PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdo Farah (ranked 893 p4p, 832 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 132 p4p, 123 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Farah
vs
Waterfall Jr

185 cm
26
191
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
185
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farah circles away quickly and effectively.
Waterfall Jr swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Farah has Waterfall Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Waterfall Jr avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waterfall Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Waterfall Jr lands a left hand.

Waterfall Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Waterfall Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Farah stacks Waterfall Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Farah!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Farah decides to stand back up. Farah steps back and let's Waterfall Jr get back to his feet.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Farah.

Farah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Waterfall Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Farah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farah lands with a short shot to the head.
Farah lands a right hand.
Waterfall Jr pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waterfall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Farah.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Waterfall Jr takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waterfall Jr backwards.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body punch.
Waterfall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
Waterfall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Waterfall Jr back against the cage.
Waterfall Jr blocking some punches.
Farah is working Waterfall Jr over against the cage.
Farah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farah taking a breather.
Waterfall Jr blocks a body shot from Farah.
Waterfall Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Farah walks away with a smile on his face. Waterfall Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farah tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waterfall Jr! But no joy.
Waterfall Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Waterfall Jr avoids the head kick by Farah.
Farah misses with a hook
and Waterfall Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Farah misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Waterfall Jr lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a wild body kick that Waterfall Jr sees coming a mile off.
Waterfall Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Waterfall Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Farah thows a leg kick but Waterfall Jr checks it
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farah throws a body kick that misses.
Farah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Farah moves into the clinch.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waterfall Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farah to keep the fight standing.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterfall Jr's elbow.
Farah gets through Waterfall Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterfall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Waterfall Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Waterfall Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Farah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Waterfall Jr looking for a guillotine here but Farah defends easily.

Waterfall Jr working for a triangle but Farah defends it easily.
Waterfall Jr has a closed guard, preventing Farah from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdo Farah dominated 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.

A head kick misses from Waterfall Jr.
Farah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farah misses with a hook. Waterfall Jr ducked under it nicely.
Waterfall Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Waterfall Jr thows a body kick. Farah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Waterfall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah scores with a hook to the body. Waterfall Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah wants to clinch but Waterfall Jr slips to the side
and Waterfall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab.
A low kick from Waterfall Jr is predictable there
and Farah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waterfall Jr's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farah pushes Waterfall Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Farah has Waterfall Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Waterfall Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Waterfall Jr breaks from the clinch.
Waterfall Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farah jabs Waterfall Jr right on the nose. Waterfall Jr blinks but takes it well.
Farah throws a leg kick but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farah thumps Waterfall Jr with a low kick.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farah cracks Waterfall Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waterfall Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Farah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farah moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Farah blocks a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterfall Jr's elbow.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waterfall Jr can do to turn this around?
Waterfall Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Farah walks away with a smile on his face. Waterfall Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Waterfall Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farah throwing a counter right hand but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid it.
Farah scores with a decent looking hook.
Farah looks to land a body kick but Waterfall Jr moved away.
Waterfall Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Farah misses the target.
Waterfall Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Waterfall Jr.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waterfall Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Farah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah throws a leg kick which misses Waterfall Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid it.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Waterfall Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Farah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waterfall Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waterfall Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Waterfall Jr blocks the low kick.
Waterfall Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Farah counters with a nice uppercut.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Farah misses its target.
Farah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waterfall Jr throws an off balance right hand
letting Farah counter with a right hand.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but Waterfall Jr slips the punch.
Farah backing away here, and Waterfall Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Farah misses with a hook. Waterfall Jr ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdo Farah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Farah avoids the head kick by Waterfall Jr.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from Waterfall Jr.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah connects with a nice looking jab.
Farah lands a jab.
Waterfall Jr moves forwards but Farah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Farah misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farah wants to clinch up but Waterfall Jr keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
letting Waterfall Jr counter with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr throws a head kick but Farah moves out of range.
Farah lands an overhand right.
Farah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Farah misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Farah.
Some wild striking there from Farah.
Farah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr thows a leg kick but Farah checks it
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
Waterfall Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waterfall Jr walks into a left hand.
Free Waterfall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr throws a head kick but Farah moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the body
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.

Waterfall Jr is rocked!

Farah cracks Waterfall Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farah has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Waterfall Jr to stand back up!
Waterfall Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Farah finish him?
Waterfall Jr misses the body punch
and Farah counters with a right hand from hell and Waterfall Jr is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.