PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Farha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Victor Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Farha

175 cm
29
171 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

178 cm
27
167 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Farha!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farha lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Brown.
Farha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farha.
Farha stuffs the takedown.
Farha just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farha scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha misses with a straight left.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown blocks a head kick by Farha.
Farha stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Farha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
The fighters circling - Farha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown tries to clinch up but Farha circles away and keeps his distance.
Farha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Farha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a head kick but Farha moves out of range.

Farha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Farha is now in Brown's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha being controlled here momentarily.
Farha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farha wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown keeping full guard, as Farha tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farha is one step ahead there.
Brown is pulling down on Farha's head to control his posture.
Farha wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farha throwing strikes but missing.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Farha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Farha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farha doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Farha thumps Brown with a low kick.
Farha slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Farha.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown lands a jab to Farha's midsection.
Brown avoids the head kick by Farha.
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!
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.

Brown scores with a takedown into Farha's guard.

Farha looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Brown is defending well. Farha quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Brown has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Farha celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sammy Farha!
Sammy Farha is the new welterweight champion!
Sammy Farha decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.