PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seamus Farrelly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Forclit
vs
Farrelly

195 cm
32
211 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

185 cm
33
221 lbs
24 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Hellbent
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Forclit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly cracks the inside of Forclit's front leg.
Farrelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Forclit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farrelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Forclit thuds his right hand into Farrelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been hearing reports that Forclit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Farrelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farrelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Forclit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrelly wants to counter with a clinch but Forclit pushes him away.
Forclit lunges at Farrelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farrelly's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forclit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farrelly sprawls and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrelly as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Nice body punch from Forclit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forclit scores with a jab to the head.
Farrelly moves out of range as Forclit strikes.
Forclit misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit shoots for a double leg takedown but Farrelly sprawls well. He's pushed Forclit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forclit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Farrelly. Beautiful body shot.
Farrelly lands with a right hand.

Farrelly forces Forclit back against the cage and clinches.
Forclit throws a head punch that misses.
Forclit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrelly controls his hands.
Farrelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forclit misses with the head strike.
Farrelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Farrelly takes a shot to the head.
Farrelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forclit's defenses.
Farrelly working aggressively here.
Farrelly keeps control of Forclit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forclit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forclit looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrelly lands an uppercut.
Forclit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrelly scores with a shot to the side of Forclit's head.
Farrelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Forclit controls his hands.
Forclit takes a shot to the head.
Farrelly pushes Forclit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Forclit swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forclit working aggressively here.
Farrelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Forclit lands with a light punch inside.
Farrelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrelly misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Farrelly fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farrelly obliges.

Forclit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seamus Farrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farrelly cracks Forclit with a good jab.
Farrelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrelly throws out a loose jab but Forclit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Forclit.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Forclit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Forclit counters with a left to the body.
Farrelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Forclit off the cage and back into range.
Farrelly digs a good hook to Forclit's body.
Farrelly staying out of range there.
Forclit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farrelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forclit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farrelly.
Forclit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Farrelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farrelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Forclit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Forclit clobbers Farrelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forclit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farrelly!
Seamus Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forclit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forclit fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Forclit is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrelly. That snapped Forclit's head back.
Farrelly throws a sloppy head kick and Forclit moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Forclit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forclit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Forclit drives through with a takedown into Farrelly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Farrelly pushes Forclit off and scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farrelly.
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 Happy Forclit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Farrelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forclit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrelly. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit scores with the left hand. Farrelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Farrelly throws a nice head kick!
Forclit swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Forclit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Forclit showed some decent athleticism there.
Forclit wants to pass to mount but Farrelly is defending the position.
Farrelly is refusing to be controlled, as Forclit sits in half guard.
Forclit stops Farrelly from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit is keen to just control but Farrelly is a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farrelly controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Farrelly trying to control here.

Farrelly is defending against the submission attempts here by Forclit.
Farrelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Forclit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Forclit's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Forclit's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Farrelly is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Farrelly missing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forclit is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Farrelly is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly has the hooks in. Forclit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Farrelly trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Forclit doesn't escape.
Forclit can't escape the position.
Forclit trying to control but not successfully.
Forclit rolls, trying to escape but Farrelly keeps control of the position.
Farrelly just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Forclit tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Farrelly tries to control but Forclit wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit is trying to escape the mount.
Farrelly controlling from mount.
Farrelly looking to control but Forclit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Farrelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farrelly content just to control the position here.
Forclit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Farrelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Forclit.
Forclit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Farrelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Forclit connects with a solid leg kick.
Farrelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forclit. Farrelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forclit goes for a double leg but Farrelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farrelly continues to drive forward.
Farrelly lands with a shot to the body.

Farrelly has closed the distance and engaged Forclit in a clinch.
Forclit tries to pull guard but Farrelly won't allow it.
Forclit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farrelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Forclit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forclit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forclit dodges an elbow strike from Farrelly.
Forclit working aggressively here.
Farrelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a body punch.
Forclit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrelly controls his hands.
Forclit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrelly tries to work over Forclit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forclit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrelly controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
Farrelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Forclit lands a right hand.
Forclit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrelly's elbow.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forclit's elbow.
Forclit blocking some punches.

Forclit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrelly throws a head kick but Forclit moves out of range.
It looked like Forclit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farrelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit tries for a takedown but Farrelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farrelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forclit throws a body shot but no joy.
Forclit misses with a kick to the body.
Farrelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forclit counters with a three punch combo that has Farrelly backing up. Farrelly nods at Forclit to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forclit lands a nice shot that snaps Farrelly's head back.
Forclit misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Forclit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forclit connects with a body shot that sends Farrelly's belly button to the back.
Forclit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farrelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrelly drops his hands momentarily and Forclit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Forclit in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farrelly scores with a nice strike.
Seamus Farrelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrelly throws an overhand right that lands on Forclit's shoulder, as Forclit tries to avoid the shot.
Forclit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Farrelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Forclit if he has to take too many more of those.
Forclit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Forclit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Farrelly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Farrelly wants to improve his position but Forclit is controlling well.
Happy Forclit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Forclit is working for a kimura but Farrelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Forclit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farrelly trying to control but Forclit postures up.

Forclit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Farrelly sees it coming and defends easily.
Farrelly taking some punishment here, with Forclit in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seamus Farrelly.
Well Farrelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Farrelly!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Seamus Farrelly made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.