PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Post (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Post comes to the ring accompanied by Bom Bom pow. Faria has chosen Stevie B - Spring Love as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Post
vs
Faria

173 cm
31
157 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
33
154 lbs
13 - 23 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Post!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Post looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Post has closed the distance and engaged Faria in a clinch.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Post keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Post tries a knee to the head but Faria blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Post has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Faria is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Post has double underhooks.
Post is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faria is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Post - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faria misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Post tries to clinch up.
Post darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with a one-two to the body.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.

Post has managed to clinch.
Post tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Faria misses with the combination.
Post tries to clinch up.
As Post backs off Faria throws a huge counter combo but Post manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.
Faria throws a series of punches but Post avoids them all with ease.

Post moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Post closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria tries to break the clinch but Post is controlling the position.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Post throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.

Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Post looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faria lands with a hook. Post tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Post.
Faria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Post tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Faria throws a right and a left that Post avoids nicely.

Post takes the fight into the clinch.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Post has him pressed against the ropes.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Post is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Post is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Post landing knees to the head.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faria lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Post backs up against the ropes.
Post tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Post closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Post is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Faria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faria is trying to push Post away but Post has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Post lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Faria avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Post keeps him there for the moment.
Post with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Faria manages to break the clinch.
Post closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faria counters with a two punch combo.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Post wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faria.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Post is looking to clinch.
Faria unleashes a big counter combination but Post bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Faria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Post fails in his attempt to clinch.
Post wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Post wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Faria looks to land a right hand but Post moved out of range.
Post tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Post.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Post bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Faria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Post.
Post avoids a punch combination nicely.
Post slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Post.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Post moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off.
Frankie Post is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Post wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Post tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Post is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Post tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Post tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Faria looks to land a combination but Post avoids it well.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Post forces Faria back against the ropes and clinches.
Post is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faria is keeping busy.
Post taking a breather.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Post has him pressed against the ropes.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Post crunches a lovely knee into Faria's ribcage.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Post.
Post unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Post leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Post looking to slow down the pace here.
Frankie Post has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Post stalling in the clinch but Faria improves position.
Post can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Faria avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.
Post has Faria pressed against the ropes, preventing Faria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Post tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Faria looks to move away, Post throws a big counter combo bu Faria just gets out of the way.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Post.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faria looks to land a combination. Post sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faria misses with a double jab.
Post tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Post tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Post is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Post fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Post looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Faria throws a right hand that Post ducks under and follows up with a left that Post also avoids with ease.
Faria throws a series of strikes that have Post backpedaling.
Post tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Faria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Post circles away quickly and effectively.
Faria misses with the combination.
Post throws a big counter combination but Faria scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Post wants to clinch.
Faria is looking for the big counter here.
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Post wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Post wants to clinch.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Frankie Post seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Post.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Post.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Post is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Faria's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Post drives through and clinches with Faria against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Post.
Post trying to land knees to the body.
Faria is trying to push Post away but Post has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Post missing with knees to the body.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Faria is blocking nicely.
Post landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Post throws an elbow but misses.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Post tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Faria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Faria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Post fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Post tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Post wants to clinch.
Post doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.
Faria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Faria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Post is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faria unleashes a big counter combination but Post bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Post.
Despite the aggression on Faria's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Faria throws a series of punches but Post avoids them all with ease.
Post tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Post is looking to clinch.
Post is looking to clinch.
Post is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Post wants to clinch but Faria slips to the side
and Faria counters with a one-two to the body.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Post fails with an attempt to clinch.
Post tries to clinch but Faria moves out of range.
Post tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Faria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Post wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.

Post closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Post.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Faria is blocking nicely.
Lucas Faria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Post trying to stall but Faria improves his position.
Post lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faria.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Post has him pressed against the ropes.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post misses with a knee to the head.

Faria manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Post.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria clobbers Post with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Post tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Post bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws out a loose jab but Post uses good head movement to avoid it.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Post tries to clinch up.
Faria throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Post looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Post is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Post forces Faria back against the ropes and clinches.
Frankie Post has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Post tries a knee to the head but Faria blocks it.
Post looking to stall.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Post missing with knees to the body.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Faria avoids the elbow strike from Post, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria avoids a wild elbow strike from Post.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Post tries to clinch but Faria moves out of range.
Faria lands with a nice combination. Post backs away looking to recover.
Post dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Post tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Post walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faria throws a series of punches but Post moves out of range.
Post doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.
Post fails with an attempt to clinch.
Post is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Post was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Post is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Faria's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Post lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Faria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faria winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Faria!
Lucas Faria thanked the fans post fight for their support.