PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Darko

205 cm
25
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loan

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Walker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Darko. That snapped Walker 's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darko, right into the meat.
Walker lands a head kick!

It looks like Donnie Darko has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko thuds his right hand into Walker 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Darko wants to clinch.
Walker tries to move into range but Darko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko blocks a head kick by Walker .
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Darko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the cage. Darko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Darko throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Darko.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a hook but Darko avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Darko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
Walker throws a push kick but Darko slaps the foot to one side.
Darko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
A big left from Darko misses.
Walker 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.
Darko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Darko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Darko.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Darko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker . That one must have hurt.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko's corner calls for a 1-2. Darko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Darko moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
Walker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker 's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
Darko scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
Darko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Darko has managed to clinch.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darko lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a body punch.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Darko breaks the clinch.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker wants to land a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Walker slips a straight right by Darko.
Darko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Darko clinches with his opponent.
Darko misses with the head strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Darko throws a low kick, looking for Walker 's leg but Walker calmly moves out of range.
Darko throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Darko scores with a push kick.
Darko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darko.
A jab from Darko misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darko blocks a head kick by Walker .
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Darko thuds his right hand into Walker 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darko is able to avoid easily.
Darko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dean Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker , right into the meat.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darko misses the jab.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnie Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well,Walker is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Darko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Darko wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darko avoids the head kick by Walker .
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker tries to work over Darko's front leg with a kick but Darko checks it.
Darko misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crunch! Darko slams his shin into Walker 's torso.
Darko scores with a leg kick.
Darko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker staying out of range there.
Darko slips a jab from Walker .
Darko tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darko.
Darko scores with a nice body kick.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Donnie Darko!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Donnie Darko!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Donnie Darko!

Donnie Darko wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Donnie Darko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.