PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skippy McFarland (ranked 23208 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Jared Roughneck (ranked 615 p4p, 410 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McFarland
vs
Roughneck

190 cm
22
184
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
195
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Skippy McFarland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Roughneck!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roughneck with a nice cross.
McFarland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Roughneck. Beautiful body shot.
McFarland throws a shot from downtown. Roughneck moves away and avoids it.
McFarland looks to score with a jab to the body but Roughneck is just out of range.
Roughneck feints a jab promting McFarland to slip. Roughneck then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McFarland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Skippy McFarland has been cut.
McFarland connects with a nice looking jab.
Roughneck scores with the left hand. McFarland knows he should have avoided that one.
Roughneck slips under a jab from McFarland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFarland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roughneck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFarland at a distance.
McFarland throws a hook to the side of Roughneck's head but Roughneck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFarland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roughneck connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from McFarland misses the target.
Roughneck looks to land a combination but McFarland avoids it well.
McFarland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roughneck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFarland moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roughneck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roughneck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roughneck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roughneck lands a couple of elbows.
Roughneck stands and throws McFarland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFarland can't do much from the bottom here.
Roughneck throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Roughneck is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McFarland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFarland dodges the ground and pound from Roughneck.
Roughneck working the ground and pound.
Roughneck lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McFarland down.
Roughneck cracks McFarland with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from Roughneck are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roughneck in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFarland is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McFarland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roughneck on the ground.

Roughneck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McFarland can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Roughneck stalls from top position.
McFarland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McFarland tries to get out of the position.

Roughneck in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McFarland is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jared Roughneck!
Our winner, Jared Roughneck, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.