PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben farrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Stachura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

farrier
vs
Stachura

188 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ben farrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Stachura!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from farrier.

Stachura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stachura trying to control the action but farrier is working from the bottom.
Stachura blocks the strikes from farrier.

Stachura is looking for a kimura but farrier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stachura to get the leverage.

farrier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
farrier is looking to improve his position.
Stachura controlling the action here.
Stachura trying to pass the guard but farrier defending well.
Stachura is trying to control the action in half guard but farrier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stachura shoots in looking for a takedown. farrier tries to sprawl out of it but Stachura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. farrier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
farrier misses with a wild combination.
Stachura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from farrier.
A punch combination from farrier misses.
Stachura avoids the head kick by farrier.
Stachura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stachura closes the distance and clinches up with farrier, looking for a takedown. Stachura pushes farrier against the cage but farrier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ben farrier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Stachura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stachura throws a lazy head kick

and farrier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by farrier.
Stachura looks gassed!
farrier lands a right hand.
farrier lands a shoulder strike.
farrier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stachura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. farrier smiles and moves away.
farrier misses with a series of wild punches.
Stachura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
farrier misses with a double jab.
farrier misses with a double jab.
farrier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
farrier throws a series of punches but Stachura avoids them all with ease.
Stachura misses with a takedown attempt
and Stachura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stachura slips a jab and a cross from farrier.
farrier misses with a double jab.
Bartek Stachura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
farrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stachura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and farrier counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
farrier lands a two punch combo.
farrier misses with the combination.
Stachura misses with a combination
and farrier makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stachura really felt that one!
Stachura misses with a takedown attempt
and farrier counters with a straight right hand.
farrier misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by farrier!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ben farrier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

farrier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stachura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and farrier counters with a left and a right that stings Stachura.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by farrier!
farrier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stachura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. farrier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
farrier falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stachura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for farrier!
Stachura working farrier over with strikes here.
farrier is squirming around, avoiding Stachura's attempts to control the action.
farrier regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
farrier tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
farrier wants to control but Stachura is keeping busy.
farrier manages to get to full guard.

Stachura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
farrier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stachura manages to get himself to full guard.
farrier is pushing down on Stachura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stachura is fighting to maintain full guard but farrier has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stachura tries to get to full guard but farrier has control of the leg.
farrier is trying to control the action in half guard but Stachura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

farrier is working for a submission of some sort.
farrier is looking to take a break and control but Stachura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
farrier working over Stachura with some ground and pound. Stachura looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
farrier wants to pass the guard but Stachura is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. farrier lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stachura manages to get to full guard.
farrier trying to control but Stachura is working from the bottom.
Stachura trying to keep a closed guard but farrier is proving a slippery customer.
farrier distracts Stachura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
farrier wants to pass the guard but Stachura is keeping the position.
Stachura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Stachura has his foot on farrier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. farrier works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stachura is trying to control the position but farrier postures up.
farrier forces his way into half guard.
farrier wants to pass the guard but Stachura is defending well.
Stachura has hold of farrier's hands but farrier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stachura is trying to control but can't.
farrier looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
farrier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
farrier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stachura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
farrier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
farrier lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ben farrier dominated that second round.
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!

Stachura misses with a takedown attempt
and farrier counters with a stiff right hand.
Stachura tries for a takedown but farrier circles away easily
and farrier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - farrier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
farrier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
farrier tries to bum rush Stachura with a series of wild strikes but Stachura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
farrier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - farrier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
farrier misses with a combination
and Stachura counters with a good, hard body kick but farrier shrugs it off.
farrier throws a sloppy head kick and Stachura moves out of range easily.

Stachura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming farrier to the mat! farrier manages to get full guard.

farrier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stachura trying to control the position from guard on top but farrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
farrier wants to sweep but no luck.
Stachura trying to control but farrier is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
farrier trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stachura slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
farrier tries to bench press Stachura off him but Stachura keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stachura trying to control the action but farrier is working from the bottom.
farrier manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
farrier frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stachura wants to control but farrier is having none of it.
farrier pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stachura is wriggling around trying to escape.
farrier with a couple of short strikes.
farrier punishing his opponent with strikes.
farrier is in the full mount, landing strikes.

farrier looking for a guillotine from mount but Stachura is having none of it.
Stachura wants to control but farrier is having none of it.
farrier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stachura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stachura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stachura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stachura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
farrier lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bartek Stachura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by farrier.
Stachura tries to lock up and control but farrier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stachura taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stachura is looking to get to half guard.
farrier with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
ben farrier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well farrier 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ben farrier!