PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ross Kemp enters the cage!

Darnielle
vs
Kemp

197 cm
21
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
192 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle is looking to slow Kemp down with leg kicks.
Darnielle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kemp moves out of range of the leg kick from Darnielle.
Kemp throws a head kick but Darnielle moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kemp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darnielle.
Darnielle is looking to score with low kicks.
Darnielle cracks the inside of Kemp's front leg.
Darnielle looks for the body kick but Kemp saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kemp blocks a leg kick.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Kemp checks it
and Kemp counters with a leg kick.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick
and Kemp counters with a low kick, right behind Darnielle 's knee.
Darnielle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kemp is out of range.
Darnielle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Kemp counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a kick to the body.
Darnielle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darnielle throws a chopping leg kick but Kemp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darnielle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Kemp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darnielle throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darnielle is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darnielle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kemp - the referee stops the clock and Darnielle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kemp. Darnielle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Kemp scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like John Darnielle has been cut.
Kemp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darnielle's calf.
Kemp looks to land a left hand but Darnielle moved out of range nicely.
Kemp wants to clinch up but Darnielle keeps it at a distance.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Kemp checks it
and Kemp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darnielle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp takes a swing at Darnielle's ribcage but misses.
Kemp misses with a few strikes there.
Kemp misses with a series of wild punches.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kemp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Darnielle is predictable there
and Kemp counters with an outside leg kick.
Kemp tries to work over Darnielle's front leg with a kick but Darnielle checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kemp.
Kemp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Kemp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Darnielle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kemp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darnielle.
Kemp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Kemp checks it
and Kemp counters with an inside leg kick.
Darnielle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darnielle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross Kemp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick and Darnielle moves out of range easily.
Kemp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Kemp.
Darnielle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darnielle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Kemp checks it
and Kemp counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darnielle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kemp forces Darnielle back against the cage and clinches.
Kemp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kemp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darnielle or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Kemp.
Kemp works on Darnielle's body with a couple of short punches.
Kemp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kemp trying to land knees to the body.
Darnielle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kemp gets through Darnielle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darnielle looking to slow down the pace here.
Darnielle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle blocks an uppercut.
Kemp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darnielle.
Darnielle blocking some punches.
Kemp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kemp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kemp lands a nice shot to the body.
Kemp swings wildly with an uppercut but Darnielle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darnielle backwards.
Kemp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darnielle backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kemp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp digs a right hand into Darnielle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darnielle's gas tank.
Kemp avoiding damage as Darnielle throws knees to the body.
Darnielle trying to control the position but instead, Kemp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darnielle into the cage.
Kemp pushes Darnielle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Kemp misses with a punch on the inside.
Darnielle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darnielle is pushing Kemp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kemp is working Darnielle over against the cage.
Kemp digs a right hand underneath Darnielle's ribcage. Darnielle let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Darnielle blocks a body shot from Kemp.
Darnielle is trying to maintain a safe position but Kemp gets an underhook and turns Darnielle into the cage.
Darnielle blocking some punches.
Darnielle is trying to stall.
Kemp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kemp scores with a hook to the body.
Kemp lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darnielle misses with an elbow over the top.
Kemp working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Kemp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Darnielle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kemp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Kemp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp lands with a right hand.
Kemp is looking to clinch.
Darnielle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darnielle checks the leg kick.
Kemp tries to score with a low kick but Darnielle moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darnielle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kemp.

Kemp lands a big head kick that sends Darnielle tumbling to the mat! Kemp takes a step backwards and waves Darnielle back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Darnielle is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darnielle swats away the attempt to clinch by Kemp.
Kemp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Kemp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

John Darnielle's cut is getting worse.
Kemp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darnielle wants to land a leg kick but Kemp is out of range.
Darnielle throws a leg kick

and Kemp counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Kemp.
Kemp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darnielle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kemp is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
Kemp works on Darnielle's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
A short right from Kemp.
Darnielle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kemp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle tries to stall but Kemp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darnielle.
A body shot lands from Kemp.
Nice body punch from Kemp.
Kemp is working Darnielle over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A body shot lands from Kemp.
Darnielle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Kemp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kemp lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darnielle.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
Kemp works on Darnielle's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross Kemp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross Kemp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle trying to stall but Kemp improves his position.
Kemp lands a right hand.
Kemp managing to block the knees to the body from Darnielle.
Darnielle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Kemp.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Darnielle trying to stall but Kemp improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Kemp scores with a nice short uppercut.
John Darnielle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Kemp.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Kemp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kemp 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Kemp!