PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Strapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rackham
vs
Strapp

182 cm
36
193 lbs
37 - 17 - 0

181 cm
34
191 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darwin Strapp!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strapp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Strapp throws a jab when Rackham was well out of range.
Jack Rackham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Rackham counters with a stiff right hand.
Rackham misses with a shot to the body
and Strapp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rackham wants to clinch up but Strapp keeps it at a distance.
Rackham misses with an uppercut.
Rackham throws a shot from downtown. Strapp moves away and avoids it.
Rackham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rackham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rackham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strapp at a distance.
Strapp goes for a double leg but Rackham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rackham continues to drive forward.
Rackham throws the kick towards the body but Strapp avoids it.
Strapp counters with a body kick.
Rackham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rackham ducks under a wild hook from Strapp.
Rackham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rackham lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strapp cracks the inside of Rackham's front leg.
Rackham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strapp throws out a counter right but Rackham avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strapp slips under a jab.
Rackham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rackham.
Rackham misses with a shot to the body
and Strapp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rackham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rackham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strapp tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rackham tests Strapp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strapp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rackham throws a right and a left that Strapp avoids nicely.
Strapp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rackham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rackham rushes Strapp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Strapp lands a nice uppercut.
Rackham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strapp's efforts to push away.
Rackham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strapp backwards.

It looks like Darwin Strapp has been cut.
Strapp blocks an elbow strike.

Strapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rackham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strapp.
Rackham throws a lazy uppercut
and Strapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strapp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rackham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rackham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strapp moves away.
Rackham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strapp.
Strapp with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rackham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rackham checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strapp is defended easily by Rackham.
Rackham throws a body kick that misses
enabling Strapp to counter with a crisp jab.
Rackham lands a high kick!
The fighters circling - Strapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strapp throws a series of strikes that have Rackham backpedaling.
Strapp misses with a straight right.
Rackham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rackham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strapp. That did some damage!
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch but Strapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strapp pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strapp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rackham lands with an uppercut that bounces Strapp off the cage and back into range.
Rackham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack Rackham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Strapp.
Rackham sizes up Strapp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rackham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strapp tests Rackham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strapp throws the left hand but Rackham avoids the punch easily.
Strapp throws a low kick but Rackham avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Strapp misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strapp takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Strapp.
Strapp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rackham checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Rackham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin Strapp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rackham slips a jab from Strapp.
Rackham defending well as Strapp loads up on a big left hand.
Rackham looks to score with a jab to the body but Strapp is just out of range.
Strapp tries a quick counter leg kick but Rackham is wise to it.
Strapp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rackham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strapp throws a jab when Rackham was well out of range.
Rackham appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rackham misses with a leg kick
enabling Strapp to counter with a crisp jab.
Strapp throws a big shot that misses.
Rackham misses the shot to the body.
Rackham throws a right hand that Strapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Strapp also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rackham misses with a looping right.
Rackham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rackham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rackham throws a body kick that misses
and Strapp counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strapp connects with a leg kick. Rackham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rackham throws a leg kick that misses.
Strapp throws a looping overhand right but Rackham ducks down to avoid it.
Rackham tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Strapp manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body kick from Rackham.
Rackham looks to land a body kick but Strapp moved away.
Strapp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack Rackham is winning the standup battle so far.
Rackham works Strapp's body with a nice hook.
Strapp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rackham misses with a body kick.
Strapp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strapp defending well as Rackham loads up on a big left hand.
Strapp throws out a counter right but Rackham avoids it with no problem.
Jack Rackham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rackham tries to land a front kick but Strapp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rackham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rackham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strapp, as that shot connected.
Rackham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham throws a wild body kick that Strapp sees coming a mile off.
Rackham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strapp has time to react.
Strapp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rackham lands a nice shot to the body.
Rackham throws the left hand but Strapp avoids the punch easily.
Strapp takes one to the chin there.
Rackham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strapp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rackham scores with a body shot.
Strapp defending well as Rackham loads up on a big left hand.
Rackham backing away here, and Strapp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rackham blocks a jab.
Strapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rackham.
Strapp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham throws out a leg kick but Strapp moves out of range and Rackham only half commits.
Rackham misses the body punch
and Rackham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rackham throws a hook but Strapp blocks it.
Strapp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strapp clobbers Rackham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strapp slips a jab from Rackham.
Rackham scores with a nice right hand.
Rackham throws an off balance right hand
and Strapp counters with a stiff right hand.
Rackham misses with a body punch
and Strapp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rackham throws an off balance right hand
and Strapp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rackham throws a combination that misses
and Strapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Rackham misses.
Rackham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham throws a low kick but Strapp avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rackham lands but Strapp takes it in his stride.
Rackham tries to clinch but Strapp moves out of range.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses
letting Strapp counter with a right hand.
Rackham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strapp throws a fast counter high kick but Rackham manages to duck under it in time.
Strapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rackham.
Rackham keeps Strapp at a distance using the push kick.
Rackham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses.
Strapp throws a fast counter high kick but Rackham manages to duck under it in time.
A jab from Rackham misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strapp! But no joy.
Rackham misses with an uppercut
and Strapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strapp misses with a low kick.
Rackham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rackham checks a leg kick.
Rackham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Strapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rackham.
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 Jack Rackham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Strapp'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strapp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strapp missing with a left hand there. Rackham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strapp looks to land a left hand but Rackham moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses
and Strapp counters with an inside leg kick.
Rackham misses with a wild body shot.
Strapp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Strapp. Beautiful body shot.
Rackham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rackham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strapp lands with a shot to the body.
Strapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strapp counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strapp throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rackham closes the distance and clinches.
Rackham presses Strapp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Strapp.

Strapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strapp counters with a leg kick.
Strapp loads up on a big right hand but Rackham slips the punch.
Strapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Rackham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rackham ducks under a wild hook from Strapp.
Rackham throws a chopping leg kick but Strapp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rackham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rackham misses with the body kick
and Strapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin Strapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rackham swings for the body but Strapp moves out of range.
Rackham connects with a high kick.
Rackham tries to land a body kick
and Strapp counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Rackham.
It seemed like Strapp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rackham tries to clinch
and Strapp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rackham misses with a combination
and Strapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rackham is rocked!
Rackham throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Rackham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rackham scores with a body shot.
Rackham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rackham seems to have got his legs back now.
Rackham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strapp misses with a looping right.
Strapp thows a leg kick but Rackham checks it

and Rackham counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rackham.
Strapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Strapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rackham connects with an inside leg kick.
Rackham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jack Rackham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rackham throws a combination that misses
enabling Strapp to counter with a crisp jab.
Strapp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rackham misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strapp.
Rackham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rackham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rackham gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Strapp gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darwin Strapp!
A very excited looking Darwin Strapp rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.