling a little - Salvatore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salvatore in his tracks.
Salvatore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charlie Darwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Salvatore.
Salvatore moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatore fails to land the takedown.
Charlie Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salvatore has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.

Salvatore is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Salvatore is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.

Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Salvatore's head, knocking him out cold! Darwin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Darwin!
Post fight, an emotional Charlie Darwin said 'I WANT ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE! IT'S MY TIME'.