PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes comes to the cage accompanied by Winter Warz. Dardar has chosen Trial by Fire as his entrance music. Busta Rhymes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rhymes
vs
Dardar

185 cm
30
215 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
205 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dardar.
Dardar is looking to land body kicks.
Rhymes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dardar lands with an uppercut that bounces Rhymes off the cage and back into range.
Rhymes loads up on a big right hand but Dardar slips the punch.
Rhymes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dardar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhymes. Rhymes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rhymes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dardar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dardar throws a nice looking combination but Rhymes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhymes avoids the body shot from Dardar.
Rhymes misses the jab.
Rhymes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rhymes lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Dardar tenderised Rhymes's leg. Rhymes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rhymes stalks Dardar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dardar's face. Dardar staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Jesse Dardar has been cut.
Dardar checks a low kick from Rhymes.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhymes throws a head kick but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a low kick, looking for Dardar's leg but Dardar calmly moves out of range.
Dardar misses the shot to the body.
Dardar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dardar checks a leg kick.
Rhymes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dardar moves away.
Rhymes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Dardar drives through with a takedown into Rhymes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Rhymes has Dardar pulled in close to control his posture.
Rhymes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dardar is now in half guard.

Dardar escapes and gets back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Dardar blocks the low kick.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dardar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rhymes if he has to take too many more of those.
Rhymes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dardar.
Rhymes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dardar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dardar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhymes.
Dardar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dardar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rhymes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhymes misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar tried to score with a low kick but Rhymes checks it.
Rhymes throws a sloppy body shot
and Dardar counters with a stiff right hand.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhymes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhymes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dardar, right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Rhymes as Dardar shoots in.
Dardar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rhymes sprawls well. Rhymes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dardar gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhymes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dardar fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dardar lands with a shot to the body.
Rhymes misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes takes a swing at Dardar's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes looks to throw the jab but Dardar is out of range.
A head kick misses from Dardar.
A jab from Rhymes does it's job there.
Dardar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rhymes backs up against the cage.
Rhymes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Rhymes throws a big shot that misses.
Rhymes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dardar.
Rhymes misses with the combination.
Dardar lands a leg kick that knocks Rhymes off balance momentarily.
Dardar lands with a cross.
Rhymes shoots in looking for a takedown but Dardar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhymes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick and Rhymes moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dardar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Busta Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Dardar.
Rhymes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Busta Rhymes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dardar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhymes misses with a low kick as Dardar jumps back.
Busta Rhymes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhymes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhymes tries to land a leg kick but Dardar saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Dardar. Those never looked like landing.
Jesse Dardar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhymes misses the jab.
Dardar throws a leg kick which misses Rhymes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhymes tries to avoid it.
Dardar ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
Rhymes tries to score with a low kick but Dardar moves his leg out of the way.
Rhymes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dardar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rhymes gets caught flat footed, as Dardar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dardar wants to get up but he can't break Rhymes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rhymes holds on and takes a little breather.
Rhymes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dardar manages to get himself to full guard.
Rhymes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dardar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhymes stops Dardar from standing up.
Dardar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rhymes.

Dardar has his feet on Rhymes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhymes misses the shot to the body.
Dardar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dardar throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Rhymes throws an overhand right that lands on Dardar's shoulder, as Dardar tries to avoid the shot.
Dardar dodges the punch combination from Rhymes.
Rhymes misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar lands a nice shot that snaps Rhymes's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dardar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhymes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rhymes wants to slow Dardar down by chopping away at his legs.
Dardar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhymes pinned against the cage. Rhymes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dardar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhymes checks it well.
Rhymes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left and a right from Dardar both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Rhymes misses.
Rhymes defending well as Dardar loads up on a big left hand.
Rhymes moves out of range as Dardar strikes.
Rhymes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhymes lands a really nice looking cross but Dardar seems unphased.
A head kick by Dardar misses
and Rhymes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhymes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
Rhymes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Dardar finds it's way through Rhymes's defenses.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhymes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dardar is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhymes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dardar scrambles back to his feet.
Dardar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dardar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rhymes.
Rhymes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dardar at a distance.
Dardar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Rhymes catches Dardar right on the button with a cross.
Rhymes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rhymes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rhymes lands in his opponent's guard.
Rhymes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhymes working some strikes from top position.
Dardar keeping full guard, as Rhymes tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Busta Rhymes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dardar's cut.
That's time! Rhymes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rhymes misses with a straight left.
Rhymes moves out of range of the strikes.
Dardar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhymes.
Dardar slips a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes tries to bum rush Dardar with a series of wild strikes but Dardar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhymes throws a lazy right hand but Dardar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhymes misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Dardar misses.
Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhymes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dardar sprawls well. Dardar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhymes gets slowly back to his feet.
Dardar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Dardar slams his shin into Rhymes's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhymes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rhymes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dardar lands with a good body shot.
Rhymes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dardar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dardar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhymes cracks Dardar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rhymes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dardar. Dardar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Dardar.
Dardar staying out of range there.
Rhymes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dardar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhymes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dardar is out of range.
Dardar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Dardar there.
Dardar scores with a head kick. Rhymes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jesse Dardar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dardar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhymes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhymes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dardar throws a chopping leg kick but Rhymes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dardar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhymes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dardar throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Rhymes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhymes looks to land a body kick but Dardar moved away.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dardar.
Rhymes thuds a left hand into Dardar's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dardar!
Rhymes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dardar doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhymes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhymes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dardar misses with a leg kick.
Dardar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dardar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhymes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhymes misses with a head kick.
Rhymes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rhymes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dardar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a sloppy body shot
and Dardar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Rhymes is rocked!
Dardar throws a right hand that Rhymes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhymes also avoids with ease.
Oh Rhymes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhymes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dardar.
Dardar lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Rhymes goes down and covers up as Dardar starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Dardar!
Our winner, Jesse Dardar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.