PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darko Hamilton (ranked 5189 p4p, 25042 weight class) and Borislaw Stankov (ranked 608 p4p, 746 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamilton
vs
Stankov

173 cm
23
169
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
170
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darko Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borislaw Stankov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Stankov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamilton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stankov can pounce on him.
Stankov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.

Stankov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hamilton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stankov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stankov keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Hamilton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hamilton prevents Stankov from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stankov wants to stand and escape but Hamilton is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
Hamilton controlling from the top position.
Hamilton trying to control but Stankov is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stankov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamilton moves in looking to clinch but Stankov pushes him off.
Stankov throws a nice head kick!
Hamilton thumps Stankov with a low kick.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Stankov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stankov scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stankov.
Borislaw Stankov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton tries to clinch
and Stankov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stankov.
Stankov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamilton misses with a kick to the body.
Stankov connects with a body shot that sends Hamilton's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stankov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.
Stankov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamilton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stankov counters with a thumping low kick.
Stankov lands a jab to Hamilton's midsection.
Stankov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamilton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stankov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankov scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamilton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stankov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stankov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stankov.
Hamilton looks to land a combination but Stankov avoids it well.
Stankov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamilton on the side of the head.
Stankov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stankov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hamilton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stankov can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Hamilton.
Stankov dodges the punch combination from Hamilton.
Stankov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stankov scores with a spinning back kick!
Stankov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stankov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borislaw Stankov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamilton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Borislaw Stankov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stankov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stankov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hamilton off the cage and back into range.
Stankov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stankov.
Hamilton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stankov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Stankov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stankov connects with a solid leg kick.
Hamilton looks to land a combination but Stankov avoids it well.
Stankov lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stankov.
A good leg kick by Stankov.
Stankov swinging wildly here.
Hamilton throwing a counter right hand but Stankov manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hamilton throws a nice looking combination but Stankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stankov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Stankov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stankov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hamilton's head.
Stankov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamilton's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Stankov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stankov throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamilton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stankov manages to circle out of the way.
Stankov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stankov is fending him off so far but Hamilton persists. Nope, Stankov circles away and we're back to standing.
Stankov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stankov.
Stankov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stankov.
Nice shot lands for Stankov.
Stankov misses the shot to the body.
Hamilton throws a big counter combination but Stankov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stankov thumps Hamilton with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a nice looking combination but Stankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stankov throws a series of punches but Hamilton avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Hamilton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stankov lands a leg kick that knocks Hamilton off balance momentarily.
Hamilton throws a head kick that misses.
Stankov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stankov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stankov but Stankov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stankov unleashes a big counter combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt
and Stankov counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamilton misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Stankov.
Stankov lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankov looks to land a combination. Hamilton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A lazy left from Hamilton finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stankov misses with a series of wild punches.
Stankov tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamilton throws a big counter combination but Stankov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hamilton with a poor takedown
and Stankov counters with a three punch combo that has Hamilton backing up. Hamilton nods at Stankov to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamilton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stankov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Borislaw Stankov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stankov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hamilton's head backwards.
Stankov lands a nice hook to Hamilton's body. Hamilton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stankov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stankov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamilton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stankov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stankov misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stankov.
A nice combination there by Stankov.
Stankov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stankov!
Hamilton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stankov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stankov. That's going to slow Hamilton down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hamilton misses.
Stankov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stankov throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stankov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stankov misses with a series of wild punches.
Stankov throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Hamilton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Hamilton instigates a clinch.
Hamilton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is trying to pull guard but Stankov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hamilton jumps guard but Stankov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stankov lands a jab to the head.
Stankov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamilton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stankov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stankov.
Borislaw Stankov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamilton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stankov can pounce on him.
Stankov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamilton circles away.
Stankov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stankov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darko Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Stankov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stankov stalks Hamilton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamilton's face. Hamilton staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borislaw Stankov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stankov 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislaw Stankov!