PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McGore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason McGore will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Darrow
vs
McGore

170 cm
24
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brodie Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason McGore!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGore manages to avoid it.
Darrow moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcGore.

Darrow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Darrow not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Darrow is looking for a kimura but McGore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darrow to get the leverage.
Darrow passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow controlling his opponent.
Darrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McGore for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Darrow looking for a guillotine from mount but McGore is having none of it.
We've been informed that McGore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Darrow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McGore can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Darrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow takes a kick to the side of the head.

Darrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGore bucks up and tries to throw Darrow off but instead Darrow has got his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Darrow continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Darrow has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McGore's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
More hug and hope from Darrow.
Further stalling from Darrow.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Darrow is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's four 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 is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but McGore won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Darrow off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brodie Darrow!
Brodie Darrow is the new lightweight champion!