PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Isildur Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Darwin
vs
Isildur Mustafa

195 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

185 cm
25
223 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Isildur Mustafa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustafa.
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustafa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustafa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mustafa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Darwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustafa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustafa tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Darwin moves out of range.
Mustafa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustafa.
Mustafa moves in looking to clinch but Darwin pushes him off.
Mustafa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darwin.
Mustafa slips a jab from Darwin.
Mustafa ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustafa.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustafa.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Mustafa ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mustafa tries to clinch up.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Mustafa ducks down to avoid it.
Mustafa wants to clinch up but Darwin keeps it at a distance.
Mustafa throws a series of punches but Darwin avoids them all with ease.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
Mustafa tries to clinch up.
Mustafa ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Mustafa wants to clinch.
Darwin throws a series of punches but Mustafa avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa throws a right hand that Darwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Darwin also avoids with ease.
Mustafa throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin staying out of range there.
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mustafa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustafa.
Mustafa slips under a jab.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Darwin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darwin with a jab.
Mustafa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darwin.
Mustafa throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.

Mustafa moves into range and clinches up with Darwin.
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Darwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mustafa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mustafa misses with an elbow over the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darwin lands a body punch.
Mustafa trying to land knees to the body.
Mustafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Darwin dodges an elbow strike from Mustafa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mustafa tries to clinch up.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustafa.
Darwin slips under a jab from Mustafa.
Mustafa defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Mustafa does no damage.
Mustafa misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustafa tries to clinch up but Darwin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustafa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mustafa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustafa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustafa moves out of range of the strikes.
Mustafa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustafa tries to clinch up.
Mustafa moves in looking to clinch but Darwin pushes him off.
Darwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Darwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustafa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Mustafa tries to clinch up but Darwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustafa doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
Darwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustafa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mustafa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustafa wants to clinch but Darwin slips to the side
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mustafa throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Mustafa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustafa clinches but Darwin breaks the clinch
and Darwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mustafa is breathing heavily.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustafa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustafa closes the distance but Darwin moves to the side
and Darwin counters with a left to the body.
Mustafa wants to clinch but Darwin slips to the side
and Darwin counters with a left and a right that stings Mustafa.
Mustafa clinches but Darwin breaks the clinch
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustafa darts in trying to clinch
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mustafa thinking.
Darwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mustafa momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustafa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darwin lands a really nice looking cross but Mustafa seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Darwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darwin lands the left hand.
Mustafa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustafa dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
Mustafa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustafa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustafa tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustafa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustafa moves out of range as Darwin strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mustafa takes one on the button.
Darwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mustafa. Mustafa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mustafa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mustafa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Darwin moves away
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Darwin moves away
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustafa clinches but Darwin breaks the clinch
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mustafa tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin misses the jab.
Mustafa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Mustafa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darwin 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 Mustafa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darwin distracts Mustafa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa has momentary wrist control but Darwin slips an elbow through the middle.
Darwin landing some decent shots from guard.
Darwin trying to control but Mustafa is working from the bottom.
Mustafa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustafa keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Darwin prevents Mustafa from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Darwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darwin counters with a left to the body.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustafa can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darwin lands a slapping body shot.
Darwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darwin scores with a nice head shot.
Mustafa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustafa clinches but Darwin breaks the clinch
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Darwin!