PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Darren (ranked 3540 p4p, 4334 weight class) and Martin Rowland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yeah!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Darren
vs
Rowland

183 cm
25
185
2 - 9 - 0

186 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Rowland!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rowland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darren looking to slow down the pace here.
Rowland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rowland lands a nice shot to the body.
Rowland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rowland scores with a shot to the side of Darren's head.

It looks like Rafael Darren has been cut.
Rowland lands with a left to the head.
Darren misses with a knee to the head.
Rowland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rowland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Rowland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darren.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Darren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rowland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rowland.
Rowland scores with a hook to the body.
Rowland is leaning against Darren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rowland lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rowland.
Rowland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rowland.
Rowland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Rowland lands a body punch.
Rowland lands a nice uppercut.
Rowland presses Darren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rowland.

Darren is rocked!
Rowland is leaning against Darren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Rowland.
Rowland presses Darren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rowland lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Darren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rowland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rowland instigates a clinch.
Rowland lands a nice shot to the body.
Darren seems to have got his legs back now.
Rowland lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Rowland scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rowland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rowland lands a right hand.
Rowland scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rowland.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rowland.
Darren letting Rowland take a breather here.
Rowland lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Rowland.
Rowland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Rowland.
Rowland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rowland lands a body shot.
Rowland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Rowland.
Rowland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rowland lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rowland.
Rowland lands a nice uppercut.
Rowland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rowland lands a body punch.
Rowland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rowland.
Rowland scores with a hook to the body.
Rowland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Rowland creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Darren's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Darren drops to his knees and Rowland pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Rowland!
During a confident post fight interview, Martin Rowland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.