PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trial by Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Martin
vs
Dardar

190 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
33
205 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Dardar ducks down to avoid it.
Dardar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dardar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin looks to land a combination but Dardar avoids it well.
Dardar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dardar lands with a good body shot.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dardar jabs at Martin's body.
Dardar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dardar tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dardar.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dardar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Dardar moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dardar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin lands with a cross.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Dardar's head but Dardar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Dardar moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Martin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dardar. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dardar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Dardar moves away and avoids it.
Dardar lands a front kick.
Dardar jabs Martin right on the nose. Martin blinks but takes it well.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Dardar ducks down to avoid it.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Martin blocks a head kick by Dardar.

Martin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martin stops Dardar from standing up.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Dardar keeps moving.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dardar keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Dardar has wrist control.
Dardar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dardar is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dardar wants to stand but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Dardar's brow.
Martin throws a strike but Dardar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dardar preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dardar really wants to buck Martin off and get back to his feet.
Martin throws some wild stikes that Dardar manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin lands a nice shot to the head.
Martin throwing strikes here but Dardar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martin is trying to control here but Dardar has managed to regain half guard.
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 Frank Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Martin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dardar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dardar's head.
Martin avoids the body shot from Dardar.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martin rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Dardar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dardars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin dodges the punch combination from Dardar.
Dardar throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Dardar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dardar's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dardar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dardar throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Jesse Dardar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Dardar misses.
Dardar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Dardar saw that one coming.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dardar counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Dardar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dardar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Dardar misses.
Dardar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martin throws a body punch but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Dardar slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dardar.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Dardar counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jesse Dardar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dardar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
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!
Dardar misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dardar misses with a kick to the body.
Dardar misses with a combination

and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dardar's guard now.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dardar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin wants to stand but Dardar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Martin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dardar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dardar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dardar!
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dardar stands up and beckons Martin to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dardar.
Dardar 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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a looping left.
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Dardar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dardar throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin avoids the head kick by Dardar.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dardar moves away.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dardar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin with a jab.
Dardar moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dardar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Dardar moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Dardar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Martin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dardar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Dardar misses with a combination
and Dardar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dardar lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Dardar down.
Some wild striking there from Dardar.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
Dardar connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin is looking to clinch but Dardar is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Good leg kick by Dardar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dardar's head.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin misses with a hook. Dardar ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dardar finds it's way round the side to connect with Martin's head.
A head kick from Dardar lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Dardar.
Dardar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dardar slips a jab from Martin.
Dardar lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses.
Dardar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dardar looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Dardar throws a big shot that misses.
Martin misses with a wild combination.

Martin moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries for a takedown. No joy.

Martin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dardar can't fight it off and eventually Martin manages to take the fight to the floor. Dardar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dardar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dardar is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.
Martin throws an elbow that misses. Dardar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martin's guard. Nice move by Dardar!
Martin wants to improve his position but instead Dardar has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar passes into side control, despite Martin's attempt to control the position.

Dardar stands up.
Dardar moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dardar misses with a straight left.
Dardar tries a head kick but it misses.
Dardar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dardar momentarily.
Dardar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dardar misses with the body kick
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin throws a series of punches but Dardar moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dardar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dardar misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Dardar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dardar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Dardar!
A victorious Jesse Dardar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.