PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 441 p4p, 348 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 64 p4p, 50 weight class). Darren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here's to the losers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darren
vs
Noir

185 cm
35
174
23 - 19 - 1

184 cm
31
173
15 - 7 - 0

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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 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noir somewhat.
A jab lands there for Darren.
Noir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Darren moves into the clinch.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Noir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noir blocks an elbow strike.
Noir tries to pull guard but Darren holds him up against the cage and eventually Noir drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noir's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren lands an elbow inside.

It looks like James Noir has been cut.
Darren lands a left hand.
Noir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Noir.
Noir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noir lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noir has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Noir shrugs off.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noir misses with a punch to the body.

Noir jumps guard and drags Darren to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Darren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darren would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Noir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darren tries to stand but Noir is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darren gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
James Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Noir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darren!
Darren wants to get back to his feet.

Darren explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Darren moves into range and clinches up with Noir.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
Noir swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Darren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noir.

Noir gets control of Darren's arms and successfully pulls guard. Noir will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Darren is looking to stand up but Noir won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Noir, up you get!
Noir shoots and misses
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
Darren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darren 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.
A low kick lands for Darren.
Noir connects with a body shot.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Darren stuffs the takedown.
Noir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Darren. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir misses with a straight left.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darren tries to clinch but Noir moves away
and Noir counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Darren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noir shoots in but Darren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noir throws a lazy uppercut
letting Darren counter with a right hand.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. Darren moves away and avoids it.
Darren lands with a shot to the body.
Noir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Darren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Noir's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Darren closes the distance and clinches.
James Darren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Noir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Darren is defending well.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Noir fails to land.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noir's defenses.
Noir avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
A short right from Darren.
Noir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noir tries to pull guard but Darren won't allow it.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darren tries to work over Noir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Noir manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir has a closed guard, preventing Darren from standing up.

Darren gets to his feet - Noir follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir misses the jab.
Noir looks to throw the jab but Darren is out of range.
Darren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noir feints the counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Noir.
James Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Noir.
Darren tries to land a front kick but Noir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Noir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Noir misses with a straight right.
Darren throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noir feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Noir misses.
Darren wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren jabs Noir right on the nose. Noir blinks but takes it well.

Noir dives in and scores a takedown into Darren's guard.
Noir won't allow Darren to get back to his feet.
Darren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Noir dives into side control.
James Noir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noir landing a few strikes.
Darren pushes Noir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Noir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Noir trying to control the action but Darren is working from the bottom.
Darren wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darren throws Noir to one side and escapes!
Darren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
Darren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darren dodges the punch combination from Noir.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir throws a lazy uppercut
and Darren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noir misses with a left hand
and Darren counters with a stiff right hand.
Noir misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Noir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darren is looking to counter the offense by Noir and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Noir misses with an uppercut. Darren saw that one coming.
Darren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noir scores with a jab. Darren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darren lands a high kick!
Noir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noir swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Noir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Noir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Noir's cut.
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!

Darren tries a head kick but it misses.
Noir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Darren rushes Noir and presses him up against the cage.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darren working aggressively here.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Noir in his tracks for a moment.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noir.
Darren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noir working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Noir.
Noir wants a takedown but no success here.
Noir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darren to keep the fight standing.
Noir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Noir.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren takes a shot to the head.
Noir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
Noir struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Noir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noir tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Noir back against the cage.
Darren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noir.
James Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darren.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Noir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Darren.
Noir dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
A body shot lands from Darren.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noir swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.

Noir lands a takedown into guard.
Darren wants to stand but Noir is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Darren pushes Noir off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Noir or perhaps it was just good defense by Darren, which made it look bad.
Darren misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
James Darren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noir can do to turn this around?
Noir just misses with a punch to the body.
Darren is looking to slow Noir down with leg kicks.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Noir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James Darren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darren throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noir's head.
Darren tests Noir's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darren.
Darren lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darren.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
Darren lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darren.
Noir throws a lazy uppercut
and Noir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noir lands a nice looking body shot.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir connects with a nice looking jab.
Darren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darren connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Darren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darren!
James Darren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.