PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Faragher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Colon
vs
Faragher

184 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ultimate Fighting Gear
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Faragher!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon throws a body punch but Faragher moves out of range.
Colon swings for the body but Faragher moves out of range.
Faragher drops his hands momentarily and Colon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faragher moves away.
Colon thows a body shot but no joy.
Faragher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Colon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faragher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colon.
Colon looks to score with a jab to the body but Faragher is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Faragher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faragher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faragher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colon sizes up Faragher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Colon looks to throw the jab but Faragher is out of range.
Faragher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faragher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Colon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colon.
Faragher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Colon's corner calls for a 1-2. Colon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faragher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Colon. That snapped Faragher's head back.
Colon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faragher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Santiago Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faragher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Colon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colon connects with a single shot there.

Colon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faragher blocks a body shot from Colon.
Colon tries to work over Faragher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colon lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faragher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faragher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faragher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Colon prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Colon misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Colon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Faragher has managed to clinch.
Colon is stalling here.

Colon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faragher is defended easily by Colon.
Colon cracks the inside of Faragher's front leg.
Colon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Colon connects with a solid leg kick.
Faragher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colon moves away.
Faragher misses the shot to the body.
Colon thumps Faragher with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colon lands the left hand.
Colon throws a right and a left that Faragher avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Colon scores with the left hand. Faragher knows he should have avoided that one.
Faragher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Faragher shoots in and drives through. Colon sprawls well.
Colon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Colon duly obliges.
Faragher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Colon slips a straight right by Faragher.
Colon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Colon slips a straight right by Faragher.
Colon works over Faragher's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faragher misses with a looping left.

Faragher gets tackled into the cage by Colon. Colon maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colon presses Faragher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Faragher fails to land.
Colon lands a body punch.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faragher backwards.
Colon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Colon.

Colon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faragher ducks right into an uppercut from Colon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colon, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faragher tries for a takedown but Colon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faragher 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.
Colon lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Colon. Beautiful body shot.
Colon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Colon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Colon scores with a four punch combination!
Colon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Colon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Colon misses.
Faragher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faragher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colon scores with a hook to the body. Faragher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Faragher misses the target.
Colon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faragher can do to turn this around?
Colon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Colon moves into the clinch.
Colon stalling.

Faragher pulls Colon into guard.
Faragher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faragher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Faragher controlling Colon's posture.
Colon postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon's corner is telling him to maintain position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faragher circles away quickly and effectively.
Colon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faragher. Faragher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Faragher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faragher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Colon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faragher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colon connects with a body shot that sends Faragher's belly button to the back.
Colon sizes up Faragher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Colon throws a body punch but Faragher moves out of range.
Faragher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colon can pounce on him.
Faragher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faragher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Colon connects with a solid leg kick.
Faragher takes one to the side of the head.
Colon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faragher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faragher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faragher. That did some damage!
Faragher 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.
Faragher walks into a straight right hand from Colon.
Faragher takes a swing at Colon's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Colon misses.
Colon feints and then cracks Faragher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faragher down.
Colon lands a leg kick that knocks Faragher off balance momentarily.
Faragher thows a body shot but no joy.
Colon looks to land a right hand but Faragher moved out of range.
Colon sizes up Faragher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Colon lands a leg kick that knocks Faragher off balance momentarily.
Colon lands a jab to the head.
Colon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faragher.
Santiago Colon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Colon. Faragher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faragher eats them both and turns towards Colon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That kick from Colon tenderised Faragher's leg. Faragher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Colon scores with a jab.
Colon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Colon.
Colon throws a nice looking combination but Faragher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faragher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Colon thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Colon finds it's way through Faragher's defenses.
Colon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faragher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Faragher doesn't manage to clinch there - Colon circles away.
Faragher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Colon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Colon thows a body shot but no joy.
Colon feints and then cracks Faragher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faragher down.
Faragher thows a body shot but no joy.
Faragher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colon.
Colon throws a series of punches but Faragher avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon lands a leg kick that knocks Faragher off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Colon misses.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faragher moves away.
Faragher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colon.
Colon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Colon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faragher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faragher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colon swings for the body but Faragher moves out of range.
Faragher fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Colon throws out a powerful jab.
Colon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faragher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colon lands with a hook. Faragher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Colon catches Faragher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santiago Colon is winning the standup battle so far.
Colon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faragher swings for the body but Colon moves out of range.
Faragher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faragher tries to move into range but Colon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faragher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Faragher has closed the distance and engaged Colon in a clinch.
Colon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colon lands with a right to the head.

Colon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faragher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colon scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Faragher is rocked!
Nice jab there from Colon.
Faragher is still on wobbly legs! Can Colon finish him?
Faragher shoots in and drives through. Colon sprawls well.
Faragher seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Faragher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Colon finds it's target.
Faragher tries to move into range but Colon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Faragher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Colon cracks Faragher on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Faragher falls backwards against the cage. Colon follows up with more strikes that drop Faragher to his knees. Colon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Faragher! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Santiago Colon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.