PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hardas fook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Darrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Darrell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

fook
vs
Darrell

185 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

MAX SUPPS

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, hardas fook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Darrell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darrell moves out of range of the body kick.

fook closes the distance and clinches.
Darrell is trying to break the clinch but fook has him pressed against the ropes.
Darrell managing to block the knees to the body from fook.
Darrell tries for a takedown but fook manages to get underhooks.
Darrell is trying to break the clinch but fook has him pressed against the ropes.

fook drags the fight down to the ground.
fook is looking to stand up but Darrell isn't so interested in that idea.
fook has control of Darrell's left arm, preventing Darrell from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darrell prevents fook from getting back to his feet.
fook managing to control the position.
fook wants to stand up but Darrell is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

fook manages to escape and get back to his feet.

fook clinches with his opponent.
Darrell avoiding damage as fook throws knees to the body.
fook throws an elbow that misses.
Darrell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
hardas fook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Darrell.
fook just leaning against Darrell, taking a breather.
Darrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darrell goes for a takedown attempt but fook pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Darrell wants to clinch

and fook counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darrell is trying to break free.
Darrell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darrell has had enough of the clinch but fook keeps him there for the moment.
Darrell wants to break the clinch but can't.

fook gets a trip takedown into half guard.
fook perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
fook takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
fook trying to control from half guard but Darrell is working away.
fook wants to free his trapped foot but Darrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
fook is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fook wants to take a breather but Darrell is having none of it.
Darrell is trying to maintain the position but fook is very close to passing his half guard.
fook working over Darrell with some ground and pound. Darrell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darrell darts in trying to clinch
and fook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darrell tries for a takedown but fook circles away easily

and fook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
fook wants to get up but he can't break Darrell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darrell wants to stand up but fook is controlling him.
fook looking to pass the guard.
Darrell 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrell keeping moving, preventing fook from controlling successfully.

Darrell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
fook working some strikes from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darrell misses with a double jab

and fook counters by clinching up.
fook wants to stall.

fook manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darrell throws a combination that misses

and fook counters by moving into the clinch.
fook scores with a shoulder strike.
fook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darrell is looking to break free of the clinch but fook has double underhooks.
fook lands a nice elbow.
Darrell wants to get back to striking at distance but fook won't allow it.
fook is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

fook has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Darrell is trying to keep an underhook but fook manages to get the takedown into half guard.

fook decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Darrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrell throws a head kick that misses.
Darrell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fook is looking to score with low kicks.
Darrell tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and fook decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darrell's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hardas fook dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

fook circles away from the clinch attempt

and fook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by fook.
fook tries for a takedown. No joy.

fook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

fook clinches up against the ropes.

fook is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Darrell can't fight it off and eventually fook manages to take the fight to the floor. Darrell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
fook slips nicely into half guard.
Darrell gets full guard.

Darrell looking for a guillotine here but fook defends easily.
Darrell wants to sweep here but fook controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fook is looking to advance position but Darrell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
fook tries to hold on but Darrell postures up.
Darrell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

fook defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Darrell.
fook wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Darrell.
Darrell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
fook tries to lock up and control but Darrell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

fook somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Darrell swinging wilding here.
hardas fook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and fook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by fook.
fook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
fook tries to score a body lock takedown but Darrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
fook is looking to control Darrell's arms but Darrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now fook has his back to the ropes.
fook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but fook has him pressed against the ropes.
Darrell tries to break the clinch but fook is controlling the position.
Darrell is looking to break free of the clinch but fook has double underhooks.
fook with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Darrell ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Darrell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darrell wants to stand and escape but fook is having none of it.
Darrell 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.
Darrell wants to stand but fook is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fook wants to control from the top but Darrell keeps moving.
fook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darrell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

fook drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Darrell dives on top into guard.
Darrell wants to stand but fook is controlling his posture from full guard.
fook trying to keep a closed guard but Darrell is proving a slippery customer.
fook is looking to stand up but Darrell isn't so interested in that idea.
fook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darrell passes fook's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Darrell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
fook wants to get back to full guard but Darrell has passed into side control.
fook is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Darrell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
fook working to try and regain half guard.
fook is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rob Darrell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Darrell scores with a one two! fook had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darrell tries a head kick but it misses.
fook throws a leg kick which misses Darrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrell tries to avoid it.
Darrell avoids the body shot from fook.
fook tries to clinch but Darrell moves out of range.

fook closes the distance and clinches.
fook tries a knee to the head but Darrell blocks it.
fook lands a nice elbow.
fook trying to control the position but instead, Darrell has worked for underhooks and has pushed fook into the ropes.
fook misses with an elbow strike.
fook tries a knee to the head but Darrell blocks it.
Darrell can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
fook has had enough of the clinch but Darrell keeps him there for the moment.
fook misses with a knee strike.
Darrell looking to throw knees to the head but fook is blocking nicely.

Darrell breaks from the clinch.
fook blocks a head kick by Darrell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrell throws a head kick but fook moves out of range.

Darrell tries to keep at a distance but fook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

fook breaks the clinch.

fook rushes Darrell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Darrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
fook landing knees to the body.
fook prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by fook.
fook tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darrell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
fook scores a nice knee to the body.
fook tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrell avoids the damage to the body.
fook is pressed up against the ropes. Darrell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag fook down to the mat. fook avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

fook clinches up against the ropes.

Darrell pulls guard successfully.
fook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Darrell's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrell is trying to stand up here but fook is controlling him well.

fook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darrell defends it well.
Darrell pushes fook off looking to stand but fook dives back in and keeps control.
hardas fook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darrell is pressing down on fook's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Darrell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Darrell wants to sweep but no luck.
fook seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Darrell wants to sweep here but fook controlling him for the moment.
Rob Darrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darrell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but fook can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
fook is stalling in the full guard.
Darrell wants to get back to his feet but fook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
fook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
fook works over Darrell with some ground and pound from guard.
fook sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Darrell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. fook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. fook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

fook gets to his feet - Darrell follows without any prompting.
Nice defenses there by fook.
Darrell misses with a head kick.

fook drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Darrell wants to get back to his feet.
Darrell is looking for a sweep.
fook lands an elbow.
Darrell is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
hardas fook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well fook 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 William Gold scores the fight for hardas fook!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for hardas fook!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for hardas fook!

hardas fook wins by unanimous decision!