PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cat Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrelly comes to the cage accompanied by Written In My Face. Von comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem guilty conscience kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Seamus Farrelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farrelly
vs
Von

185 cm
19
262 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

201 cm
19
272 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cat Von!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von throws a head kick that misses

and Farrelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrelly.
Farrelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrelly lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Cat Von has been cut.
Farrelly working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Farrelly.

Von gets control of Farrelly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Von will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farrelly wanted to stand there but Von had control of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seamus Farrelly.
Farrelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Von counters with a good low kick that Farrelly was not able to check.
Von throws a quick inside leg kick.
Farrelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Von circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrelly is looking to clinch.
Farrelly moves in looking to clinch but Von pushes him off.
Von lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Von swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Von misses

and Farrelly counters by clinching up.
Farrelly working aggressively here.
Farrelly misses with some punches.
Von is looking to take this one to the mat.
Von tries to pull guard but Farrelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Farrelly has him pressed against the cage.
Farrelly has Von pressed against the cage, preventing Von from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farrelly lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrelly misses with a body punch.
Farrelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrelly slowing the pace effectively.
Farrelly keeps control of Von as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Farrelly.
Farrelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by Von.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Farrelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Farrelly tries to throw a body punch but Von avoids it by throwing Farrelly back against the cage.
Von prevents a body shot from Farrelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von is looking for a takedown.
Seamus Farrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cat Von.
Farrelly stalls.
Farrelly lands a shot to the body.
Von looks winded!
Farrelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Von controls his hands.
Farrelly lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von can't get the takedown.
Farrelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Von controls his hands.
Farrelly working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Farrelly - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farrelly lands with a left to the head.
Farrelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farrelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cat Von's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Farrelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrelly wants to clinch but Von slips to the side
and Von counters with a slapping leg kick.
Farrelly tries to clinch up
and Von finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Von swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrelly tries to clinch
and Von counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farrelly thinking.
Von lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly tries to clinch up but Von circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrelly wants to clinch.
Farrelly tries to clinch there but Von circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrelly fails with an attempt to clinch.

Farrelly rushes Von and presses him up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Von in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Von prevents a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von's elbow.
Farrelly tries to throw a body punch but Von avoids it by throwing Farrelly back against the cage.
Von wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrelly working aggressively here.
Farrelly misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Von controls his hands.
Von is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von prevents a body shot from Farrelly.
Von is trying to push Farrelly away but Farrelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Von is working for takedown but Farrelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Von is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrelly has double underhooks.
Von has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Farrelly.
Von tries to break the clinch but Farrelly is controlling the position.
Farrelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vons head.

That has opened up Cat Von's cut even more.
The referee calls for Farrelly to work.
Von is trying to push Farrelly away but Farrelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Von prevents a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Seamus Farrelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
Farrelly misses with a body punch.
Farrelly stalls.
Farrelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von blocks a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly lands an uppercut.
Farrelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrelly lands a body shot.
Farrelly effectively controlling the action here.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von prevents a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly has Von pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrelly seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cat Von's cut.
That's time! Farrelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Farrelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farrelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farrelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrelly throws a shot to the body.
Farrelly tries to clinch up.
Von throws a head kick but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrelly is looking to clinch but Von is avoiding it.
Farrelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Von there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Farrelly is looking to clinch.
Farrelly wants to clinch but Von slips to the side
and Von makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Von throws a head kick that misses.
Von takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farrelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von throws a leg kick that is checked
and Farrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von thinking.
Farrelly tries to clinch up but Von circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrelly wants to clinch up but Von keeps it at a distance.
Farrelly moves in looking to clinch but Von pushes him off.
Farrelly is looking to clinch but Von is avoiding it.
Farrelly wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrelly wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Von.
Farrelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farrelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seamus Farrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Farrelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Farrelly - that landed with a thud.
Farrelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von can do to turn this around?
Farrelly lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Farrelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly works on Von's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Farrelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Farrelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Farrelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cat Von's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Farrelly rushes Von and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farrelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrelly taking a breather.
Farrelly misses with the head strike.
Von's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrelly prevents Von from breaking the clinch.
Farrelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrelly can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Farrelly scores with a hook to the body.
Farrelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Von blocks an uppercut.
Von blocks a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Farrelly for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Von blocks a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrelly cracks Von with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrelly slowing the pace effectively.
Farrelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Von backwards.
Farrelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Von backwards.
Farrelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von backwards.

The cut above Cat Von's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farrelly lands with a left to the head.
Farrelly lands a shot to the body.
Farrelly is pushing Von up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrelly lands an uppercut.
Farrelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrelly misses with a body punch.
Farrelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von backwards.

Von is rocked!

Cat Von's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Farrelly is leaning against Von and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrelly finish him?
Nice body punch from Farrelly - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Farrelly drops Von onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Von is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Farrelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von.
Farrelly lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly scores with a hook to the body.

Farrelly drops Von onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Von is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cat Von's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seamus Farrelly!
Seamus Farrelly retains his heavyweight title!
Seamus Farrelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.