PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Swg le fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Safo has chosen Holla If Ya Hear Me! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

le fay
vs
Safo

175 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Absolution 159 ($79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swg le fay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Safo.
Safo cracks le fay with a good jab.
Safo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swg le fay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from le fay.
le fay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Safo tests le fay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Safo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Safo looks to score with a jab to the body but le fay is just out of range.
le fay misses with a series of wild punches.
le fay misses with a takedown

and Safo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
le fay is trying to break free.
Safo digs a right hand into le fay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on le fay's gas tank.
Safo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of le fay backwards.
Safo digs a right hand underneath le fay's ribcage. le fay let out a lung full of air as it connected.

le fay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Oooooh!!! Safo has knocked le fay down with a huge combo! Safo steps away and waves a wobbly le fay back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

le fay is rocked!

It looks like Swg le fay has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
le fay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Safo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh le fay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Safo rushes le fay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
le fay seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Safo - that landed with a thud.
le fay is breathing heavily.
Safo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Safo lands a right hand that snaps the head of le fay backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Safo.
Safo lands a shot to the body.
Safo pushes le fay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Safo scores with a nice short uppercut.
le fay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Safo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt le fay or not.
le fay tries to break the clinch but Safo is controlling the position.
Safo pushes le fay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Safo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of le fay backwards.
Safo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Safo works on le fay's body with a couple of short punches.
Safo lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Safo.
le fay avoids a wild elbow strike from Safo.
Safo lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Safo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Safo jerks le fay's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! le fay drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Safo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Safo because le fay was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Derek Safo!