PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Hyabusa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hyabusa
vs
Farley

193 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

188 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Russian Fightwear [7 $ Shirt]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Farley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyabusa throws a series of punches but Farley moves out of range.
Farley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hyabusa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farley's head.
Hyabusa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Hyabusa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Farley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyabusa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyabusa throws a nice looking combination but Farley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farley scores with a three punch combo!
Ryu Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyabusa scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyabusa connects with a single shot there.
Hyabusa tries to clinch up.
Hyabusa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyabusa throws a right and a left that Farley avoids nicely.
Hyabusa wants to clinch up but Farley keeps it at a distance.
Farley fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyabusa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farley. Farley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Farley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farley controlling the pace.
Hyabusa wants to control but Farley is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Farley is looking for a kimura but Hyabusa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farley to get the leverage.
Hyabusa trying to control here.
Hyabusa wants to get back to his feet.
Hyabusa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Farley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hyabusa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farley avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farley lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyabusa. Farley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farley slips a straight right by Hyabusa.
No joy there for Farley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Farley.
Farley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyabusa throws a left and a right that both miss

and Farley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Farley trying to control from half guard but Hyabusa is working away.
Hyabusa wants to get back to his feet.
Hyabusa is breathing heavily.
Farley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hyabusa wants to get back to his feet.
Farley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Farley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hyabusa is looking to clinch.
Hyabusa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Farley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyabusa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Farley to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hyabusa wants to clinch
and Farley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Farley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Farley 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.
Farley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Farley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Farley throws a right and a left that Hyabusa avoids nicely.
Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Farley counters with a shoot takedown. Hyabusa fights it but they end up in guard.
Hyabusa looking to control.
Farley wants to pass the guard but Hyabusa is keeping the position.
Farley wants to control from the top but Hyabusa keeps moving.
Farley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hyabusa looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farley wants to control from the top but Hyabusa keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hyabusa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Farley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hyabusa wants to control but Farley is keeping busy.
Farley tries to pass to full mount but Hyabusa defends it.
Farley moves into full mount! Hyabusa won't be happy about that!
Hyabusa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chuck Farley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hyabusa is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hyabusa is squirming around, avoiding Farley's attempts to control the action.
Farley prevents Hyabusa from getting the reversal.
Farley controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hyabusa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hyabusa shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Farley trying to control but Hyabusa is having none of it.
Farley avoids the attempt from Hyabusa to control.

Farley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hyabusa tries to hold on but Farley postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
BOOM! Farley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Farley lands a big shot there that rocks Hyabusa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Farley quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Farley but it's paid off an Hyabusa is forced to tap! Nice work by Farley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Farley!