PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 1008 p4p, 119 weight class) and Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 841 p4p, 98 weight class). Bundles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Tricky by Run DMC. Ebeneezer Darkk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Bundles's chin.

Bundles
vs
Darkk

175 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

182 cm
26
160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Reaper Combatwear
Aspire Nutrition

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ebeneezer Darkk!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundles throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Bundles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundles throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Bundles.
Darkk slips under a jab from Bundles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bundles.
Bundles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bundles misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Bundles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bundles.
Bundles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bundles looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundles momentarily.
Darkk stalks Bundles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bundles's face. Bundles staggers backwards, shaken.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Bundles.
Darkk throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Darkk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bundles missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Bundles off balance momentarily.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundles is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darkk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bundles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk swings widly with a right hand
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Bundles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Bundles blocks the leg kick.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bundles throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bundles is looking for a counter combo.
Darkk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk lands a high kick!
Darkk staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundles.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Bundles ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles checks a low kick from Darkk.
Bundles dips to his left and cracks Darkk with an uppercut!
Bundles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk cracks Bundles with a good jab.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Bundles moves away and avoids it.
Bundles loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
Darkk misses with a two punch combination.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Bundles off balance momentarily.
Darkk throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bundles to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Bundles slips the punch.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Bundles looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bundles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bundles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundles.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
Bundles misses with a left hand
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Bundles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Darkk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundles.
Bundles throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darkk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bundles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bundles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bundles.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darkk cracks the inside of Bundles's front leg.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles misses with a straight right.
Darkk digs a good hook to Bundles's body.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bundles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundles throws out the jab.
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Darkk moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bundles goes down! Can Darkk finish him!?

Bundles is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Darkk loads up on a big left hand. Bundles felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Darkk looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bundles can't hide his disappointment, as Darkk celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!