PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newmark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On the run. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Newmark
vs
Daross

194 cm
33
221 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

188 cm
31
208 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Newmark.
Newmark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newmark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daross takes a step back to recover.
Daross scores with a push kick.
Newmark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newmark tries to close the distance and clinch but Daross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newmark tries a head kick but it misses.
Daross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daross throws a head kick but Newmark moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newmark. Daross does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Daross.
A little feinted left hand from Newmark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newmark is able to avoid easily.
It appears Newmark was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daross. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daross throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daross looks for the body kick but Newmark saw that one coming.
Newmark swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daross throws a leg kick
and Newmark counters with a low kick, right behind Daross 's knee.
Newmark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been informed that Daross has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark's corner calls for a 1-2. Newmark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newmark, right into the meat.
Newmark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daross's head backwards.
Newmark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daross tried to score with a low kick but Newmark checks it.
Newmark throws a sloppy head kick and Daross moves out of range easily.
Newmark thuds his right hand into Daross's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daross.
Newmark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daross throws a right hand that Newmark ducks under and follows up with a left that Newmark also avoids with ease.
Daross lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newmark.
Daross's corner calls for a 1-2. Daross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newmark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newmark misses with a body shot.
Daross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Newmark.
Newmark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark misses with a hook. Daross ducked under it nicely.
Newmark is looking to score with low kicks.
Daross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Newmark as he checks the leg kick.
Newmark looks to land a body kick but Daross moved away.
Newmark misses with a head kick.
Daross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daross missing with a left hand there. Newmark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newmark throws a lazy right hand but Daross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newmark manages to avoid it.
Daross moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Daross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newmark.
Newmark misses with a hook.
Daross shapes to counter with a head kick.
Newmark swings for the body but Daross moves out of range.
Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newmark takes the fight into the clinch.
Daross lands a left hand.
Newmark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newmark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daross working hard to break the clinch.
Daross digs a right hand into Newmark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newmark's gas tank.
Daross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daross misses with a hook to the ribs.

Daross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daross tries to land a front kick but Newmark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daross blocks the body kick.
Daross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newmark.
Daross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newmark is able to avoid easily.
Daross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newmark doesn't seem bothered though.
Daross stuns Newmark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newmark throwing a counter right hand but Daross manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newmark.
A head kick misses from Newmark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newmark misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Daross releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newmark throws a right hand that misses
and Daross counters with a leg kick.
Daross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newmark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daross throws a low kick, looking for Newmark's leg but Newmark calmly moves out of range.
Newmark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Daross.
Newmark throws a body kick that misses.
Daross tries a quick counter leg kick but Newmark is wise to it.
Daross lands with a kick to the temple. Newmark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Newmark.
Newmark misses with a straight left.
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newmark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Daross moved out of range nicely.
Newmark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daross slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hendrik Daross will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Newmark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Newmark misses.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daross lands an overhand right.
Daross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses.
Daross misses with a body shot.
Newmark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daross.
Newmark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daross swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newmark throws the left hand but Daross avoids the punch easily.
Daross looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newmark.
Good leg kick by Newmark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newmark moves out of range of the body kick from Daross.
Newmark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daross momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daross moves out of range of the body kick from Newmark.
Newmark moves out of range as Daross throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daross tries a head kick but it misses.
Daross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newmark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daross looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Daross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newmark throws out the jab.
Hendrik Daross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newmark misses with a wild body shot.
Daross steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Newmark throws a sloppy body shot
letting Daross counter with a right hand.
Daross cracks a nice hook into Newmark's ribs.
Newmark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newmark catches Daross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Newmark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newmark was well out of range. Poor timing from Daross.
Daross misses with a head kick.
Daross misses with a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daross in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Daross misses the shot to the body.
Newmark tries to counter by clinching up but Daross breaks away and moves out of range.
Daross throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Newmark looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark connects with a high kick.
Daross fakes the leg kick and cracks Newmark in the body.
Sloppy strikes from Daross. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Newmark misses the target.
Daross scores with a nice right hand.
Newmark throws the left hand but Daross avoids the punch easily.
Daross scores with a push kick.
Newmark drops his hands momentarily and Daross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daross motions for Newmark to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newmark looks to score with a jab to the body but Daross is just out of range.
Daross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newmarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daross tries to land a front kick but Newmark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Newmark blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Daross misses.
Newmark will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Newmark lands with a straight right. Daross didn't see that one coming.
Newmark 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark swings for the body but Daross moves out of range.
Newmark tries to move into range but Daross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Newmark is looking to score with low kicks.
Newmark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daross's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Daross.
Daross with a nice cross.

Newmark is rocked!
Newmark leaves his chin hanging out and Daross seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Newmark crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hendrik Daross!
After winning the bout, Hendrik Daross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.