PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timma comes to the cage accompanied by Adrenaline Rush. Darko has chosen The Black Keys - Breaks as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Timma
vs
Darko

186 cm
27
175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
33
180 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaspars Timma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace Darko!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timma misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Darko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Timma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darko scrambles back to his feet.
Darko lands with a good body shot.
Darko lands a slapping body shot.
Timma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Timma. That snapped Darko's head back.
Timma keeps Darko at a distance using the push kick.
Timma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Timma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
Timma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Timma.
Timma lands a leg kick that knocks Darko off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Darko.
Darko misses with a right hand
and Timma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Darko. That one must have hurt.
Darko misses the jab.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Timma.
Timma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Darko takes a swing at Timma's ribcage but misses.
Timma lands a leg kick that knocks Darko off balance momentarily.
Darko throws a combination that misses
letting Timma counter with a right hand.
Timma lands a nice hook to Darko's body. Darko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timma takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Timma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darko on the side of the head.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Timma counters with a right hand to the body.
Timma scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Timma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darko misses with a hook. Timma ducked under it nicely.
Timma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Timma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timma. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Darko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko with a jab.
Darko misses with a hook
and Timma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darko, as that shot connected.
Timma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timma. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ace Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timma is looking to slow Darko down with leg kicks.
Timma misses the body punch
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Timma is rocked!
Timma lands the left hand.
Oh Timma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timma. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darko is able to avoid easily.
Timma seems to have got his legs back now.
Timma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
Timma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Darko throws a head kick but Timma moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko blocks a low kick nicely.
Timma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darko looks to throw the jab but Timma is out of range.
Timma slips a straight right by Darko.
Darko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timma's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Timma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timma misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timma thows a leg kick but Darko checks it
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kaspars Timma will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Timma misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Darko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Darko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timma connects with an inside leg kick.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timma throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
That kick from Darko tenderised Timma's leg. Timma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Darko.
Timma slips under a jab from Darko.
Timma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Timma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darko tries to land a body kick
letting Timma counter with a right hand.
Timma throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Darko avoids the body shot from Timma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko jabs Timma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Timma.
Darko cracks Timma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darko takes a swing at Timma's ribcage but misses.
Timma tries to land a body kick
and Darko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timma lands a leg kick that knocks Darko off balance momentarily.
Timma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Timma under the eye.
Timma throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
A telegraphed right hand from Timma misses the target.
Darko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko punishes Timma's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
Timma tries to score with a low kick but Darko moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko misses with a lunging right hand
and Timma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Timma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darko lands a nice looking body shot.
Timma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Timma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darko's sensitive parts.
Timma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darko's head backwards.
Timma tries to move into range but Darko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darko checks a low kick from Timma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Timma - just one landing.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ace Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timma throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Timma swings widly with a right hand
and Darko counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Darko is predictable there
and Timma counters with a left to the body.
Darko lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Timma can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Darko and Timma drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Darko.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Darko!
Ace Darko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.