PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Innouhe (ranked 3412 p4p, 4233 weight class) and Liko Dares (ranked 429 p4p, 504 weight class). The key to victory for Izzy Innouhe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Innouhe
vs
Dares

180 cm
25
178
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
177
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Innouhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liko Dares!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dares fakes the leg kick and cracks Innouhe in the body.
Dares ducks under a wild hook from Innouhe.
Innouhe throws a lazy uppercut
and Dares counters with a body kick.
Innouhe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Liko Dares has been cut.
Dares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Innouhe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dares. Dares obviously looking to wear him down.
Innouhe throws a sloppy head kick and Dares moves out of range easily.
Innouhe scores with a nice right hand.
Innouhe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innouhe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dares moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dares.
Dares blocks an elbow strike.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Innouhe managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares avoiding damage as Innouhe throws knees to the body.
Dares blocking some punches.
Dares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Innouhe's face.
Dares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Innouhe blocks it with crossed arms.
Innouhe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Innouhe throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innouhe missing with knees to the body.

Dares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Innouhe clobbers Dares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Innouhe misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Innouhe.
Dares with a nice calf kick.
Dares slips a straight right by Innouhe.
Dares flicks out a counter leg kick but Innouhe steps away.
Dares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Innouhe's sensitive parts.
Innouhe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dares can pounce on him.
Innouhe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Innouhe throws an overhand right that lands on Dares's shoulder, as Dares tries to avoid the shot.
Innouhe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from Innouhe misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dares.
Innouhe is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Innouhe misses with a right hand
and Dares counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Innouhe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Innouhe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dares sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares dodges the punch combination from Innouhe.
Dares wants to clinch up but Innouhe keeps it at a distance.
Dares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Innouhe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Innouhe misses with the combination.
Dares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Innouhe lands with a hook. Dares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Innouhe throws a hook to the side of Dares's head but Dares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Innouhe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Innouhe tries to land a body kick
and Dares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dares tries to clinch up.
Innouhe misses with the combination.
Innouhe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dares counters with a head kick. That will keep Innouhe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dares avoids the head kick by Innouhe.
Innouhe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dares. Dares obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Innouhe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Innouhe throwing a counter right hand but Dares manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dares.
Dares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Innouhe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Innouhe catches Dares right on the button with a cross.
Dares connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Innouhe misses.
Innouhe throws a low kick but Dares avoids it.
Innouhe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dares counters with a body kick.
Dares lands a head kick. Innouhe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Dares.
Innouhe misses with a kick to the body
and Dares makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Innouhe really felt that one!
Dares keeps Innouhe at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innouhe throws an overhand right that lands on Dares's shoulder, as Dares tries to avoid the shot.
Dares throws a head kick that Innouhe semi-blocks.
Dares connects with a high kick.
Innouhe throws a looping overhand right but Dares ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Innouhe misses the body punch
and Dares counters with a good, hard body kick but Innouhe shrugs it off.
Innouhe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Innouhe throws a lazy uppercut
and Dares counters with a good low kick that Innouhe was not able to check.
Innouhe throws a shot from downtown. Dares moves away and avoids it.
Innouhe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Innouhe is breathing heavily.
Dares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Innouhe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dares tries a quick counter leg kick but Innouhe is wise to it.
A good leg kick by Dares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Innouhe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Innouhe takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liko Dares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liko Dares's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Innouhe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dares - the referee stops the clock and Innouhe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dares. Innouhe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Innouhe scores with a nice right hand.
Innouhe misses with a straight right.
Innouhe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Innouhe missing with a left hand there. Dares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dares.
Innouhe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dares counters with an outside leg kick.
Innouhe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dares manages to avoid it.
Innouhe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dares throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Innouhe.

