PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mush Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abbe Faria was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mouth
vs
Faria

191 cm
27
270 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

195 cm
36
265 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mush Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faria tries to avoid it but Mouth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faria to the ground. Faria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Faria clinches up with Mouth and pushes him back against the cage.
Mouth avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Faria.

It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
The referee calls for Faria to work.
Faria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faria gets underhooks to prevent Mouth's takedown attempt.
Mouth letting Faria take a breather here.
Mouth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth takes a shot to the head.
Faria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faria is pushing Mouth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mouth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faria.
Mouth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mush Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mouth backwards.
Faria misses with a body punch.
Faria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mouth backwards.
Faria missing with knees to the body.
Mouth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faria missing with knees to the body.
Mouth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faria is defending well.
Faria looking to throw knees to the head but Mouth is blocking nicely.
Faria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria lands a hook that snaps the head of Mouth backwards.
Faria swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Faria avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Faria scores with a shot to the side of Mouth's head.
A head punch on the inside from Faria fails to land.
Mouth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faria prevents it.
Faria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mouth letting Faria take a breather here.
Faria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faria with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mouth avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
Mouth looking for a takedown.
Faria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mouths head.
Nice body punch from Faria - that landed with a thud.
Faria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faria obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faria misses with the head strike.
Faria prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faria with a knee to the head.
Faria stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Faria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faria.
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!
Mouth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Faria holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faria.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faria pushes Mouth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faria stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Faria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abbe Faria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Faria moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Faria - that landed with a thud.
Mouth managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Mouth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Faria.
Faria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mouth backwards.
Faria stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mouth prevents a body shot from Faria.
Faria misses with a knee strike.
Faria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mouth takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Faria lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mouth.
Faria trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mouth avoids it.
Faria struggles to land a body shot inside as Mouth controls his hands.
Faria is pressed up against the cage. Mouth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faria down to the mat. Faria avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mouth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Faria has closed the distance and engaged Mouth in a clinch.
Mouth is trying to drag Faria to the mat but Faria just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Faria to work.
Mouth prevents a body shot from Faria.
Faria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mouth tries to score a body lock takedown but Faria shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mush Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faria has a couple of punches blocked by Mouth.
A short body shot lands from Faria as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faria.
Mouth wants to take the fight to the mat but Faria manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Faria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faria misses with a knee to the head.
Abbe Faria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faria looking to throw knees to the head but Mouth is blocking nicely.
Mouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Faria.
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!
Nice body punch from Faria.
Faria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faria misses with a knee to the head.
Mouth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mouth is defending well for now.
Faria scores with a shot to the side of Mouth's head.
Mouth is looking for a takedown.
Faria tries to land knees in the clinch but Mouth avoids the damage to the body.
Faria gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mouth.
A shot in the inside from Faria.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouth.
Faria crunches a lovely knee into Mouth's ribcage.
Faria lands a nice uppercut.
Faria scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faria.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mouths head.
Faria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Faria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mouth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Faria is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Faria lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faria.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faria.
Faria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mouth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faria has Mouth pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mouth is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Faria - that's hurt Mouth badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mouth is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mouth doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Abbe Faria!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abbe Faria waved his t-shirt featuring RAGS of a RONIN's logo in front of the cameras.