PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farha comes to the ring accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Farha
vs
Parker

178 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Farha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to clinch there but Farha circles away.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farha.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farha.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farha looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Farha looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Farha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farha trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker wants to sweep here but Farha controlling him for the moment.
Parker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farha's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Farha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker stops Farha from standing up.
Farha working a defensive guard here.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Farha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Farha is keeping the position.
Parker trying to control but Farha is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Farha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker moves away from the strike by Farha.
Farha throws out a leg kick but Parker moves out of range and Farha only half commits.
Farha misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Farha shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farha was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Farha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parker counters with a good low kick that Farha was not able to check.
Parker wants to clinch up but Farha keeps it at a distance.
Sammy Farha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Farha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Farha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Farha gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Farha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

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.
Parker slips under a jab from Farha.

Parker has Farha up against the ropes in a clinch.
Parker trying to stall but Farha improves his position.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Farha avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farha's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Parker throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Parker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farha's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Farha.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farha misses with a punch to the body.
Farha misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Farha.
A short body shot lands from Farha as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Farha tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Farha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Farha misses.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farha manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Farha on that attempt.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Farha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker slips a jab from Farha.
Farha connects with a crisp jab.
Farha misses with a looping left.
Farha swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha takes one to the chin there.
Parker slips under a jab.
Farha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Farha connects with a right hand. Parker shakes it off.
Farha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farha throws a left and a right that both miss

and Parker moves into the clinch.
Farha looking to stall.
Farha managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Farha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farha struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farha tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the ropes.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Farha.
Parker pushes off an throws an elbow but Farha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Farha avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Farha wants to stall.
Farha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farha works on Parker's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker throws an elbow but it misses.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Farha scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Farha.
Parker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farha lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker wants to stall.
Parker is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farha scores with a hook to the body.
Parker tries to land knees in the clinch but Farha avoids the damage to the body.
Parker wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Farha.
Parker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farha.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farha is defending well for now.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Farha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the ropes.
Farha goes for a takedown attempt but Parker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Farha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Farha lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Farha misses.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farha misses with a looping right.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker moves out of range as Farha strikes.
Farha avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Farha dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farha just misses with a punch to the body.
Farha looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Farha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farha loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farha throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Farha misses with an uppercut.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Farha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Farha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.

Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farha avoids it.
Farha pushes Parker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Farha avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Farha taking a breather.
Parker throws an elbow but it misses.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Farha working aggressively here.
Parker letting Farha take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farha works on Parker's body with a couple of short punches.
Farha struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Parker.
Farha lands a left hand.
Parker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farha managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Parker is pressed up against the ropes. Farha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parker down to the mat. Parker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Farha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker tries to clinch there but Farha circles away.
Farha misses with a straight left.
Parker moves away from the strike by Farha.
Farha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands with a nice body punch.
Farha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parker counters with a thumping low kick.
Parker avoids the body shot from Farha.
Farha swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Farha swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Farha's defenses.
Farha takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Farha throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farha.
Parker blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farha.
Farha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Parker forces Farha back against the ropes and clinches.
Parker is pushing Farha up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Farha.
Farha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Farha tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Farha back against the cage.
Parker is looking to control Farha's arms but Farha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the ropes.
Farha throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Farha takes an elbow to the temple.
Farha lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker missing with knees to the body.
Parker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Parker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farha's brow.
Farha digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Parker.
I think Farha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Sammy Farha!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Sammy Farha!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Sammy Farha!

Sammy Farha wins by unanimous decision!