PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Read
vs
Fachellie

185 cm
22
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

185 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Divinity 160Q

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read throws a hook to the side of Fachellie's head but Fachellie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fachellie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Read's head.
Fachellie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Read darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Francesco Fachellie has been cut.
Fachellie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Read takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mark Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fachellie shoots in looking for a takedown. Read tries to sprawl out of it but Fachellie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Read manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Read takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Read is looking to land body kicks.
Read is looking to slow Fachellie down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a sloppy head kick and Fachellie moves out of range easily.
Fachellie blocks a head kick by Read.
A chopping leg kick lands by Read.
Read feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fachellie's calf.
Read thumps Fachellie with a low kick.
Read cracks Fachellie with a good jab.
Fachellie blocks a low kick nicely.
Read 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.
Read thumps Fachellie with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie thows a leg kick but Read checks it
and Read counters with a body kick.
Fachellie looks winded!
Fachellie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Read as he avoids it easily.
Read thows a leg kick but Fachellie checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Read tests Fachellie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fachellie looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Read ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fachellie misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Fachellie.
Read lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Fachellie as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Read.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
Fachellie throws a nice head kick!
Read connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Read lands but Fachellie takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Francesco Fachellie's cut even more.
Read lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fachellie's sensitive parts.
Fachellie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Fachellie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Read lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Read throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fachellie throws a sloppy head kick and Read moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Read throws a chopping leg kick but Fachellie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fachellie blocks the body kick.
Read lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fachellie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Read lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fachellie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fachellie blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fachellie checks the leg kick.
Read does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Read lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Read dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Fachellie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fachellie ducks right into an uppercut from Read.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Read misses with a body kick.
Read keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Read misses with a head kick.
Fachellie tried to score with a low kick but Read checks it.
Read tries to land a front kick but Fachellie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Read takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Read staying out of range there.
Read motions for Fachellie to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Read connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Read pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fachellie is out of range and Read settles back down.
Mark Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fachellie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fachellie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Read.
Fachellie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Read pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Read 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.
Fachellie is looking to land body kicks.
Fachellie scores with a head kick. Read tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Read. That snapped Fachellie's head back.
Read throws a leg kick which misses Fachellie's front leg but catches the back leg as Fachellie tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Read.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read cracks Fachellie with a good jab.
Read blocks a head kick by Fachellie.
Read takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fachellie throws a shot from downtown. Read moves away and avoids it.
Fachellie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

The cut above Francesco Fachellie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Read tried to score with a low kick but Fachellie checks it.
Read throws a good cross that connects.
Fachellie moves to clinch but Read breaks away
and Read counters with a body kick.
Fachellie is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fachellie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Read counters with an inside leg kick.
Fachellie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fachellie tries to score with a low kick but Read moves his leg out of the way.
Fachellie checks a leg kick.
Fachellie misses with a low kick.
Read scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Read coming out on top.
Read feints and then cracks Fachellie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fachellie down.
Read with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Read is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fachellie can do to turn this around?
Read thuds his shin into the meat of Fachellie's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie avoids the head kick by Read.
Fachellie misses with a leg kick
and Read counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fachellie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fachellie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark Read is winning the standup battle so far.
Read shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fachellie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Read has got the better of the exchanges.
Read scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read lands with a hook. Fachellie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Read lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fachellie's sensitive parts.

Read lands a big head kick that sends Fachellie tumbling to the mat! Read takes a step backwards and waves Fachellie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Read dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Fachellie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Read is looking to score with low kicks.

Read cracks Fachellie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Read has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fachellie to stand back up!

Fachellie is rocked!

Francesco Fachellie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Read lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Fachellie - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Read!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Read!
In his post fight interview, Mark Read gave a big smile as he said 'No, I didn't take him to the bloody hospital. Now tell me this, right? Why would I shoot a bloke -BANG- and then put him in the bloody car and whiz him off to the hospital at a hundred miles an hour? It defeats the purpose of having shot him in the first place. What's more, it's bloody insulting.'.