PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bojan Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Dark is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vladislav
vs
Dark

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bojan Vladislav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Dark!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladislav lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Vladislav has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vladislav jabs Dark right on the nose. Dark blinks but takes it well.
Vladislav throws a series of punches but Dark moves out of range.
Vladislav works Dark's body with a nice hook.
Vladislav listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vladislav lands a right hook to the body.
Vladislav misses with a two punch combination.
Vladislav displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vladislav listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vladislav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dark backs up against the cage.
Vladislav comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vladislav misses with a few strikes there.
Vladislav dips to his left and cracks Dark with an uppercut!
Vladislav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vladislav.
Vladislav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dark takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vladislav - just one landing.
Vladislav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dark at a distance.
Vladislav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vladislav fails to land with a series of punches.
Dark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice combination there by Vladislav.
Vladislav swinging wildly here.
Dark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bojan Vladislav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vladislav looks to score with a jab to the body but Dark is just out of range.
Vladislav lands with a shot to the body.
Vladislav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dark backs up against the cage.
Vladislav lands the left hand.
Vladislav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dark at a distance.
Vladislav misses with the combination.
Vladislav connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dark's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Vladislav. Beautiful body shot.
Vladislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vladislav is looking to wear down Dark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vladislav fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Vladislav there.
Vladislav fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vladislav misses with the combination.
Vladislav misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Vladislav dominated that round.
That's time! Vladislav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vladislav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Vladislav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vladislav shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dark eats them both and turns towards Vladislav to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vladislav lands with a good body shot.
Dark avoids the body shot from Vladislav.
Bojan Vladislav is winning the standup battle so far.
Vladislav misses with the combination.
Bojan Vladislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dark takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav jabs Dark right on the nose. Dark blinks but takes it well.
Vladislav scores with a three punch combo!
Vladislav lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vladislav throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vladislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vladislav scores with a hook.
Dark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Vladislav.
Vladislav looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Vladislav misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav digs a good body shot into Dark's ribs.
No joy there for Vladislav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vladislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vladislav bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dark's head.
Vladislav throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vladislav's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dark is working Vladislav over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vladislav being controlled here, momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dark working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vladislav looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dark passes into side control.
Dark cracks Vladislav with a big elbow.
Dark works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vladislav wants to get back to his feet but Dark drags him back down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vladislav is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dark connects with a decent elbow.
Dark lands an elbow.
Dark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vladislav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dark working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladislav trying to remain calm as Dark controls from the top position.
Vladislav is pushing Dark's head away, looking to escape. Dark manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dark cracks Vladislav with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Dark's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav taking punishment in the form of punches.

Vladislav is rocked!
Dark connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vladislav some visible discomfort.
Oh Vladislav is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dark cracks Vladislav with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dark immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Vladislav is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Dark!
During a confident post fight interview, Jay Dark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.