PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacopo Faithful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cant Think A Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faithful's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Be Faithful. A Name has chosen beast and the harlot as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Faithful
vs
Think A Name

180 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
278 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacopo Faithful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cant Think A Name!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Name throws a jab when Faithful was well out of range.

Faithful drives through and clinches with A Name against the cage.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Name in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful is pressed up against the cage. A Name has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faithful down to the mat. Faithful avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Faithful has A Name up against the cage in a clinch.
A Name goes for a takedown attempt but Faithful pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Faithful clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A Name on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A Name looks winded!
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
A Name on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A Name changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faithful fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jacopo Faithful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cant Think A Name.

Faithful gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A Name is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful landing knees to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into A Name's ribcage.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Faithful with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cant Think A Name has been cut.
Faithful scores with a knee to the head.
A Name takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Name in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful trying to land knees to the body.
A Name jumps guard but Faithful stands there with A Name around his waist. A Name gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful missing with knees to the body.
Faithful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Name.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into A Name's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Name.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Name.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. A Name is defending well for now.
A Name is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faithful working A Name over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. A Name won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Faithful missing with knees to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Name in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faithful prevents the takedown attempt.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
A Name is trying to pull guard but Faithful has him pressed against the cage.
A Name tries for a takedown. No joy.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. A Name won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Name in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and A Name avoids it.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
A Name tries to pull guard but Faithful holds him up against the cage and eventually A Name drops back down to his feet.
A Name takes a knee to the side of the body.
A Name on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A Name takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful tries to land knees in the clinch but A Name avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A Name is trying to pull guard but Faithful has him pressed against the cage.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faithful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. A Name is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacopo Faithful dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cant Think A Name's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Faithful has A Name up against the cage in a clinch.
Faithful gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from A Name.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. A Name lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faithful working A Name over with knees to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Name in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful missing with knees to the body.
Faithful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Name.
Faithful tries to land knees in the clinch but A Name avoids the damage to the body.
A Name wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
A Name managing to block the knees to the body from Faithful.
A Name is breathing heavily.
A Name tries to pull guard but Faithful forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jacopo Faithful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cant Think A Name.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful missing with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that A Name can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Name.
Jacopo Faithful has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A Name blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A Name blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
Faithful landing knees to the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. A Name is defending well for now.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful working A Name over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful landing knees to the body.
A Name wants to take the fight to the mat but Faithful manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
Faithful stops a takedown attempt from A Name.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. A Name lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
A Name tries to pull guard but Faithful holds him up against the cage and eventually A Name drops back down to his feet.
A Name blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faithful lands a knee to the head.
A Name has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faithful after a bit of a struggle.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into A Name's ribcage.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
A Name on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A Name has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Faithful is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.

A Name gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A Name trying to move into half guard but instead Faithful has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Name not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A Name is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A Name is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A Name seems keen to control Faithful's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cant Think A Name hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Faithful clinches up with A Name and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Name tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faithful smiles and moves away.

Faithful moves into the clinch.
A Name is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faithful pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A Name can't get the takedown.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A Name avoiding damage as Faithful throws knees to the body.
A Name is working for takedown but Faithful is calmly controlling the position for now.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Name in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful connects with a knee to the head.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Faithful.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
A Name takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacopo Faithful dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cant Think A Name's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Faithful moves into the clinch.

A Name lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faithful pushes A Name off looking to stand but A Name dives back in and keeps control.
Faithful might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

A Name is looking for a kimura here.
A Name performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A Name is looking for a kimura here.

A Name is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Faithful is trying to stand back up but A Name is controlling him
Jacopo Faithful is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A Name is pressing down on Faithful's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faithful is holding on for now.

A Name maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Faithful could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but A Name has cracked it and Faithful is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by A Name!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cant Think A Name!
During a confident post fight interview, Cant Think A Name thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.