PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Charbonneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charbonneau comes into the arena with Stromae - Formidable blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Charbonneau
vs
Darrow

170 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

167 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Charbonneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Charbonneau closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Darrow's guard.
Charbonneau trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charbonneau looking to pass the guard.
Charbonneau throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Darrow, not yet.
Charbonneau throwing strikes from guard but Darrow blocks nicely.
Darrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Charbonneau manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charbonneau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Darrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charbonneau looking for a sweep. Not yet Charbonneau, not yet.
Charbonneau is working hard here to advance position.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Darrow preventing the sweep.
Charbonneau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Darrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Charbonneau is retaining full guard.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Charbonneau is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darrow stays in close to Charbonneau's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charbonneau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Charbonneau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Charbonneau is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charbonneau is on top in guard.

Charbonneau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Charbonneau landing some decent shots from guard.
Charbonneau with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charbonneau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darrow keeping moving, preventing Charbonneau from controlling successfully.
Charbonneau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charbonneau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Charbonneau trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Charbonneau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Charbonneau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Charbonneau is looking to pass into half guard but Darrow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Darrow is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Darrow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charbonneau is on top in guard.

Charbonneau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Charbonneau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Charbonneau throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Charbonneau's guard. Nice move by Darrow!
Charbonneau working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charbonneau looking for a sweep. Not yet Charbonneau, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charbonneau is on top in guard.

We've been hearing that Charbonneau has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Charbonneau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Charbonneau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Charbonneau shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Darrow moves into the clinch.
Charbonneau blocking some punches.
Darrow pushes Charbonneau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charbonneau blocking some punches.
Darrow pushes Charbonneau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow gets through Charbonneau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charbonneau blocks a body shot from Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Charbonneau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Charbonneau wants to stall.
Darrow pushes Charbonneau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Charbonneau takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charbonneaus head.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charbonneaus head.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Charbonneau or not.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow's coach down at Hazzard County Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Darrow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Darrow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short left from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Charbonneau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
Charbonneau tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Charbonneau or not.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charbonneau backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Charbonneau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charbonneau on the side of the head.
Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charbonneau at a distance.

Darrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Darrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Charbonneau manages to get himself to full guard.

Darrow content to stall in guard here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Darrow.
Charbonneau trying to control the position here.
Darrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Charbonneau wants to sweep but no luck.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.

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.
Charbonneau wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment.
Darrow is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Charbonneau looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Charbonneau not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Charbonneau trying to control from half guard but Darrow is working away.
Charbonneau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Charbonneau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charbonneau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Charbonneau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charbonneau not doing much here.
Charbonneau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charbonneau tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marshall Charbonneau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charbonneau has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Charbonneau connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Darrow blocking the ground and pound.
Charbonneau punching from mount but Darrow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Charbonneau unloads with some shots from mount but Darrow bucks and avoids them well.
Darrow is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darrow blocking the ground and pound.
Charbonneau throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Charbonneau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charbonneau 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!