PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Faro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dee The Talent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Faro
vs
Dee The Talent

177 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Faro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Dee The Talent!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Talent wants to sweep but no luck.
Faro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faro wants to stand but The Talent is controlling his posture from full guard.
Faro throwing strikes from guard but The Talent blocks nicely.
Faro throws a big right hand that misses.
Faro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Talent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The Talent looking for a guillotine here but Faro defends easily.
Faro trying to control but The Talent is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Talent tries to close the distance and clinch but Faro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faro shoots in for a takedown but The Talent shows good takedown defense.

Faro closes the distance and pushes The Talent back into the cage.
The Talent pushes Faro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Talent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Talent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Talent working hard to break the clinch.
The Talent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faro is looking to control The Talent's arms but The Talent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faro has his back to the cage.
The Talent throws an elbow that misses.
The Talent prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Talent is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Talent walks away with a smile on his face. Faro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Faro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faro fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Talent stuffs the takedown attempt from Faro. Faro gets slowly back to his feet.
Faro misses with a body kick.

The Talent closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from The Talent.

Faro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Talent throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Faro was covering up waiting for the punch and The Talent finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Faro is breathing heavily.
The Talent is pushing down on Faro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faro is fighting to maintain full guard but The Talent has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Talent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faro won't allow The Talent to pass to mount.

The Talent seems to be looking for submissions.

The Talent seems to be working for a kimura but Faro defends the submission attempt.

The Talent seems to be looking for submissions.
Faro blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Talent.
Faro is looking to improve his position.
The Talent thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Faro to regain full guard.
The Talent prevents Faro from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Faro working a defensive guard here.

The Talent stands up from Faro's guard - The Talent perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Talent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and The Talent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faro won't be happy with that.
Faro tries to improve position but can't.
The Talent scoring with punches from side control.
The Talent trying to control the action but Faro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Dee The Talent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from The Talent.
The Talent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faro's waist but Faro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Talent off to one side.
Faro is looking to clinch but The Talent is avoiding it.

The Talent gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Faro trying to control but The Talent is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The Talent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Faro forces his way into half guard.
The Talent is trying to get back to full guard.

The Talent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Talent tries to get to full guard but Faro has control of the leg.
Faro wants to control but The Talent is keeping him busy.
Faro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Talent wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faro shoots in but no luck this time.
The Talent tries to clinch there but Faro circles away.
Max Faro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and The Talent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Talent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Talent got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Talent has managed to get both his arms back between Faro's legs - danger averted.
Faro trying to control the position.
Jay Dee The Talent has got the better of the ground game so far.

The Talent is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Faro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Talent trying to control the position from guard on top but Faro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faro wants to control the position but The Talent says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The Talent is looking for a kimura but Faro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Talent to get the leverage.
The Talent is looking to advance position but Faro won't allow it.
The Talent passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Faro!
Faro is bucking up trying to escape but The Talent cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

The Talent moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Faro has worked his arm free - good work by Faro!
The Talent scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Dee The Talent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Faro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Faro gets a takedown into half guard.
The Talent is looking to escape.
Faro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Talent is looking to improve his position.
Faro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The Talent looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Talent wants to control but Faro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Talent is staying active underneath Faro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Talent trying to control but Faro postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Talent fails with an attempt to clinch.

The Talent feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Talent chips away with some ground and pound.
Faro keeping moving, preventing The Talent from controlling successfully.
The Talent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Faro looking for a guillotine here but The Talent defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Talent content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Faro has a closed guard, preventing The Talent from standing up.
The Talent is pushing down on Faro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faro is fighting to maintain full guard but The Talent has managed to sneak the leg through.
Faro controlling the position well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Talent lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Talent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The Talent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Faro has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Talent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Talent working Faro over with strikes.
Faro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The Talent looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Faro looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Talent lands strikes from half guard.

The Talent is trying for a kimura here. Faro looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! The Talent wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Dee The Talent!