PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aj Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fargloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Teixeira
vs
Fargloom

175 cm
25
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
159 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Fargloom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fargloom misses the target.
Jack Fargloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Fargloom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fargloom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fargloom walks into a straight right hand from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings for the body but Fargloom moves out of range.
Teixeira on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargloom cracks Teixeira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fargloom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fargloom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teixeira.

Fargloom looking to score a takedown here. Teixeira is defending well but Fargloom drives through and ends up in Teixeira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fargloom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Teixeira managing to control the position.
Fargloom trying to control but Teixeira is working from the bottom.
Fargloom throwing strikes from guard but Teixeira blocks nicely.
Teixeira is pulling down on Fargloom's head. It's preventing any offense from Fargloom, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teixeira avoids the body shot from Fargloom.
Fargloom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fargloom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teixeira. That did some damage!
Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fargloom.
Fargloom just misses with a punch to the body.

Fargloom moves into the clinch successfully.

Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fargloom cracks a nice hook into Teixeira's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Fargloom throws a hook but Teixeira blocks it.
Fargloom motions for Teixeira to come forward. Fargloom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fargloom misses with a body shot.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira walks into a stiff left hand from Fargloom.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Fargloom avoids them all with ease.
Teixeira misses with a body punch
and Fargloom counters with a nice leg kick.
Fargloom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aj Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fargloom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fargloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Fargloom tests Teixeira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aj Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fargloom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teixeira defends it nicely.
Teixeira looks to land a body kick but Fargloom moved away.
Fargloom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fargloom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Fargloom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fargloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Fargloom swinging wildly here.
Fargloom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fargloom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fargloom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teixeira's calf.
Fargloom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fargloom doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira works Fargloom's body with a nice hook.
Teixeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fargloom.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Fargloom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fargloom avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Fargloom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fargloom circles away quickly and effectively.
Fargloom works the jab nicely.
Teixeira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teixeira at a distance.
Teixeira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fargloom connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Teixeira.
No luck for Fargloom with that takedown attempt.
Aj Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fargloom.
Fargloom scores with a leg kick.
Jack Fargloom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fargloom thumps Teixeira with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fargloom scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fargloom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fargloom working the ground and pound from side control.
Fargloom working the head with strikes.
Teixeira is trying to buck Fargloom off.
Fargloom throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Teixeira is looking to regain half guard here but Fargloom keeps moving and retains side control.
Teixeira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fargloom off and has taken his back!
Fargloom rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Teixeira is keen to just control but Fargloom is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira stops Fargloom from getting back to his feet.
Teixeira is taking a breather. Fargloom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fargloom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira tries to pass to full mount but Fargloom defends it.
Still in half guard, Teixeira seems content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Aj Teixeira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fargloom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
No luck for Fargloom with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Fargloom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fargloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fargloom.
Teixeira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Fargloom is just out of range.
Teixeira ducks right into an uppercut from Fargloom.
Teixeira checks a low kick from Fargloom.
Fargloom throws a leg kick but Teixeira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fargloom dives in and grabs Teixeira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teixeira pushes down on Fargloom's head and hops out.
Fargloom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargloom thuds his shin into the meat of Teixeira's side.
Teixeira swings for the body but Fargloom moves out of range.
Fargloom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Teixeira throws a right hand that Fargloom ducks under and follows up with a left that Fargloom also avoids with ease.
Fargloom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira slaps away a takedown attempt from Fargloom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aj Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fargloom.
Fargloom throws a leg kick but Teixeira moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira avoids a kick to the body.
Fargloom scores with a leg kick.
Fargloom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Teixeira. No joy for Fargloom on that attempt.
Fargloom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Fargloom.
Teixeira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Fargloom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fargloom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1-2. Teixeira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Teixeira slips a jab from Fargloom.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fargloom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teixeira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teixeira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Fargloom moves out of range.
Fargloom misses with a kick to the body.
Teixeira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fargloom momentarily.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fargloom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fargloom showed some decent athleticism there.
Teixeira tries to get to full guard but Fargloom has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fargloom is looking to take a break and control but Teixeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Teixeira manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jack Fargloom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Fargloom is just out of range.
Aj Teixeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Fargloom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fargloom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fargloom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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 Aj Teixeira.
Well Fargloom 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fargloom!
A relieved looking Jack Fargloom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.