PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Market Landia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Pressley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Landia
vs
Pressley

175 cm
29
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
31
175 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Market Landia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Landia tries to keep at a distance but Pressley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pressley swings wildly with an uppercut but Landia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landia tries to circle away but Pressley has him pinned against the cage.
Pressley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Landia misses with an elbow strike.
Pressley misses with a punch on the inside.
Pressley has Landia pushed against the cage.
Landia wants to stall.
Pressley misses with the head strike.
Pressley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pressley letting Landia take a breather here.
Pressley looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landia tries a knee to the head but Pressley blocks it.
Pressley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pressley misses with an elbow over the top.
Pressley scores with a shot to the side of Landia's head.
Pressley taking a breather.
Landia can't break the clinch.
Pressley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landia blocks the elbow strike.
Pressley lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pressley.
Landia avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pressley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Pressley.

Landia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Landia throws a leg kick but Pressley sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick from Landia lands but Pressley takes it in his stride.

It looks like Darren Pressley has been cut.
Pressley blocks a head kick by Landia.
Landia throws a head kick that misses

and Landia is countered with a crisp right hand from Pressley that sends him to the canvas! Pressley follows him to the mat into side control.

Landia is rocked!

It looks like Market Landia has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Pressley stands up.
Oh Landia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landia seems to have got his legs back now.
Landia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pressley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Market Landia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landia looks to land a right hand but Pressley moved out of range.
Landia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pressley checks the leg kick.
Landia throws a head kick that misses.
Landia throws a nice head kick!
Pressley jabs Landia right on the nose. Landia blinks but takes it well.
Landia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pressley wants to clinch up but Landia keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Landia.
Landia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Pressley clinches up with Landia and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pressley.
Pressley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pressley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landia trying to land knees to the body.
Pressley avoids a wild elbow strike from Landia.
Pressley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Landia wants to get back to striking at distance but Pressley won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pressley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Landia's brow.
A body shot lands from Landia.
Pressley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pressley has Landia pressed against the cage.
Landia wants to get back to striking at distance but Pressley won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pressley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pressley stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Pressley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pressley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landia tries a head kick but it misses.
Landia tries a head kick but it misses.
Pressley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Landia misses with a head kick.
Market Landia is winning the standup battle so far.
Pressley tries a low kick but Landia avoids it.
Pressley avoids the head kick by Landia.
Pressley misses with a wild body shot.
Landia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Pressley moves into range and clinches up with Landia.
Landia blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pressley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Landia's brow.
Pressley working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley lands a left hand.
Pressley misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pressley 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.
Landia is trying to break the clinch but Pressley has him pressed against the cage.
Pressley has Landia pressed against the cage.
Pressley tries a body shot but Landia blocks it.
Landia lands a nice knee to the body.
Pressley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Landia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pressley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landia backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landia tries to break the clinch but Pressley is controlling the position.
Pressley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pressley slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Pressley.
Pressley misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pressley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Landia's brow.
Pressley lands with a right to the head.
Landia is trying to push Pressley away but Pressley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pressley.
Pressley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Pressley's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pressley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pressley is struggling to control the position.
Pressley misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pressley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pressley stalling.
Landia wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darren Pressley.
Landia misses with a head kick.
Pressley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Pressley.
Landia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Darren Pressley's cut even more.
Landia misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pressley tries to clinch but Landia moves out of range.
Pressley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pressley fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pressley has Landia up against the cage in a clinch.
Landia is trying to push Pressley away but Pressley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pressley throws a punch but it's blocked by Landia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Market Landia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Landia throws a sloppy head kick and Pressley moves out of range easily.
Pressley misses with a hook.
Pressley avoids the head kick by Landia.
Landia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pressley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pressley blocks a head kick by Landia.
Pressley avoids the head kick by Landia.
Landia avoids the body shot from Pressley.
Landia looks to throw the jab but Pressley is out of range.
Landia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pressley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pressley has Landia up against the cage in a clinch.
Pressley lands with a light punch inside.
Landia prevents a body shot from Pressley.
Pressley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landia's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley throws a head punch that misses.
Pressley lands with a right to the head.
Pressley swings wildly with an uppercut but Landia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pressley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren Pressley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Landia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pressley looks to score with a jab to the body but Landia is just out of range.
Landia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Landia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pressley's head.
Pressley scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Landia.
Landia 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Landia.
Darren Pressley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pressley wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Landia misses.
Landia throws a leg kick
and Pressley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Landia misses

and Pressley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Landia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Pressley.
Pressley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pressley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pressley just leaning against Landia, taking a breather.
Pressley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Landia backwards.
Pressley stalling against the cage.
Pressley misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landia takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Pressley to work.
Landia avoids the elbow strike from Pressley, against the cage.
Landia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pressley keeps control of Landia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pressley throws a punch but it's blocked by Landia.
Pressley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pressley has Landia pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landia.
A head punch on the inside from Pressley fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley has Landia pushed against the cage.
Pressley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pressley.
Landia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pressley is stalling here.
Pressley misses with a punch on the inside.
Landia tries to circle away but Pressley has him pinned against the cage.
Landia blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley throws a head punch that misses.
Pressley throws a punch but it's blocked by Landia.
Landia is looking to control Pressley's arms but Pressley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Landia has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Pressley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pressley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Pressley!