PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 326 p4p, 50 weight class) and Chris Fda (ranked 1382 p4p, 191 weight class). Fda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Darkk
vs
Fda

182 cm
33
193 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

182 cm
37
186 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Urban Fighter

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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fda throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fda throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darkk tries to move into range but Fda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darkk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk tries a low kick but Fda avoids it.
Darkk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk wants to clinch.
Fda lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
Darkk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fda under the eye.
Fda avoids the body shot from Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fda! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fda throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Darkk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fda to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fda moves away.
Fda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk tries to clinch up.
Fda keeps the fight on the outside.
Fda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
Fda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fda misses with a straight left.
Darkk tries to clinch but Fda is having none of it.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Fda is out of range.
Fda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darkk drops his hands momentarily and Fda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk throws a low kick but Fda avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Fda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fda. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fda.
Fda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fda throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darkk in his tracks.
Darkk lands with a cross.
Fda with a nice cross.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fda.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. Fda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fda looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darkk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darkk has managed to clinch.
A short right from Fda on the inside.
Fda misses with some punches.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda lands a right hand.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fda tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Fda back against the cage.
Fda jumps guard but Darkk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Fda lands with a left to the head.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda prevents a body shot from Darkk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fda working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
Fda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darkk digs a right hand into Fda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fda's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fda struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fda throws a head punch that misses.
Fda takes a shot to the head.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
Fda looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk works on Fda's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Darkk.
Fda working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darkk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Fda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fda checks a leg kick nicely.
Fda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkk wants to clinch but Fda slips to the side
and Fda counters with a straight right hand.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fda's calf.
Fda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk connects with a jab.
Darkk is looking to clinch but Fda is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fda misses with a looping right.

Darkk closes the distance and pushes Fda back into the cage.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda blocks a body shot from Darkk.
Darkk tries to work over Fda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Fda controls the action.
Darkk lands with a light punch inside.
Darkk pushes Fda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Fda controls the action.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Fda.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fda.
Darkk tries to work over Fda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fda prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fda backwards.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Fda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fda fails to pull guard.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fda working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda misses with the head strike.
Fda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fda prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Fda scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darkk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkk.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Fda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ebeneezer Darkk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fda can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fda.
Darkk scores with a shoulder strike.
Fda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Fda.
Fda misses with the head strike.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Fda backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fda misses with a body punch.
Fda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darkk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Fda.
Darkk tries to work over Fda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
Fda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darkk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fda can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Fda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fda or not.
Fda is breathing heavily.
Darkk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darkk.
Darkk cracks Fda with a nice body shot.
Darkk lands a right hand.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Fda blocks a body shot from Darkk.
A short left from Darkk.
Darkk lands a left hand.
Fda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darkk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Fda misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk lands with a left to the head.
Darkk lands a body punch.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda misses with some punches.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darkk smiles and moves away.
Fda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fda throws a body shot but no joy.
Fda misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darkk throws a head kick that half lands.

Fda is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Fda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fda.
Fda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fda looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk clobbers Fda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fda scores with a nice right hand.
Fda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fda is still on wobbly legs! Can Darkk finish him?
Darkk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darkk drops Fda with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fda! Darkk dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!