PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Von Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Von Prawn
vs
Farofa

225 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Von Prawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Farofa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farofa is looking to clinch.

Farofa clinches up against the cage.
Von Prawn leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Von Prawn for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farofa trying to control the position but instead, Von Prawn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Farofa into the cage.
Von Prawn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farofa's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Farofa to work.
Von Prawn is trying to pull guard but Farofa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Von Prawn goes for a takedown attempt but Farofa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Farofa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Prawn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Prawn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Prawn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Von Prawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Von Prawn with that takedown attempt.
Von Prawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Prawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farofa pinned against the cage. Farofa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farofa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Prawn keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farofa as he jumps to the side.
Von Prawn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farofa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farofa avoids it really well and circles away.
Farofa lands a body shot.

Farofa gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Von Prawn breaks from the clinch.
Farofa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farofa throws a nice looking combination but Von Prawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Prawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a takedown. Farofa tries to sprawl out of it but Von Prawn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farofa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Farofa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farofa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farofa tries to bum rush Von Prawn with a series of wild strikes but Von Prawn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Farofa lands.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos Farofa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Prawn slips a straight right by Farofa.
Von Prawn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farofa swivels and escapes.
Farofa slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Prawn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farofa tries to clinch but Von Prawn moves out of range.
Farofa wants to clinch up but Von Prawn keeps it at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Farofa enables Von Prawn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Farofa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Von Prawn stands up over Farofa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Prawn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Von Prawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Farofa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Prawn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farofa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Von Prawn postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Prawn won't allow Farofa to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Prawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Prawn trying to control but Farofa is working from the bottom.
Von Prawn cracks Farofa with a solid left hand.
Von Prawn advances to half guard.
Farofa wants to improve his position but Von Prawn is controlling well.
Von Prawn trying to control from half guard but Farofa is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farofa is looking to improve his position.
Farofa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Prawn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Farofa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Larry Von Prawn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Farofa doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Prawn circles away.

Farofa has closed the distance and engaged Von Prawn in a clinch.
Von Prawn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farofa after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Prawn goes for a takedown attempt but Farofa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Von Prawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larry Von Prawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Farofa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Von Prawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farofa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farofa defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Von Prawn is defended easily by Farofa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa connects with a right hand. Von Prawn shakes it off.
Von Prawn fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Prawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
Von Prawn takes one to the side of the head.
Von Prawn tries to clinch but Farofa is having none of it.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Farofa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Von Prawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Von Prawn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Larry Von Prawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Prawn tries to clinch there but Farofa circles away.
Farofa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn misses with a takedown attempt
and Farofa counters with a left and a right that stings Von Prawn.
Farofa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farofa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Farofa closes the distance and pushes Von Prawn back into the cage.
Von Prawn has Farofa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Farofa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Farofa tries to circle away but Von Prawn has him pinned against the cage.

Von Prawn breaks from the clinch.
Farofa throws a nice looking combination but Von Prawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farofa throws a right hand that Von Prawn ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Prawn also avoids with ease.
Farofa stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Prawn. Von Prawn gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Prawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farofa wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa misses with a wild combination.
Von Prawn shoots for a double leg takedown but Farofa sprawls well. He's pushed Von Prawn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farofa lands a nice looking body shot.
Farofa tries to clinch but Von Prawn moves out of range.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farofa defends it nicely.
Von Prawn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farofa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Prawn takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn shoots for a takedown but Farofa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Von Prawn misses with a takedown attempt - Farofa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Farofa clinches up with Von Prawn and pushes him back against the cage.

Von Prawn has picked Farofa up - he's going for a ride! Von Prawn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Farofa is trying to stand back up but Von Prawn is controlling him
Von Prawn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farofa's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Prawn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Von Prawn with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Prawn lands a nice shot to the head.
Von Prawn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Von Prawn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Larry Von Prawn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Prawn shoots in looking for a takedown. Farofa tries to sprawl out of it but Von Prawn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farofa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Von Prawn feints and as Farofa raises his hands in defense, Von Prawn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farofa can do anything to dispel that myth.

Farofa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Von Prawn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Von Prawn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Farofa is trying to keep Von Prawn in close.
Von Prawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Prawn chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Prawn stands up over Farofa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Prawn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farofa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Prawn landing with the ground and pound.
Von Prawn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Prawn pushes down on Farofa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Farofa has hold of Von Prawn's hands but Von Prawn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Von Prawn working over Farofa with some ground and pound. Farofa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Von Prawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farofa is looking to improve his position.
Von Prawn winds up and cracks Farofa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn lands strikes from half guard.

Farofa is rocked!
Von Prawn lands a big elbow - Farofa is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Von Prawn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Von Prawn!
A victorious Larry Von Prawn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.