PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Brady (ranked 3116 p4p, 3195 weight class) and Adam Darski (ranked 411 p4p, 418 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brady
vs
Darski

190 cm
26
205
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
220
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Darski!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darski pushes Brady up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darski.
Brady misses with some punches.
Brady softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brady tries to land knees in the clinch but Darski avoids the damage to the body.
Darski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darski managing to block the knees to the body from Brady.
Darski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darski avoiding damage as Brady throws knees to the body.
Brady prevents a body shot from Darski.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Brady.
Darski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Darski lands with a left to the head.
Brady blocks an uppercut.
Brady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady stalling the fight.
Brady avoids a wild elbow strike from Darski.
Brady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brady.
Brady lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Darski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Darski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darski throws a head punch that misses.
Brady slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darski.
Darski tries to land knees in the clinch but Brady avoids the damage to the body.
Brady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brady.
Darski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady managing to block the knees to the body from Darski.
Brady looking to stall.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Brady on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darski lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darski blocks it with crossed arms.
Brady looking to throw knees to the head but Darski is blocking nicely.
Darski wants to stall.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darski is defending well for now.
Brady landing knees to the head.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Darski.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Brady.
Brady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darski avoids it.
Darski trying to land knees to the body.
Darski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brady blocks it with crossed arms.
Darski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darski gets through Brady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brady's elbow.
Brady avoiding damage as Darski throws knees to the body.
Darski cracks Brady with a nice body shot.
Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brady is defending well for now.
Brady is trying to maintain a safe position but Darski gets an underhook and turns Brady into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradys head.
Darski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brady scores with a shot to the side of Darski's head.
Darski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brady is defending well for now.
Brady utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady looking to throw knees to the head but Darski is blocking nicely.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Darski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darski misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darski is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brady's elbow.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darski blocks it with crossed arms.
Brady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brady or not.
Brady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darski.
Darski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darski struggles to land a body shot inside as Brady controls his hands.
Brady lands an uppercut.
Brady misses with a knee to the head.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Darski.
Brady tries to land knees in the clinch but Darski avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nicholas Brady will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Darski clinches up against the cage.
Darski avoids the elbow strike from Brady, against the cage.
Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darski's elbow.
Darski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brady is looking to control Darski's arms but Darski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brady has his back to the cage.
Darski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darski trying to land knees to the body.
Darski tries to land a knee to the head but Brady blocks with his arms.
Darski scores with a shoulder strike.
Darski lands with a right to the head.
Brady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darski backwards.
Brady lands a knee to the head.
Darski trying to land knees to the body.
Brady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darski avoids it.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brady is working Darski over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brady avoiding damage as Darski throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady blocks an uppercut.
Brady gets through Darski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brady is defending well for now.
Darski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brady is keeping busy.
Darski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darski misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darski backwards.
Brady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brady.
Darski trying to land knees to the body.
Nicholas Brady has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darski avoiding damage as Brady throws knees to the body.
Brady lands a body shot.
Darski lands a left hand.
Brady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darski is breathing heavily.
Brady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady tries a knee to the head but Darski blocks it.
Brady landing knees to the head.

It looks like Adam Darski has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brady with a knee to the head.
Brady lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brady is looking to control Darski's arms but Darski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brady has his back to the cage.
Darski blocking some punches.
Brady prevents a body shot from Darski.
Darski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brady.
Brady tries a knee to the head but Darski blocks it.
Darski throws a punch but it's blocked by Brady.
Brady misses with the head strike.
Brady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darski.
Come on Brady - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darski missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darski.
Darski misses with the head strike.
Darski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darski blocks it with crossed arms.
Darski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brady pushes off an throws an elbow but Darski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady misses with some punches.
Darski blocks a body shot from Brady.
Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darski presses Brady against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darski lands with a light punch inside.
Darski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darski lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Darski tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
Darski misses with a punch on the inside.
Darski tries to throw a body punch but Brady avoids it by throwing Darski back against the cage.
Brady stalling in the clinch.
Brady misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
Darski tries to throw a body punch but Brady avoids it by throwing Darski back against the cage.
Darski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darski throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darski.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Darski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nicholas Brady will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Darski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Darski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darski dodges an elbow strike from Brady.
Darski misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Brady digs a right hand underneath Darski's ribcage. Darski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brady.
Nice body punch from Darski.
Darski can't find room to land a body shot as Brady controls the action.
Darski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Darski tries to throw a body punch but Brady avoids it by throwing Darski back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darski trying to land knees to the body.
Brady lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darski blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Brady.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brady scores with a knee to the head.
Brady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darski avoids it.
Darski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brady lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darski tries to throw a body punch but Brady avoids it by throwing Darski back against the cage.
Darski being controlled against the cage.
Brady pushes Darski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darski throws an elbow that misses.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darski can do to turn this around?
Darski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brady managing to block the knees to the body from Darski.
Darski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brady.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with a body punch.
Darski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brady blocks a body shot from Darski.
Darski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darski wants to stall.
Brady wants to stall.
Darski lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brady.
Darski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brady avoids it.
Darski is leaning against Brady and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Brady.
Brady misses with a knee to the head.
Darski lands with a left to the head.
Brady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darski looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Darski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darski tries a knee to the head but Brady blocks it.
Darski lands with a light punch inside.
Darski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Darski as the two fighters clinch.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darski blocks it with crossed arms.
Darski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darski pushes off an throws an elbow but Brady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brady is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brady lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darski backwards.
Brady stalling in the clinch.
Darski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brady.
Darski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brady working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Brady.
Darski lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darski tries to throw a body punch but Brady avoids it by throwing Darski back against the cage.
Darski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darski letting Brady take a breather here.
Darski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Darski.
Brady trying to stall but Darski improves his position.
Adam Darski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicholas Brady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darski misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nicholas Brady.
Well Brady 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Brady!