PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramsay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Darrow
vs
Bourne

178 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow misses with a double jab.
Bourne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Bourne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Darrow blocks the leg kick.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darrow is working Bourne over against the cage.
Bourne is trying to maintain a safe position but Darrow gets an underhook and turns Bourne into the cage.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.

Darrow pulls Bourne into guard.
Darrow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne wants to stand but Darrow is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow has control of Bourne's left arm, preventing Bourne from doing any damage.
Bourne trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Bourne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourne throwing strikes from guard but Darrow blocks nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bourne's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bourne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bourne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick by Bourne misses
and Darrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bourne looks winded!
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Bourne's ribs.
Darrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourne's head backwards.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow scores with a spinning back kick!
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Bourne off balance momentarily.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darrow pushes Bourne away with a front kick.
Bourne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Bourne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow jabs at Bourne's body.
Darrow throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Darrow clinches up against the cage.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Darrow lands a left hand.

Darrow manages to pull guard.
Bourne preventing the sweep.

Darrow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow pulls Bourne in close to his closed guard and prevents Bourne from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darrow is on top in guard.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darrow passes Bourne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Darrow controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Bourne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darrow is looking to wear down Bourne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bourne! But no joy.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Bourne's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bourne.
Bourne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne closes the distance but Darrow moves to the side
and Darrow counters with a right hand to the body.

Darrow forces Bourne back against the cage and clinches.
Bourne managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bourne can do to turn this around?
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bourne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Darrow gets through Bourne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.

Darrow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Darrow is staying tight to Bourne's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Darrow stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Bourne's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bourne takes a shot to the head.

Darrow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Darrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Darrow 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.
Darrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Darrow is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bourne working for a triangle but Darrow defends it easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darrow cracks Bourne with a good jab.

Darrow shoots in and bounces Bourne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Ramsay Darrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow forces his way into half guard.

Darrow gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Darrow lands with an overhand left.

Darrow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bourne on his heels. He'll look to pass Bourne's guard now, I'm sure.
Darrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Bourne throws a sloppy head kick

and Darrow counters by clinching up.

Darrow has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bourne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Darrow is landing with strikes. Bourne can't take much more of this.
Darrow punishes Bourne with strikes from the back mount.
Darrow has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bourne's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bourne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darrow controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bourne tries to break free.
Darrow controlling from the back.
Can Bourne hold on?! Darrow is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Darrow keeps control of the position easily here as Bourne tries to buck him off.

That's two 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.
Bourne tries to escape but Darrow has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Darrow is landing with strikes. Bourne can't take much more of this.
Darrow scores with strikes from the back.
Darrow is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Bourne as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Darrow!
Darrow just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Ramsay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourne grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrew Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Good control from Darrow.
Darrow is punishing Bourne with some ground and pound.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Darrow lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bourne's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bourne is trapped and Darrow is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Darrow is riding his opponent, not letting Bourne buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsay Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darrow 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Darrow!