PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Darrow
vs
McElroy

172 cm
28
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

175 cm
28
151 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffin McElroy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McElroy misses with a head kick.
McElroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darrow.
McElroy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
McElroy avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McElroy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McElroy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darrow cracks McElroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McElroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McElroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McElroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McElroy tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow takes a swing at McElroy's ribcage but misses.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McElroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McElroy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses McElroy's front leg but catches the back leg as McElroy tries to avoid it.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from McElroy
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McElroy tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it.
McElroy moves in looking to clinch but Darrow pushes him off.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
McElroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
McElroy tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
McElroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Darrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McElroy.
Darrow throws a body punch but McElroy moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McElroy tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McElroy.
Darrow is looking to wear down McElroy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by McElroy.
Darrow digs a good body shot into McElroy's ribs.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
McElroy wants to clinch up but Darrow keeps it at a distance.
McElroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by McElroy.
McElroy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow connects with a high kick.
McElroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
McElroy blocks a head kick by Darrow.
McElroy wants to clinch.
Darrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McElroy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Darrow tries to keep at a distance but McElroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of McElroy backwards.
McElroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands a body punch.
McElroy misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow is working McElroy over against the cage.
McElroy looks winded!
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

McElroy is rocked!
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
McElroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McElroy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Darrow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
McElroy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from McElroy does no damage.
Darrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darrow cracks McElroy with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
McElroy wants to clinch
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McElroy can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McElroy.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronnie Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
McElroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

McElroy pushes Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
McElroy is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow working McElroy over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.

Darrow drops McElroy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McElroy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. McElroy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darrow creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McElroy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McElroy drops to his knees and Darrow pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Darrow!