PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps has chosen Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ben Farro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Farro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Farro
vs
Buttersnaps

165 cm
37
154 lbs
31 - 15 - 0

171 cm
31
152 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farro scores with a push kick.
Farro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farro just misses with a punch to the body.
Buttersnaps misses with a low kick as Farro jumps back.
Farro swats away the attempt to clinch by Buttersnaps.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farro.
Farro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buttersnaps as he jumps to the side.
Farro lands a high kick!

Farro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Farro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Farro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Farro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Buttersnaps's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro working the ground and pound but Buttersnaps is defending the strikes.
Buttersnaps has one of Farro's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Buttersnaps managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farro.
Farro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buttersnaps is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Farro is controlling him well.

Farro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buttersnaps managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farro.
Farro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Buttersnaps is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buttersnaps avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farro.
Farro lands some shots froms side control.
Buttersnaps managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farro.
Buttersnaps tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buttersnaps is working to avoid the ground and pound but Farro connects with a decent elbow.
Buttersnaps takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here as Farro stalls from top position.
Farro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farro tries for a kimura but Buttersnaps is defending well.
Buttersnaps is working to avoid the ground and pound but Farro connects with a decent elbow.

Farro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Buttersnaps is looking to reverse the position.
Buttersnaps takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Buttersnaps managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farro.
Buttersnaps is looking to reverse the position.
Farro 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Farro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Farro in side control, throwing shots but Buttersnaps defends.
Buttersnaps is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Farro is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Farro crashes against the mat.
Farro working the ground and pound.
Farro tries to score with some ground and pound. Buttersnaps controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Buttersnaps gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Buttersnaps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farro is pressing down on Buttersnaps's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buttersnaps is holding on for now.
Buttersnaps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Farro connects with a body shot.
Farro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buttersnaps avoids it really well and circles away.
Farro stuns Buttersnaps with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farro.
Buttersnaps throws a leg kick but Farro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Buttersnaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buttersnaps moves out of range as Farro strikes.
Nice defenses there by Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farro moves out of range of the strikes.
Buttersnaps takes a swing at Farro's ribcage but misses.
Buttersnaps connects with a nice looking jab.
Buttersnaps scores with the left hand. Farro knows he should have avoided that one.
Farro lands with a cross.
Buttersnaps walks into 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!
Farro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Farro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttersnaps is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farro. Buttersnaps does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farro misses with a leg kick.
Farro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buttersnaps misses with an uppercut.
Farro moves out of range of the strikes.
Farro cracks Buttersnaps with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Buttersnaps looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buttersnaps wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.

Farro is looking for a triangle but Buttersnaps pushes his legs off easily.
Farro trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farro is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farro looking to sit in guard and control but Buttersnaps gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buttersnaps trying to control but Farro is working from the bottom.
Buttersnaps stopping the sweep attempt from Farro.
Farro wants to control but Buttersnaps passes easily into half guard.
Farro is looking for a sweep. Buttersnaps is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Farro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Buttersnaps pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is trying to get back to full guard.
Farro is looking to control Buttersnaps's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farro avoid being mounted?
Farro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buttersnaps is keen to just control but Farro is a slippery customer.

Buttersnaps is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Farro is looking for a sweep. Buttersnaps is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro trying to control from the bottom.
Farro wants to improve his position but Buttersnaps is controlling well.
Farro is working hard here to advance position.
Buttersnaps trying to control the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Farro won't allow Buttersnaps to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro tries to roll over but Buttersnaps keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Farro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buttersnaps has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ben Farro is winning the standup battle so far.
Farro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Farro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buttersnaps as he avoids it easily.
Farro misses with a hook.
Farro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buttersnaps connects with a nice looking jab.
Buttersnaps steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farro.
Buttersnaps moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Buttersnaps scores with a four punch combination!

Farro is rocked!

It looks like Ben Farro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buttersnaps throws out the jab.
Buttersnaps takes a swing at Farro's ribcage but misses.
Buttersnaps throws a head kick that misses.
Buttersnaps shoots for a double leg takedown but Farro sprawls well. He's pushed Buttersnaps's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buttersnaps cracks a nice hook into Farro's ribs.
Farro misses with a wild body shot.

Buttersnaps moves into the clinch.
Farro struggles to land a body shot inside as Buttersnaps controls his hands.
Farro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Farro manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Buttersnaps throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buttersnaps but Buttersnaps pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Farro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buttersnaps manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buttersnaps controls Farro momentarily but Farro frees himself.
Ben Farro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farro wants to control from the top but Buttersnaps keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Farro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buttersnaps connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farro scrambles back to his feet.
Buttersnaps takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buttersnaps shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buttersnaps walks into a jab.

Buttersnaps has managed to clinch.
Farro works on Buttersnaps's body with a couple of short punches.

Buttersnaps gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Farro wants to get back to full guard.
Farro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farro.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps trying to control but Farro is working from the bottom.
Farro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Farro breaks from Buttersnaps's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Farro looking to control but Buttersnaps is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Farro working Buttersnaps over with strikes here.
Farro throws some wild stikes that Buttersnaps manages to avoid easily.
Farro working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps wants to get back to his feet.
Farro with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farro with good strikes from the mount here!
Farro misses with a head shot.
Farro lands a nice shot to the head.
Farro misses with some ground and pound and Buttersnaps recovers position to half guard.
Farro is looking to stall here but Buttersnaps recovers full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farro being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!
A very excited looking Ben Farro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.