PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sword has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sword
vs
Farrell

188 cm
27
280 lbs
22 - 4 - 1

192 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Farrell gets caught napping as Sword dives in and scores a takedown. Farrell manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sword throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farrell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sword wants to control from the top but Farrell keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farrell is on top in guard.
Farrell tries to free his leg and advance position but Sword is retaining full guard.
Farrell postures up in Sword's guard and throws a big left but Sword blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell wants to control from the top but Sword keeps moving.
Farrell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sword has wrist control.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brandon Farrell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Farrell tries to bum rush Sword with a series of wild strikes but Sword uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sword misses with a takedown attempt

and Farrell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Farrell.
Farrell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell trying to control but Sword is working from the bottom.
Farrell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Farrell is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brandon Farrell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sword uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sword shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sword was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell wants to control but Sword is having none of it.
Sword punching from mount but Farrell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Farrell working to try and regain half guard.
Sword avoids the attempt from Farrell to control.
Farrell is desperately trying to improve his position but Sword has a good base and remains in mount.
Sword dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Brandon Farrell has been cut.
Farrell is squirming around, avoiding Sword's attempts to control the action.
Farrell is desperately trying to improve his position but Sword has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sword thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sword looking to ground and pound but Farrell is blocking nicely.
Sword punching from mount but Farrell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Farrell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sword working over Farrell with some ground and pound. Farrell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That has opened up Brandon Farrell's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sword throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sword sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrell defending well though.
Farrell is looking to control Sword's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farrell avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kjell Sword will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Farrell looks to land a right hand but Sword moved out of range.

Sword scores with a takedown into Farrell's guard.
Farrell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sword accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sword postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sword scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farrell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Farrell trying to control the position here.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Farrell holds on and takes a little breather.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sword postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

Sword throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Farrell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sword is in Farrell's guard.
Sword stopping the sweep attempt from Farrell.
Sword throws an elbow that misses. Farrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sword's guard. Nice move by Farrell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farrell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farrell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sword swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sword is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farrell throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrell postures up.
Farrell wants to control from the top but Sword keeps moving.
Farrell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sword's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farrell lands a nice short elbow.
Sword keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell with the ground and pound but Sword uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farrell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sword has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farrell throwing strikes from guard but Sword blocks nicely.
Brandon Farrell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farrell throwing strikes but missing.
Sword utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrell postures up in Sword's guard and throws a big left but Sword blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Farrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Farrell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Farrell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Farrell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sword is keeping the position for now.
Sword avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword pulls Farrell in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Farrell swings for the body but Sword moves out of range.
Sword with a poor takedown

and Farrell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sword's guard.
Sword working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farrell.
Farrell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sword avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farrell working some strikes from top position.
Farrell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell throwing strikes from guard but Sword blocks nicely.
Sword has momentary wrist control but Farrell slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sword is keeping the position for now.
Sword utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farrell wants to pass the guard but Sword is keeping the position.
Farrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell trying to control but Sword is working from the bottom.
Sword avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farrell throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrell pushing down on Sword's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Farrell is looking to take a break and control but Sword is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farrell drops an elbow to the side of Sword's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farrell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Farrell wants to control but Sword is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Farrell seems content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Farrell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Farrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farrell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Farrell!