PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osorolh Darar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Darar
vs
Dean

173 cm
28
171 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
180 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osorolh Darar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darar throws a low kick but Dean moves out of range easily.
Dean fails with the takedown.
Dean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darar missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Darar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar thumps Dean with a low kick.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Dean looks for a takedown but Darar sprawls well.
Darar misses with a body kick.
Osorolh Darar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Darar shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darar throws a push kick but Dean slaps the foot to one side.
Darar throws a right hand that misses

and Dean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Darar's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darar wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean wants to control from the top but Darar keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean stopping the sweep attempt from Darar.
Darar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean controlling from the top position.
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.
Dean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darar pulls Dean in close to his closed guard and prevents Dean from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean stays in close to Darar's body and controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darar stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Darar throws a front kick aimed at Dean's knee but Dean avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Osorolh Darar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dean slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dean is trying to ground and pound but Darar uses the momentary lack of control by Dean to regain half guard.
Darar wants to get back to full guard.
Dean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Darar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar is trying to stand back up but Dean is controlling him
Dean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dean scoring with strikes but Darar is staying in there.
Darar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Darar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dean sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Darar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dean working the ground and pound effectively.
Darar is bucking up trying to escape but Dean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darar is looking to escape.
Darar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Darar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dean.
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Darar is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dean raining down shots from the mount!
Dean throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dean tries to control but Darar wriggling away.
Dean cracks Darar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Darar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dean thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dean misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boston Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dean moves out of range of the leg kick from Darar.
Dean avoids the head kick by Darar.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darar but Darar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boston Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darar thows a body kick. Dean tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dean looks to land a left hand but Darar moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dean is out of range.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darar swivels and escapes.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.

Dean darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar tries to kick Dean off but Dean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Darar is working away.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darar is looking to improve his position.
Darar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darar defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dean wants to control but Darar is keeping him busy.
Dean looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dean trying to control the action but Darar is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Boston Dean.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown but Darar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dean's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darar throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Osorolh Darar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Darar throws a predictable looking body shot

and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darar keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Darar being controlled here, momentarily.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean trying to control but Darar is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dean is controlling him.
Darar keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Darar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dean on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boston Dean was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Darar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dean shoots and misses
and Darar counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar misses with a head kick.
Darar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dean is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dean checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darar lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darar. That's going to slow Dean down.
Darar stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.
Darar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.

Dean shoots in and gets a takedown into Darar's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Darar wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
Darar controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Boston Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darar keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Darar is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Boston Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Darar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darar stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Darar lands a nice shot that snaps Dean's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dean closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Darar's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Darar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Darar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darar is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darar's waist but Darar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries for a takedown but Darar circles away easily
and Darar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Darar looks to land a body kick but Dean moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar connects with an inside leg kick.
Dean fails to land the takedown.
Dean blocks a head kick by Darar.
Darar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Dean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean prevents Darar from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Darar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dean postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Darar stops Dean from passing to mount.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darar keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Darar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osorolh Darar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boston Dean!
Boston Dean is the new welterweight champion!