PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus - ARISE. Falcone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatebreed - Live for this. Furio Falcone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wasim Kayani's chin.

Kayani
vs
Falcone

170 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
31
156 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Furio Falcone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Falcone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kayani's calf.
Kayani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone throws a head kick but Kayani moves out of range.
Falcone punishes Kayani's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kayani blocks a leg kick.
Furio Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Falcone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kayani is trying to stall.
Falcone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kayani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falcone looking to throw knees to the head but Kayani is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kayani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Falcone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Falcone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Kayani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falcone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falcone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayani tries to land a knee to the head but Falcone blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani is pushing Falcone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Falcone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani is pushing Falcone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Falcone is struggling to control the position.
Falcone misses with an elbow over the top.
Falcone lands a damaging elbow.
Falcone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falcone throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone looking to throw knees to the head but Kayani is blocking nicely.
Falcone missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone blocks a body shot from Kayani.
Kayani looking to stall.
Kayani presses Falcone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani stalling in the clinch but Falcone improves position.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kayani lands a hook that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
Kayani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayani misses with a knee to the head.
Kayani avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kayani for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A right hand to the body from Kayani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kayani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Kayani.
Falcone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kayani's face.
Kayani lands a right hand.
Kayani tries to throw a body punch but Falcone avoids it by throwing Kayani back against the cage.
Kayani tries a knee to the head but Falcone blocks it.
Falcone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Kayani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kayani lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani blocking some punches.
Kayani tries to score a body lock takedown but Falcone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Falcone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Falcone blocks a body shot from Kayani.
Falcone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
Kayani working Falcone over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kayani.
Kayani lands a nice uppercut.
Falcone lands an elbow inside that Kayani shrugs off.
Falcone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Falcone tries a body shot but Kayani blocks it.
Falcone is looking to control Kayani's arms but Kayani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Falcone has his back to the cage.
Kayani is working Falcone over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Falcone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kayani's brow.
A short right from Kayani.
Falcone with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani scores with a shoulder strike.
Falcone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Falcone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
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!
Falcone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kayani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kayani.
Falcone is working Kayani over against the cage.
Kayani trying to stall but Falcone improves his position.
Falcone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Falcone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Falcone misses with a knee strike.
Kayani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcone missing with knees to the body.
Falcone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kayani.
Falcone trying to land knees to the body.
Kayani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcone's elbow.
Kayani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Furio Falcone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kayani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falcone is looking to score with low kicks.
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kayani blocks the body kick.
Kayani tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kayani.

Falcone has Kayani up against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcone tries a body shot but Kayani blocks it.
Kayani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kayani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcone.
Kayani looking to stall.
Falcone is looking to control Kayani's arms but Kayani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Falcone has his back to the cage.
Falcone avoiding damage as Kayani throws knees to the body.
Falcone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kayani misses with a body punch.
Kayani avoiding damage as Falcone throws knees to the body.
Kayani lands a body shot.
Kayani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kayani taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Falcone.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kayani lands a right hand.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside.
Falcone tries to stall but Kayani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kayani leaning against his opponent.
Kayani misses with the head strike.
Falcone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kayani avoiding damage as Falcone throws knees to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Falcone.
Falcone landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Falcone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kayani lands a right hand.
Kayani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kayani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcone is keeping busy.
Falcone pushes off an throws an elbow but Kayani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kayani is trying to maintain a safe position but Falcone gets an underhook and turns Kayani into the cage.
Kayani struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcone controls his hands.

Kayani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Falcone lands but Kayani takes it in his stride.
A jab from Kayani misses.
Kayani slips a jab and a cross from Falcone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone throws a chopping leg kick but Kayani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Falcone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kayani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falcone's sensitive parts.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kayani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kayani shoots in looking for a takedown but Falcone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kayani's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kayani. That did some damage!
Kayani throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcone misses with a low kick as Kayani jumps back.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Kayani moves his leg out of the way.
Falcone scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone walks into a left hand.
Kayani swats away the attempt to clinch by Falcone.
Kayani tries to land a front kick but Falcone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kayani.
Falcone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone looks to land a combination but Kayani avoids it well.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayani.
Falcone scores with a leg kick.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Falcone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kayani checks a leg kick.

Kayani drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Falcone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kayani is one step ahead there.
Kayani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayani throwing strikes but missing.
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 Wasim Kayani will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kayani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Falcone is looking to clinch but Kayani is avoiding it.
Falcone thows a leg kick but Kayani checks it
and Kayani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kayani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Kayani.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kayani misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kayani takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by Kayani.
Falcone tries to clinch up.
Falcone thows a leg kick but Kayani checks it

and Kayani counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Falcone!
Falcone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kayani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kayani taking a breather here.

Kayani goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Falcone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kayani's guard! Nice work there by Falcone!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.

Kayani throws his legs up looking for a submission but Falcone uses it to pass to side control.
Kayani tries to buck Falcone off but Falcone is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone wants to control but Kayani is keeping him busy.
Kayani gets back to half guard.
Kayani tries to roll over but Falcone keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani has a hand on Falcone's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Falcone takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kayani is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Falcone trying to mount his opponent but Kayani defends it.
Kayani has a hand on Falcone's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Falcone takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wasim Kayani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kayani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wasim Kayani!
Our winner, Wasim Kayani, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.