PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 1619 p4p, 2844 weight class) and Rodney Farva (ranked 218 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fett
vs
Farva

197 cm
22
245
9 - 5 - 0

187 cm
25
262
10 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rodney Farva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Farva moves to clinch but Fett breaks away
and Farva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farva is looking to clinch but Fett is avoiding it.
Farva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Farva has Fett up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fett.
Farva gets underhooks to prevent Fett's takedown attempt.

Fett gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fett distracts Farva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fett landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva wants to stand but Fett is controlling the position.
Fett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fett throwing strikes but missing.
Fett stops Farva from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fett stops Farva from standing up.

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.
Fett tries to free his leg and advance position but Farva is retaining full guard.
Fett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farva wants to stand but Fett is controlling the position.
Fett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fett misses with the ground and pound.
Fett trying to control the position but Farva is working away.
Fett moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fett lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fett wants to control but Farva is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fett is working Farva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Farva is not content to let Fett control the position.
Farva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fett has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fett 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.
Fett trying to control the position but Farva is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fett.
Fett scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fett trying to control the position but Farva is working away.
Fett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cassus Fett dominated that round.
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.

Fett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Farva's guard.
Fett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett prevents Farva from getting back to his feet.
Fett trying to control but Farva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett is working Farva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farva being controlled here, momentarily.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Farva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farva wants to stand but Fett is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fett chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett postures up in Farva's guard and throws a big left but Farva blocks it.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Farva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fett trying to control but Farva is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Fett.
Farva tries to clinch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Farva clinches up with Fett and pushes him back against the cage.
Fett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fett fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett connects with a body shot that sends Farva's belly button to the back.

Fett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fett throws a big elbow that misses.
Fett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fett with a nice head shot there.
Fett wants to control from the top but Farva keeps moving.
Fett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farva wants to stand but Fett is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fett landing some decent shots from guard.
Fett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farva keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Fett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farva's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fett wants to pass the guard but Farva is keeping the position.

Fett 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cassus Fett dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Farva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Fett.
Farva tries to clinch but Fett moves out of range.
Farva tries to clinch
enabling Fett to counter with a crisp jab.
Fett shoots in for a takedown but Farva shows good takedown defense.
Farva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farva wants to clinch up but Fett keeps it at a distance.
Fett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farva pinned against the cage. Farva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fett scores with the left hand. Farva knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett scores with a jab. Farva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farva walks into a stiff left hand from Fett.
Fett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassus Fett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fett lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva tries to clinch up.
Farva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fett throws a body punch but Farva moves out of range.
Farva wants to clinch but Fett slips to the side
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Farva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fett dives in and grabs Farva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farva pushes down on Fett's head and hops out.

Farva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farva backwards.
A shot in the inside from Fett.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Farva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Fett has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Farva defend it? Fett steps over the head and cranks it - Farva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cassus Fett!
After the fight, Cassus Fett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.