PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 825 p4p, 1468 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 94 p4p, 177 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cole
vs
Darwin

178 cm
28
170
10 - 5 - 1

190 cm
30
171
17 - 13 - 1

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Cole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darwin 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.
Cole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin connects with a jab.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Cole was not able to check.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Darwin moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Darwin misses.
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!
Darwin lands a really nice looking cross but Cole seems unphased.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Darwin throws a shot to the body.
Darwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cole checks it well.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darwin tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a hook.
Darwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Darwin tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
Darwin throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Darwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cole had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Darwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Darwin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
Darwin throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
A left lands for Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin scores with a jab to the head.
Darwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole misses with a combination
and Darwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
A big right from Cole misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Cole clinches up against the ropes.

Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cole's sensitive parts.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darwin cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
Darwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darwin.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cole momentarily.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cole closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the ropes.
Cole blocks a body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.

Darwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Darwin slips a jab from Cole.
Darwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cole looks to land a combination but Darwin avoids it well.
Darwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Darwin lands a high kick!
A big left from Darwin misses.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin connects with a leg kick.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Darwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cole, pushing him back against the ropes.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.

Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cole blocks a jab.
Darwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Cole throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
Cole is looking for a counter combo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Darwin's ribs.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Darwin pushes him off.
Darwin throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Darwin misses with a body kick.
Cole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darwin motions for Cole to come forward. Darwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin wants to clinch
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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

Charlie Darwin 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. This is the final round!

Darwin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darwin misses with a body shot.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin lands with an overhand left.
Darwin slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Darwin misses with the body kick
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.

Darwin is rocked!
Darwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cole under the eye.
Darwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole misses with a left hand
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Darwin seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin scores with a jab.
Cole checks a leg kick nicely.
Darwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Darwin clinches up against the ropes.

Darwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.

Cole drops Darwin with a beautiful combination! Darwin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cole is looking for the KO!
Darwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Darwin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cole moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Cole checks it
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Darwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Darwin's belly button to the back.
Charlie Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Darwin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Darwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Cole forces Darwin back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darwin walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Cole instigates a clinch.
Cole lands a left hand.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole jumps guard but Darwin stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Cole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Darwin is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Darwin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocks a body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Cole fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Cole pulls guard successfully.
Darwin wants to pass the guard but Cole is keeping the position.

Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Cole's legs - danger averted.
Darwin looking to sit in guard and control but Cole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Cole preventing the sweep.
Darwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cole pushes down on Darwin's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole is stalling here. Darwin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cole seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darwin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cole is looking for a sweep.
Darwin is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Darwin decides to stand back up.
James Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Darwin thuds his shin into the meat of Cole's side.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin lands with a cross.
James Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Darwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Darwin scores with a head kick.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Cole looks to land a combination. Darwin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charlie Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin is breathing heavily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole lands a big right hook! Darwin looks hurt but is still standing! Cole lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Darwin falls down and Cole dives in with a huge hammer fist! Darwin's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Cole runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Cole!
A very excited looking James Cole 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.