PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Faarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anaconda choke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faarao's entrance music is Probot- Red War. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Faarao
vs
choke

191 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Faarao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, anaconda choke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Faarao sprawls well. He's pushed choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
choke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faarao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Faarao lands with a nice body punch.
Faarao lands a jab to choke's midsection.
choke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faarao tries to avoid it but choke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faarao to the ground. Faarao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paha Faarao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anaconda choke.
choke shoots for a takedown but Faarao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faarao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faarao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faarao wants it to stay on the feet.
Faarao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
choke fails with a takedown attempt.
choke looks gassed!
Faarao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faarao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches choke on the side of the head.
Faarao punishes choke's body with a nice straight punch.
anaconda choke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
choke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from choke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faarao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps choke's head backwards.
Faarao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping choke at a distance.
choke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faarao tries to avoid it but choke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faarao to the ground. Faarao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
choke shoots in for a takedown but Faarao shows good takedown defense.
choke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faarao sprawls well. Faarao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. choke gets slowly back to his feet.
Faarao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
choke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Faarao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Faarao.
Faarao scores with a jab. choke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Faarao connects with a crisp jab.
Paha Faarao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
choke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faarao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
choke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faarao lands with a nice body punch.
Faarao scores with a decent looking hook.

choke is rocked!
A slow jab from Faarao misses its intended target.
choke is still on wobbly legs! Can Faarao finish him?
Faarao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract choke.
Faarao throws an overhand right that lands on choke's shoulder, as choke tries to avoid the shot.
choke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faarao.
Faarao looks to land a right hand but choke moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by choke.
The fighters circling - Faarao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faarao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faarao looks to throw the jab but choke is out of range.
Nice defenses there by choke.
choke slips a straight right by Faarao.
choke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faarao.
choke seems to have recovered his senses.
Faarao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Faarao sprawls well. He's pushed choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faarao leaves choke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faarao cracks a nice hook into choke's ribs.
Faarao stuns choke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Faarao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Faarao slaps away a takedown attempt from choke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
choke shoots in but Faarao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
choke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Faarao scores with a hook to the body. choke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
choke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faarao as he avoids it easily.
Faarao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from choke.
Faarao scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao lands with a kick to the ribs.

Faarao clinches with his opponent.
Faarao gets through choke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faarao.
Faarao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops choke to his knees! Faarao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paha Faarao!