PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Farr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welsh National Anthem. Avalon has chosen Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Farr
vs
Avalon

186 cm
25
220 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

187 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Avalon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon looks to land a combination but Farr avoids it well.
Farr missing with a left hand there. Avalon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Avalon misses.
Farr moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.
Farr throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Farr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avalon was well out of range. Poor timing from Farr.
Farr looks to land a right hand but Avalon moved out of range.
Farr throws a hook but Avalon avoids it easily.
Avalon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farr.
Farr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avalon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farr.
Farr throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon tries to clinch up
and Farr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon misses the jab.
Farr throws an off balance right hand
and Avalon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Avalon tries to clinch
and Farr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avalon slips a jab from Farr.
Farr looks to throw the jab but Avalon is out of range.
Avalon with a jab.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Avalon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farr to score with a decent uppercut.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
Avalon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Farr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farr throws a hook but Avalon avoids it easily.
Farr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avalon to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farr misses with a series of wild punches.
Farr misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avalon tests Farr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avalon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Avalon scores with a one two! Farr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Avalon throws a chopping leg kick but Farr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Avalon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avalon doesn't manage to clinch there - Farr circles away.
Avalon moves to clinch but Farr breaks away
and Farr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avalon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farr takes a step back to recover.
Avalon's corner calls for a 1-2. Avalon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon throws a jab when Farr was well out of range.
Farr looks to land a left hand but Avalon moved out of range nicely.
Farr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avalon counters with a three punch combo that has Farr backing up. Farr nods at Avalon to acknowledge the strikes.
Avalon moves out of range as Farr strikes.
Farr throws a one two combo.
Avalon throws a series of punches but Farr moves out of range.
Farr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Farr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avalon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avalon throws a right and a left that both miss.

Avalon takes the fight into the clinch.
Avalon is leaning against Farr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avalon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avalon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farr backwards.
Farr avoiding damage as Avalon throws knees to the body.
Farr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is trying to maintain a safe position but Farr gets an underhook and turns Avalon into the cage.
Avalon throws a head punch that misses.

Farr breaks from the clinch.
Avalon thows a body shot but no joy.
Farr throws a hook but Avalon blocks it.
Avalon tries to clinch but Farr moves out of range.
Farr throws a hook but Avalon blocks it.
Farr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
Farr throws a poor cross that misses
and Farr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avalon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farr.
Farr throws a right hand that misses
and Avalon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farr thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Farr misses.
Avalon moves out of range as Farr strikes.
Avalon wants to clinch.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Avalon dominated that round.
That's time! Farr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Farr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avalon tries to clinch there but Farr circles away.
Avalon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Farr misses.
A swing and a miss from Farr.
Avalon is looking to score with low kicks.
Farr throws a jab but it's blocked by Avalon.
Avalon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farr back to the cage. Avalon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
Farr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Avalon.
Avalon thuds his right hand into Farr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farr throws out a powerful jab.
Farr scores with a one two! Avalon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like James Avalon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avalon tries to clinch but Farr is having none of it.
Avalon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr blocks a jab.

Avalon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Avalon tries to work over Farr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Farr.
Farr blocking some punches.

Farr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farr throws a shot to the body.
Avalon moves to clinch but Farr breaks away
and Farr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Avalon thinking.
Avalon defending well as Farr loads up on a big left hand.
Avalon is looking to clinch but Farr is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Avalon misses.
A slow jab from Farr misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avalon at a distance.
James Avalon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Avalon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farr doesn't seem phased though.
Avalon throws a right hand that Farr ducks under and follows up with a left that Farr also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avalon slips a straight right by Farr.
Farr dips to his left and cracks Avalon with an uppercut!
Farr lands a really nice looking cross but Avalon seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Avalon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avalon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farr was well out of range. Poor timing from Avalon.
Avalon staying out of range there.
Avalon misses with an uppercut.
Avalon misses with a shot to the body
and Farr counters with a nice uppercut.
Avalon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Avalon throws a looping overhand right but Farr ducks down to avoid it.
Avalon throws a right and a left that Farr avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon scores with a body shot.
Avalon lands a nice looking body shot.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon tries to clinch but Farr moves out of range.
Farr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avalon.
Farr looks to throw the jab but Avalon is out of range.
Farr throws a lazy right hand but Avalon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avalon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farr.
Avalon throws a series of strikes that have Farr backpedaling.
Avalon connects with a crisp jab.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon throws a right and a left that Farr avoids nicely.
Avalon lands with a shot to the body.
Avalon slips under a jab.
Jab from Farr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Avalon tries to clinch up but Farr circles away and keeps his distance.
Avalon punishes Farr's body with a nice straight punch.
Avalon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farr finds it's way round the side to connect with Avalon's head.
A punch combination from Avalon misses.
Farr throws a hook but Avalon avoids it easily.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farr.
The fighters circling - Farr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avalon.
Avalon moves out of range as Farr strikes.
Farr avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avalon blocks a jab.
Farr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Farr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Avalon's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Avalon rushes Farr and presses him up against the cage.
Farr wants to get back to striking at distance but Avalon won't allow it.
Avalon misses with a knee to the head.
Avalon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Avalon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avalon moves out of range as Farr strikes.
James Avalon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avalon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farr looks to score with a jab to the body but Avalon is just out of range.
Avalon lands with a good body shot.
Farr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avalon finds it's way round the side to connect with Farr's head.
Avalon scores with a push kick.
Avalon throws a right hand that Farr ducks under and follows up with a left that Farr also avoids with ease.
Avalon catches Farr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avalon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Avalon tries to clinch there but Farr circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon misses with the combination.
Farr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avalon.
Farr defending well as Avalon loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Avalon. Those never looked like landing.
Farr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Avalon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Avalon clinches.
Farr tries to throw a body punch but Avalon avoids it by throwing Farr back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Avalon.
Farr is trying to force a seperation but Avalon has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Avalon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Avalon can't find room to land a body shot as Farr controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Avalon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farr throws a body punch but Avalon moves out of range.
Avalon lands a really nice looking cross but Farr seems unphased.
Avalon throws out a loose jab but Farr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon looks to land a combination but Farr avoids it well.
Farr looks to land a left hand but Avalon moved out of range nicely.
Farr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Avalon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Avalon slips under a jab.
Avalon throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Farr misses the target.
The fighters circling - Farr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Avalon misses.
Avalon drops his hands momentarily and Farr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Avalon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Farr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farr throws the left hand but Avalon avoids the punch easily.
Avalon blocks a jab.
Farr slips under a jab from Avalon.
Farr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avalon counters with a one-two to the body.
Avalon throws a right hand that Farr ducks under and follows up with a left that Farr also avoids with ease.
Farr throws a lazy right hand but Avalon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farr misses with a looping right.

Avalon pushes Farr up against the cage in a clinch.
Farr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Avalon lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avalon looking to slow down the pace here.
Avalon with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr is trying to stall.
Farr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
James Avalon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Avalon.
Avalon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avalon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avalon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Avalon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farr's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Farr on the inside.
Avalon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Avalon has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Avalon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Avalon 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Avalon!
Post fight, James Avalon took to the microphone: 'That was helluva fight, man. Thank you HMMA for having me in your organization, and to all the fans waving and cheering on me since my old boxing days. To my rival tonight, you have all my respect for this fight.'.