PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Darko (ranked 158 p4p, 25 weight class) and Soylent Green (ranked 302 p4p, 42 weight class). Darko's entrance music is Ominous Drumming. A fine choice. Soylent Green has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Darko
vs
Green

178 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
29
184 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Blue Moon

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soylent Green!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green drives through and clinches with Darko against the cage.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darko or not.
Darko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Darko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Darko lands with a light punch inside.
Darko lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Soylent Green has been cut.
Green pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Darko back against the cage.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Green breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darko misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Darko connects with a body shot.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darko. Green shrugs it off though.
Darko misses with a kick to the body.
Green looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Green walks into a left hand.
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tests Darko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darko looks to clinch
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Darko counters with an inside leg kick.
Green misses with a straight left.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Darko throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green scores with a three punch combo!
Green throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Green misses with a low kick as Darko jumps back.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Green manages to avoid it.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Green throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Green.
Good leg kick by Darko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Darko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Green blocks a head kick by Darko.
Green connects with the punch.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darko at a distance.
Green tries to work over Darko's front leg with a kick but Darko checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Green scores with a punch to the head.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darko lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Darko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Soylent Green will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soylent Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
Darko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green misses with a body shot
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Green misses with a jab to the body
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Green misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.

Green is rocked!
Darko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Green if he has to take too many more of those.
Soylent Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko misses the jab.
Darko throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Green throws out a counter right but Darko avoids it with no problem.
Darko misses with a left hand

and Green counters by clinching up.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a left hand.
Darko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Darko as the two fighters clinch.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Darko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darko.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green works on Darko's body with a couple of short punches.

Darko gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Darko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.

Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Darko's legs - danger averted.

Darko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Darko wants to control but Green passes into side.
Darko stops Green from passing to mount.
Green wants to control but Darko is keeping him busy.
Darko struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko regains half guard.
Darko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Darko.
Green preventing the sweep.
Darko is working hard here to advance position.

Darko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Green tries to stand but Darko is controlling from the bottom.

Darko has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Darko is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Darko working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Darko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Soylent Green's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Green swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darko lands with a good body shot.
Darko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko counters with a left to the body.
Green throws a wild body kick that Darko sees coming a mile off.
Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Darko misses its target.
Darko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Darko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Green pushes Darko up against the cage in a clinch.
Darko misses with the head strike.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Darko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Green to keep the fight standing.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vlad Darko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Darko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darko leaning against his opponent.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darko.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
Green misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Darko.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Darko.
Darko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Darko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Still in the clinch, Darko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Darko blocks with his arms.
Green blocks a body shot from Darko.
Darko scores with a shoulder strike.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Darko.
Darko lands an uppercut.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darko pushes Green against the cage. Darko is working some dirty boxing. Darko pushes off with a quick right hook! Green goes down! Green tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Darko moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Darko!
A victorious Vlad Darko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Soylent Green spoke after the fight, saying 'Soylent Green is people!'.