PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dark
vs
Wilhelm

195 cm
20
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dark.
Wilhelm misses with a wild body shot.
Dark avoids the head kick by Wilhelm.
A slow jab from Wilhelm misses its intended target.

Dark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Wilhelm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dark with a knee to the head.
Wilhelm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gregor Wilhelm has been cut.
Wilhelm wants to break free but Dark has control.
Wilhelm is trying to break the clinch but Dark is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark scores a nice knee to the body.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but Wilhelm blocks with his arms.
Dark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wilhelm tries to break the clinch but Dark is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dark.
Dark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilhelm.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilhelm tries to circle away but Dark has him pinned against the cage.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Wilhelm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Dark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilhelm up against the cage.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Dark keeps control of Wilhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilhelm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dark misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm is looking to control Dark's arms but Dark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilhelm has his back to the cage.

That's two 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.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Wilhelm letting Dark take a breather here.
Wilhelm pushes Dark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilhelm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilhelm is defending well for now.
Dark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Dark avoiding damage.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but Wilhelm blocks with his arms.
Dark crunches a lovely knee into Wilhelm's ribcage.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm letting Dark take a breather here.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark keeps control of Wilhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Dark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilhelm blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dark landing knees to the body.
Wilhelm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dark stalling in the clinch but Wilhelm improves position.
Dark leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but Wilhelm blocks with his arms.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilhelm is trying to break free.
Dark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilhelm avoids it.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilhelm blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark looking to throw knees to the head but Wilhelm is blocking nicely.
Wilhelm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dark lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilhelm won't want to take too many of those.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilhelm's face.
Dark has Wilhelm pressed against the cage, preventing Wilhelm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Dark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Wilhelm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dark avoids the body shot from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark defending well as Wilhelm loads up on a big left hand.
Dark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dark throws a head kick that Wilhelm semi-blocks.
A head kick from Dark lands but Wilhelm takes it in his stride.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dark is looking to slow Wilhelm down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilhelm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilhelm misses with a leg kick
and Dark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Dark lands a big head kick that sends Wilhelm tumbling to the mat! Dark takes a step backwards and waves Wilhelm back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dark moves into the clinch.
Dark scores with a knee to the head.
Wilhelm is breathing heavily.
Dark controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark lands a knee to the head.
Dark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dark with a knee to the head.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilhelm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilhelm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dark.
Wilhelm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilhelm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilhelm wants to break free but Dark has control.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Wilhelm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dark stalling.
Wilhelm blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
Dark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dark crunches a lovely knee into Wilhelm's ribcage.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilhelm is trying to break the clinch but Dark has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dark lands a knee to the head.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilhelm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Wilhelm misses with a punch on the inside.
Dark landing knees to the body.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dark lands a knee to the head.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark takes a shot to the head.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilhelm is defending well for now.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Wilhelm can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilhelm is trying to break free.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four 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.
Wilhelm working hard to break the clinch.
Wilhelm is trying to stall.
Dark lands a knee to the body.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilhelm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilhelm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilhelm wants to break free but Dark has control.
Dark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilhelm working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Dark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Wilhelm's cut.
That's time! Dark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dark is looking to slow Wilhelm down with leg kicks.
Dark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilhelm's knee momentarily.
Wilhelm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilhelm takes a swing at Dark's ribcage but misses.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilhelm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilhelm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dark slips under a jab from Wilhelm.
Dark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilhelm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Damien Dark is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dark pushes Wilhelm up against the cage in a clinch.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Dark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dark has him pressed against the cage.
Wilhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Dark has double underhooks.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
Dark with a knee to the head.
Wilhelm looking to slow down the pace here.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilhelm is defending well for now.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Dark.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilhelm avoiding damage as Dark throws knees to the body.

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.
Wilhelm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilhelm is trying to break free.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilhelm blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dark lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damien Dark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dark looking to throw knees to the head but Wilhelm is blocking nicely.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilhelm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilhelm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dark scores a nice knee to the body.
Dark landing knees to the body.
Wilhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Dark won't allow it.
Dark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilhelm avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dark tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilhelm avoids the damage to the body.
Wilhelm working hard to break the clinch.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dark wants to stall.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Dark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilhelm can do to turn this around?
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damien Dark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dark tries a knee to the head but Wilhelm blocks it.
Dark lands a knee to the head.
Dark lands a nice knee to the body.

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.
Wilhelm tries to break free but Dark pushes him back against the cage.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilhelm's face.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dark keeps control of Wilhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gregor Wilhelm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dark 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Dark!