PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osorolh Darar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osorolh Darar had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Osorolh Darar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Darar
vs
Bush

173 cm
23
171 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osorolh Darar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Bush!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bush is defended easily by Darar.
Osorolh Darar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush moves out of range as Darar throws a body kick.
Darar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darar wants it to stay on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Darar.
Nice sprawl there from Darar as Bush shoots in.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bush crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darar - the referee stops the clock and Bush gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darar. Bush manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darar feints and then cracks Bush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bush down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush checks a leg kick.
Darar tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Darar connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jay Bush has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darar. Bush shrugs it off though.
Bush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darar circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Darar.
Bush looks gassed!
Darar tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Darar moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.

Bush scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darar is looking to get to half guard.
Darar wants to hold on but Bush pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Darar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bush fails to advance to Darar's back.
Bush can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darar is looking to escape.

Bush jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Darar manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bush.
Darar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darar tries to get out of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Darar throws a leg kick but Bush checks it.
Bush closes the distance but Darar moves to the side
and Darar counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darar, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Darar misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush shoots in for a double leg but Darar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bush clinches.
Darar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darar pushes off an throws an elbow but Bush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Darar.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Darar, against the cage.
Darar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darar stops a takedown attempt from Bush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bush. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Bush's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darar wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Darar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darar moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
Darar tries to land a leg kick but Bush saw it coming and moves away.
Darar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darar is looking to clinch.
Darar misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar throws a head kick that misses.
Bush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt - Darar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Darar.
Bush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bush throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darar counters with a nice leg kick.
Bush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bush misses with a low kick.
Darar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darar misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush shoots and misses
and Darar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bush checks a low kick from Darar.
Bush is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bush.
An inside leg kick from Darar misses.
Darar throws a leg kick

and Bush counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bush is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bush on the ground.
Darar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush works over Darar with some ground and pound from guard.
Darar pulls Bush in to control the position.
Darar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bush manages to get himself to full guard.

Bush is looking for a triangle here but Darar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Darar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bush is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bush actively working from the bottom here.
Darar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bush knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bush manages to get to full guard.
Bush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bush wants to sweep here but Darar controlling him for the moment.
Darar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darar stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Osorolh Darar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Bush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Darar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Bush as he checks the leg kick.
Bush shoots for a double leg takedown but Darar sprawls well. He's pushed Bush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bush shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darar's guard.
Bush pushing down on Darar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Bush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Darar is just riding it out for now. Bush eventually gives up the hold.
Darar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Bush looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bush is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darar is trying to stand up here but Bush is controlling him well.
Darar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bush's head.
Bush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bush.
Darar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darar counters with a good low kick that Bush was not able to check.

Darar rushes Bush and presses him up against the cage.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bush's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bush's defenses.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bush's defenses.
Darar prevents the takedown attempt.
Darar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Darar, against the cage.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darar lands an elbow just above Bush 's eye.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darar.
Darar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bush's efforts to push away.
Bush stalling in the clinch but Darar improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darar throws an elbow but misses.
Jay Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osorolh Darar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osorolh Darar!