PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulla Kebab (ranked 829 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 131 p4p, 177 weight class). Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kebab
vs
Faolin

192 cm
26
213
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
215
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin wants to clinch.
Faolin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kebab.
Faolin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kebab looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Faolin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faolin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kebab avoids the body shot from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kebab throwing a counter right hand but Faolin manages to avoid it.
Kebab thumps Faolin with a low kick.
Faolin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kebab counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kebab slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kebab.
Faolin walks into a left hand.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kebab slips a straight right by Faolin.
Kebab looks for the body kick but Faolin saw that one coming.
Faolin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faolin moves away from the strike by Kebab.
Good leg kick by Kebab.
Kebab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Kebab tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Faolin is able to avoid easily.
Faolin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kebab circles away quickly and effectively.
Kebab throws a head kick that Faolin semi-blocks.
Faolin swinging wildly here.
Faolin blocks the body kick.
Kebab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faolin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kebab misses with a hook. Faolin ducked under it nicely.
Faolin looks to land a combination. Kebab sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Rulla Kebab has been cut.
Kebab throws a hook but Faolin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kebab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faolin manages to avoid it.
Kebab looks to throw the jab but Faolin is out of range.
Kebab lands with a hook. Faolin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kebab throws a body kick that misses.
Kebab misses with a straight right.
Kebab looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kebab throws a leg kick but Faolin checks it.
Faolin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kebab.
Faolin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
Kebab takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kebab jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Kebab.
Kebab throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Faolin misses the target.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tests Kebab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faolin throws a shot to the body.
Kebab staying out of range there.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faolin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kebab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kebab lands a jab to Faolin's midsection.
Kebab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Faolin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kebab. That snapped Faolin's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kebab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kebab connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faolin's hands.
Kebab lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faolin backs up against the cage.
Kebab throws a body punch but Faolin moves out of range.
Faolin throws a jab when Kebab was well out of range.
Kebab tries to score with a low kick but Faolin moves his leg out of the way.
Faolin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kebab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Kebab swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Faolin misses the shot to the body.
Faolin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faolin misses with a body shot
and Kebab cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kebab tries to move into range but Faolin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kebab throws a front kick aimed at Faolin's knee but Faolin avoids it well.
Kebab works the jab nicely.
Faolin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kebab ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rulla Kebab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rulla Kebab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kebab.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Faolin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kebab dodges the punch combination from Faolin.
Kebab connects with a body shot that sends Faolin's belly button to the back.
Kebab moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faolin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kebab counters with a straight right hand.
Kebab is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kebab moves out of range of the strikes.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kebab lands with a nice body punch.
Faolin avoids the body shot from Kebab.
Faolin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Faolin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kebab.
Faolin looks to land a combination. Kebab sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faolin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kebab.
Faolin missing with a left hand there. Kebab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faolin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kebab scores with a jab to the head.
Kebab misses the jab.
Faolin avoids the body shot from Kebab.
Kebab cracks Faolin with a good jab.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kebab counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Faolin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kebab fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kebab lands the left hand.
Kebab misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin digs a good body shot into Kebab's ribs.
Kebab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faolin misses with an uppercut. Kebab saw that one coming.
Faolin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kebab connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kebab checks a leg kick.
Kebab works Faolin's body with a nice hook.
Kebab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kebab misses with a looping left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Faolin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kebab has got the better of the exchanges.
Faolin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kebab.
It looked like Kebab wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Faolin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kebab checks it well.
Kebab lands with a cross.
Kebab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin throws an off balance right hand
and Kebab counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kebab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Faolin misses with a hook.
Faolin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faolin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Faolin wants to clinch.
Kebab clobbers Faolin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Oooooh!!! Faolin has knocked Kebab down with a huge combo! Faolin steps away and waves a wobbly Kebab back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faolin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kebab.
Kebab throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin misses with a left hand
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Kebab connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faolin. Faolin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faolin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kebab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin throws a jab when Kebab was well out of range.
Kebab takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kebab circles away quickly and effectively.
Kebab throws a looping overhand right but Faolin ducks down to avoid it.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Kebab misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kebab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kebab jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faolin throws a leg kick
and Kebab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rulla Kebab dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rulla Kebab'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. This is the final round!

Kebab is looking to land body kicks.
Kebab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Kebab.
Rulla Kebab is winning the standup battle so far.
Kebab moves away from the strike by Faolin.
Kebab moves out of range as Faolin strikes.
Faolin cracks Kebab with a good jab.

Rulla Kebab's cut is getting worse.
Kebab slips a jab from Faolin.
Kebab tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kebab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab moves out of range of the strikes.
Faolin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kebab connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faolin scrambles back to his feet.
Kebab throws a body shot but no joy.
Kebab slips a jab from Faolin.
Kebab throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faolin misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kebab on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kebab fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faolin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Faolin misses with a hook
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Faolin misses with a hook
and Kebab counters with an outside leg kick.
Faolin slips under a jab.
Kebab's corner calls for a 1-2. Kebab obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kebab connects with a jab.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kebab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kebab counters with a stiff right hand.
Faolin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kebab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faolin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faolin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a shot from downtown. Kebab moves away and avoids it.
Faolin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kebab. Kebab obviously looking to wear him down.
Faolin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kebab was well out of range. Poor timing from Faolin.
Faolin loads up on a big right hand but Kebab slips the punch.
Faolin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kebab.
Kebab throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Kebab does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faolin takes one on the button.
Faolin misses with a shot to the body
and Kebab counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faolin wants to clinch
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Jab from Faolin.

Rulla Kebab's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kebab takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kebab connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faolin momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab looks to land a left hand but Faolin moved out of range nicely.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Kebab lands.
Kebab with a hook.
Kebab moves away from the strike by Faolin.
Faolin tests Kebab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faolin tries to move into range but Kebab moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Faolin gets in close and tags Kebab with a short punch that almost sends Kebab to the mat! Oh Kebab is in big trouble! He turns his back on Faolin, trying to create some distance but Faolin rushes him, striking wildly and Kebab goes down! The referee tackles Faolin into the cage to end the fight! Faolin is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Faolin!
Joey Faolin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.