PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auto Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bot
vs
Farrell

176 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bot moves into range and clinches up with Farrell.
Farrell takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Brandon Farrell has been cut.
Farrell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bot stalling against the cage.
A short right from Bot.
Bot scores with a shot to the side of Farrell's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bot throws an elbow but misses.
Farrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrell is trying to drag Bot to the mat but Bot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bot tries to land knees in the clinch but Farrell avoids the damage to the body.
Bot working hard to break the clinch.
Bot throws an elbow but it misses.
Bot lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bot after a bit of a struggle.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bot after a bit of a struggle.
Auto Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Farrell.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.
Bot gets through Farrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farrell avoids it.
Bot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
Bot being controlled against the cage.
Farrell wants to take the fight to the mat but Bot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That has opened up Brandon Farrell's cut even more.
A short left from Bot.
Bot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Farrell is rocked!

The cut above Brandon Farrell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bit of stalling here from Farrell.
Bot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farrell's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bot stalls.

Farrell breaks from the clinch.
Bot connects with a jab.

Brandon Farrell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bot cracks Farrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bot just misses with a punch to the body.
Auto Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bot digs a good hook to Farrell's body.
Farrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bot.
Bot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bot rushes Farrell and presses him up against the cage.
Bot is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot tries to land knees in the clinch but Farrell avoids the damage to the body.
Farrell wants to stall.
Farrell avoids the elbow strike from Bot, against the cage.

Bot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Farrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.
Farrell is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Bot.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Bot.
Bot prevents the takedown attempt.
Bot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrell is trying to pull guard but Bot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Farrell is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
Bot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Bot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bot tries to clinch up but Farrell circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Bot misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot throws a jab when Farrell was well out of range.
Bot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot throws a hook but Farrell blocks it.
Bot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bot has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auto Bot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrell.
Bot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Bot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bot doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrell circles away.
Bot moves out of range as Farrell strikes.
Farrell swings widly with a right hand
and Bot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrell moves away.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Bot misses.
Farrell avoids the body shot from Bot.
Farrell throws a jab when Bot was well out of range.
Bot lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrell's head.

Bot closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.
Bot trying to land knees to the body.
Bot pushes Farrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bot pushes Farrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bot missing with knees to the body.
Bot misses with an elbow over the top.
Bot throws an elbow that misses.

Bot is fighting off a takedown attempt but Farrell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bot to the mat. Bot regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farrell.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bot has momentary wrist control but Farrell slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bot wants to stand and escape but Farrell is having none of it.
Farrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bot can't keep his opponent in guard - Farrell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Farrell working Bot over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell passes to side control.
Farrell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Farrell working the body and head with strikes.
Farrell cracks Bot with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell taking a breather here.
Farrell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Farrell is working Bot over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farrell.
Farrell lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Farrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Farrell keeps the fight on the outside.

Bot closes the distance and clinches.
Farrell managing to block the knees to the body from Bot.
Farrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Bot.
Farrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrell managing to block the knees to the body from Bot.
Bot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Farrell tries to break free but Bot pushes him back against the cage.
Bot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bot is defending well.
Bot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.
Bot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farrell.
A short body shot lands from Bot as the two fighters clinch.
Bot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farrell is defending well for now.
Bot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
Bot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farrell avoids it.
Bot gets through Farrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bot is leaning against Farrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bot throws an elbow but it misses.
Bot lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell avoiding damage as Bot throws knees to the body.
Bot stalling in the clinch.
Farrell dodges an elbow strike from Bot.
Farrell looking to slow down the pace here.
Bot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Farrell goes for a takedown attempt but Bot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Auto Bot is winning the standup battle so far.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrell.
Bot just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bot lands a body shot.
Bot just misses with a punch to the body.
Bot looks to throw the jab but Farrell is out of range.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bot takes a swing at Farrell's ribcage but misses.
Farrell defending well as Bot loads up on a big left hand.
Farrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Bot tries to sprawl out of it but Farrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Auto Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Farrell.
A punch combination from Bot misses.
Farrell walks into a left hand.
Bot tries to clinch there but Farrell circles away.
A clash of legs there as Bot blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farrell in his tracks.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bot swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Bot.
Bot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bot works over Farrell's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot misses with a wild combination.
Bot takes a swing at Farrell's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Auto Bot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bot 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auto Bot!