PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. 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.

West
vs
Darrow

180 cm
22
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

178 cm
23
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Darrow throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
West dodges the punch combination from Darrow.
West blocks a jab.
West misses with a straight left.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
Darrow lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West throws a series of punches but Darrow moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Darrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West throws out a leg kick but Darrow moves out of range and West only half commits.
West swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from West misses.
West goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darrow digs a good body shot into West's ribs.
West throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from West misses
and Darrow counters with a right hand to the body.

Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
West is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
West can't break the clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand.

It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.

West breaks from the clinch.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
West works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darrow swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Darrow misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a looping left.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow lands with a good body shot.
Darrow shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Darrow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from West.
West with a nice cross.
West takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Darrow pushes West up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
West is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.
West working hard to break the clinch.

Darrow jumps guard.
Darrow is adopting a defensive guard.
Darrow keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West wants to stand and escape but instead Darrow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

West 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
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.

Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Darrow lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darrow scores with a hook.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
West can't break the clinch.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
West is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.

Darrow successfully pulls guard.
Darrow has his hands on West's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
West throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in West's guard. Nice move by Darrow!

That's one minute gone in the round.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
West is trying to control the position but Darrow postures up.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Darrow happy to just control the position for now.
Darrow working away.
West tries to improve position but can't.
My spies in Hazzard County Gym inform me that Darrow has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Darrow controls the position.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
West tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West keeping his opponent close.
West looking for a sweep but Darrow has passed into full mount! Oh no!
West working to try and regain half guard.
Darrow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Darrow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish West?
A nice elbow there by Darrow.
Darrow controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
West keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Darrow avoids the attempt from West to control.
Darrow controlling from mount.
West working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Darrow connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
West gets back to half guard.
Darrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Darrow is looking to advance position but West won't allow it.
Darrow is thwarting West's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
West trying to hold on to Darrow's head to control him but Darrow postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darrow swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
West misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Darrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling West to score with a decent uppercut.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darrow misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow moves out of range as West strikes.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from West.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Darrow lands but West takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West dodges the punch combination from Darrow.
Darrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.

West gets tackled into the cage by Darrow. Darrow maintains the clinch.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws a combination that misses
and Darrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrow stuns West with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andrew West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West throws the kick towards the body but Darrow avoids it.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

West is rocked!
Darrow punishes West's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Darrow tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West misses the jab.
A jab from West misses.
Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and West tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
West dodges the punch combination from Darrow.
A big right from West misses.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from West.
Andrew West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West misses with a wild combination.
Ramsay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow avoids the body shot from West.
Darrow throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West lands a jab.

Darrow clinches up against the cage.
West avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow is working West over against the cage.
Andrew West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsay Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Ramsay Darrow!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ramsay Darrow!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Ramsay Darrow!

Ramsay Darrow wins by unanimous decision!