PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Farina (ranked 249 p4p, 34 weight class) and Samson Fortier (ranked 859 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Farina might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood. Samson Fortier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farina
vs
Fortier

204 cm
26
265 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

205 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
UnderGround Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Farina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fortier drops Farina with a beautiful combination! Farina stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fortier is looking for the KO!

It looks like Mario Farina has been cut.
Fortier misses with an uppercut
and Farina counters with a straight right hand.
Fortier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farina stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fortier.
Farina jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortier defending well as Farina loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Fortier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farina checks a leg kick.
Farina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Fortier.
Fortier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortier slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fortier.
A big right from Farina misses.
Fortier throws a body kick that misses
and Farina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Fortier misses its intended target.
Farina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier throws a shot from downtown. Farina moves away and avoids it.
Farina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortier moves out of range as Farina strikes.
Fortier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fortier throws a nice head kick!
Farina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fortier slips under a jab from Farina.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortier. Farina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fortier lands a nice shot that snaps Farina's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortier. Farina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farina checks the leg kick.
Fortier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farina.
Fortier misses with a low kick.
It looks like Farina has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fortier tries to work over Farina's front leg with a kick but Farina checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farina misses with a straight left.
Farina misses with a hook.
Farina throws a nice looking combination but Fortier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farina misses with a straight left.
Fortier throws a wild body kick that Farina sees coming a mile off.
A cross from Farina lands.
Fortier throws a low kick but Farina avoids it.
Farina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fortier stalks Farina and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Farina's face. Farina staggers backwards, shaken.
A bone on bone clash there as Farina blocks the leg kick.
Farina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Farina missing with a left hand there. Fortier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farina looks to land a right hand but Fortier moved out of range.
Farina scores with a nice head shot.
Farina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farina throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortier.
Farina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortier manages to avoid it.
Farina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Farina throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Farina moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fortier, as that shot connected.
Farina avoids the body shot from Fortier.
A shot to the liver by Fortier. Beautiful body shot.
Fortier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farina.
Farina tries to bum rush Fortier with a series of wild strikes but Fortier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortier misses with a looping left.
Farina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortier.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortier! But no joy.
Farina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fortier throws a right hand that misses
and Farina counters with a straight right hand.
Fortier is looking to land body kicks.
Fortier tried to score with a low kick but Farina checks it.
Farina misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortier manages to avoid it.
Farina misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortier misses the target.
Farina checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fortier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortier.
Fortier slips under a jab.
Fortier defending well as Farina loads up on a big left hand.
Farina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fortier, right into the meat.
Fortier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fortier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farina.
Farina uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortier has time to react.
Farina drops Fortier with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fortier! Farina dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Farina!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mario Farina waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.