PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osorolh Darar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Wasted remix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tanner
vs
Darar

200 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
171 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Las Vegas, John Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osorolh Darar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darar misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darar.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Darar avoids it well.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Darar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a leg kick
and Darar counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Darar.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Darar moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner takes a swing at Darar's ribcage but misses.
Tanner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darar misses with a body kick.
Darar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tanner is able to avoid easily.
Darar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Darar.
Some wild striking there from Tanner.

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.
Tanner misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Darar moved away.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
A jab from Darar misses.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Darar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darar misses with a looping left.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Darar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanner.
Darar slips a jab and a cross from Tanner.
Tanner takes a swing at Darar's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Darar misses
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darar tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darar with a jab.
Darar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanner misses with a body kick.
Darar swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darar.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
Darar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darar throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Darar slips a jab and a cross from Tanner.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Darar throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Darar just misses with a punch to the body.
Darar is looking to clinch.
Tanner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
Tanner takes a swing at Darar's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Darar.
Darar throws out a loose jab but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Darar doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanner circles away.
Tanner throws the kick towards the body but Darar avoids it.
Darar moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Darar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanner throws a combination that misses
and Darar counters with a good low kick that Tanner was not able to check.
Darar is looking to clinch.
Darar connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Darar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Darar scores with a nice head shot.
Tanner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Darar.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner misses with a few strikes there.
Darar is looking to score with low kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darar. Darar obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darar.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Darar throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darar scores with a kick to the body.
Tanner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Darar.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tanner misses the jab.
A big right from Darar misses.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Tanner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Darar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darar circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darar.
Darar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darar looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
Tanner lands with a shot to the body.
Tanner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darar. Darar obviously looking to wear him down.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Tanner throws a sloppy body shot
and Darar counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar throws a low kick, looking for Tanner's leg but Tanner calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darar. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Darar throws a leg kick but Tanner moved away.
Tanner throws a right hand that Darar ducks under and follows up with a left that Darar also avoids with ease.
Darar throws and low kick but Tanner moves out of range easily.
Darar clinches but Tanner breaks the clinch
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darar throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Darar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanner, pushing him back against the cage.
Darar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner trying to stall but Darar improves his position.
Darar misses with a knee strike.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Darar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darar throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to break free.
Darar scores a nice knee to the body.
Darar tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darar missing with knees to the body.
Darar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darar working Tanner over with knees to the body.
Darar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Darar.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Darar lands an elbow inside that Tanner shrugs off.
Darar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner is trying to force a seperation but Darar has the dominant position.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Darar.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Tanner is looking to break free of the clinch but Darar has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Darar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darar.
Tanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Darar throws a leg kick but Tanner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donk. Darar catches Tanner right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darar wants to clinch but Tanner slips to the side
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darar blocks a jab.
Darar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tanner.
Darar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Darar throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darar. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Darar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Darar moves away and avoids it.
Darar throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Osorolh Darar seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands with an uppercut that bounces Darar off the cage and back into rage.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a punch to the head.
Tanner tries to bum rush Darar with a series of wild strikes but Darar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Darar's head.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through Darar's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar is looking to clinch but Tanner is avoiding it.
Darar moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Tanner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick and Darar moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tanner!
Darar misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darar connects with the punch.
Tanner slips a jab from Darar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tanner had his way with Osorolh Darar in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tanner looks to throw a body kick
and Darar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darar.
Tanner misses the body punch
and Darar counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darar.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Darar ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner punishes Darar's body with a nice straight punch.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Darar misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Darar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darar tries to clinch up.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darar.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Darar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darar.
Tanner lands the left hand.
Darar avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tanner checks it well.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darar thows a leg kick but Tanner checks it
and Darar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Tanner
and Darar counters with an outside leg kick.
Tanner slips under a jab from Darar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to bum rush Darar with a series of wild strikes but Darar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darar counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darar tries to clinch up but Tanner circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Darar misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darar.
Darar misses with a looping left.
John Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner looks to land a combination but Darar avoids it well.
Darar moves out of range of the strikes.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osorolh Darar!
Osorolh Darar is the new welterweight champion!