PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 1653 p4p, 255 weight class) and Ramsay Darrow (ranked 1494 p4p, 229 weight class). West's entrance music is Sober. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

West
vs
Darrow

187 cm
34
168 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

178 cm
31
173 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.

West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

West breaks from the clinch.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Darrow sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Darrow throws a good cross that connects.
Darrow clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as West shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow thuds a left hand into West's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darrow leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West takes one to the side of the head.
West lands a lovely overhand right.

West closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.

Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Darrow has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West wants a takedown.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
Darrow lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
West pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darrow is out of range and West settles back down.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darrow defends well and West ends up having to push Darrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West's hands.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Darrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow with a hook.
West wants to clinch up but Darrow keeps it at a distance.
West explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
West seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Darrow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
West is keen to just control but Darrow is a slippery customer.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darrow takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses the jab.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
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 West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Darrow has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Darrow breaks the clinch.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow cracks West with a good jab.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow throws a leg kick but West moved away.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Darrow.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
West tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow misses with a two punch combination.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Darrow. No joy for West on that attempt.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Wayde West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow misses with a left hand
and West counters with a one-two to the body.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from West.
Darrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Darrow throws a leg kick but West checks it.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramsay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Darrow with a jab.
Nice jab there from Darrow.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West slips under a jab.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
West half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darrow tries to clinch
and West finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darrow throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darrow clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as West shoots in.
Darrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.

Darrow rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
West prevents a body shot from Darrow.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow scores with a jab.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Darrow instigates a clinch.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from West.
A short right from Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow pushes West back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.

West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darrow pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controlling the pace.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
Darrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control here.
Wayde West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramsay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWest.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Darrow cracks West with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Darrow tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as West shoots in.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
West looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Darrow darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsay Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Darrow!