|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Darby has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
170 cm
29
154 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Darby counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and O Darby counters with a series of strikes. Moore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore misses with a right hand
and O Darby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Moore scores with a jab.
Moore throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Darby counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore misses with a double jab
and O Darby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Darby works Moore's body with a nice hook.
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!
O Darby scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Darby lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by O Darby - just one landing.
O Darby clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moore misses with a left hand
and O Darby counters with a left to the body.
O Darby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moore's hands.
Moore misses with a double jab
and O Darby counters with a stiff right hand.
Thurston Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby with a hook.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Darby counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
enabling O Darby to counter with a crisp jab.
O Darby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Darby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Darby scores with a body shot.
Thurston Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by O Darby.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Darby misses with a double jab.
O Darby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and O Darby counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A right-left combo lands from O Darby.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore misses with a combination
and O Darby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Darby connects with a crisp jab.
O Darby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Darby connects with a looping right hand.
O Darby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moore misses with a hook
and O Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Darby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Darby scores with a spinning back kick!
O Darby jabs at Moore's body.
O Darby scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for O Darby. That snapped Moore's head back.
O Darby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Darby lands with an uppercut that bounces Moore off the cage and back into rage.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from O Darby.
O Darby lands a body shot.
O Darby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Darby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Darby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Darby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
O Darby scores with a hook.
Moore is rocked!
O Darby digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
O Darby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Darby.
O Darby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Darby lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by O Darby - just one landing.
O Darby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Darby lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from O Darby.
O Darby jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Darby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and O Darby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
O Darby throws a shot to the body.
O Darby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moore rather than just go for the knockout.
O Darby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from O Darby.
O Darby connects with a body shot.
O Darby jabs at Moore's body.
O Darby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Darby showed some decent athleticism there.
O Darby works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Darby in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
O Darby controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and O Darby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore misses with a double jab
and O Darby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and O Darby counters with a nice body shot.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and O Darby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Darby eats them both and turns towards Moore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore misses with a left hand
and O Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
O Darby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Darby.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Darby makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moore really felt that one!
O Darby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Darby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from O Darby.
Moore misses with a double jab
and O Darby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a double jab
and O Darby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Darby cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
O Darby misses with a few strikes there.
O Darby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moore's guard.
O Darby wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
O Darby advances position into side control!
O Darby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Darby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Darby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Darby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Darby trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
O Darby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Darby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moore is not content to let O Darby control the position.
O Darby tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
O Darby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Darby working away.
Moore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, O Darby asserts his dominance and retains side control.
O Darby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Darby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moore is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Darby working away.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore is trying to control O Darby's posture but O Darby avoids it.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Darby on the ground.
Moore is not content to let O Darby control the position.
Moore struggling a bit here.
O Darby wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore walks into a jab.
Thurston Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore throws a combination that misses
and O Darby counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
O Darby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Darby advances to half guard.
O Darby trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore tries to roll over but O Darby keeps him under control.
Moore wants to control but O Darby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Darby is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
O Darby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
O Darby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moore wants to control but O Darby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Darby seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
O Darby is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
O Darby is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Darby is trying to work for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Moore is looking for a sweep. O Darby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Darby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moore tries to kick O Darby off but O Darby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Darby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. O Darby eventually gives up the hold.
O Darby seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby stops Moore from getting back to his feet.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but O Darby is very close to passing his half guard.
O Darby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
O Darby is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Darby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moore defends it well.
Moore regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Darby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Darby wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
O Darby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Darby trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eoin Andershannon O Darby.
O Darby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Darby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Darby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Darby counters with a takedown into side control.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Darby trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
O Darby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moore is trying to improve his position.
O Darby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to bench press O Darby off him but O Darby keeps the position.
Moore is not content to let O Darby control the position.
O Darby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moore wants to control but O Darby postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Darby slows the pace down.
O Darby working away.
O Darby wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
O Darby wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
O Darby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Darby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moore is not content to let O Darby control the position.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
O Darby taking a breather here.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Darby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Darby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Darby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Darby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Darby's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and O Darby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and O Darby counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a right hand
and O Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore misses with a double jab
enabling O Darby to counter with a crisp jab.
O Darby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting O Darby counter with a right hand.
O Darby feints a jab promting Moore to slip. O Darby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and O Darby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Darby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and O Darby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore throws a combination. O Darby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Darby counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Darby is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.
O Darby is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Moore will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from O Darby are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Moore is trying to control O Darby's posture but O Darby avoids it.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore is looking to regain half guard here but O Darby keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
O Darby prevents Moore from escaping the position.
O Darby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Darby taking a breather here.
O Darby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
O Darby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Darby is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
O Darby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
O Darby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moore struggling a bit here.
O Darby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Darby has hold of Moore's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Moore tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - O Darby cranks the arm and Moore screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Moore, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
Eoin Andershannon O Darby is the new featherweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
