PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day comes to the cage accompanied by Hifana - Wamono. Farha has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Day
vs
Farha

171 cm
28
160 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

178 cm
26
167 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Good Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Farha!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farha takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.

Farha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Day lands with a short shot to the head.
Day tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Farha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Farha blocks an elbow strike from Day.
Farha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Day is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Farha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farha misses with a body shot.

Farha takes the fight into the clinch.

Farha jumps into guard, dragging Day to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Day postures up.
Day has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Day being controlled here momentarily.
Day postures up in Farha's guard and throws a big left but Farha blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Day got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Day has managed to get both his arms back between Farha's legs - danger averted.
Day stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.
Day pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farha is keeping the position for now.
Farha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Day forces his way into half guard.
Day is pressing down on Farha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farha is holding on for now.
Day looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Farha is pressing down on Day's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Day pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farha is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Farha blocks Day's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Farha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Day hang on?
Day really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Farha lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farha cracks Day with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Day swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Farha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Day is looking to escape.
BOOM! Farha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Farha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Day throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Day swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Day is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Farha raining down shots from the mount!
Day in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Farha with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Day swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha with the ground and pound from mount.
Farha with good strikes from the mount here!
Day is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Day is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Farha content just to control the position here.
Farha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Day hang on?
Day is desperately trying to improve his position but Farha has a good base and remains in mount.
Farha landing strikes from the mount.
Farha looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farha breaks from Day's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Farha landing strikes from the mount.
Day is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Farha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Farha scores with a hook.
Farha throws a nice looking combination but Day bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farhas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farha fails to land with a series of punches.
Day lands with a shot to the body.
Farha leaves Day with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Farha cracks Day with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Day.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Farha.
Day fails with the takedown
and Farha counters with a right hand to the body.

Farha has managed to clinch.
Day fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day tries a knee to the head but Farha blocks it.

Day manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Day is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha with a nice head shot there.
Farha landing with the ground and pound.
Farha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Day tries to strike from the bottom.
Sammy Farha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Farha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Day has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farha has managed to get both his arms back between Day's legs - danger averted.
Farha takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Farha working some strikes from top position.
Farha trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farha advances position into side control!
Day stops Farha from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Farha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Farha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farha working Day over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farha wants to take a breather but Day is having none of it.

Day is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Farha pulls his head out easily.
Day wants to improve his position but Farha is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Day actively working from the bottom here.
Day taking some punishment here, with Farha in his half guard.
Farha is nestled in close to Day, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Farha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Farha in particular looking to stall.

Day looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is not content to let Farha control the position.

Day has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Farha escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Farha!
Farha scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Day to see if he's OK.

Farha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Day is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Farha avoids the strikes from the bottom by Day.
Day misses with a strike from the bottom.
Farha is putting a hurting on Day here, landing some big shots from side control.
Farha creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Farha trying to control the action but Day is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha controls the position.
Farha landing a few strikes.
Day tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farha lands a few punches from side control.
Farha looks up at the clock and then as Day takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Farha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Day is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Farha is looking to take a break and control but Day is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farha lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Day is trying to get back to his feet.
Day tries to bench press Farha off him but Farha keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Farha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Farha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Day.
Farha digs a good hook to Day's body.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day has his takedown stuffed
and Farha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Day lands a slapping body shot.
Farha misses with a body shot.
Day tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farha swivels and escapes.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Farha moves out of range easily.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Farha circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Farha. No joy for Day on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farha circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Day.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Farha has Day up against the cage in a clinch.

Farha decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha looking to control.
Farha wants to sweep but no luck.

Farha has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Day is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Farha.
Day working the strikes but Farha uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Farha keeping hold of Day's head, controlling as best he can.
Day thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farha's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Farha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farha wants to sweep here but Day controlling him for the moment.
Farha keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.
Farha keeping full guard, as Day tries to pass.

Farha is looking for a triangle but Day pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Day throws a strike but Farha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farha trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Farha passes into half guard.

Day actively working from the bottom here.

Day is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Farha pulls his head out easily.
Farha lands with a punch from half guard.
Day has hold of Farha's hands but Farha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha drops an elbow to the side of Day's head.
Day punching from the bottom.
Day punching from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Farha.
Farha content to control rather than advance.
Farha wants to take a breather but Day is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Farha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farha working Day over with strikes.

Day is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Farha pulls his head out easily.
Farha passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Day!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Farha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Farha!
In his post fight interview, Sammy Farha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.