PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorilla Gorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darby's entrance music is Real American. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darby
vs
Gorilla

190 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gorilla Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Darby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gorilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Darby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gorilla breaks from the clinch.
Darby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorilla throws a right hand that Darby ducks under and follows up with a left that Darby also avoids with ease.
Gorilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorilla throws a combination that misses
letting Darby counter with a right hand.
Gorilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Darby does it's job there.
Darby swinging wildly here.
Gorilla misses with a two punch combination.
Darby cracks a nice hook into Gorilla's ribs.
A cross from Darby lands.
Gorilla swinging wildly here.
John Darby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby scores with a punch to the head.
Darby lands with a shot to the body.

Darby has managed to clinch.
Gorilla is trying to force a seperation but Darby has the dominant position.
Gorilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorilla's efforts to push away.
Gorilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Darby won't allow it.
Darby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darby misses with a knee to the head.
Gorilla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darby has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darby.
Darby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorilla is defending well for now.
Darby misses with an elbow over the top.
Gorilla dodges an elbow strike from Darby.
Gorilla tries to throw a body punch but Darby avoids it by throwing Gorilla back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby misses with an elbow over the top.
Darby trying to land knees to the body.
Gorilla is trying to break the clinch but Darby has him pressed against the cage.
Gorilla is trying to break the clinch but Darby is controlling him.
Gorilla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Gorilla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darby throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorilla's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorilla.
Gorilla stalling.
Darby pushes off an throws an elbow but Gorilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gorilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Darby.
Darby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorilla blocks it with crossed arms.

Gorilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darby throws a right hand that Gorilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorilla also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gorilla misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gorilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorilla avoiding damage as Darby throws knees to the body.
Darby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darby pushes off an throws an elbow but Gorilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gorilla blocks the elbow strike.
Gorilla tries to break free but Darby pushes him back against the cage.
Gorilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorilla dodges an elbow strike from Darby.
The referee calls for Gorilla to work.

Gorilla breaks the clinch.
Gorilla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darby back to the cage. Gorilla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby throws a series of punches but Gorilla avoids them all with ease.
Darby wants to clinch up but Gorilla keeps it at a distance.
Gorilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darby dodges the punch combination from Gorilla.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorilla wants to break free but Darby has control.
Gorilla wants to break free but Darby has control.
Darby tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorilla avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla tries a body shot but Darby blocks it.
Gorilla blocks an elbow strike from Darby.
Darby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorilla.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darby throws an elbow that misses.
Gorilla will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Darby up against the cage.
Darby pushes off an throws an elbow but Gorilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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 John Darby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Darby has closed the distance and engaged Gorilla in a clinch.
Gorilla dodges an elbow strike from Darby.
Darby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorilla is trying to break the clinch but Darby has him pressed against the cage.
Gorilla has had enough of the clinch but Darby keeps him there for the moment.

Gorilla breaks from the clinch.
Darby wants to clinch up but Gorilla keeps it at a distance.
Darby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Darby pushes Gorilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Darby has Gorilla pressed against the cage, preventing Gorilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gorilla's brow.

Gorilla breaks the clinch.
Gorilla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorilla misses with a double jab.
Gorilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darby doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorilla circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorilla.
Darby doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorilla circles away.
Gorilla tries to clinch but Darby moves out of range.
Gorilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darby feints a jab promting Gorilla to slip. Darby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gorilla slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gorilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darby counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorilla wants to clinch.
A combination from Gorilla does no damage.
Darby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Darby tries to keep at a distance but Gorilla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorilla avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gorilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorilla can't break the clinch.
Gorilla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darby throws an elbow but it misses.
Gorilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gorilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorilla misses with a combination
and Darby counters with a left and a right that stings Gorilla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Darby catches Gorilla right on the button with a cross.

Gorilla pushes Darby up against the cage in a clinch.
Darby throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorilla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla wants to break free but Darby has control.
Gorilla dodges an elbow strike from Darby.
Gorilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorilla avoids it.
Gorilla slows down the pace here.
Gorilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darby misses with an elbow strike.
Gorilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darby missing with knees to the body.
Darby misses with a knee to the head.
Darby tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorilla avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Darby.
Darby lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gorilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorilla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darby tries to clinch up but Gorilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorilla tries to bum rush Darby with a series of wild strikes but Darby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darby throws a series of punches but Gorilla moves out of range.
Gorilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Darby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorilla.

Darby rushes Gorilla and presses him up against the cage.
Darby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorilla is trying to break the clinch but Darby has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorilla is trying to break the clinch but Darby has him pressed against the cage.
Gorilla avoids the elbow strike from Darby, against the cage.
Gorilla is trying to push Darby away but Darby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Darby will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Darby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Darby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gorilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darby trying to land knees to the body.

Gorilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Darby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gorilla doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gorilla tries to keep at a distance but Darby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla can't break the clinch.
Gorilla content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Darby throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Gorilla.
Gorilla misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darby throws an elbow but misses.
Darby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gorilla is trying to stall.

Gorilla manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gorilla. Those never looked like landing.
Darby wants to clinch.
Darby tries to clinch up.
Gorilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Darby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gorilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John Darby is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorilla misses with the combination.
Gorilla misses with the combination.
Darby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gorilla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorilla misses with a double jab.
Gorilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorilla misses with the combination.
Gorilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorilla moves in looking to clinch but Darby pushes him off.
Gorilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Darby.

Darby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorilla, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darby throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Darby lands an elbow that stopped Gorilla in his tracks for a moment.
Gorilla avoids the elbow strike from Darby, against the cage.
Darby tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorilla avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla is looking to break free of the clinch but Darby has double underhooks.
Darby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gorilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorilla wants to break free but Darby has control.
Darby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darby keeps control of Gorilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gorilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gorilla gets tackled into the cage by Darby. Darby maintains the clinch.
Darby misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darby throws an elbow that misses.
Gorilla wants to break free but Darby has control.
Gorilla Gorilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darby trying to land knees to the body.
John Darby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darby throws an elbow that misses.
Gorilla blocks the elbow strike.
Darby lands an elbow inside.
Gorilla managing to block the knees to the body from Darby.

Gorilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorilla.
Gorilla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like John Darby has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Darby clinches.
John Darby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gorilla's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Darby.
Well Darby 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Darby!
John Darby very nearly forgot to thank [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.