PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osorolh Darar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escarino's entrance music is RATM-- Guerrilla Radio. A fine choice. Dan Escarino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Osorolh Darar's chin.

Escarino
vs
Darar

181 cm
25
173 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
171 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osorolh Darar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escarino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escarino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escarino throws a lazy right hand but Darar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escarino scores with a jab to the head.
Darar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escarino looks to land a right hand but Darar moved out of range.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Escarino checks a low kick from Darar.
Escarino throws a wild body kick that Darar sees coming a mile off.
Escarino misses with a looping right.
Darar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escarino throws a leg kick
and Darar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Escarino misses with a body shot
and Darar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Escarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escarino.
A head kick by Escarino misses
and Darar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Escarino is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar tries to clinch up but Escarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Escarino throws a leg kick but Darar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darar moves away.
A nice combination there by Escarino.
Escarino scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Escarino misses.
Escarino looks to land a combination. Darar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escarino is looking to chop away at Darar's legs.
Escarino lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escarino clobbers Darar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Darar is rocked!
Escarino is looking to land body kicks.
Darar is still on wobbly legs! Can Escarino finish him?
Escarino misses with an uppercut. Darar saw that one coming.
Darar seems to have recovered his senses.
Escarino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escarino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escarino misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escarino throws a body kick that misses.
Darar throws out a leg kick but Escarino moves out of range and Darar only half commits.
Escarino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escarino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darar avoids the head kick by Escarino.
Escarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darar.
A good leg kick by Escarino.
Darar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Darar clinches up against the cage.

Escarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escarino throws a series of punches but Darar avoids them all with ease.

Darar closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escarino throws a combination that misses
and Darar counters with a solid body kick.
Escarino is breathing heavily.
Darar wants to clinch up but Escarino keeps it at a distance.
Darar blocks the body kick.
Darar tries to clinch up but Escarino circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escarino. That's going to slow Darar down.
Escarino blocks the body kick.
Escarino throws a right and a left that Darar avoids nicely.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Darar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Darar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darar ducks under a wild hook from Escarino.
Escarino misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Darar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escarino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darar. Darar obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darar.
Dan Escarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darar moves in looking to clinch but Escarino pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Darar has Escarino up against the cage in a clinch.
Escarino tries to break the clinch but Darar is controlling the position.
Escarino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darar prevents Escarino from breaking the clinch.
Escarino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escarino's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escarino has had enough of the clinch but Darar keeps him there for the moment.
Darar keeps control of Escarino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osorolh Darar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Escarino misses its intended target.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Darar throws a leg kick that misses.
Darar throws and low kick but Escarino moves out of range easily.
Escarino throws a right and a left that Darar avoids nicely.
Darar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escarino throws out the jab.
Escarino swings for the body but Darar moves out of range.
Escarino 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.
Escarino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar blocks a low kick nicely.
Escarino misses with a double jab.
Escarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escarino misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Escarino misses
and Darar counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darar avoids the body shot from Escarino.
Darar slips a jab and a cross from Escarino.
Darar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Osorolh Darar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darar checks the leg kick.
Dan Escarino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escarino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escarino throws a lazy right hand but Darar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escarino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darar. That's going to slow Escarino down.
Escarino has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Escarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Escarino swinging wildly here.
Escarino 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Darar moves into the clinch successfully.
Escarino blocks an elbow strike from Darar.
Darar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darar lands an elbow just above Escarino 's eye.
Darar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escarino is trying to force a seperation but Darar has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darar as Escarino tries to tie him up.
Darar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escarino's efforts to push away.
Escarino throws a head punch that misses.
Darar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escarino avoids it.
Darar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darar lands an elbow just above Escarino 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escarino's brow.

Escarino breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Escarino misses.
Escarino misses with a leg kick
and Darar counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darar is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escarino throws the kick towards the body but Darar avoids it.
The fighters circling - Escarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darar.
Escarino with a nice cross.
Escarino blocks a head kick by Darar.
Darar tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escarino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escarino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darar tries to clinch but Escarino moves out of range.
Escarino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escarino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escarino throws a nice looking combination but Darar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Escarino.
Nice defenses there by Darar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darar scoring well with a low kick there.
Darar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escarino.
Darar connects with a high kick.

It looks like Dan Escarino has been cut.
Escarino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darar.
Darar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escarino misses with a hook. Darar ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Darar.
Escarino throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Darar rushes Escarino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Escarino breaks from the clinch.
Escarino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Escarino'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. This is the final round!

Escarino thows a leg kick but Darar checks it

and Darar counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escarino's brow.
Darar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escarino's efforts to push away.

Escarino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Darar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escarino misses the jab.
Escarino throws a hook but Darar avoids it easily.
Darar misses with a leg kick.
Escarino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darar fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escarino lands with a nice combination. Darar backs away looking to recover.
Escarino misses with a leg kick
and Darar counters with a head kick. That will keep Escarino thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Darar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Escarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar ducks under a wild hook from Escarino.
Darar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escarino.
Escarino 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.
Escarino missing with a left hand there. Darar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escarino throws a leg kick but Darar moved away.
Darar slips a jab from Escarino.
Escarino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darar tries to clinch up.
Escarino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darar feints and then cracks Escarino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escarino down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escarino misses with a leg kick
and Darar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escarino misses with a looping left.
Dan Escarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escarino.
Escarino misses with a straight right.
Escarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escarino fails to land with a series of punches.
Darar scoring well with a low kick there.

Darar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Escarino manages to break the clinch.
Escarino misses with a wild body shot.
Escarino throws a right hand that Darar ducks under and follows up with a left that Darar also avoids with ease.

Darar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darar misses with an elbow over the top.
Escarino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darar throws an elbow that misses.
Escarino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escarino avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darar.
Escarino wants to get back to striking at distance but Darar won't allow it.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Escarino avoids the damage to the body.
Darar looking to throw knees to the head but Escarino is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escarino working hard to break the clinch.
Darar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Darar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Escarino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darar misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escarino's brow.
Escarino dodges an elbow strike from Darar.
Escarino working hard to break the clinch.
Darar missing with knees to the body.
Darar pushes off an throws an elbow but Escarino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escarino's efforts to push away.
Escarino takes an elbow to the forehead.

Escarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escarino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escarino blocks a head kick by Darar.
Escarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escarino misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Escarino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darar throws a head kick but Escarino moves out of range.
Darar connects with a solid leg kick.
Darar is looking to clinch but Escarino is avoiding it.
Escarino throws a looping overhand right but Darar ducks down to avoid it.
Escarino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escarino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darar in his tracks.
Escarino tries to work over Darar's front leg with a kick but Darar checks it.
Escarino loads up on a big right hand but Darar slips the punch.
Darar misses with a kick to the body.
Escarino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darar.
Escarino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darar in his tracks.
Darar scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osorolh Darar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

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