PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francesco Fachellie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fachellie
vs
Read

185 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fachellie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fachellie showed some decent athleticism there.
Fachellie wants to pass the guard but Read is defending well.
Fachellie wants to control but Read is keeping him busy.
Fachellie thows a huge punch but Read dodges it nicely.
Read tries to roll over but Fachellie keeps him under control.
Fachellie is thwarting Read's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fachellie in particular looking to stall.
Fachellie wants to free his trapped foot but Read is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fachellie wants to pass to mount but Read is defending the position.
Read keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Read trying to control from the bottom.
Fachellie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Read defending well though.
Read is trying to control but can't.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Read wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fachellie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Read connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fachellie scrambles back to his feet.
Mark Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Read gets tackled into the cage by Fachellie. Fachellie maintains the clinch.
A short right from Read.
Fachellie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie lands a shoulder strike.
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fachellie backwards.
Fachellie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Read misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Read can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fachellie pushes off an throws an elbow but Read leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fachellie darts in and clinches Read up against the cage.

Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read throws a solid leg kick but Fachellie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Read.
Fachellie moves out of range of the body kick from Read.
Fachellie takes one on the button.
Read throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fachellie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fachellie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Read tries to land a front kick but Fachellie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fachellie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fachellie throws a lazy body kick
and Read counters with a good low kick that Fachellie was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Read there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Read scores with a nice body kick.
Read takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fachellie misses with a body kick.
Fachellie cracks Read with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Read throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fachellie ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Read misses with an attempted mid kick.
Read looks for the body kick but Fachellie saw that one coming.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fachellie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Read - that will leave a mark!
Fachellie blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Fachellie misses.
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 Francesco Fachellie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Read throws a leg kick but Fachellie moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fachellie.
Fachellie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Read under the eye.
Fachellie is looking to clinch.
A big right from Fachellie misses.
Read takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fachellie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fachellie throws a head kick but Read moves out of range.
Read lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fachellie's sensitive parts.
Read looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Read will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Fachellie blocks the low kick.
Mark Read seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fachellie moves out of range of the body kick from Read.
Read looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fachellie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Fachellie rushes Read and presses him up against the cage.
Fachellie tries to land knees in the clinch but Read avoids the damage to the body.
Fachellie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fachellie can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Read.
Fachellie throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Read misses with a low kick.
Fachellie tries to close the distance and clinch but Read swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Read.
Fachellie fails with a takedown attempt.
Fachellie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Read misses with a body kick.
Fachellie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read misses with a series of wild punches.
Mark Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a sloppy head kick and Read moves out of range easily.
Fachellie moves forwards but Read connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fachellie thows a leg kick but Read checks it
and Read counters with a nice body kick.
Read tries to land a front kick but Fachellie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut there from Read.

It looks like Francesco Fachellie has been cut.
Read throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Fachellie as he checks the leg kick.
Read lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie tries to clinch there but Read circles away.
Read throws a sloppy head kick and Fachellie moves out of range easily.
Fachellie blocks a leg kick.
Fachellie throws a sloppy head kick and Read moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Fachellie or perhaps it was just good defense by Read which made him look bad.
Read stuffs the takedown attempt from Fachellie. Fachellie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Fachellie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fachellie blocks a head kick by Read.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Read throws a solid leg kick but Fachellie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Read.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Read will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Francesco Fachellie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Read delivers a nice body kick.
Fachellie misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Fachellie misses.
Read swats away the attempt to clinch by Fachellie.
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Read misses with a leg kick.
Fachellie checks a leg kick nicely.
Read misses with a body kick.

Read gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fachellie to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fachellie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fachellie trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read looking for a sweep. Not yet Read, not yet.
Fachellie throws a big right hand that misses.
Read wants to sweep but no luck.
Fachellie tries to free his leg and advance position but Read is retaining full guard.
Fachellie throwing strikes from guard but Read blocks nicely.
Read has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fachellie working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie won't allow Read to get back to his feet.
Fachellie landing some decent shots from guard.
Fachellie throws a strike but Read rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fachellie keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Read engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fachellie wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Fachellie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fachellie wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mark Read has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Fachellie moves into the clinch successfully.

Read pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fachellie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Read there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Fachellie as he checks the leg kick.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Read misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fachellie.
Fachellie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francesco Fachellie.
I think Fachellie 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!