PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Farbod Fadami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fadami
vs
Hannedy

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Farbod Fadami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hannedy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fadami's guard.
Fadami looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fadami looking for a sweep. Not yet Fadami, not yet.
Fadami keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.
Hannedy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fadami keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Walter Hannedy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hannedy gets the takedown into side control.

Hannedy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hannedy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fadami being controlled for a moment.
Hannedy wants to control but Fadami is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hannedy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hannedy taking a break here but Fadami is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hannedy slows the pace down in half guard.
Hannedy trying to control from half guard but Fadami is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadami trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fadami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fadami wants to stand but Hannedy has his arm trapped.
Hannedy is looking for a sweep.
Fadami controlling the position from side mount.
Hannedy is trying to control Fadami's posture but Fadami avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Hannedy is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Hannedy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hannedy tries to get to full guard but Fadami has control of the leg.
Hannedy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Hannedy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hannedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fadami counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hannedy won't be happy with that.
Fadami working away.
Hannedy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hannedy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Walter Hannedy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hannedy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hannedy advances to half guard.
Hannedy stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hannedy wants to take a breather but Fadami is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadami wants to improve his position but Hannedy is controlling well.
Hannedy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Fadami is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannedy.
Hannedy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hannedy trying to pass the guard but Fadami defending well.
Hannedy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fadami has given up his back.
A lull in the action here.

Hannedy working for the choke.
Hannedy wants to control but Fadami manages to buck him off and is now in Hannedy's guard! Nice work there by Fadami!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hannedy is pulling down on Fadami's head to control his posture.
Hannedy looking to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Walter Hannedy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fadami throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Hannedy scores with a takedown into Fadami's guard.
Walter Hannedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hannedy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hannedy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hannedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fadami is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Fadami keeps moving.
Fadami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hannedy.
Hannedy is stalling in the full guard.
Hannedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fadami is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Hannedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hannedy scores a takedown into full mount!
Fadami stops Hannedy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hannedy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fadami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hannedy fails to take his opponent's back.
Hannedy wants to control the pace but Fadami is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fadami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy moves to back control.
Hannedy biding his time, controlling Fadami.
Fadami tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hannedy content just to control the position here.
Hannedy fails to advance to Fadami's back.
Hannedy controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Walter Hannedy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hannedy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hannedy showed some decent athleticism there.
Hannedy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hannedy is trying to control the action in half guard but Fadami is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hannedy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hannedy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fadami defends it well.

Fadami pushes Hannedy off and gets back to his feet.
Farbod Fadami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hannedy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hannedy lands in his opponent's guard.
Hannedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Fadami is retaining full guard.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Fadami keeps moving.
Hannedy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hannedy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Fadami keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadami throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hannedy trying to control but Fadami is working from the bottom.
Fadami working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hannedy fails with the takedown

and Fadami counters by clinching up.

Hannedy successfully pulls guard.
Hannedy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fadami puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Fadami seems to be looking for submissions.
Hannedy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fadami is working away from the top position though.
Farbod Fadami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hannedy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hannedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hannedy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hannedy!