PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel comes to the cage accompanied by "Chainsaw" by Skinny Puppy. Ben Farro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dengel
vs
Farro

150 cm
19
130 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Final Strike Clothing
Russia GOLD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farro thows a body shot but no joy.
Dengel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farro cracks Dengel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dengel dodges the punch combination from Farro.
Dengel moves out of range as Farro strikes.
Farro thows a body shot but no joy.
Farro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dengel.
Farro misses with a looping right.
Farro scores with a hook to the body. Dengel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dengel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dengel slips under a jab.
Farro loads up on a big right hand but Dengel slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Farro as Dengel shoots in.
Farro looks to score with a jab to the body but Dengel is just out of range.
Farro scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Farro prevents Dengel from improving his position.
Dengel wants to get back to his feet.
Farro working over Dengel with some ground and pound. Dengel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dengel is refusing to be controlled, as Farro sits in half guard.
Farro stops Dengel from getting back to his feet.

Farro is looking for a kimura here.

Farro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Farro looks gassed!
Dengel pushes Farro off looking to stand but Farro dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farro seems to be looking for submissions.
Farro wants to control but Dengel is keeping him busy.
Farro prevents Dengel from standing back up.

Farro 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.
Dengel is trying to stand back up but Farro is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Farro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dengel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farro swings for the body but Dengel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dengel blocks a jab.
Farro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dengel shoots in but Farro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farro lands with a nice body punch.
Farro throws the kick towards the body but Dengel avoids it.
Farro scores with a nice right hand.
Dengel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farro throws a hook to the side of Dengel's head but Dengel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farro misses with a takedown attempt

and Dengel counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dengel tries to stand but Farro is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Farro manages to get to full guard.

Farro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dengel is defending well. Farro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dengel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Farro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Farro!