PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 991 p4p, 5958 weight class) and Samran Darweshi (ranked 137 p4p, 689 weight class). Vettori comes to the ring accompanied by Police On My Back- The Rocketz. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vettori
vs
Darweshi

183 cm
38
177
31 - 13 - 1

193 cm
36
188
19 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Hardcore Alchemy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samran Darweshi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Darweshi pushes him off.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Darweshi moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Darweshi throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Darweshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darweshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Samran Darweshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori throws a jab when Darweshi was well out of range.
Vettori lands with a kick to the temple. Darweshi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darweshi lands a jab to the nose.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darweshi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vettori. Darweshi shrugs it off though.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Darweshi throws a shot to the body.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Darweshi throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darweshi on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darweshi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vettori!
Darweshi throws a big shot that misses.
Darweshi throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darweshi manages to avoid it.
Darweshi checks a low kick from Vettori.
We've been informed that Darweshi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darweshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darweshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Darweshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darweshi.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Darweshi moved out of range.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Darweshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darweshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Darweshi moved out of range.
Darweshi cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Darweshi motions for Vettori to come forward. Darweshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darweshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darweshi misses with a straight right.
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darweshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darweshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darweshi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi misses with a body punch
and Vettori counters with a leg kick.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi throws out a powerful jab.
Darweshi lands an overhand right.
Darweshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darweshi cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Darweshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Darweshi ducks down to avoid it.
Darweshi misses with a straight left.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
A cross from Darweshi lands.
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darweshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vettori jabs Darweshi right on the nose. Darweshi blinks but takes it well.
Darweshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vettori.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Darweshi.

Vettori is rocked!
Darweshi misses with a hook
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Darweshi should have avoided that one.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Darweshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darweshi.
Vettori stuns Darweshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Darweshi's head but Darweshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darweshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Vettori.
Darweshi throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Darweshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darweshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darweshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Darweshi.
That kick from Darweshi tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darweshi.
A punch lands to the side of Vettori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darweshi! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Vettori.
A slow jab from Darweshi misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darweshi connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darweshi has time to react.
Darweshi avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Darweshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Darweshi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vettori with a body shot.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darweshi looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
Darweshi throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.
Darweshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Samran Darweshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darweshi misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Darweshi manages to avoid it.
Vettori connects with a right hand. Darweshi shakes it off.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darweshi sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darweshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darweshi misses with a looping right.
Darweshi tries to bum rush Vettori with a series of wild strikes but Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darweshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darweshi misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Darweshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Darweshi misses.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Darweshi is just out of range.
A big left from Vettori misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darweshi.
Darweshi moves out of range of the strikes.

Vettori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Darweshi manages to break the clinch.
Darweshi scores with a jab. Vettori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darweshi tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vettori tries to clinch up but Darweshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darweshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darweshi throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darweshi swings widly with a right hand
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darweshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Darweshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Darweshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
Darweshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Darweshi off balance momentarily.
Darweshi thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Darweshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Darweshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darweshi misses with a leg kick
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Vettori.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darweshi walks into a jab.
Darweshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vettori slips under a jab from Darweshi.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori slips under a jab from Darweshi.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Darweshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darweshi throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
Vettori looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darweshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi lands with a good body shot.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darweshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Vettori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darweshi scores with a leg kick.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Darweshi off balance momentarily.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darweshi misses with a hook.
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
A big left from Darweshi misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Darweshi.
Darweshi avoids a kick to the body.
Darweshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Darweshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.
Darweshi dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!

Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Darweshi in a clinch.

Darweshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Darweshi moved out of range nicely.
Darweshi throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters with a left and a right that stings Darweshi.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Darweshi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darweshi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darweshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Darweshi.

Darweshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Darweshi throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori checks a low kick from Darweshi.
Darweshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Darweshi moved out of range nicely.
Vettori lands a nice shot that snaps Darweshi's head back.
Darweshi throws a leg kick
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Darweshi.
Darweshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vettori misses with a hook. Darweshi ducked under it nicely.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori digs a good hook to Darweshi's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darweshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darweshi throws out the jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darweshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darweshi. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Darweshi misses with a looping right.
Vettori throws a shot to the body.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Darweshi misses its intended target.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darweshi checks it.
Jab, jab by Darweshi - just one landing.
Darweshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darweshi looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Darweshi misses with a looping left.
A big left from Darweshi misses.
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darweshi. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori wants to slow Darweshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Darweshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darweshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darweshi misses with a looping left.
Vettori appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Darweshi is just out of range.
Vettori scores with a nice strike.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darweshi throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darweshi throws out the jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darweshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori slips under a jab from Darweshi.
Darweshi connects with the punch.
Darweshi misses with a hook.
Darweshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Vettori should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Darweshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Darweshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darweshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
As Darweshi looks to move away, Vettori throws a big counter combo but Darweshi just gets out of the way.
Darweshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darweshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darweshi throws a series of punches but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Darweshi misses with a shot to the body
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Darweshi keeps it at a distance.
Vettori thumps Darweshi with a low kick.
Vettori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darweshi throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darweshi misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori throws a body punch but Darweshi moves out of range.
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori punishes Darweshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Darweshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Darweshi missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Darweshi dodges the punch combination from Vettori.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Darweshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Darweshi knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Vettori lands with a slapping head kick.
Darweshi throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Darweshi throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Darweshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vettori clinches up with Darweshi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vettori keeps control of Darweshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Darweshi avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Darweshi working hard to break the clinch.
Darweshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Darweshi controls his hands.
A short left from Vettori.

Darweshi breaks the clinch.
Darweshi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Darweshi misses the target.
Darweshi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Darweshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vettori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Darweshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
Darweshi punishes Vettori's body with a nice straight punch.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Darweshi swinging wildly here.
Vettori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darweshi moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Darweshi circles away.
Vettori tries to score with a low kick but Darweshi moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Darweshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darweshi throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darweshi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vettori throws a body punch but Darweshi moves out of range.
Darweshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Darweshi slips the punch.
Vettori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darweshi wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Darweshi jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Darweshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Darweshi off balance momentarily.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Darweshi thumps Vettori with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Decent striking displayed by Darweshi there.
Darweshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darweshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Vettori looks to land a combination. Darweshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Darweshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Darweshi.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Darweshi misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Darweshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Darweshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darweshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darweshi checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Darweshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Darweshi misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori slips a straight right by Darweshi.
Darweshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori tried to counter with a leg kick but Darweshi avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vettori gets a clinch.

Darweshi manages to break the clinch.
Vettori will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darweshi misses with a looping left.
Vettori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Darweshi finds it's way through Vettori's defenses.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darweshi. That did some damage!
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darweshi 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori backing away here, and Darweshi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darweshi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vettori misses with the body kick
and Darweshi counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Darweshi's shoulder, as Darweshi tries to avoid the shot.
Darweshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
It looked like Vettori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Darweshi. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Jab, jab by Darweshi - just one landing.
Darweshi lands a really nice looking cross but Vettori seems unphased.
Darweshi cracks Vettori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Darweshi misses with a body shot.
Vettori appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Darweshi sees coming a mile off.
Darweshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.
Vettori connects with a body shot.

Vettori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darweshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Darweshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the ropes.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.

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

Vettori clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Darweshi controls his hands.
Darweshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vettori has double underhooks.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Darweshi.

Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Darweshi ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
A jab from Darweshi does it's job there.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darweshi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darweshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Darweshi's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darweshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darweshi tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Darweshi throws an off balance right hand
and Darweshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Darweshi knows he should have avoided that one.
Vettori moves out of range as Darweshi strikes.
Vettori tries to counter by clinching up but Darweshi breaks away and moves out of range.
Darweshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori 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.
A little jabbing left from Darweshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darweshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darweshi scores with a hook.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.

Vettori moves into the clinch.
Vettori presses Darweshi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darweshi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Darweshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Vettori won't allow it.
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Darweshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori working Darweshi over with knees to the body.
Darweshi blocks an uppercut.
Vettori misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darweshi.

Vettori breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Darweshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Darweshi misses with a hook.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samran Darweshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darweshi.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Darweshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vettori.
Vettori slips a jab from Darweshi.
Darweshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darweshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darweshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Darweshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Vettori scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Darweshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darweshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Vettori misses.
A little jabbing left from Darweshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Darweshi.
Nice shot lands for Darweshi.
Darweshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darweshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darweshi connects with the punch.
Darweshi scores with a jab to the body.
Darweshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darweshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Darweshi manages to avoid it.
Darweshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Darweshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samran Darweshi.
I think Darweshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samran Darweshi!
Samran Darweshi is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Samran Darweshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.