PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus Darrow (ranked 3337 p4p, 352 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 1734 p4p, 205 weight class). Martin has chosen Henry V as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Fergus Darrow has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fergus Darrow seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Darrow
vs
Martin

181 cm
34
186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

184 cm
32
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Darrow throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Darrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin misses with a low kick as Darrow jumps back.
Martin misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin avoids the body shot from Darrow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow connects with a single shot there.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Darrow tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Darrow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kingmaker Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Martin misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow lunges at Martin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martin's hand.
Darrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Darrow off balance momentarily.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Martin should have avoided that one.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
As Martin backs away, Darrow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Martin throws a low kick but Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
Darrow stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Darrow lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin lands with a straight right. Darrow didn't see that one coming.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Darrow's torso.
Martin throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Martin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darrow misses with a looping left.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darrow throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Martin.
Darrow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
Darrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darrow tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Darrow moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Darrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martin.
Darrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Darrow with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Darrow coming out on top.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Darrow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Darrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fergus Darrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice uppercut there from Darrow.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darrow scores with a punch to the head.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darrow.
Darrow moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Fergus Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Darrow off balance momentarily.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin catches Darrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Darrow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Darrow misses.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Martin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Darrow should have avoided that one.
Martin avoids the body shot from Darrow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Darrow.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Darrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin motions for Darrow to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Darrow. Darrow maintains the clinch.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Darrow is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.

Darrow breaks from the clinch.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darrow tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin feints and then cracks Darrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darrow down.
Martin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Darrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Darrow loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.

Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Martin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 Fergus Darrow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Darrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Martin.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Darrow closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Fergus Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.

Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Darrow cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Darrow checks a low kick from Martin.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
Darrow throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darrow.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darrow lands with a straight right. Martin didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frank Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darrow misses with a looping left.
Martin throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Darrow misses with a hook.

Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
Martin lands a right hand.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Martin tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.

Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Darrow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Darrow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Darrow blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Darrow settles back down.
Martin thinks about the counter body kick.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow cracks Martin with a good jab.
Darrow swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darrow backs up against the cage.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fergus Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Darrow. That snapped Martin's head back.
Jab by Darrow.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darrow on the side of the head.
Darrow lands an overhand right.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darrow is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
and Darrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Darrow jabs at Martin's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

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