PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fury
vs
Myles

177 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Myles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Myles misses the target.
Myles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Myles misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Myles misses with a wild combination.
Myles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darren Myles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fury.
Myles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fury counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myles misses with a series of wild punches.
Myles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Myles on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Myles is just out of range.
Myles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myles.
Myles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myles looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Myles loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Jab from Fury.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Darren Myles has been cut.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myles.
Myles misses with a series of wild punches.
Myles misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Myles moved out of range.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Myles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fury in his tracks.
Myles cracks Fury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myles.
Myles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Myles.
Myles looks winded!
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Myles shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myles moves out of range of the strikes.
Myles throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Myles fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury throws a one two combo.
Myles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Myles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Myles misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Myles throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myles.
Darren Myles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myles.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury thuds a left hand into Myles's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Myles throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Fury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Myles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Myles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Myles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury connects with the punch.
Fury staying out of range there.
Myles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myles wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Myles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Fury.
Myles throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Myles misses the jab.
Fury throws a hook but Myles avoids it easily.
Myles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Myles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Myles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fury counters with a left and a right that stings Myles.

That has opened up Darren Myles's cut even more.
Myles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Myles lands a head shot.
Myles throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Fury - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myles misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fury's head backwards.
Myles misses with a series of wild punches.
Myles is breathing heavily.
Jab by Myles.

Fury is rocked!
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myles ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Myles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darren Myles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myles in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Myles lands a left and a right that send Fury crashing to the mat, dazed. Myles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myles throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Fury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Myles moved out of range.
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myles misses with a hook.
Fury seems to have got his legs back now.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fury.
Myles misses with a double jab
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Darren Myles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fury throws a series of punches but Myles moves out of range.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Myles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myles takes one to the chin there.
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Myles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myles throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myles misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Myles throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Myles misses with an uppercut.
Myles throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Fury scores with a hook to the body. Myles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fury fails with the takedown.
Xavier Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury cracks Myles with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Myles misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myles misses with a left hand
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Myles is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Myles. Those never looked like landing.
Fury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Myles to score with a decent uppercut.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Myles.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Myles doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Myles is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myles throws an off balance right hand
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Myles thinking.
Myles seems to have recovered his senses.
Myles throws a hook but Fury blocks it.
Myles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Myles missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darren Myles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darren Myles's cut.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Fury scores with a shot to the body.
Myles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myles misses with a wild combination.
Myles throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fury.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Myles shows good takedown defense.
Myles connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Myles coming out on top.
Myles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Myles throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myles throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myles.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Fury.
Myles throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Myles misses with a wild combination.
Fury drops Myles with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Myles! Fury dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Fury!