PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - . Ben Farro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sonni
vs
Farro

170 cm
24
151 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

165 cm
29
147 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farro is looking to land body kicks.
Farro just misses with a punch to the body.
Farro avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farro.
Sonni scores with a one two! Farro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farro is able to avoid easily.
Sonni misses with a wild combination.
Farro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni walks into a jab.
Farro lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farro keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni throws a sloppy head kick and Farro moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sonni. No joy for Farro on that attempt.
Farro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Farro checks it.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
Farro misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farro!
Farro throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farro looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni slaps away a takedown attempt from Farro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni moves forwards but Farro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Farro lands a body shot.
Mahti Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farro misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Farro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sonni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonni.
Sonni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni throws a hook but Farro blocks it.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni is looking to clinch but Farro is avoiding it.
Farro throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Farro tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Farro tries for a takedown but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Sonni.
Farro fails with the takedown.
Sonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farro.
Farro scores with a nice strike.
Farro tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni tries to clinch up.
Farro connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Sonni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonni tries to bum rush Farro with a series of wild strikes but Farro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farro lands a jab.
Sonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Sonni is predictable there
and Farro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Farro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farro connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sonni tries to land a front kick but Farro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Farro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonni.
Farro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Farro.
Sonni lands a two punch combo.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni moves out of range as Farro strikes.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni stuffs the takedown attempt from Farro. Farro gets slowly back to his feet.
Farro misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Farro. Those never looked like landing.
Sonni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonni circles away.
Sonni throws a body kick that misses.
Farro looks for the body kick but Sonni saw that one coming.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farro. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farro misses with a takedown
and Sonni counters with a nice leg kick.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farro moves away.
Sonni misses with a low kick as Farro jumps back.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Farro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro misses with a straight right.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Farro moved out of range.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
Farro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Farro should have avoided that one.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Farro moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Sonni gets caught napping as Farro dives in and scores a takedown. Sonni manages to retain guard.
Sonni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farro's guard.

Farro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Farro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sonni is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Farro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farro tries to get to full guard but Sonni has control of the leg.
Farro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farro tries to roll over but Sonni keeps him under control.
Sonni works his way into full mount!
Sonni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sonni controlling the pace for now.
Farro is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni landing strikes from the mount and Farro is in trouble!
Farro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonni in particular looking to stall.
Sonni prevents Farro from improving his position.
Farro wants to get back to full guard but Sonni has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni tries to score with some ground and pound. Farro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Farro is trying to get back to half guard.
Farro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahti Sonni dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Farro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Farro throws a right hand that misses
and Sonni counters with an outside leg kick.
Farro misses with a shot to the body
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Farro misses with the body kick
and Sonni counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Farro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farro avoids the head kick by Sonni.
Farro lands a jab-cross combination.
Farro thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahti Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Farro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farro.
Mahti Sonni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farro misses with a hook.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Farro.
Farro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sonni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farro.
Sonni takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sonni tries to buck Farro off but Farro is having none of it.
Farro in side control, throwing shots but Sonni defends.
Farro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sonni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonni takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is trying to get back to half guard.
Farro trying to control the position but Sonni is working away.
Sonni regains half guard, as Farro was trying to land strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sonni won't allow Farro to pass to mount.
Farro prevents Sonni from standing back up.
Farro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonni defending well though.
Sonni is pressing down on Farro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Farro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Farro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sonni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Farro has Sonni in his guard.
Sonni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sonni gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Farro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sonni defends it nicely.
Sonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farro finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonni's head.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Farro checks it.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Farro loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Sonni blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Farro.
Farro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sonni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farro somewhat.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Sonni throws a body punch but Farro moves out of range.
Sonni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farro scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
A big left from Farro misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Farro!
Ben Farro made sure to mention his sponsor, Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview.