PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here's to the losers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Darren
vs
Clintsari

185 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren misses with an uppercut.
Darren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clintsari looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Darren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clintsari just manages to avoid it.
Clintsari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darren counters with a thumping low kick.
Clintsari throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
Darren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clintsari lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clintsari has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Darren lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Clintsari .
A swing and a miss from Clintsari .
Darren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clintsari misses with a two punch combination.
Darren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clintsari on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clintsari throws a body punch but Darren moves out of range.
Darren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clintsari is looking to clinch.
Clintsari walks into a stiff left hand from Darren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren moves out of range as Clintsari strikes.
Clintsari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darren.
Clintsari staying out of range there.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren misses with a low kick.
Clintsari misses the body punch
and Darren counters with a leg kick.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clintsari .
Darren connects with an inside leg kick.
Darren needs to keep his hands up - Clintsari had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Clintsari as he checks the leg kick.
Clintsari appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Darren.
Darren looks to land a left hand but Clintsari moved out of range nicely.
Darren takes a swing at Clintsari 's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Clintsari .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a straight left.
Darren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clintsari moves out of range as Darren strikes.
Clintsari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Darren throws a leg kick that misses.
Clintsari blocks a low kick nicely.
Clintsari throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Darren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clintsari .
Clintsari throws a lazy uppercut
and Darren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clintsari thinking.
Clintsari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clintsari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Clintsari .
Darren is looking to counter punch.
Clintsari looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
Darren slips a jab from Clintsari .
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Clintsari .
A big right from Darren misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darren.
Darren 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.
A clash of legs there as Clintsari blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clintsari ! But no joy.
Clintsari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darren cracks Clintsari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Clintsari is rocked!
Darren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clintsari is still on wobbly legs! Can Darren finish him?
Clintsari misses with an uppercut
and Darren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clintsari looks winded!
Darren finds Clintsari 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Clintsari flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Darren lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Clintsari will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Darren!
James Darren retains his welterweight title!
James Darren thanked the fans post fight for their support.