PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osorolh Darar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Darar
vs
Chinaski

173 cm
25
171 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
183 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osorolh Darar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Chinaski!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darar tries to clinch but Chinaski is having none of it.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Darar.
Darar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chinaski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chinaski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick from Darar.
Darar thows a leg kick but Chinaski checks it
and Chinaski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar tries to clinch but Chinaski moves out of range.
Darar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darar throws a jab when Chinaski was well out of range.
Chinaski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darar. That's going to slow Chinaski down.
Darar moves away from the strike by Chinaski.
Chinaski loads up on a big right hand but Darar slips the punch.
Chinaski moves out of range as Darar strikes.
Chinaski lands with a cross.

Darar moves into the clinch successfully.
Darar lands an elbow inside.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chinaski is trying to force a seperation but Darar has the dominant position.
Darar lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Henry Chinaski has been cut.
Darar lands an elbow that stopped Chinaski in his tracks for a moment.
Darar lands an elbow inside that Chinaski shrugs off.
Darar scores with a knee to the head.
Chinaski is trying to break free.
Chinaski can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar has Chinaski pressed against the cage, preventing Chinaski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darar crunches a lovely knee into Chinaski's ribcage.
Chinaski looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Darar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the temple.
Darar lands an elbow that stopped Chinaski in his tracks for a moment.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Chinaski manages to break the clinch.
Darar misses with a kick to the body.
Chinaski swinging wildly here.
Darar throws a lazy head kick
and Chinaski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darar tries a head kick but it misses.
Darar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darar.
Darar throws a low kick but Chinaski avoids it.
Darar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Darar clinches.
Darar connects with a knee to the head.
Chinaski wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darar obliges.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Darar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Darar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chinaski's face.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chinaski avoiding damage as Darar throws knees to the body.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darar lands an elbow inside that Chinaski shrugs off.
Darar lands an elbow inside.
Darar with a knee to the head.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darar lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darar tries to land a knee to the head but Chinaski blocks with his arms.
Chinaski avoiding damage as Darar throws knees to the body.
Chinaski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darar lands a good knee to the midsection. Chinaski won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Darar tries to land a knee to the head but Chinaski blocks with his arms.
Darar tries to land a knee to the head but Chinaski blocks with his arms.
Chinaski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chinaski tries to circle away but Darar has him pinned against the cage.
Darar crunches a lovely knee into Chinaski's ribcage.
Chinaski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chinaski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darar misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chinaski tries to circle away but Darar has him pinned against the cage.
Darar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chinaski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Chinaski is trying to break the clinch but Darar has him pressed against the cage.
Darar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinaski avoids a wild elbow strike from Darar.
Chinaski effectively controlling the action here.
Darar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Chinaski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chinaski throws a leg kick
and Darar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chinaski's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Chinaski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chinaski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chinaski misses with a straight right.

Darar rushes Chinaski and presses him up against the cage.
Darar misses with an elbow over the top.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Darar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chinaski's face.
Chinaski wants to get back to striking at distance but Darar won't allow it.
Chinaski blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Chinaski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chinaski is trying to force a seperation but Darar has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chinaski is looking to break free of the clinch but Darar has double underhooks.
Darar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chinaski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Chinaski tries to break free but Darar pushes him back against the cage.
Darar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chinaski working hard to break the clinch.
Chinaski is breathing heavily.

Chinaski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darar ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darar moves away.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chinaski. That did some damage!
Darar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chinaski.
A jab from Chinaski misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darar.
Chinaski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darar can pounce on him.
Darar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chinaski takes one on the button.
A big left from Chinaski misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Chinaski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chinaski throws a hook but Darar avoids it easily.
Darar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chinaski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a jab when Darar was well out of range.
Darar throws a leg kick which misses Chinaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinaski tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darar.
Chinaski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darar.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick
and Darar counters with a good low kick that Chinaski was not able to check.
Darar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Darar slams his shin into Chinaski's torso.
Darar ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Darar moves away from the strike by Chinaski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chinaski misses its intended target.
Darar wants to clinch up but Chinaski keeps it at a distance.
Chinaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chinaski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darar.
Chinaski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darar counters with a body kick that stops Chinaski in his tracks momentarily.
Darar throws a front kick aimed at Chinaski's knee but Chinaski avoids it well.
Chinaski misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darar throws a low kick but Chinaski moves out of range easily.
Darar wants to clinch up but Chinaski keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Chinaski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osorolh Darar is winning the standup battle so far.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick from Darar.
Darar tries to land a body kick
and Chinaski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darar feints and then cracks Chinaski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chinaski down.
Darar throws a push kick but Chinaski slaps the foot to one side.
Darar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chinaski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darar.
Darar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Darar misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darar to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Darar.
Chinaski scores with a nice body kick.
Chinaski slips a jab from Darar.
Chinaski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chinaski blocks a leg kick.
Darar tries to land a front kick but Chinaski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chinaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darar.
Darar slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chinaski.

Darar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Chinaski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darar missing with knees to the body.
Chinaski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chinaski tries to stall but Darar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chinaski dodges an elbow strike from Darar.
Nice elbow from Darar.

