PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Darrow (ranked 1714 p4p, 172 weight class) and Bart Bunga (ranked 2726 p4p, 269 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Darrow
vs
Bunga

170 cm
32
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

175 cm
37
166 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Evan Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bunga.
Bunga lands a glancing blow to the side of Darrow's head.
Darrow feints and then cracks Bunga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunga down.
A combination from Bunga does no damage.
Darrow motions for Bunga to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bunga blocks the leg kick.
Bunga throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow throws a wild body kick that Bunga sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Evan Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bunga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for Bunga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Darrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bunga scores with a push kick.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunga.
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow scores with a body shot.
Bunga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bunga scrambles back to his feet.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hazzard County Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bunga blocks a leg kick.
Bunga throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Bunga throws a low kick, looking for Darrow's leg but Darrow calmly moves out of range.
Darrow cracks the inside of Bunga's front leg.
Bunga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunga scores with a nice body kick.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunga.
Bunga checks a leg kick.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Bunga pushes Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bunga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
Bunga scores with a nice right hand.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Bunga's leg but Bunga calmly moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Darrow as he connects with a hook.
Bunga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darrow to score with a decent uppercut.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunga.
A lazy body kick from Bunga
and Darrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Bunga's ribs.
Bunga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunga's calf.
Darrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bunga on the side of the head.
Bunga blocks a low kick nicely.
Darrow moves out of range as Bunga throws a body kick.
Darrow tries a low kick but Bunga avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
Bunga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga misses with a shot to the body
and Darrow counters with a leg kick.
Bunga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Bunga looks to throw a body kick
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Darrow rushes Bunga and presses him up against the cage.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunga digs a right hand into Darrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darrow's gas tank.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunga.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunga lands with a left to the head.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.

Bunga instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
Bunga throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Bunga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunga throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Bunga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunga misses the shot to the body.
Bunga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darrow cracks Bunga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bunga gets a clinch.

Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga staying out of range there.
Darrow throws a low kick but Bunga moves out of range easily.
Darrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Darrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bunga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunga staying out of range there.
Darrow cracks the inside of Bunga's front leg.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga throws an overhand right that lands on Darrow's shoulder, as Darrow tries to avoid the shot.
Bunga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Darrow clinches.
Bunga blocks a body shot from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bunga tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Darrow misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Bunga misses with some punches.

Darrow breaks from the clinch.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bunga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunga, pushing him back against the cage.
Bunga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunga blocks an uppercut.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunga can do to turn this around?
Darrow cracks Bunga with a nice body shot.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Bunga.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunga scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunga misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bunga fails to land.
Evan Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunga.
Bunga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow is looking to slow Bunga down with leg kicks.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunga.
Bunga throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Bunga's leg. Bunga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow tries to work over Bunga's front leg with a kick but Bunga checks it.
It seemed like Bunga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Darrow drives through and clinches with Bunga against the cage.
Bunga working aggressively here.
Darrow working hard to break the clinch.

Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunga.
Bunga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Bunga loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch.
Bunga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunga should have avoided that one.
Darrow jabs at Bunga's body.
Bunga misses with a looping right.
Bunga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Bunga down.
Bunga misses with a body kick.
Darrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bunga on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darrow.
A jab from Bunga finds it's way through Darrow's defenses.
Bunga lands a head kick. Darrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bunga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga blocks the body kick.
Bunga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Darrow rushes Bunga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.

Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bunga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow slips a straight right by Bunga.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
A head kick misses from Bunga.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Bunga scoring well with a low kick there.
Bunga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Bunga checks a leg kick.
Bunga throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Darrow lands a jab to Bunga's midsection.
Bunga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darrow tries to clinch up.
Darrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Darrow!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Darrow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bunga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunga checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunga checks a leg kick.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bunga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bunga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Bunga moves forwards but Darrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bunga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunga misses with the combination.

Darrow gets a clinch.
A short left from Bunga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Bunga misses with a body shot.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Bunga.
Bunga throws a right hand that misses
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Bunga.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow tries to clinch but Bunga moves out of range.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunga.
Darrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Bunga's leg. Bunga is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Bunga down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunga was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bunga misses.
Bunga swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow scores with a hook.
A cross from Darrow lands.
Darrow misses with the combination.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bunga throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow loads up on a big right hand but Bunga slips the punch.
Bunga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunga's calf.
Darrow lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga slips under a jab from Darrow.

Darrow gets a clinch.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Bunga avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Bart Bunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunga.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Darrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Evan Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evan Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bunga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Bunga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bunga throws an overhand right that lands on Darrow's shoulder, as Darrow tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bunga's sensitive parts.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bunga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunga's calf.
Good shot there by Darrow.
Bunga throws a right hand that misses
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow jabs Bunga right on the nose. Bunga blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunga, right into the meat.
Darrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darrow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunga.
Darrow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

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