PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing comes to the cage accompanied by B.o.B. - Created A Monster. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ewing
vs
Falco

193 cm
27
258 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

196 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Ewing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Falco!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falco. Ewing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ewing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ewing instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Ewing.

It looks like Rocco Falco has been cut.
Ewing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raul Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falco as he avoids it easily.
Ewing misses with a wild combination.
Ewing pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ewing rushes Falco and presses him up against the cage.

Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewing just misses with a punch to the body.
Falco shoots in looking for a takedown. Ewing tries to sprawl out of it but Falco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ewing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ewing moves in looking to clinch but Falco pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing moves in looking to clinch but Falco pushes him off.

Ewing moves into the clinch.
Falco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ewing walks away with a smile on his face. Falco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Falco connects with an inside leg kick.
Ewing scores with a nice body kick.
Ewing throws a solid leg kick but Falco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ewing.
Falco throws a leg kick but Ewing checks it.
Falco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Falco gets the takedown into side control.
Falco is looking to take a break and control but Ewing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ewing gets back to half guard.
Ewing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Falco on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewing wants to control but Falco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Falco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ewing is trying to stand.
Ewing is looking for a sweep. Falco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ewing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ewing gets full guard.
Falco with a nice head shot there.
Ewing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Falco is controlling him.
Falco lands a couple of elbows.
Ewing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Falco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Falco won't allow Ewing to sweep him here.
Ewing trying to keep a closed guard but Falco is proving a slippery customer.
Ewing is trying to hold Falco in close to prevent damage but Falco has managed to pass into half guard.
Ewing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Falco is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to roll over but Falco keeps him under control.
Falco wants to control but Ewing is keeping him busy.
Falco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Falco prevents Ewing from improving his position.
Falco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Falco thows a huge punch but Ewing dodges it nicely.
Falco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Falco throws out a loose jab but Ewing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falco misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raul Ewing will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Falco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Falco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ewing misses with a body kick.
Falco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ewing.
Ewing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ewing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falco misses with a low kick as Ewing jumps back.
Ewing checks a leg kick.
Ewing misses with a head kick.
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ewing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ewing tried to score with a low kick but Falco checks it.
Falco cracks Ewing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ewing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falco.
A combination from Ewing does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing throws a head kick but Falco moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ewing here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Ewing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falco, pushing him back against the cage.
Falco throws an elbow but it misses.
Falco managing to block the knees to the body from Ewing.
Falco is trying to pull guard but Ewing has him pressed against the cage.
Falco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ewing to keep the fight standing.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falco.
Falco is trying to pull guard but Ewing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Falco is trying to pull guard but Ewing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ewing.
Falco jumps guard but Ewing turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ewing stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco tries to pull guard but Ewing holds him up against the cage and eventually Falco drops back down to his feet.
Falco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Falco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ewing just stands there and leans against the cage.

Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ewing misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falco misses with a body punch
and Ewing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Falco's knee momentarily.
Falco sizes up Ewing with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raul Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ewing swings for the body but Falco moves out of range.
Falco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ewing moves out of range as Falco throws a body kick.
Falco throws a leg kick but Ewing moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ewing.
Falco is breathing heavily.
Falco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ewing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Ewing misses.
Ewing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ewing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falco's calf.
Falco blocks a head kick by Ewing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco throws a leg kick but Ewing moved away.
Ewing shoots for a double leg takedown but Falco sprawls well. He's pushed Ewing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ewing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Ewing.
Falco takes a swing at Ewing's ribcage but misses.
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewing is looking to land body kicks.
Falco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falco.
Falco avoids the head kick by Ewing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ewing cracks Falco with a good jab.
Ewing tries for a takedown but Falco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Ewing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Falco'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.

Good shot there by Falco.
Falco throws the kick towards the body but Ewing avoids it.
Ewing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raul Ewing is winning the standup battle so far.

Falco closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ewing's guard.
Falco pushing down on Ewing's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ewing trying to control here.
Falco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ewing trying to control from the bottom.
Falco prevents Ewing from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Ewing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco is looking to work some ground and pound but Ewing has wrist control.
Falco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ewing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewing wants to stand and escape but Falco is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Falco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Falco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ewing is trying to keep Falco in close.
Falco trying to control but Ewing is working from the bottom.
Ewing wants to stand and escape but Falco is having none of it.

