PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urban Farraco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bathory might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brain Scan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bathory
vs
Farraco

186 cm
20
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urban Farraco!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Farraco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Farraco sees coming a mile off.
Bathory takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Bathory thumps Farraco with a low kick.
We've been told by Bathory's head coaches at In the Penile Colony that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Farraco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farraco swinging wildly here.
Farraco throws a lazy head kick
and Bathory counters with a good, hard body kick but Farraco shrugs it off.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Farraco.
Bathory scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farraco looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Bathory pushes Farraco away with a front kick.
Farraco looks winded!
Bathory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bathory scores with a nice body kick.

Bathory rushes Farraco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bathory lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farraco backwards.
Bathory digs a right hand underneath Farraco's ribcage. Farraco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Bathory.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farraco or not.
A body shot lands from Bathory.
Bathory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bathory digs a right hand into Farraco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farraco's gas tank.
Bathory lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Bathory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bathory scores with a shoulder strike.
Bathory works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bathory lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bathory cracks Farraco with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bathory.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
Bathory lands a body shot.
Farraco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
A hook to the body from Bathory.
Bathory is leaning against Farraco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
Bathory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bathory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Bathory.
Bathory lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farraco or not.
Bathory lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Farraco to his knees! Bathory keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arzlan Bathory!
An out of breath Arzlan Bathory thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.