PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 2578 p4p, 251 weight class) and Kim Orud (ranked 4153 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Darrow
vs
Orud

172 cm
31
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

180 cm
31
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Orud!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orud tries for a takedown but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Orud down.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orud stalks Darrow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Darrow's face. Darrow staggers backwards, shaken.
Orud throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow tries to clinch but Orud moves out of range.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. Orud moves away and avoids it.

Orud gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow is not content to let Orud control the position.
Orud tries to move into full mount but can't pass Darrow's legs.
Orud trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is looking for a sweep.

Orud tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orud has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Darrow is looking to regain half guard here but Orud keeps moving and retains side control.
Darrow parries the strikes from Orud easily there. Orud is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Darrow to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orud trying to control the position but Darrow is working away.
Orud misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Orud landing a few strikes.
Orud misses with the ground and pound.
Darrow is letting Orud control him for a moment.
Orud tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Orud is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Darrow's shoulder. That is not cool.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Darrow scores with a jab.
Darrow blocks a leg kick.
Orud thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Orud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Orud's front leg but catches the back leg as Orud tries to avoid it.
Darrow throws a body punch but Orud moves out of range.
Orud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darrow as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Orud's knee but Orud avoids it well.
Orud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orud throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orud throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Orud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orud throws a leg kick that misses.
Darrow throws a jab when Orud was well out of range.
Orud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Darrow.
Darrow tests Orud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Orud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orud throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orud doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Orud there.
Orud is looking to clinch but Darrow is avoiding it.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orud is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orud manages to avoid it.
Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oruds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darrow momentarily.
Orud looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darrow takes one to the chin there.
Orud tests Darrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orud.
Orud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab.
Orud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orud cracks Darrow with a good jab.
Orud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Darrow pushes Orud up against the cage in a clinch.
Orud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.

Darrow breaks from the clinch.
Darrow tries to clinch there but Orud circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orud! But no joy.
Darrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Orud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orud.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orud stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
Ronnie Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orud throws an overhand right that lands on Darrow's shoulder, as Darrow tries to avoid the shot.
Kim Orud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orud avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a good cross that connects.
Orud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Orud saw it coming and moves away.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Orud defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orud manages to avoid it.
Orud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orud.
Darrow throws the kick towards the body but Orud avoids it.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orud checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darrow takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orud throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Orud works Darrow's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Orud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orud ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Orud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow throws a low kick but Orud moves out of range easily.
Orud throws a head kick that misses.
Orud tests Darrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orud is looking to land body kicks.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Orud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Orud moves his leg out of the way.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orud.
Orud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Orud lands.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Orud circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Orud is just out of range.
Orud only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orud shoots in and drives through. Darrow sprawls well.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orud looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Orud throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orud blocks a low kick nicely.
Orud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orud throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darrow was covering up waiting for the punch and Orud finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orud wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Orud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darrow keeping full guard, as Orud tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orud being controlled here momentarily.
Orud looking to sit in guard and control but Darrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Orud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Darrow there.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orud has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow tries to clinch but Orud is having none of it.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orud.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow takes a swing at Orud's ribcage but misses.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow tries to clinch but Orud is having none of it.
Orud looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Orud looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orud.
Orud throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orud tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it.
Orud throws a chopping leg kick but Darrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darrow throws a body punch but Orud moves out of range.
Orud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.

Darrow darts in and clinches Orud up against the cage.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Orud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Orud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orud misses with a punch on the inside.
Orud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orud lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Orud controls the action.
Orud blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Orud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orud misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Orud on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Orud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orud lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Orud - that landed with a thud.

Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orud ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Orud is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darrow with a body shot.
Orud misses with a looping right.
Darrow throws a hook but Orud avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orud was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Orud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Darrow tries to clinch up.
Darrow misses with a hook. Orud ducked under it nicely.
Orud throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Orud throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orud tries a low kick but Darrow avoids it.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.

Orud has managed to clinch.
Darrow is trying to break the clinch but Orud has him pressed against the cage.
Orud swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.

Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
Orud feints a counter leg kick.
Orud avoids the body shot from Darrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Ronnie Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Orud misses with a combination
and Darrow counters with a nice body shot.
Orud throws a front kick that sends Darrow stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orud moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Orud.
Darrow throws a jab when Orud was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orud is out of range.
Orud throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orud, right into the meat.
Orud fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Orud.
I've got Orud 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Orud!