PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 264 p4p, 212 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 39 p4p, 29 weight class). Darren comes into the arena with Here's to the losers blaring out of the sound system. Bhullar has chosen Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Darren
vs
Bhullar

185 cm
34
185
23 - 18 - 1

180 cm
34
188
31 - 16 - 1

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World class boxer
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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 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bhullar moves in looking to clinch but Darren pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Darren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhullar slips a jab from Darren.
Darren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bhullar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bhullar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Darren can't fight it off and eventually Bhullar manages to take the fight to the floor. Darren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Darren trying to keep a closed guard but Bhullar is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar is stalling in the full guard.
Bhullar throws a big elbow that misses.
Bhullar connects with a couple of short punches.
Darren keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
Darren wants to sweep here but Bhullar controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhullar throwing strikes from guard but Darren blocks nicely.
Darren is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Oblivion Gate that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Darren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhullar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bhullar preventing the sweep.
Darren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bhullar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darren's head.
Bhullar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Darren pushes Bhullar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Darren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darren avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Bhullar works Darren's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bhullar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar darts in trying to clinch
and Darren counters with a leg kick.
Bhullar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bhullar throws a hook but Darren blocks it.
Good exchange - Bhullar coming out on top.
Bhullar lands a jab to Darren's midsection.
Darren slips under a jab.
Darren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Darren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Bhullar moves into the clinch.
Bhullar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bhullar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Bhullar slowing the pace effectively.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bhullar struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Darren.

It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Darren.
Bhullar lands a left hand.
Bhullar swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

An inside leg kick from Darren misses.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut. Darren saw that one coming.
Bhullar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darren's head.
Bhullar looks to land a combination. Darren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Darren.
Darren throws a hook to the side of Bhullar's head but Bhullar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bhullar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darren doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren moves away from the strike by Bhullar.
Darren slaps away a takedown attempt from Bhullar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darren throwing a counter right hand but Bhullar manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren swats away the attempt to clinch by Bhullar.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Bhullar gets the takedown into side control.
Bhullar working the body and head with strikes.
Darren regains half guard.
Bhullar working over Darren with some ground and pound. Darren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darren pushes Bhullar off looking to stand but Bhullar dives back in and keeps control.
Bhullar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bhullar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bhullar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bhullar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bhullar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darren wants to improve his position but Bhullar is controlling well.
Darren is looking to control Bhullar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darren avoid being mounted?
Darren is looking for a sweep. Bhullar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darren is trying to stand back up but Bhullar is controlling him
Bhullar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren is staying active underneath Bhullar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Darren is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bhullar is controlling the pace.
Darren wants to control but Bhullar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bhullar thows a huge punch but Darren dodges it nicely.
Bhullar is trying to control. Darren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bhullar thows a huge punch but Darren dodges it nicely.
Arjan Bhullar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bhullar working Darren over with strikes.

Bhullar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darren defends it well.
Darren taking some punishment here, with Bhullar in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Darren has one foot on Bhullar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bhullar blocks an elbow strike.
Bhullar misses with a body punch.
Bhullar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bhullar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bhullar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhullar stalling in the clinch.
Bhullar avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bhullar.
Bhullar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bhullar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjan Bhullar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's time! Darren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bhullar jabs Darren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bhullar momentarily.
Bhullar lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar lands a nice looking body shot.
Bhullar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Darren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bhullar tries to clinch there but Darren circles away.
Bhullar moves in looking to clinch but Darren pushes him off.
Darren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bhullar throws a jab when Darren was well out of range.
Darren tried to counter with a leg kick but Bhullar avoided it.
Darren looks to land a right hand but Bhullar moved out of range.
Darren is looking to land body kicks.
Bhullar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darren as he jumps to the side.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar wants to clinch.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar moves away from the strike by Darren.
Bhullar lands an overhand right.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
Bhullar scores with a body shot.
Bhullar throws a hook but Darren blocks it.
Arjan Bhullar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James Darren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bhullar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bhullar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.
Darren misses with a looping left.
Bhullar slips under a jab from Darren.
Bhullar throws a lazy uppercut
and Darren counters with a left to the body.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhullar throws out the jab.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darren tries to move into range but Bhullar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhullar swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Darren throws a head kick but Bhullar moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bhullar, as that shot connected.
Bhullar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bhullar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darrens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darren slips under a jab.
Darren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bhullar jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.

Darren clinches up with Bhullar and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darren digs a right hand into Bhullar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bhullar's gas tank.
Bhullar tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Bhullar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bhullar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Bhullar!
Our winner, Arjan Bhullar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated James Darren had this to say: 'I'm a loser!'.