PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loco Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Darmody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darmody
vs
Loco

190 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

155 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Darmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Loco Loco!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darmody scores with a body shot.
Loco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darmody lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Loco tries to bum rush Darmody with a series of wild strikes but Darmody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darmody scores with a jab to the body.
Loco misses with a wild combination.
Loco misses with a wild combination.
Loco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loco tries to move into range but Darmody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darmody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darmody is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loco.
Loco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darmody counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darmody. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loco misses with a double jab.
Darmody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darmody lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Loco back to the cage. Darmody follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Loco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Darmody scores with a nice right hand.
Loco throws a right hand that Darmody ducks under and follows up with a left that Darmody also avoids with ease.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darmody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loco takes one on the button.
Loco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loco looks winded!
Loco lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Darmody as he connects with a hook.
Loco misses with a two punch combination.
Darmody swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Loco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darmody was well out of range. Poor timing from Loco.
Darmody went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
Loco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darmody takes a swing at Loco's ribcage but misses.
Darmody connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loco's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darmody seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darmody. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darmody looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Loco throws a big shot that misses.
Darmody seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Loco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darmody bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loco's head backwards.
Darmody goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darmody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darmody dodges the punch combination from Loco.
Jab by Darmody.
Darmody lunges at Loco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loco's hand.
Darmody lands with a nice combination. Loco backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody tries to bum rush Loco with a series of wild strikes but Loco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loco feints the counter takedown.
Darmody is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darmody moves away.
Darmody ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darmody throws a series of punches but Loco avoids them all with ease.
As Darmody backs off Loco throws a huge counter combo but Darmody manages to avoid it all.
Darmody scores with a shot to the body.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
Loco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loco throws a right and a left that Darmody avoids nicely.
Darmody misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loco!
Darmody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loco is looking to clinch.
Loco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darmody really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No joy there for Loco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darmody is looking to wear down Loco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco swinging wildly here.
Loco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loco throws a body punch but Darmody moves out of range.
Loco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darmody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darmody misses with a body shot.
Loco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
Darmody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darmody slips a jab and a cross from Loco.
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darmody paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darmody lands with a good body shot.
Loco throws a right and a left that Darmody avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Loco.
Loco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Loco misses with a double jab
and Darmody counters with a series of strikes. Loco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darmody looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Darmody lands with a nice body punch.
Loco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darmody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loco tries to move into range but Darmody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darmody. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
James Darmody is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darmody appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Loco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darmody.
Loco moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Darmody scores with a hook to the body. Loco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darmody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darmody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Darmody tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darmody has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from Loco does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darmody throws a series of punches but Loco avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody swats away the attempt to clinch by Loco.
Nice cross by Darmody.
Loco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darmody digs a good hook to Loco's body.
Loco looks to land a combination but Darmody avoids it well.
James Darmody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darmody with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loco throws a series of punches but Darmody moves out of range.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darmody duly obliges.
Loco lands with a good body shot.
Loco fails to land with a series of punches.
Loco avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Darmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loco tries to bum rush Darmody with a series of wild strikes but Darmody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darmody fails to land with a series of punches.
Loco misses with a series of wild punches.
Darmody fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darmody slips a jab and a cross from Loco.
As Loco looks to move away, Darmody throws a big counter combo bu Loco just gets out of the way.
Darmody swings for the body but Loco moves out of range.
Loco unleashes a big counter combination but Darmody bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Loco slips a jab and a cross from Darmody.
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
Loco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Loco duly obliges.
Darmody lands a nice looking body shot.
Darmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darmody is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Loco misses
and Darmody counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darmody lands with a good body shot.
Loco feints a jab promting Darmody to slip. Loco then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Darmody slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Loco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Darmody does no damage.
Loco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darmody eats them both and turns towards Loco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good shot there by Darmody.
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Loco looks to move away, Darmody throws a big counter combo bu Loco just gets out of the way.
Loco misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Darmody. Beautiful body shot.
Loco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darmody just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darmody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Darmody swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Loco.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darmody moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darmody.
Darmody works the jab nicely.
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darmody.
Loco jabs at Darmody's body.
Some wild striking there from Loco.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco slips a jab and a cross from Darmody.
Darmody throws a body punch but Loco moves out of range.
Loco fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Darmody smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Loco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loco swinging wildly here.
Loco swinging wildly here.
Loco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darmody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loco misses with the combination.
Darmody lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Loco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Darmody lands a jab to the nose.
Loco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loco takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody sizes up Loco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darmody lands with a nice body punch.
Loco misses with a wild combination.
Darmody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darmody takes a swing at Loco's ribcage but misses.
Loco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Darmody does it's job there.
Darmody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darmody misses with a looping left.
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!
Loco swinging wildly here.
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Loco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darmody lands with a straight right. Loco didn't see that one coming.
Darmody lands a jab-cross combination.
Loco looks to land a combination but Darmody avoids it well.
Loco scores with a hook to the body. Darmody takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darmody misses with a double jab.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
Loco misses with the combination.
Darmody lands with a right hand.
Loco defending well as Darmody loads up on a big left hand.
Loco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darmody back to the cage. Loco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Loco wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
Loco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darmody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Loco.
Loco swinging wildly here.
Darmody connects with a jab.
Loco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darmody lands with a shot to the body.
Loco throws a series of strikes that have Darmody backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darmody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darmody. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Loco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darmody throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darmody.
Loco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Loco misses.
Darmody lands with a right hand.
Darmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco feints the counter takedown.
Darmody has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loco Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loco avoids the body shot from Darmody.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Loco throws a series of punches but Darmody moves out of range.
James Darmody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darmody feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Locos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab from Darmody.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Darmody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darmody has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darmody!