PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vader Darth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader Darth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darth
vs
Bold

200 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vader Darth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Bold!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Darth showed some decent athleticism there.
Bold trying to hold on to Darth's head to control him but Darth postures up.
Darth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bold is looking to escape.
Bold gets back to full guard.
Bold keeping moving, preventing Darth from controlling successfully.
Darth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bold's head.
Darth stopping the sweep attempt from Bold.
Darth won't allow Bold to get back to his feet.
Bold looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darth wants to control from the top but Bold keeps moving.
Darth stands up over Bold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Darth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darth stays in close to Bold's body and controls the position.
Darth looking to pass the guard.

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.
Darth trying to control but Bold is working from the bottom.
Bold trying to keep a closed guard but Darth is proving a slippery customer.
Darth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Darth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bold wants to sweep here but Darth controlling him for the moment.
Darth landing with the ground and pound.
Bold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bold on the ground.
Darth tries to free his leg and advance position but Bold is retaining full guard.
Darth with a nice head shot there.
Darth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Darth wants to pass the guard but Bold is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darth is working hard here to advance position.
Bold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darth chips away with some ground and pound.
Darth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bold's head.
Darth tries to free his leg and advance position but Bold is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darth trying to control but Bold is working from the bottom.
Darth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vader Darth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bold has hold of Darth's hands but Darth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Darth trying to control the action but Bold is working from the bottom.
Bold is looking to improve his position.
Darth is looking to advance position but Bold won't allow it.
Darth is nestled in close to Bold, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Darth is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Darth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Darth landing some decent shots from guard.
Darth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bold keeping moving, preventing Darth from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Darth prevents Bold from getting back to his feet.
Bold keeping full guard, as Darth tries to pass.
Darth stays in close to Bold's body and controls the position.
Darth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bold swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darth wants to control from the top but Bold keeps moving.
Bold keeping full guard, as Darth tries to pass.
Bold looking to control but Darth passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Darth seems content to control.
Darth passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bold tries to lock up and control but Darth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bold can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darth working Bold over with strikes here.
Darth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bold?
Bold is trying to escape the mount.
Darth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vader Darth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Darth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bold was covering up waiting for the punch and Darth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darth won't allow Bold to sweep him here.
Darth trying to control but Bold is working from the bottom.
Darth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bold wants to stand and escape but Darth is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darth works over Bold with some ground and pound from guard.
Darth works over Bold with some ground and pound from guard.
Darth content to stall in guard here.
Darth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vader Darth just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Darth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bold to the mat! Bold manages to get full guard.
Darth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darth wants to pass the guard but Bold is keeping the position.
Darth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darth is stalling in the full guard.
Bold keeping moving, preventing Darth from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darth is in close to Bold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darth trying to control the position from guard on top but Bold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vader Darth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darth tries to free his leg and advance position but Bold is retaining full guard.
Darth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Darth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bold wants to stand and escape but Darth is having none of it.
Darth stopping the sweep attempt from Bold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darth cracks Bold with a solid left hand.
Bold keeping moving, preventing Darth from controlling successfully.
Bold is trying to keep Darth in close.
Darth trying to control but Bold is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darth is working Bold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vader Darth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vader Darth!