PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kemp
vs
Darko

197 cm
23
258 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Kemp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronny Darko!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp thows a body shot but no joy.
Kemp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kemp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Kemp misses with a body shot.

Kemp clinches up against the cage.
Kemp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kemp as the two fighters clinch.
Darko looks gassed!
Kemp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kemp is looking to break free of the clinch but Darko has double underhooks.
Kemp tries to break the clinch but Darko is controlling the position.

Kemp breaks from the clinch.
Kemp catches Darko napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Darko to the canvas!

It looks like Ronny Darko has been cut.
Kemp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kemp seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Darko working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Darko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kemp is stalling in the full guard.
Kemp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp being controlled here momentarily.
Darko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darko controls Kemp momentarily but Kemp frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kemp is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kemp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kemp looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darko.
Kemp avoids a kick to the body.
Kemp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Darko.
Kemp works Darko's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kemp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a leg kick but Kemp checks it.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Darko throws a body kick that misses.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
Darko tries to clinch up
and Kemp counters with a nice body shot.
Darko is breathing heavily.
Kemp lands a big uppercut and Darko crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Darko looks OK. Kemp waves Darko back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp misses with a wild body shot.
Kemp connects with a body shot.
Kemp closes the distance but Darko moves to the side
and Darko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kemp thinking.
Kemp drops Darko with a naaaaasty hook - Darko is in real trouble here! Kemp dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Kemp!
Adam Kemp retains his heavyweight title!