PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Darrow
vs
Harris

176 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darrow pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darrow presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Darrow throws a leg kick

and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darrow's guard.
Darrow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
Harris wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Darrow is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harris is keen to just control but Darrow is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Hamish Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Darrow is wise to it.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris scores with a hook.
Darrow throws a head kick that Harris semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harris can turn it around.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Harris has Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
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 Hamish Darrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.

Darrow closes the distance and clinches.

Harris has hold of one of Darrow's legs. Darrow is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Darrow pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Harris 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.
Harris trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Darrow managing to control the position.
Darrow keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow takes one on the button.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrow as he avoids it easily.
Darrow walks into a left hand.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.

Harris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Darrow uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darrow controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hamish Darrow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Darrow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris thuds his right hand into Darrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Darrow punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a kick to the body
letting Harris counter with a right hand.

Darrow forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Darrow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to pull guard but Darrow won't allow it.
Hamish Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamish Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris is trying to stall.
Harris prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Harris successfully pulls guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darrow controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Darrow pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Darrow is having none of it.
Darrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamish Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harris.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Darrow!
Hamish Darrow is the new welterweight champion!