PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Baals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Baals
vs
Faraday

185 cm
20
155 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

184 cm
27
153 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Baals!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Faraday!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baals slaps away a takedown attempt from Faraday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baals throwing a counter right hand but Faraday manages to avoid it.
Faraday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baals swivels and escapes.
Baals tries to counter by clinching up but Faraday breaks away and moves out of range.
Faraday fails with the takedown
and Baals counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harry Baals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Faraday.
Faraday with a poor takedown
and Baals cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Johnny Faraday has been cut.
Baals lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Faraday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Baals has closed the distance and engaged Faraday in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faraday tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baals misses with a punch on the inside.
Faraday tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faraday jumps guard but Baals turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Baals on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faraday tries to pull guard but Baals holds him up against the cage and eventually Faraday drops back down to his feet.
Faraday is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baals to keep the fight standing.
Faraday tries to pull guard but Baals forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Faraday jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baals walks away with a smile on his face. Faraday gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Baals. Those never looked like landing.
Faraday shoots in for a takedown but Baals shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harry Baals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faraday misses with a takedown attempt
letting Baals counter with a right hand.
Baals throws a big shot that misses.
Faraday closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baals circles away.
Faraday with a poor takedown
and Baals cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faraday misses with a takedown attempt
and Faraday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faraday looks winded!
Faraday shoots and misses
and Baals cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Faraday is rocked!
Faraday misses with a takedown

and Baals counters with a crisp right hand that drops Faraday! Baals lets Faraday back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Faraday is still on wobbly legs! Can Baals finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faraday tries for a takedown but Baals circles away easily
and Baals counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Baals!
Harry Baals retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Harry Baals 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.