PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

The Ripper
vs
Fogerty

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
30
181 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack The Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ripper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fogerty looks to score with a jab to the body but The Ripper is just out of range.
The Ripper tries to bum rush Fogerty with a series of wild strikes but Fogerty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fogerty thuds a left hand into The Ripper's body.
Fogerty throws a series of punches but The Ripper avoids them all with ease.
The Ripper slips a jab and a cross from Fogerty.
Fogerty slips under a jab.
Fogerty misses with a wild body shot.
The Ripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fogerty.
Fogerty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The Ripper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fogerty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fogerty keeps working.
Fogerty is holding The Ripper down, trying to stall.
Fogerty gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fogerty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Ripper tries to control but Fogerty wriggling away.
The referee warns Fogerty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fogerty manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Ripper is trying to control. Fogerty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty is looking to improve his position.
The Ripper is trying to control. Fogerty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Ripper throws a strike but Fogerty avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fogerty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Ripper!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Ripper working to try and regain half guard.
The Ripper tries to hold on but Fogerty pushes him away.
The Ripper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns The Ripper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fogerty wants to control the pace but The Ripper is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Ripper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Ripper gets full guard.
Fogerty wants to pass the guard but The Ripper is keeping the position.
The Ripper looking for a sweep. Not yet The Ripper, not yet.
Fogerty passes into half guard.
The Ripper trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper tries to roll over but Fogerty keeps him under control.
The Ripper moves into full guard.

The Ripper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fogerty is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Ripper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fogerty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Ripper keeping moving, preventing Fogerty from controlling successfully.
The Ripper is trying to control the position but Fogerty postures up.
The Ripper wants to sweep here but Fogerty controlling him for the moment.
The Ripper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fogerty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Ripper controls Fogerty momentarily but Fogerty frees himself.
The Ripper has momentary wrist control but Fogerty slips an elbow through the middle.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but The Ripper keeps moving.
The Ripper working a defensive guard here.
The Ripper seems keen to control Fogerty's posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Ripper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Ripper at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from The Ripper misses the target.
Fogerty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Ripper.
Fogerty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Ripper on the side of the head.
Fogerty catches The Ripper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fogerty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Ripper manages to avoid it.
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!
The Ripper slips a jab from Fogerty.
The Ripper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fogerty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fogerty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogerty closes the distance and clinches up with The Ripper, looking for a takedown. Fogerty pushes The Ripper against the cage but The Ripper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Ripper misses with a series of wild punches.
The Ripper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Ripper tries for a takedown but Fogerty circles away easily
and Fogerty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty throws out a loose jab but The Ripper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fogerty tries for a takedown but The Ripper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Ripper connects with a nice looking jab.
Fogerty lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
The Ripper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Ripper moves out of range of the strikes.
Fogerty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Ripper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fogerty slips a jab and a cross from The Ripper.
The Ripper misses with a takedown
and Fogerty counters with a left to the body.
Fogerty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fogerty.
Nice defenses there by The Ripper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ripper throws a jab but it's blocked by Fogerty.
Fogerty throws a series of punches but The Ripper avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Fogerty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fogerty slips a jab and a cross from The Ripper.
Fogerty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
The Ripper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fogerty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogerty throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Fogerty as The Ripper shoots in.
The Ripper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Ripper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fogerty shoots in but no luck this time.
Fogerty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ripper shoots in looking for a takedown. Fogerty tries to sprawl out of it but The Ripper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fogerty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Ripper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fogerty lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fogerty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Ripper's half guard.
Fogerty passes to full mount!
The Ripper is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogerty lands with some strikes.
Fogerty with good strikes from the mount here!
The Ripper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fogerty lands a big shot there that rocks The Ripper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Darren Fogerty has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Ripper is looking to improve his position but Fogerty isn't that keen on the idea.
Fogerty in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The Ripper trying to control but Fogerty is working from the bottom.
Fogerty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fogerty manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fogerty with the ground and pound from mount.
Fogerty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Ripper is looking to escape.
Fogerty with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Ripper is in a horrible position here. Fogerty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

The Ripper is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Ripper tries to reverse the position but Fogerty maintains control.
Oh The Ripper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fogerty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Ripper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fogerty with the ground and pound from mount.
Fogerty looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Ripper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Ripper sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fogerty drops an elbow to the side of The Ripper's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fogerty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fogerty's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Ripper controlling from the back.
The Ripper avoiding Fogerty 's attempts to control his hands.
The Ripper seems to have got his legs back now.
The Ripper has the hooks in. Fogerty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fogerty is keeping busy.
The Ripper thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Fogerty is keeping busy.
The Ripper is really struggling to control Fogerty but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fogerty is really stuck here.
The Ripper throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The Ripper loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Fogerty hold on?
The Ripper is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fogerty breaks The Ripper's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty throwing strikes from guard but The Ripper blocks nicely.
Fogerty preventing the sweep.
The Ripper is working hard here to advance position.
The Ripper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fogerty scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Ripper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fogerty trying to control but The Ripper is working from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Fogerty avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Ripper keeping moving, preventing Fogerty from controlling successfully.

The Ripper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fogerty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fogerty trying to control but The Ripper is working from the bottom.
The Ripper wants to sweep but no luck.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty works over The Ripper with some ground and pound from guard.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but The Ripper keeps moving.
Fogerty is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Ripper is on top in guard.
Fogerty keeping moving, preventing The Ripper from controlling successfully.
The Ripper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fogerty is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ripper trying to control but Fogerty is working from the bottom.
The Ripper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fogerty is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Fogerty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fogerty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Darren Fogerty!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Darren Fogerty!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Darren Fogerty!

Darren Fogerty wins by unanimous decision!