PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 1762 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Emiliano Blackburn (ranked 155 p4p, 165 weight class). Petcharon Darawan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emiliano Blackburn's chin.

Darawan
vs
Blackburn

176 cm
29
155
14 - 7 - 0

168 cm
34
150
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Knock Out Sups
Brooklyn Apothecary

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emiliano Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackburn throws a head kick but Darawan moves out of range.
Darawan connects with a body shot that sends Blackburn's belly button to the back.
Darawan defending well as Blackburn loads up on a big left hand.
Blackburn throws a big shot that misses.
Darawan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darawan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackburn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blackburn. Those never looked like landing.
Darawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackburn throws an overhand right that lands on Darawan's shoulder, as Darawan tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darawan with the inside leg kick.
Darawan thows a body kick. Blackburn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn feints the counter takedown.
Blackburn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blackburn there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn checks the leg kick.
Blackburn lands a nice hook to Darawan's body. Darawan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darawan misses with a body kick.
Darawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
Blackburn throws a looping overhand right but Darawan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Darawan.
Blackburn tries to land a front kick but Darawan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackburn takes one on the button.
Darawan misses the shot to the body.

Darawan forces Blackburn back against the cage and clinches.
Blackburn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Darawan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darawan misses with a body punch.
Blackburn lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darawan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Still in the clinch, Darawan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Darawan on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Darawan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Darawan tries a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Blackburn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darawan's elbow.
A short left from Blackburn.
Blackburn is looking to control Darawan's arms but Darawan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackburn has his back to the cage.

Blackburn manages to break the clinch.
Darawan stuffs the takedown.
Blackburn throws a hook to the side of Darawan's head but Darawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darawan is looking to counter punch.

Darawan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darawan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan is trying to keep Blackburn in close.

Blackburn stands up and waves to Darawan to follow him.
Blackburn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darawan.
Blackburn moves out of range of the leg kick from Darawan.
Blackburn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darawan as he jumps to the side.
Petcharon Darawan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emiliano Blackburn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blackburn wants to clinch but Darawan slips to the side
and Darawan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Darawan misses.
Petcharon Darawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darawan throws a leg kick but Blackburn moved away.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Darawan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Darawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Blackburn has Darawan up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn lands a body punch.
Darawan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Darawan throws knees to the body.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darawan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Darawan scores with a shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
Darawan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.

Darawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petcharon Darawan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Darawan throws a good cross that connects.
Petcharon Darawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Darawan needs to keep his hands up - Blackburn had a free shot at his head there.
Darawan misses with a hook

and Blackburn counters with a takedown into side control.
Darawan is looking to reverse the position.
Blackburn tries to stand but Darawan is controlling his head.
Darawan manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darawan is looking to improve his position.
Blackburn wants to stand up but Darawan manages to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Darawan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darawan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blackburn with a hook.
Good leg kick by Darawan.
Blackburn scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darawan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackburn.
Darawan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Blackburn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
And Blackburn tries to counter it with a takedown but Darawan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darawan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blackburn defending well as Darawan loads up on a big left hand.
Darawan throws a leg kick which misses Blackburn's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackburn tries to avoid it.
Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darawan.
As Blackburn backs away, Darawan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blackburn dips to his left and cracks Darawan with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darawan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackburn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Darawan.
Darawan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackburn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Blackburn looks to move away, Darawan throws a big counter combo but Blackburn just gets out of the way.
Donk. Blackburn catches Darawan right on the button with a cross.
Darawan with a jab.

Darawan clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darawan.
Darawan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.
Darawan looking to slow down the pace here.
Blackburn wants to break free but Darawan has control.
Darawan is looking to control Blackburn's arms but Blackburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darawan has his back to the cage.
Darawan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petcharon Darawan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darawan keeps control of Blackburn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with the head strike.
Blackburn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darawan backwards.
A right hand to the body from Darawan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blackburn.
Blackburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Darawan breaks the clinch.
Darawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackburn.
Darawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darawan connects with a right hand. Blackburn shakes it off.

Darawan cracks Blackburn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Darawan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blackburn to stand back up!

Blackburn is rocked!
Darawan drops Blackburn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Darawan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petcharon Darawan!
A victorious Petcharon Darawan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.