Chinaski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Chinaski is predictable there
and Darar counters with an inside leg kick.
Darar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darar tried to score with a low kick but Chinaski checks it.
Darar defending well as Chinaski loads up on a big left hand.
Darar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar throws a shot from downtown. Chinaski moves away and avoids it.
Darar throws a leg kick
enabling Chinaski to counter with a crisp jab.
Darar cracks the inside of Chinaski's front leg.
Darar slips under a jab.
Chinaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chinaski throws a hook to the side of Darar's head but Darar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chinaski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darar counters with a low kick, right behind Chinaski 's knee.
Chinaski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Chinaski misses the target.
Darar scores with a leg kick.
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Darar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a combination that misses
and Darar counters with a straight right hand.
Darar with a nice cross.
Darar lands with a kick to the temple. Chinaski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chinaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick.
Chinaski works the jab nicely.
Chinaski misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Osorolh Darar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Henry Chinaski's cut.
That's time! Darar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chinaski throws a hook to the side of Darar's head but Darar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darar lands with a kick to the temple. Chinaski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darar misses with a hook. Chinaski ducked under it nicely.
Darar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darar throws a series of punches but Chinaski avoids them all with ease.
Darar cracks the inside of Chinaski's front leg.
Chinaski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A left lands for Darar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Darar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darar blocks a head kick by Chinaski.
Darar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chinaski misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Darar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darar throws a looping overhand right but Chinaski ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Chinaski.
Darar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chinaski misses with a hook. Darar ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darar.
Darar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Darar staying out of range there.
Darar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chinaski slips a straight right by Darar.

Darar rushes Chinaski and presses him up against the cage.
Chinaski working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chinaski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osorolh Darar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chinaski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darar scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Darar scores with a knee to the head.
Darar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chinaski's face.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the temple.
Darar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chinaski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darar working Chinaski over with knees to the body.
Darar lands a nice elbow.
Darar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chinaski tries to break the clinch but Darar is controlling the position.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.

Chinaski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darar throws a leg kick which misses Chinaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinaski tries to avoid it.

Darar clinches up against the cage.
Darar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Darar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chinaski can do to turn this around?
Chinaski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chinaski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darar landing knees to the head.
Chinaski wants to get back to striking at distance but Darar won't allow it.
Darar lands a nice knee to the body.
Darar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar missing with knees to the body.
Chinaski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chinaski cracks Darar with a nice body shot.
Chinaski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chinaski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chinaski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chinaski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Darar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chinaski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chinaski.
A frustrated look appears on Chinaski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chinaski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chinaski can't break the clinch.
Chinaski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darar has him pressed against the cage.
Chinaski stalling against the cage.
Chinaski stalling in the clinch but Darar improves position.

Chinaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osorolh Darar had his way with Henry Chinaski in that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Chinaski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Darar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darar motions for Chinaski to come forward. Darar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chinaski throws a leg kick

and Darar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darar.
Darar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the temple.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Darar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chinaski avoids it.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the temple.
Chinaski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chinaski tries to break free but Darar pushes him back against the cage.

Chinaski manages to break the clinch.
Darar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chinaski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chinaski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Chinaski misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chinaski tries to keep at a distance but Darar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chinaski avoids a wild elbow strike from Darar.
Chinaski tries to break free but Darar pushes him back against the cage.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chinaski is defending well for now.
Darar prevents Chinaski from breaking the clinch.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Darar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chinaski managing to block the knees to the body from Darar.
Darar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Darar pushes off an throws an elbow but Chinaski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darar lands a nice elbow.
Chinaski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chinaski wants to break free but Darar has control.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chinaski.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darar as Chinaski tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski looking to stall.
Chinaski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chinaski's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Chinaski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chinaski taking a breather.
Chinaski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darar lands an elbow inside that Chinaski shrugs off.
Darar crunches a lovely knee into Chinaski's ribcage.
Chinaski wants to get back to striking at distance but Darar won't allow it.
Darar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Chinaski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darar scores with a knee to the head.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chinaski.
Darar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chinaski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chinaski is trying to break the clinch but Darar has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darar throws an elbow but misses.
Darar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darar throws an elbow but misses.
Darar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chinaski is defending well for now.
Chinaski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darar has him pressed against the cage.
Henry Chinaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chinaski breaks from the clinch.
Darar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chinaski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darar misses with a low kick.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Darar throws a leg kick which misses Chinaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinaski tries to avoid it.
Chinaski misses with a leg kick
and Darar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chinaski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chinaski tries to work over Darar's front leg with a kick but Darar checks it.
Darar motions for Chinaski to come forward. Darar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darar clinches but Chinaski breaks the clinch
and Chinaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chinaski misses with a hook. Darar ducked under it nicely.
Chinaski looks to land a combination but Darar avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Darar.
Darar misses with a leg kick
and Chinaski counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darar. That's going to slow Chinaski down.
Chinaski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darar counters with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osorolh Darar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osorolh Darar!
Osorolh Darar retains his welterweight title!