Dares pushes Innouhe up against the cage in a clinch.
Dares prevents Innouhe from breaking the clinch.
Dares avoiding damage as Innouhe throws knees to the body.
Dares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Innouhe avoids it.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Innouhe.
Dares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innouhe managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Innouhe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innouhe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Innouhe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dares.
A frustrated look appears on Innouhe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dares unloads a knee to the mid-section. Innouhe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Innouhe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Innouhe's ribcage.
Dares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dares keeps control of Innouhe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innouhe is defending well for now.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liko Dares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Innouhe blocks it with crossed arms.
Dares is breathing heavily.
Dares tries to stall but Innouhe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Innouhe managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dares.
Dares avoiding damage.
Dares receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Innouhe misses with a punch to the body.
Innouhe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dares putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Innouhe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dares using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Innouhe is trying to break the clinch but Dares has him pressed against the cage.
Dares is trying to maintain a safe position but Innouhe gets an underhook and turns Dares into the cage.
Innouhe is trying to push Dares away but Dares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innouhe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dares has him pressed against the cage.
Dares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe tries to land a knee to the head but Dares blocks with his arms.
Innouhe throws an elbow but it misses.
Innouhe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Innouhe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innouhe is looking to break free of the clinch but Dares has double underhooks.
Innouhe avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Dares looking to throw knees to the head but Innouhe is blocking nicely.

Innouhe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Innouhe misses with a wild combination.
Dares walks into a left hand.
Innouhe throws a lazy uppercut
and Dares counters with a nice body kick.
Dares throws a head kick that misses.
Dares scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dares.
Dares blocks a jab.
Dares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Innouhe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Innouhe throws out the jab.
Dares misses with a head kick.
Izzy Innouhe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Innouhe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Innouhe lands a lovely overhand right.
Innouhe lands a jab-cross combination.
Dares blocks a head kick by Innouhe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dares in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dares is looking to slow Innouhe down with leg kicks.
Innouhe misses with a lunging right hand
and Dares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Innouhe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dares counters with a good, hard body kick but Innouhe shrugs it off.
Dares scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Innouhe lands a jab to the head.

Dares gets a clinch.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Innouhe avoids it.
Dares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Innouhe misses with an elbow strike.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innouhe is defending well for now.
Innouhe is trying to break free.
Dares blocks a body shot from Innouhe.
Dares working Innouhe over with knees to the body.

Dares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dares blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Innouhe throws out a loose jab but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innouhe misses with a left hand
and Dares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dares.
Innouhe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innouhe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dares.
Dares lands a front kick.
Innouhe throws a jab but it's blocked by Dares.
Dares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Innouhe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dares has Innouhe up against the cage in a clinch.
Dares is trying to stall.
Dares blocks the elbow strike.
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dares connects with a knee to the head.
Dares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Innouhe's efforts to push away.

Dares manages to break the clinch.
Innouhe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Innouhe misses
and Dares counters with an outside leg kick.
Innouhe connects with a looping right hand.
Innouhe misses with a hook. Dares ducked under it nicely.
Innouhe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dares.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innouhe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dares.
Dares slips a straight right by Innouhe.
Dares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Innouhe to score with a decent uppercut.
Dares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Innouhe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Dares.
A big left from Innouhe misses.
Dares throws a nice head kick!
Innouhe throws a shot from downtown. Dares moves away and avoids it.
Innouhe looks to throw a body kick
and Dares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Innouhe loads up on a big right hand but Dares slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares scores with a push kick.
Innouhe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Innouhe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Innouhe throws a combination that misses
and Dares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Innouhe. Beautiful body shot.
Dares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dares throws a leg kick which misses Innouhe's front leg but catches the back leg as Innouhe tries to avoid it.
Dares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Innouhe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dares.
Innouhe throws a good cross that connects.
Liko Dares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
A jab from Innouhe misses.
Innouhe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dares sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe misses with a low kick as Dares jumps back.
Despite the aggression on Dares's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Innouhe lands with a nice combination. Dares backs away looking to recover.
Dares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Innouhe misses with a looping right.
Innouhe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Innouhe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dares circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Dares.
Innouhe tries to bum rush Dares with a series of wild strikes but Dares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dares throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Innouhe.
Innouhe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dares.
Dares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Izzy Innouhe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Innouhe throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liko Dares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liko Dares!