Falco 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Falco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Falco wants to control from the top but Ewing keeps moving.
Falco thows a big elbow that misses.
Falco won't allow Ewing to get back to his feet.
Ewing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ewing keeping moving, preventing Falco from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rocco Falco wasn't active enough on the ground.

Ewing closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco tries to pull guard but Ewing won't allow it.
Falco is trying to pull guard but Ewing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ewing taking a breather.
Ewing blocking some punches.
Falco tries to pull guard but Ewing forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falco.
Falco can't break the clinch.
Falco is trying to pull guard but Ewing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Falco tries to pull guard but Ewing won't allow it.
Falco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ewing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ewing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ewing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ewing swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Falco misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ewing enables Falco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ewing manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ewing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falco is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ewing keeping moving, preventing Falco from controlling successfully.
Falco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ewing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Falco really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Falco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Falco misses with a body kick.
Ewing throws a right and a left that Falco avoids nicely.
Ewing tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewing thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Falco if he has to take too many more of those.
Falco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ewing fails to land the takedown.
Falco misses with a body shot.
Falco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falco just misses with a punch to the body.
Ewing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falco moves out of range of the leg kick from Ewing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ewing closes the distance and clinches.

Ewing manages to break the clinch.
Ewing thows a body kick. Falco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ewing slaps away a takedown attempt from Falco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falco is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ewing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falco misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Ewing.
Ewing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Falco is looking to chop away at Ewing's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Falco misses with a low kick as Ewing jumps back.

Ewing rushes Falco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ewing scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Falco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ewing walks away with a smile on his face. Falco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falco.
Ewing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Falco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ewing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ewing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewing moves away.
Ewing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ewing scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Falco moves out of range of the body kick from Ewing.
Good shot there by Falco.

Ewing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Falco wants a takedown.

Ewing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falco scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Falco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Falco.
Falco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ewing.
A leg kick checked by Ewing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ewing. That's going to slow Falco down.
A head kick misses from Ewing.
Falco scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ewing checks a leg kick nicely.
Falco throws out a leg kick but Ewing moves out of range and Falco only half commits.
Falco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Falco throws a shot to the body.
Falco misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ewing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Ewing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ewing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Ewing had his way with Rocco Falco in that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Falco'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. And we move into the final round!

Falco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ewing gets a clinch.
Ewing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewing effectively controlling the action here.
Falco fails to pull guard.
Ewing misses with a knee strike.

Ewing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falco misses with a low kick as Ewing jumps back.
Falco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ewing rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown by Falco or perhaps it was just good defense by Ewing which made him look bad.
Falco wants to slow Ewing down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ewing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ewing moves into the clinch.

Ewing breaks from the clinch.
Falco fails with a takedown attempt.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falco.
Falco misses with a two punch combination.
Falco is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Falco slips a jab and a cross from Ewing.
Ewing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ewing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Falco.
Falco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ewing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ewing throws the kick towards the body but Falco avoids it.
Rocco Falco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing throws a low kick, looking for Falco's leg but Falco calmly moves out of range.
Ewing throws a sloppy head kick and Falco moves out of range easily.
Falco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ewing has managed to clinch.
Falco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Ewing breaks the clinch.
Falco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ewing.
Falco misses with a body kick.
Ewing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing misses with a series of wild punches.
Falco misses with an uppercut. Ewing saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falco.
Ewing throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
Raul Ewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ewing's jab looks to have found its range, popping Falco under the eye.
Ewing scores with a head kick.
Ewing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falco jabs Ewing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falco throws a solid leg kick but Ewing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falco.
Ewing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falco.
A combination from Ewing does no damage.
Falco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ewing doesn't seem bothered though.
Falco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falco misses with a low kick.
Falco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ewing sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falco somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falco was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewing.
Falco shoots in for a takedown but Ewing shows good takedown defense.
Falco misses with a body kick.
Ewing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ewing is out of range.
Ewing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falco. Ewing does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raul Ewing.
I think Ewing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Ewing!
Raul Ewing is the new heavyweight champion!
Raul Ewing gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).