PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronnie Darrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darrow
vs
Christ

172 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Christ!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Christ throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Christ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christ's knee momentarily.

Darrow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Christ trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darrow passes into half guard.
Darrow controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Christ!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is bucking up trying to escape but Darrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Darrow content just to control the position here.
Christ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Darrow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Darrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Darrow raining down hammerfists from mount.

Christ is rocked!
Darrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Christ is still in real trouble! Can Darrow finish him?

Darrow is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Christ is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronnie Darrow!