PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Street (ranked 5153 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farl Tas (ranked 5036 p4p, 502 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Street
vs
Tas

175 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farl Tas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street dives in for a single leg takedown but Tas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Street misses with the combination.
Tas throws a counter combo.
Tas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Street is fending him off so far but Tas persists. Nope, Street circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Street as Tas shoots in.
Tas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Street sprawls well. Street wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tas gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam Street has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farl Tas.
Street is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Street has Tas up against the cage in a clinch.
Street is trying to pull guard but Tas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Tas successfully pulls guard.
Street stops Tas from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Street not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tas working a defensive guard here.
Street won't allow Tas to sweep him here.

Tas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Street defends well.
Street working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Street postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tas is looking to stand up but Street isn't so interested in that idea.
Street won't allow Tas to sweep him here.
Tas has Street pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adam Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Street fails to land with a series of punches.
Tas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Street.
Tas connects with a jab.
Tas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Street is fending him off so far but Tas persists. Nope, Street circles away and we're back to standing.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Tas pushes him off.
Tas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Street lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tas will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street shoots in but Tas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tas with the counter takedown but Street avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Street.
Tas throws a counter combo.

Street moves into the clinch.
Street lands an elbow inside.
Tas avoiding damage as Street throws knees to the body.

Tas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tas manages to end up in side control.
Street takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Street might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street can't do much from the bottom here.
Street is trying to buck Tas off.
A control attempt from Street but he's now mounted!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Street is in all sorts of trouble here.
Street is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Street has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tas blocks Street's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Street hang on?
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!
Street has given up his back here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Street is breathing heavily.
Tas controlling well, preventing Street from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Farl Tas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tas has Street up against the cage in a clinch.

Street escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adam Street is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Street shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tas sprawls well. Tas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Street gets slowly back to his feet.

Street has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Street shoots in but Tas avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tas swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tas throws a sloppy head kick and Street moves out of range easily.
Street doesn't manage to clinch there - Tas circles away.
Tas slaps away a takedown attempt from Street, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Street misses with the combination.
As Street backs off Tas throws a huge counter combo but Street manages to avoid it all.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tas.
Tas lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street struggling a bit here.
Street throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tas advances to full mount.

Tas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Street is surviving well by controlling Tas's body position as best he can.

Tas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Street turns into him and now he's in Tas's guard.
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!
Tas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Street is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tas is aware though and is defending well.
Street throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tas stands and throws Street's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Tas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tas decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Street is trying to escape back to his feet but Tas uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Street wants to control but Tas postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Street to his feet.
Street has his takedown stuffed
and Tas counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farl Tas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Street doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Street dodges the punch combination from Tas.
Street throws a counter high kick but Tas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Street moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Street jumps guard but Tas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Street tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Street stops a takedown attempt from Tas.

Tas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street is looking to clinch.
Street has a takedown stuffed.
Street dives in for a single leg takedown but Tas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Street wants to clinch up but Tas keeps it at a distance.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch but Tas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Street is defended easily by Tas.
The crowd cheers as Tas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Street doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Street tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Street shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tas trying to mount his opponent but Street defends it.
Tas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tas not doing much here.
Tas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tas slips a nice elbow through Street's hands, connecting with Street's forehead.
Street on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farl Tas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Tas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Street is trying to stand.

Tas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Street defends it well.
Tas blocks the strikes from Street.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tas uses his free foot to push down on Street's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Street.

Tas stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Tas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Street is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tas dives into side control.

Tas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Farl Tas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tas 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Farl Tas!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Farl Tas!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Farl Tas!

Farl Tas wins by unanimous decision!