PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaladin Darkeyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darkeyes
vs
Malone

188 cm
35
250 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

197 cm
38
270 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaladin Darkeyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Malone!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a head kick.
Malone doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkeyes circles away.

Malone moves into the clinch.

Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malone tried to score with a low kick but Darkeyes checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheers as Darkeyes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malone doesn't seem phased though.
Darkeyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Darkeyes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkeyes throws out the jab.
Darkeyes misses with a looping right.
Malone misses with a leg kick.
Darkeyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Malone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darkeyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkeyes sizes up Malone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Darkeyes misses its intended target.

Malone closes the distance and pushes Darkeyes back into the cage.

Malone manages to break the clinch.

Malone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darkeyes throws a head punch that misses.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Darkeyes is blocking nicely.

Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkeyes with a jab.
Darkeyes blocks a head kick by Malone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkeyes misses with an uppercut. Malone saw that one coming.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Darkeyes moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Darkeyes.
A head kick misses from Malone.
It looked like Darkeyes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkeyes with a hook.
Darkeyes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darkeyes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Kaladin Darkeyes has been cut.
Malone connects with an inside leg kick.
Malone lands with a slapping head kick.
Darkeyes misses with a hook.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick
and Darkeyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darkeyes avoids the head kick by Malone.
Malone throws a lazy right hand but Darkeyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Malone as he connects with a hook.
Darkeyes slips a straight right by Malone.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkeyes misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Darkeyes misses.
Malone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkeyes misses with a wild body shot.
Malone unleashes a big counter combination but Darkeyes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Darkeyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkeyes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Frankie Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Malone.
Darkeyes lands with an overhand left.
Malone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darkeyes.
Darkeyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malone under the eye.
We've been informed that Malone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Darkeyes misses with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darkeyes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkeyes misses the jab.
Darkeyes throws a hook but Malone avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkeyes cracks Malone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malone throws a head kick that misses
enabling Darkeyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkeyes misses with a looping left.
Darkeyes misses with a hook.
Malone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkeyes is looking to counter punch.
Malone throws a leg kick
letting Darkeyes counter with a right hand.
Malone takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkeyes lands a jab to the nose.

Malone moves into the clinch.
Darkeyes working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaladin Darkeyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaladin Darkeyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Malone throws a sloppy head kick
and Darkeyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkeyes keeps the fight on the outside.

Malone pushes Darkeyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkeyes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Darkeyes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Darkeyes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Darkeyes.

Malone manages to break the clinch.
Darkeyes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkeyes throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
Darkeyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkeyes throws a big shot that misses.
Darkeyes misses with a looping left.
Malone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darkeyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Malone's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkeyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaladin Darkeyes is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Darkeyes.
Malone misses with a jab to the body
and Darkeyes counters with a straight right hand.
Malone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkeyes throws out the jab.
Darkeyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malone throws a lazy head kick
and Darkeyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkeyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Malone counters with an outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Malone!
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkeyes.
Malone throws a lazy body kick
and Darkeyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkeyes misses with a straight left.
Malone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malone.
Malone tries to clinch but Darkeyes moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkeyes blocks a head kick by Malone.
Malone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darkeyes under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Malone clinches up with Darkeyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Darkeyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Darkeyes misses with some punches.
Darkeyes scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Darkeyes on the inside.
Darkeyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkeyes.
Nice elbow from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darkeyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Darkeyes.

Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone cracks the inside of Darkeyes's front leg.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darkeyes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malone. That's going to slow Darkeyes down.
Darkeyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkeyes misses the target.
Malone flicks out a counter leg kick but Darkeyes steps away.
Malone lands a head kick!
Darkeyes checks the leg kick.
Darkeyes is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Darkeyes misses its intended target.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darkeyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malone is looking to clinch.
Darkeyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.
Malone misses with a left hand
and Darkeyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkeyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Darkeyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone. Darkeyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone looks to land a body kick but Darkeyes moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone is looking to chop away at Darkeyes's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malone slips under a jab from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkeyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darkeyes throws a lazy right hand but Malone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darkeyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darkeyes's sensitive parts.
Malone lands with a kick to the temple. Darkeyes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Kaladin Darkeyes's cut is getting worse.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaladin Darkeyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaladin Darkeyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Malone looks to land a left hand but Darkeyes moved out of range nicely.
Malone throws the kick towards the body but Darkeyes avoids it.
Malone is looking to land body kicks.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkeyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malone misses with a low kick as Darkeyes jumps back.
Malone tries to clinch up but Darkeyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Darkeyes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malone moves to clinch but Darkeyes breaks away
and Darkeyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darkeyes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malone blocks a jab.
Darkeyes throws a big shot that misses.
Malone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkeyes jabs Malone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malone.
Malone tries to clinch but Darkeyes is having none of it.
Malone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darkeyes connects with a body shot that sends Malone's belly button to the back.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Malone.
Malone slips a straight right by Darkeyes.
Malone is looking to land body kicks.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darkeyes throws a hook but Malone avoids it easily.
Malone looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Darkeyes misses with a hook.
Malone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darkeyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Darkeyes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaladin Darkeyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to clinch
and Darkeyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkeyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malone.
Malone looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkeyes scores with a jab to the body.
Darkeyes misses with a looping right.
Malone throws a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Malone.
Darkeyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darkeyes misses the jab.
Darkeyes backing away here, and Malone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malone looks to clinch
and Darkeyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkeyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
Darkeyes throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone connects with a solid leg kick.
Malone closes the distance but Darkeyes moves to the side
and Darkeyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darkeyes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Malone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darkeyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkeyes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkeyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Darkeyes misses.
Malone is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Malone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malone throws a head kick but Darkeyes moves out of range.
Malone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkeyes blocks a head kick by Malone.
Darkeyes misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Darkeyes.
Malone cracks Darkeyes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darkeyes lunges at Malone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone's hand.
Darkeyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
Darkeyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkeyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Darkeyes moves out of range easily.
Malone misses with a leg kick
and Darkeyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Darkeyes misses with a straight left.
Malone tries a quick counter leg kick but Darkeyes is wise to it.
Frankie Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Darkeyes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaladin Darkeyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darkeyes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaladin Darkeyes!
Kaladin Darkeyes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.