PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Faris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snyder comes into the arena with "Just Another Victim" by Helmet and House of Pain blaring out of the sound system. Max Snyder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snyder
vs
Faris

194 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muhammad Faris!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder digs a good body shot into Faris's ribs.
Faris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snyder throws a front kick aimed at Faris's knee but Faris avoids it well.
Snyder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snyder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Faris closes the distance and clinches up with Snyder, looking for a takedown. Faris pushes Snyder against the cage but Snyder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snyder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snyder punishes Faris's body with a nice straight punch.
Faris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snyder defends it nicely.
Snyder moves out of range of the body kick.
Faris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snyder closes the distance and clinches.
Snyder is trying to force a seperation but Faris has the dominant position.
Faris working hard to break the clinch.
Faris has had enough of the clinch but Snyder keeps him there for the moment.
Snyder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Snyder pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Snyder keeping moving, preventing Faris from controlling successfully.
Faris won't allow Snyder to sweep him here.
Faris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Snyder is proving hard to escape from.
Snyder wants to stand up but Faris is controlling him.
Snyder has control of Faris's left arm, preventing Faris from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faris wants to pass the guard but Snyder is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Snyder takes the fight into the clinch.
Snyder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faris working hard to break the clinch.

Snyder breaks from the clinch.
Snyder cracks Faris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snyder closes the distance and clinches up with Faris, looking for a takedown. Snyder pushes Faris against the cage but Faris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Snyder closes the distance and clinches.
Faris blocks an elbow strike.
Snyder digs a right hand into Faris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faris's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faris jumps guard but Snyder stands there with Faris around his waist. Faris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Max Snyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Faris.
Snyder controlling the action here for a moment.
Snyder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faris can't break the clinch.
Snyder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faris's efforts to push away.
Faris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snyder to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Faris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snyder tries to pull guard but Faris won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tries to break free but Faris pushes him back against the cage.
Snyder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Snyder.
Snyder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Snyder manages to break the clinch.

Snyder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snyder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snyder can't find room to land a body shot as Faris controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snyder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snyder tries to break the clinch but Faris is controlling the position.
Snyder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Snyder 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.

Snyder forces Faris back against the cage and clinches.
Faris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Snyder is defending well.
Faris should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Snyder prevents a body shot from Faris.
Snyder works on Faris's body with a couple of short punches.
Snyder tries to throw a body punch but Faris avoids it by throwing Snyder back against the cage.

Faris manages to break the clinch.

Faris tries to keep at a distance but Snyder has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snyder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snyder seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Snyder misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snyder.
Faris is trying to push Snyder away but Snyder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snyder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snyder is looking to break free of the clinch but Faris has double underhooks.
Snyder has had enough of the clinch but Faris keeps him there for the moment.
Snyder lands with a short shot to the head.
Snyder is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snyder.
Snyder tries to break the clinch but Faris is controlling the position.
A short left from Snyder.
Snyder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Snyder.
Snyder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snyder wants to break free but Faris has control.
Faris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snyder swings wildly with an uppercut but Faris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faris can't find room to land a body shot as Snyder controls the action.

Snyder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snyder's waist but Snyder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faris off to one side.
Snyder doesn't manage to clinch there - Faris circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snyder drives through and clinches with Faris against the cage.
Faris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snyder smiles and moves away.
Max Snyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Faris.
Snyder swinging wildly here.
Faris falls off balance throwing a combination

and Snyder counters by moving into the clinch.
Snyder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snyder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Snyder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snyder tries for a takedown. No joy.

Faris decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Faris wriggles free and stands up.
Faris misses with a body kick.
Faris shoots in and drives through. Snyder sprawls well.
Snyder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snyder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snyder somewhat.
Max Snyder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faris wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snyder shoots in looking for a takedown. Faris tries to sprawl out of it but Snyder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Snyder dominated that second round.
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!

Snyder shoots in and drives through. Faris sprawls well.
Faris misses the shot to the body.

Snyder drives through and clinches with Faris against the cage.
Snyder misses with some punches.
Snyder lands with a light punch inside.
Snyder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snyder is working Faris over against the cage.
Snyder swings wildly with an uppercut but Faris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snyder throws a head punch that misses.
Snyder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faris up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder lands a nice uppercut.
Snyder scores with a hook to the body.
Snyder misses with a punch on the inside.
Snyder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snyder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snyder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snyder pressing his opponent against the cage.
Snyder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snyder effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder lands a shot to the body.
Faris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snyder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fariss head.
Snyder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snyder can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Snyder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snyder lands an uppercut.
Snyder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snyder swings wildly with an uppercut but Faris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faris blocks a body shot from Snyder.
Snyder has Faris pressed against the cage, preventing Faris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snyder lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snyder working aggressively here.
Faris fails to pull guard.
Faris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Snyder.
Snyder tries to circle away but Faris has him pinned against the cage.
Snyder jumps guard but Faris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Max Snyder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Snyder.
Snyder is working for takedown but Faris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Snyder lands a left hand.
Snyder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snyder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faris is trying to push Snyder away but Snyder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tries to break the clinch but Faris is controlling the position.
Snyder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snyder has Faris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Faris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snyder keeps control of Faris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snyder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Faris is trying to break the clinch but Snyder has him pressed against the cage.
Max Snyder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snyder working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snyder.
Muhammad Faris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Snyder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snyder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Snyder!
An out of breath Max Snyder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.