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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hack Mansta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hack Mansta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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182 cm
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182 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hack Mansta! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Darko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Mansta cracks Darko with a solid left hand. Mansta won't allow Darko to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mansta throws a strike but Darko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Darko pushes down on Mansta's leg and manages to get into half guard. Darko wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mansta can do anything to dispel that myth. Mansta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mansta wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darko not landing any meaningful shots this time. Mansta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Darko scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Darko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Darko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Darko wants to stand but Mansta has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Darko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Mansta is looking to improve his position.
Mansta tries to kick Darko off but Darko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Mansta is holding on to half guard well. Mansta tries to roll over but Darko keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mansta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Darko passes into side control, despite Mansta's attempt to control the position.
Mansta is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Darko cracks Mansta with a big elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mansta on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Mansta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Darko works to advance to full mount. Mansta defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Darko lands a nice shot to the head.
Mansta is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansta is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Mansta is still in real trouble! Can Darko finish him? Darko landing strikes, looking to finish! Darko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mansta is looking to escape. Mansta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mansta seems to have recovered his senses. Darko blocks Mansta's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Mansta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansta keeps trying to improve his position. Darko raining down shots from the mount! Darko lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Darko looking to ground and pound but Mansta is blocking nicely. Mansta can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action! Darko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Darko looking to control but Mansta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Mansta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darko trying to control but he's not successful this time. Darko with good strikes from the mount here! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Darko thowing shots but they're missing. Mansta wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Darko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mansta fails in his attempt to clinch. Darko throws a series of punches but Mansta avoids them all with ease. Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mansta misses with a low kick as Darko jumps back. No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Darko misses. Darko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Mansta sitting in guard here, content to control. Mansta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mansta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Darko wants to stand and escape but Mansta is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mansta is in close to Darko's body, working some short punches and elbows. Mansta controls from within his opponent's guard. Mansta trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mansta content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hack Mansta. Mansta gets a double leg takedown into Darko's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mansta trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mansta looking to pass the guard. Mansta wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving. Darko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Darko wants to stand and escape but Mansta is having none of it. Mansta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Mansta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Mansta wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hack Mansta wasn't active enough on the ground. Darko keeps the fight on the outside. Mansta feints and as Darko raises his hands in defense, Mansta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Mansta tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard. Darko keeping moving, preventing Mansta from controlling successfully. Mansta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mansta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Darko is trying to keep Mansta in close.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansta throws a strike but Darko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Darko is in close to Mansta's body, working some short punches and elbows. Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Mansta is trying to control the position but Darko postures up. Mansta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Darko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Darko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mansta's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mansta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Mansta looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hack Mansta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mansta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darko is trying to defend but Mansta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Darko trying to control from the bottom.
Darko is trying to stand.
Mansta is trying to control the action in half guard but Darko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Mansta is stalling here. Darko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mansta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Mansta tries to bench press Darko off him but Darko keeps the position. Darko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mansta! Darko raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mansta doing his best to control the position. Can he escape? Darko looking to control but Mansta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Darko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Mansta is trying to escape the mount.
Mansta is still trying to improve position. Darko avoids the attempt from Mansta to control. Mansta regains half guard. Mansta is looking to improve his position.
Darko tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mansta controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mansta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Darko has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Mansta tries to get back to half guard but can't. Darko working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mansta taking shots to the head. Poor strikes thrown by Darko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mansta wants to control but Darko is having none of it. Darko with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Darko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mansta because Darko loaded up on that one. Mansta is trying to escape the mount.
Darko throwing strikes here but Mansta is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mansta is trying desperately to improve position. Mansta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Darko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Darko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Darko looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansta tries to lock up and control but Darko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Darko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mansta blocking the ground and pound. Mansta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mansta because Darko loaded up on that one. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Darko breaks from Mansta's wrist control and lands an elbow. Mansta can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Darko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Darko landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round. I think Darko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko! Donnie Darko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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