PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Faraday
vs
Pappalardo

184 cm
26
153 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Faraday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Pappalardo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappalardo moves in looking to clinch but Faraday pushes him off.
Faraday tries to counter with a takedown but Pappalardo is quick to defend against it.

Pappalardo drives through and clinches with Faraday against the cage.
Pappalardo blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pappalardo.
Faraday misses with the head strike.
Pappalardo lands a body punch.
Faraday misses with the head strike.
Faraday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pappalardo is keeping busy.
Faraday being controlled against the cage.
Pappalardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faraday backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Faraday fails to land.
Faraday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pappalardo gets through Faraday's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faraday jumps guard but Pappalardo stands there with Faraday around his waist. Faraday gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faraday throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Faraday fails to land.
Pappalardo stalls.
Pappalardo has Faraday pushed against the cage.
A short right from Pappalardo on the inside.
Pappalardo lands a body punch.
Pappalardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faraday looking to slow down the pace here.
Faraday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faraday fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faraday wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
A short left from Pappalardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo presses Faraday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Faraday is breathing heavily.
Faraday can't find room to land a body shot as Pappalardo controls the action.
A short left from Pappalardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pappalardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pappalardo.
Still in the clinch, Pappalardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pappalardo lands a left hand.
Faraday swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappalardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pappalardo scores with a hook to the body.
Faraday tries to pull guard but Pappalardo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Faraday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Pappalardo.
A short uppercut from Pappalardo.

Faraday is rocked!
Pappalardo lands a right hand.
Oh Faraday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pappalardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Pappalardo.

Pappalardo drops Faraday onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faraday is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pappalardo stalling the fight.
Faraday tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faraday is trying to pull guard but Pappalardo has him pressed against the cage.
Faraday seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappalardo avoids the elbow strike from Faraday, against the cage.
Pappalardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faraday misses with an elbow strike.
Faraday fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Pappalardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pappalardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pappalardo on the inside.
Pappalardo lands with a right to the head.
Pappalardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faraday throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faraday backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faraday just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pappalardo's brow.
Faraday working hard to break the clinch.
Pappalardo lands with a left to the head.
Pappalardo presses Faraday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pappalardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Faraday jumps guard and drags Pappalardo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pappalardo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pappalardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Pappalardo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Faraday gets tackled into the cage by Pappalardo. Pappalardo maintains the clinch.
Faraday fails to pull guard.
Faraday throws an elbow but it misses.
Faraday working aggressively here.
Faraday is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faraday jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pappalardo walks away with a smile on his face. Faraday gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Faraday.
Pappalardo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Faraday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappalardo with a hook.

It looks like Johnny Faraday has been cut.

Pappalardo moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pappalardo to keep the fight standing.
Faraday creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faraday tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pappalardo smiles and moves away.
Faraday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Pappalardo drops Faraday with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Faraday looks back up at him and smiles so Pappalardo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Faraday walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Faraday limp body while Pappalardo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Pappalardo!
Derek Pappalardo is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Pappalardo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.