PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Faife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Emme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faife
vs
Emme

182 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rowan Faife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petey Emme!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faife goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Petey Emme has been cut.
Emme throws a body punch but Faife moves out of range.
A punch combination from Emme misses.
Faife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emme scores with a sloppy right hand. Faife should have avoided that one.
Emme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faife throws a lazy right hand but Emme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Faife misses.
Faife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emme jabs Faife to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faife slips a straight right by Emme.
Faife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emme manages to avoid it.
Faife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faife dodges the punch combination from Emme.
Emme fails to land with a series of punches.
Emme scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faife misses with a body shot.
Faife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faife fails to land with a series of punches.
Faife scores with a shot to the body.
Emme looks to land a combination but Faife avoids it well.
Faife swings widly with a right hand
and Emme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faife misses with a hook
and Emme counters with a right hand to the body.
Emme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emme counters with a two punch combo.
Faife is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Emme's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Emme throws a series of punches but Faife moves out of range.
Emme looks winded!
Faife dips to his left and cracks Emme with an uppercut!
Faife jabs at Emme's body.
Emme slips a jab and a cross from Faife.
Faife feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emmes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emme is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Faife rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faife sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faife jabs Emme right on the nose. Emme blinks but takes it well.
Emme cracks Faife with an open hand slap.
Faife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emme dodges the punch combination from Faife.
Faife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faife throws out the jab.
Faife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emme throws a series of punches but Faife moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Emme.
Faife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Emme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emme needs to keep his hands up - Faife had a free shot at his head there.
Faife throws a hook but Emme avoids it easily.
Faife swings for the body but Emme moves out of range.
Emme drops his hands momentarily and Faife takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faife.
The fighters circling - Faife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emme throws a big shot that misses.
Faife lands with a shot to the body.
Faife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emme.
Faife lands with a shot to the body.
Emme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faife swings for the body but Emme moves out of range.
Emme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faife scores with a one two! Emme had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faife bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emme's head backwards.
Faife bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emme's head.
Faife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emme throws a right and a left that Faife avoids nicely.
Faife misses with a two punch combination.
Emme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faife manages to avoid it.
Faife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faife takes one on the button.
Emme looks to land a left hand but Faife moved out of range nicely.
Emme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Faife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faife misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emme slips a straight right by Faife.
Faife wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emme looks to score with a jab to the body but Faife is just out of range.
Faife avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Faife dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petey Emme's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Emme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emme misses with a series of wild punches.
Emme digs a good hook to Faife's body.
Faife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rowan Faife is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Emme misses.
Faife throws a looping overhand right but Emme ducks down to avoid it.
Faife takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emme misses with a two punch combination.
Faife misses with a body shot.
Emme lands with a nice body punch.
Emme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emme is breathing heavily.
Faife misses with a lunging right hand
and Emme counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faife defending well as Emme loads up on a big left hand.
Faife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emme manages to avoid it.
Faife looks to land a combination but Emme avoids it well.
A big right from Faife misses.
Good exchange - Faife coming out on top.
Faife lands a nice shot that snaps Emme's head back.
Emme moves out of range as Faife strikes.
Faife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faife throws a right and a left that Emme avoids nicely.
Faife works the jab nicely.
Emme misses with a series of wild punches.
Faife throws a nice looking combination but Emme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emme ducks under a wild hook from Faife.
Faife loads up on a big right hand but Emme slips the punch.
Faife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faife.
Faife throws a lazy uppercut
and Emme counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emme lands with a right hand.
Faife closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faife misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faife throws an off balance right hand
and Emme counters with a left and a right that stings Faife.
Faife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faife.
A slow jab from Faife misses its intended target.
Emme lands with a shot to the body.
Emme blocks a jab.
Emme lands a jab.
Faife fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faife misses with a body shot.
Jab from Faife.
Emme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Faife connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emme scrambles back to his feet.
Emme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faife lands with an uppercut that bounces Emme off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Emme.
Faife misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Faife.
Emme misses with a body shot.
Faife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faife throws a looping overhand right but Emme ducks down to avoid it.
Faife lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Emme tests Faife's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emme connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faife takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Faife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emme.
Faife slips under a jab.
Emme ducks under a wild hook from Faife.
Emme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faife counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emme thinking.
Faife swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faife.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faife scores with a hook to the body. Emme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Faife swings for the body but Emme moves out of range.
Faife takes one on the button.
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 Rowan Faife will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petey Emme's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Emme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Faife throws an off balance right hand
and Emme counters with a straight right hand.
Faife misses with an uppercut.
Faife throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faife circles away quickly and effectively.
Faife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emme was well out of range. Poor timing from Faife.
Emme lands a nice shot to the body.
Emme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emme throws a series of strikes that have Faife backpedaling.
Faife slips a jab and a cross from Emme.
Emme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faife.
Emme throws a hook but Faife avoids it easily.
Emme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emme throws a shot from downtown. Faife moves away and avoids it.
Emme jabs Faife right on the nose. Faife blinks but takes it well.
Emme moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emme looks to score with a jab to the body but Faife is just out of range.
Faife lands with a right hand.
Faife scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Faife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faife connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emme looks to land a combination but Faife avoids it well.
Emme slips under a jab.
Faife lands with a nice combination. Emme backs away looking to recover.
Emme has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Emme slips a jab from Faife.
Emme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Faife.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Faife misses its intended target.
Faife misses with an uppercut. Emme saw that one coming.
Faife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faife just misses with a punch to the body.
Faife throws a jab but it's blocked by Emme.
Emme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faife.
Faife works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Faife.
Faife misses with a hook.
Faife looks to land a left hand but Emme moved out of range nicely.
Faife throws a shot from downtown. Emme moves away and avoids it.
Emme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emme throws a nice looking combination but Faife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faife scores with a hook to the body. Emme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emme.
Faife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faife throws a looping overhand right but Emme ducks down to avoid it.
Faife throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faife moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Faife 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.
Faife misses with a few strikes there.
Faife throws a lazy uppercut
and Emme counters with a straight right hand.
Emme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Emme misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Emme. Those never looked like landing.
Faife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Faife misses with a few strikes there.
Rowan Faife is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faife lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Faife misses the target.
Emme misses with a few strikes there.
Faife throws a series of strikes that have Emme backpedaling.
Faife lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faife.
Faife cracks Emme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Faife throws a jab when Emme was well out of range.
Emme moves out of range as Faife strikes.
A combination from Emme does no damage.
Faife scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emme doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faife scores with a jab to the body.
Petey Emme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emme was well out of range. Poor timing from Faife.
Faife lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Faife showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faife 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Faife!