PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balfour Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Darrow
vs
Obama

166 cm
23
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balfour Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Obama.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Obama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.

Obama lands a left and a right that send Darrow crashing to the mat, dazed. Obama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Balfour Darrow has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Obama shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darrow eats them both and turns towards Obama to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Darrow is rocked!
Obama lands a big right hook! Darrow looks hurt but is still standing! Obama lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Darrow falls down and Obama dives in with a huge hammer fist! Darrow's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Obama runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barack Obama!
After the fight, Barack Obama was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.