PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danie Darc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Sibert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Darc
vs
Sibert

176 cm
19
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danie Darc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Sibert!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibert darts in trying to clinch
and Darc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Darc.
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc moves away
and Darc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sibert throws a head kick but Darc moves out of range.
Darc dodges the punch combination from Sibert.
Darc moves out of range of the body kick from Sibert.
Darc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sibert momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darc checks a leg kick.
Sibert tries to clinch
and Darc counters with a nice uppercut.
Darc blocks a low kick nicely.
Sibert thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darc if he has to take too many more of those.
Darc cracks Sibert with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good work by Sibert as he checks the leg kick.
Sibert is looking to chop away at Darc's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sibert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Darc.
Sibert tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darc counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sibert's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Sibert lands but Darc takes it in his stride.
Sibert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sibert throws a wild body kick that Darc sees coming a mile off.
Jordan Sibert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibert is looking to land body kicks.
Darc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sibert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darc circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibert throws a wild body kick that Darc sees coming a mile off.
Darc cracks Sibert with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darc connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Darc.
Sibert is looking to land body kicks.
Sibert wants to land a leg kick but Darc is out of range.
Darc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sibert's hands.
Sibert misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sibert throws a head kick but Darc moves out of range.
Sibert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sibert tries to clinch
and Darc counters with a nice uppercut.

Darc closes the distance and clinches.

Darc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darc steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sibert. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibert lands a head kick!
Sibert misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Darc.
Sibert throws a push kick but Darc slaps the foot to one side.
Sibert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sibert scores with a head kick. Darc tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sibert tries a head kick but it misses.
Sibert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darc.
Sibert scoring well with a low kick there.
Sibert misses with a jab to the body
and Darc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sibert thinking.
Sibert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darc to score with a decent uppercut.
Sibert throws a head kick that misses.
Sibert throws the kick towards the body but Darc avoids it.
Sibert throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc moves away
and Darc counters with a left to the body.
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc moves away

so Darc counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sibert looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darc trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sibert's guard.
Sibert trying to control the position.
Sibert wants to stand up but Darc is controlling him.
Darc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sibert on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darc preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danie Darc dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Darc throws a good cross that connects.
Sibert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Sibert.
Sibert misses with a kick to the body.
Darc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sibert lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Darc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sibert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sibert wants to clinch
and Darc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darc throws a hook but Sibert blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sibert.
Sibert closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darc tests Sibert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan Sibert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darc 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.
Sibert throws a body kick that misses.
Jordan Sibert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sibert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darc avoids the head kick by Sibert.
Darc takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sibert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Darc there.
Darc connects with a right hand. Sibert shakes it off.
Sibert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sibert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sibert finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darc lands with a right hand.
Sibert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sibert looks for the body kick but Darc saw that one coming.
Sibert lands a high kick!
Sibert takes one on the button.
Sibert misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darc.
Darc blocks the body kick.
Sibert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darc lands a glancing blow to the side of Sibert's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc is having none of it.
Sibert throws a sloppy head kick and Darc moves out of range easily.
Danie Darc is winning the standup battle so far.
Darc throws a low kick but Sibert avoids it.
Sibert misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibert moves out of range of the leg kick from Darc.
Sibert looks to clinch
and Sibert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sibert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sibert looks to land a body kick but Darc moved away.
Sibert lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darc lands a glancing blow to the side of Sibert's head.
Darc lands a jab.
Sibert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sibert throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darc's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibert tries to land a front kick but Darc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibert misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sibert.
Darc moves out of range as Sibert throws a body kick.
Darc avoids a kick to the body.
Sibert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darc counters with a left to the body.
Sibert throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Sibert.
Darc moves out of range as Sibert throws a body kick.
Sibert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darc moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sibert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sibert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sibert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danie Darc dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sibert wants to clinch but Darc slips to the side
and Darc counters with a left to the body.
Darc blocks the body kick.
Sibert misses with a head kick.
Sibert moves in looking to clinch but Darc pushes him off.
Sibert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darc blocks a low kick nicely.
Sibert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sibert connects with a leg kick. Darc looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sibert misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sibert checks a leg kick.
Sibert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc moves away
enabling Darc to counter with a crisp jab.
Darc lands with a good body shot.
Sibert wants to clinch
and Darc counters with a straight right hand.
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc moves away
and Darc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darc connects with a jab.
Darc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sibert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darc scores with a punch to the head.
Sibert goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sibert lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sibert.
Sibert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sibert throws a sloppy head kick and Darc moves out of range easily.
Sibert throws a body kick that misses.
Sibert throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Darc lands.
Darc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darc moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darc, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darc takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Darc lands with a nice body punch.
Darc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darc moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Darc.
Darc scores with a decent looking hook.
Darc checks a leg kick.
Sibert tries to clinch but Darc moves away
and Darc counters with a nice body shot.
Darc thuds his right hand into Sibert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sibert misses with a body kick.
Darc lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darc dips to his left and cracks Sibert with an uppercut!
Darc throws a series of punches but Sibert avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Darc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sibert doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Darc.
Sibert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sibert can do to turn this around?
Sibert throws the kick towards the body but Darc avoids it.
Darc avoids the head kick by Sibert.
Sibert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sibert throws a leg kick but Darc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sibert tries a low kick but Darc avoids it.
Sibert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darc counters with a right hand to the body.
Sibert throws a combination that misses
and Darc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sibert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Darc. Beautiful body shot.
Sibert misses with a head kick.
Darc stuns Sibert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sibert moves out of range of the leg kick from Darc.
Darc dips to his left and cracks Sibert with an uppercut!
Darc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sibert on the side of the head.
Sibert ducks right into an uppercut from Darc.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sibert.
Sibert keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jordan Sibert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darc moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darc cracks Sibert with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibert takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danie Darc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danie Darc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darc has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danie Darc!