PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bittaker (ranked 5161 p4p, 565 weight class) and Renato Farias (ranked 25064 p4p, 735 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bittaker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tech N9ne Disfunctional. The crowd seem to be enjoying Farias's choice of entrance music: APOCALIPSE 16 - Bate Pesadão. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bittaker
vs
Farias

185 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Bittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Farias!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farias fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bittaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bittaker misses with a leg kick
and Farias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farias throws a one two combo.
Farias fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bittaker on the side of the head.
Bittaker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Farias.
Bittaker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Farias circles away.
Bittaker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farias tries to counter with a clinch but Bittaker shakes him off and moves away.
Bittaker moves forwards but Farias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bittaker moves forwards but Farias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bittaker feints and then cracks Farias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farias down.
Farias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bittaker.
Farias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bittaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Farias misses with a double jab.
Farias swinging wildly here.
As Farias tries to get set, Bittaker tries to push him back and clinch up but Farias manages to avoid the attempt.
Farias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farias cracks Bittaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benjamin Bittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farias keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bittaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farias pinned against the cage. Farias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Bittaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farias has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bittaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farias throws a nice looking combination but Bittaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bittaker cracks the inside of Farias's front leg.
Bittaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farias avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Farias was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bittaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Farias misses with a wild combination.
Bittaker tries to clinch up.
Farias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bittaker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias lands with a good body shot.
Bittaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bittaker lands with a kick to the temple. Farias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Bittaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Farias as he avoids it easily.
Farias lands a really nice looking cross but Bittaker seems unphased.
Farias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bittaker lands with a slapping head kick.
Farias scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Farias cracks a nice hook into Bittaker's ribs.
Bittaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farias's calf.
Bittaker misses with a takedown
and Farias counters with a stiff right hand.
Bittaker avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittaker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Farias.
Farias clobbers Bittaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bittaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farias scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Bittaker.
Bittaker closes the distance and clinches up with Farias, looking for a takedown. Bittaker pushes Farias against the cage but Farias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bittaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Renato Farias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bittaker loads up on a big right hand but Farias slips the punch.
Farias tries to counter with a clinch but Bittaker shakes him off and moves away.
Farias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bittaker throws a head kick but Farias moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bittaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farias. That did some damage!
Bittaker motions for Farias to come forward. Bittaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Farias there.
Bittaker looks for a takedown but Farias sprawls well.
Farias shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bittaker eats them both and turns towards Farias to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've been informed that Farias has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bittaker has managed to clinch.

Bittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bittaker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bittaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bittaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farias.
Farias looks winded!
Farias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farias connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farias keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bittaker looks for a takedown but Farias sprawls well.
Bittaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Farias dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Farias misses with a series of wild punches.
Bittaker misses with a takedown
and Farias counters with a three punch combo that has Bittaker backing up. Bittaker nods at Farias to acknowledge the strikes.
Bittaker throws out a leg kick but Farias moves out of range and Bittaker only half commits.
Farias swinging wildly here.
Farias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bittaker.
Nice jab there from Farias.
Farias clobbers Bittaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Farias lands with a shot to the body.
Bittaker cracks the inside of Farias's front leg.
Farias throws a right and a left that Bittaker avoids nicely.
Bittaker lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bittaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Renato Farias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bittaker misses with a takedown attempt
and Farias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bittaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farias pinned against the cage. Farias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Bittaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias misses with a few strikes there.
Bittaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Farias jabs at Bittaker's body.
Bittaker shoots in but no luck this time.
Farias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Bittaker.
Bittaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bittaker shoots in but no luck this time.
Farias moves away from the strike by Bittaker.
Farias is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bittaker slips a jab and a cross from Farias.
Farias jabs Bittaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farias throws a right hand that Bittaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Bittaker also avoids with ease.
Farias is breathing heavily.
Bittaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farias. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bittaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bittaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Farias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bittaker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Renato Farias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farias throws a right and a left that Bittaker avoids nicely.
Farias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bittaker's head.
Farias throws a series of punches but Bittaker avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Farias. Those never looked like landing.
Farias stuffs the takedown attempt from Bittaker. Bittaker gets slowly back to his feet.
Farias moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bittaker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bittaker.
Farias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bittaker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bittaker throws out a loose jab but Farias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farias misses with a two punch combination.
Bittaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farias has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A cross from Bittaker lands.
Bittaker throws a leg kick which misses Farias's front leg but catches the back leg as Farias tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a series of punches but Bittaker moves out of range.
Bittaker lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bittaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bittaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farias's calf.
Bittaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farias's sensitive parts.
Bittaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bittaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Farias wants to counter with a clinch but Bittaker pushes him away.
Bittaker with a poor takedown
and Farias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bittaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bittaker throws a low kick but Farias moves out of range easily.
Farias slips a straight right by Bittaker.
Bittaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farias.
Bittaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farias takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bittaker shoots in looking for a takedown but Farias manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bittaker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farias lands an overhand right.
Bittaker fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a series of punches but Bittaker avoids them all with ease.
Bittaker takes a swing at Farias's ribcage but misses.
Bittaker shoots in for a takedown but Farias shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bittaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farias throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bittaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farias pinned against the cage. Farias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bittaker throws a right hand that Farias ducks under and follows up with a left that Farias also avoids with ease.
Farias throws a right and a left that Bittaker avoids nicely.
Bittaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farias but Farias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bittaker's head.
Farias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Farias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bittaker scores with a leg kick.
Bittaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farias.
Farias jabs at Bittaker's body.
Bittaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bittaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farias is fending him off so far but Bittaker persists. Nope, Farias circles away and we're back to standing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bittaker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Farias lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bittaker shoots and misses
and Farias counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Bittaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Farias. Those never looked like landing.
Bittaker thows a leg kick but Farias checks it
and Farias counters with a left and a right that stings Bittaker.
Bittaker wants to clinch.
Farias works Bittaker's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bittaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farias but Farias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bittaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bittaker shoots in but Farias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farias lands a head shot.
Farias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bittaker.
Farias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bittaker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bittaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bittaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farias displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bittaker.
Bittaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bittaker counters with a good low kick that Farias was not able to check.
Farias throws a nice looking combination but Bittaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farias checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Farias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bittaker darts in looking for a takedown but Farias gets double underhooks and turns Bittaker into the cage.
Farias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bittaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bittaker.
Bittaker slips a jab and a cross from Farias.
Farias lands a head shot.
Bittaker tries to clinch up.
Farias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bittaker dives in and grabs Farias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farias pushes down on Bittaker's head and hops out.
Farias is looking for the big counter here.
Farias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farias scores with a one two! Bittaker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Farias stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Farias's waist but Farias gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bittaker off to one side.
Farias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farias falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farias throws a nice looking combination but Bittaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bittaker lands a leg kick that knocks Farias off balance momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Farias as Bittaker shoots in.
Bittaker shoots in for a double leg but Farias sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Farias lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Farias.
Bittaker is looking to slow Farias down with leg kicks.
Farias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bittaker's hands.
Farias misses with a few strikes there.
Bittaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bittaker is looking to slow Farias down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bittaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benjamin Bittaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a right and a left that Bittaker avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bittaker.

Bittaker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bittaker dives in and grabs Farias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farias pushes down on Bittaker's head and hops out.
Farias throws a right and a left that Bittaker avoids nicely.
Farias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bittaker can pounce on him.
Farias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farias stuffs the takedown attempt from Bittaker. Bittaker gets slowly back to his feet.
Bittaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bittaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farias is out of range and Bittaker settles back down.
Farias throws out a counter right but Bittaker avoids it with no problem.
Renato Farias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bittaker throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Farias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farias winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Farias!
After winning the bout, Renato Farias thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.