PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 818 p4p, 106 weight class) and Fergus Darrow (ranked 2572 p4p, 293 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fergus Darrow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sigfridsson
vs
Darrow

180 cm
32
192 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

181 cm
35
186 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigfridsson. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow with a nice cross.
Sigfridsson tries to score with a low kick but Darrow moves his leg out of the way.
Darrow motions for Sigfridsson to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sigfridsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigfridsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigfridsson throws out a powerful jab.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sigfridsson throws out the jab.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigfridsson.
And Sigfridsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson with a nice cross.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Darrow as he connects with a hook.
Sigfridsson looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Sigfridsson's ribs.
Sigfridsson motions for Darrow to come forward. Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigfridsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Darrow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson moved away.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
Darrow throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Sigfridsson lands with a nice body punch.
Sigfridsson lands with a shot to the body.
Darrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sigfridsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Sigfridsson.
Darrow blocks a leg kick.
Fergus Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigfridsson lands a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigfridsson moves away.
Sigfridsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sigfridsson throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigfridsson throws a body kick that misses.
Sigfridsson lands with a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow works Sigfridsson's body with a nice hook.
Darrow tries to work over Sigfridsson's front leg with a kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Sigfridsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Sigfridsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sigfridsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range nicely.
Sigfridsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigfridsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigfridsson.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Sigfridsson's knee but Sigfridsson avoids it well.
Darrow tries to work over Sigfridsson's front leg with a kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigfridsson.
An inside leg kick from Sigfridsson misses.
Sigfridsson tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Darrow finds it's way through Sigfridsson's defenses.
Darrow throws a hook but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Darrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sigfridsson on the side of the head.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
Sigfridsson ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
A little feinted left hand from Sigfridsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sigfridsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Darrow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sigfridsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigfridsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darrow under the eye.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sigfridsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darrow's head backwards.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Sigfridsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sigfridsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
A jab from Darrow finds it's way through Sigfridsson's defenses.
Darrow misses with a looping right.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfridsson checks a low kick from Darrow.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight right.
Sigfridsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darrow.
Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fergus Darrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfridsson is just out of range.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot.
Sigfridsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sigfridsson checks a leg kick.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
Sigfridsson jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Sigfridsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Sigfridsson throws a low kick but Darrow avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow lands an overhand right.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sigfridsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Sigfridsson's belly button to the back.
Darrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a right hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a low kick, right behind Darrow 's knee.
A slow jab from Sigfridsson misses its intended target.
Sigfridsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darrow.
Sigfridsson 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.
Sigfridsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the cage and back into range.
Fergus Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sigfridsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sigfridsson misses with a low kick as Darrow jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Sigfridsson.
Darrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.
Sigfridsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darrow misses with a body shot
and Sigfridsson counters with a good low kick that Darrow was not able to check.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sigfridsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sigfridsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A bone on bone clash there as Sigfridsson blocks the leg kick.
Darrow takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Sigfridsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigfridsson missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sigfridsson tests Darrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sigfridsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow motions for Sigfridsson to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sigfridsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
It looked like Sigfridsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Darrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigfridsson thuds a left hand into Darrow's body.
Sigfridsson scores with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigfridsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigfridsson.
Darrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sigfridsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sigfridsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sigfridsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a low kick, right behind Sigfridsson 's knee.
Sigfridsson feints and then cracks Darrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darrow down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sigfridsson misses the target.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Sigfridsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sigfridsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Darrow there.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Sigfridsson moves his leg out of the way.
Darrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sigfridsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Sigfridsson's knee but Sigfridsson avoids it well.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Sigfridsson's shoulder, as Sigfridsson tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Sigfridsson's knee but Sigfridsson avoids it well.
Sigfridsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Benjamin Sigfridsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sigfridsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sigfridsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sigfridsson lands an overhand right.
Sigfridsson moves out of range as Darrow strikes.
Sigfridsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Sigfridsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sigfridsson misses the target.
Darrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Sigfridsson misses its intended target.
Darrow thows a leg kick but Sigfridsson checks it
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sigfridsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigfridsson's head.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darrow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sigfridsson has time to react.
Darrow 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darrow moves out of range as Sigfridsson strikes.
Sigfridsson slips a straight right by Darrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sigfridsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sigfridsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sigfridsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sigfridsson throwing a counter right hand but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigfridsson cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.

Darrow gets a clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sigfridsson breaks from the clinch.
Sigfridsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigfridsson. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow throws out a loose jab but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Sigfridsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Sigfridsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Sigfridsson's belly button to the back.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigfridsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow is looking to slow Sigfridsson down with leg kicks.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Sigfridsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Sigfridsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Sigfridsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfridsson is just out of range.
Sigfridsson jabs Darrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sigfridsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Sigfridsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darrow lands a jab to the nose.
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow misses with a hook
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sigfridsson feints and then cracks Darrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darrow down.
Darrow slips a jab from Sigfridsson.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigfridsson throws an overhand right that lands on Darrow's shoulder, as Darrow tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfridsson thuds his right hand into Darrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
Sigfridsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sigfridsson throwing a counter right hand but Darrow manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow lands an overhand right.
Sigfridsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Sigfridsson.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Sigfridsson's leg but Sigfridsson calmly moves out of range.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sigfridsson.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Sigfridsson.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Sigfridsson keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sigfridsson.
Darrow cracks the inside of Sigfridsson's front leg.
Sigfridsson digs a good hook to Darrow's body.
Sigfridsson misses with a wild body shot.

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 Benjamin Sigfridsson.
I think Sigfridsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!