PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 175 p4p, 27 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 356 p4p, 53 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by 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
Terranova

185 cm
32
185 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

181 cm
30
197 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darren rushes Terranova and presses him up against the cage.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Darren.
Terranova misses with the head strike.
Darren prevents a body shot from Terranova.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terranova's defenses.
Darren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terranova misses with the head strike.
Darren avoids a wild elbow strike from Terranova.
Darren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terranova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Darren. That snapped Terranova's head back.
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!
Darren blocks a jab.
Terranova missing with a left hand there. Darren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
Terranova drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been told by Darren's head coaches at Oblivion Gate that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darren scores with the left hand. Terranova knows he should have avoided that one.
Darren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Terranova.
Darren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
Darren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova throws out a counter right but Darren avoids it with no problem.
Darren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren misses with a leg kick.
Terranova 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.
An inside leg kick from Darren misses.
Terranova misses with a hook.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terranova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terranova now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Terranova lands with a straight right. Darren didn't see that one coming.
Darren loads up on a big right hand but Terranova slips the punch.
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Darren slips the punch.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Darren ducks down to avoid it.
Darren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terranova scores with a head kick.
Darren throws a leg kick
and Terranova counters with a stiff right hand.
Darren throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Terranova flicks out a counter leg kick but Darren steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova throws a jab when Darren was well out of range.
Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Terranova misses.
Darren tries to score with a low kick but Terranova moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Darren throws a leg kick that misses.
Terranova scores with a jab. Darren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Terranova plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darren moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Darren tries to clinch up but Terranova circles away and keeps his distance.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a hook.

Darren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terranova, pushing him back against the cage.
Darren blocks the elbow strike.

Terranova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova checks a low kick from Darren.
Darren lands a body shot.
Terranova misses with a right hand

and Darren counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.

Terranova breaks the clinch.
Darren ducks right into an uppercut from Terranova.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darren, right into the meat.
Terranova blocks a leg kick.
Darren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Terranova lands the left hand.
Darren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terranova 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.
Darren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.

Terranova gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.

It looks like Ciro Terranova has been cut.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Terranova blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Nice elbow from Terranova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Terranova in his tracks for a moment.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terranova's efforts to push away.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
Terranova takes an elbow to the temple.
Terranova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Terranova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terranova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darren misses with a straight left.
Darren lands with a shot to the body.
Darren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Darren.
Darren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terranova connects with the punch.
Terranova scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Darren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ciro Terranova's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darren forces Terranova back against the cage and clinches.

Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Darren.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Terranova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darren.
Terranova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darren defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Terranova. Those never looked like landing.
Darren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Terranova misses with a looping right.
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Terranova's calf.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Darren is out of range.
Darren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova checks a low kick from Darren.
Darren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Terranova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren lands a head shot.
A big left from Terranova misses.
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
Darren cracks the inside of Terranova's front leg.
Terranova misses with a straight right.
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terranova's sensitive parts.
Darren catches Terranova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terranova staying out of range there.
Darren blocks a jab.
Darren scores with a jab.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren.
Terranova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Darren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Darren misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova keeps the fight on the outside.
Terranova moves out of range of the leg kick from Darren.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
A good leg kick by Darren.
Terranova throws a hook but Darren blocks it.
A big right from Darren misses.
Terranova now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darren connects with a leg kick. Terranova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Terranova misses with a hook. Darren ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Terranova slams his shin into Darren's torso.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darren tries to counter by clinching up but Terranova breaks away and moves out of range.
Darren is looking to chop away at Terranova's legs.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Darren tries to clinch but Terranova moves out of range.
Darren moves out of range of the leg kick from Terranova.
Darren motions for Terranova to come forward. Darren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Darren misses.
Terranova misses with a hook to the body

and Darren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darren.
Darren is working Terranova over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terranova throws an elbow that misses.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Terranova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
Terranova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Terranova lands a damaging elbow.
Darren blocks an elbow strike.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Nice body punch from Darren.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darren presses Terranova against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Terranova is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
Terranova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darren blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren tries a body shot but Terranova blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Terranova controls the action.
Darren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terranovas head.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Terranova shrugs off.
Terranova avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Terranova lands an elbow just above Darren 's eye.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Darren.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Darren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Darren.
Darren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Darren.
Terranova takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terranova can't break the clinch.
Terranova tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ciro Terranova's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Darren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Terranova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Darren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Darren tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Terranova takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Darren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Terranova takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Terranova takes one to the chin there.
Terranova throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Darren counters by clinching up.
Darren blocking some punches.
Darren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terranova is looking to break free of the clinch but Darren has double underhooks.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
Terranova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terranova misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terranova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Darren.
A short right from Terranova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darren lands a nice shot to the body.
Terranova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Terranova controls his hands.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Terranova in his tracks for a moment.
James Darren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terranova's brow.
Darren cracks Terranova with a nice body shot.
Terranova takes an elbow to the temple.
Terranova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terranova avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terranova.

Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darren cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darren lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Terranova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Terranova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terranova paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Darren clinches up with Terranova and pushes him back against the cage.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terranova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Terranova lands with a light punch inside.

Terranova breaks from the clinch.
Darren connects with a solid leg kick.
Terranova takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Terranova gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
Darren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terranova's defenses.
Darren lands an elbow just above Terranova 's eye.
Terranova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darren lands a nice shot to the body.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren pushes Terranova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Darren - that landed with a thud.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terranova takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Darren.

Terranova breaks the clinch.
Darren scores with a nice strike.
Terranova misses with a wild combination.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Terranova circles away.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Darren saw that one coming.
James Darren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terranova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darren moves out of range of the strikes.
Darren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Terranova needs to keep his hands up - Darren had a free shot at his head there.
Darren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terranova's sensitive parts.
Darren throws a shot to the body.
Darren throws a leg kick but Terranova sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws a leg kick but Terranova sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darren is looking to chop away at Terranova's legs.
Darren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darren wants to slow Terranova down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren.
A slow jab from Terranova misses its intended target.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Darren slips the punch.
Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Darren connects with a solid leg kick.
Terranova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terranova throws a right and a left that Darren avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Terranova has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darren avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Terranova throws a head kick but Darren moves out of range.
Terranova lunges at Darren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darren's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Darren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darren!
After winning the bout, James Darren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.