PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 62 p4p, 11 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 348 p4p, 55 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

BK
vs
Farrelly

191 cm
36
221 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

185 cm
39
221 lbs
33 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly throws a sloppy head kick and BK moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Farrelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
BK connects with a nice looking jab.
BK lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts BK, as that shot connected.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BK lands a nice looking body shot.
BK throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BK feinted with a counter takedown.
BK lands a nice shot that snaps Farrelly's head back.
Farrelly moves out of range of the strikes.
BK tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrelly looks to land a body kick but BK moved away.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but BK is just out of range.
Farrelly moves out of range as BK strikes.
BK throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farrelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farrelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farrelly scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BK throws a low kick, looking for Farrelly's leg but Farrelly calmly moves out of range.
Farrelly tries to clinch but BK is having none of it.
Farrelly scores with a leg kick.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrelly is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Farrelly looks to land a left hand but BK moved out of range nicely.
Farrelly blocks a head kick by BK.
BK throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps BK thinking.
Farrelly moves away from the strike by BK.
Farrelly wants to counter the offense by BK and move into the clinch position.
BK staying out of range there.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
BK throws a leg kick that misses.
BK has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
BK misses with a hook to the body
and Farrelly counters with a low kick, right behind BK 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts BK, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK blocks a head kick by Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BK throws a right hand that misses
and Farrelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Farrelly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
BK uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrelly.

BK shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Farrelly tries to get to full guard but BK has control of the leg.
Farrelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK thows a huge punch but Farrelly dodges it nicely.
BK throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BK stops Farrelly from getting back to his feet.
BK throwing shots but Farrelly is blocking nicely.
BK prevents Farrelly from improving his position.
BK lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
BK missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BK scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Farrelly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
BK lands strikes from half guard.
BK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
BK misses with a head shot. Farrelly uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK distracts Farrelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
BK lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BK postures up in Farrelly's guard and throws a big left but Farrelly blocks it.
BK wants to pass the guard but Farrelly is keeping the position.
Farrelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
BK scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK throws a strike but Farrelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

BK wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly sitting in guard here, content to control.
BK wants to sweep here but Farrelly controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin BK dominated that round.
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.

Farrelly lands a jab to the head.

Farrelly takes the fight into the clinch.

BK breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by BK - just one landing.
Farrelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by BK!
Farrelly throws a big shot that misses.
BK fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BK on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farrelly avoids the body shot from BK.
Farrelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrelly throws a jab when BK was well out of range.
Farrelly walks into a straight right hand from BK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrelly throws a solid leg kick but BK takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farrelly.
An inside leg kick lands from BK.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farrelly gets caught flat footed, as BK shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Farrelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farrelly wants to stand but BK is controlling the position.
BK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BK cracks Farrelly with a solid left hand.
Farrelly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Farrelly pushes BK off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Benjamin BK is winning the standup battle so far.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
Farrelly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That kick from Farrelly tenderised BK's leg. BK is trying to keep his angry face on.

Farrelly moves into range and clinches up with BK.
A short body shot lands from BK as the two fighters clinch.
Farrelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly pushes BK back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK working aggressively here.
Farrelly takes a shot to the head.
Farrelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
BK lands a shoulder strike.
Farrelly swings wildly with an uppercut but BK uses good head movement to avoid it.
BK drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BK can't find room to land a body shot as Farrelly controls the action.
Farrelly lands an uppercut.
Farrelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt BK or not.
BK is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
BK blocking some punches.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK tries a body shot but Farrelly blocks it.
BK tries to work over Farrelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
BK lands with a left to the head.
BK misses with a short punch on the inside.
BK is working for takedown but Farrelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
BK working aggressively here.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Farrelly avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.
Farrelly works on BK's body with a couple of short punches.
BK lands with a light punch inside.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Farrelly avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.
BK misses with some punches.
Farrelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

BK's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrelly. BK does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrelly keeps BK at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farrelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BK lands a nice shot that snaps Farrelly's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK scores with a jab. Farrelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
BK misses with a hook.

Farrelly rushes BK and presses him up against the cage.
Farrelly blocks a body shot from BK.
Farrelly swings wildly with an uppercut but BK uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
BK working aggressively here.
BK throws a head punch that misses.
Farrelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by BK.
BK doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Benjamin BK will probably get the nod.
That's time! BK's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
BK sizes up Farrelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BK uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrelly.
BK goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrelly scores with a punch to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Farrelly - that will leave a mark!
Farrelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by BK. BK obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps BK's head backwards.
Nice shot lands for Farrelly.
Nice defenses there by Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a big shot that misses.
Farrelly fakes the leg kick and cracks BK in the body.
Farrelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seamus Farrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
BK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Farrelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
BK closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BK lands a lovely overhand right.
Farrelly throws an overhand right that lands on BK's shoulder, as BK tries to avoid the shot.
BK loads up on a big right hand but Farrelly slips the punch.
Farrelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farrelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
BK drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farrelly sprawls and moves away.
BK fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from BK misses.
Farrelly scores with a jab to the body.
Farrelly misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrelly walks into a jab.
Farrelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. BK will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - BK throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BK throws a nice head kick!
BK throws a shot from downtown. Farrelly moves away and avoids it.
Farrelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt BK.
Farrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BK.
BK feinted with a counter takedown.
BK missing with a left hand there. Farrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BK thows a left - swing and a miss!
BK walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
BK shoots for a takedown but Farrelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Farrelly throws a big shot that misses.
BK attempts a counter takedown but Farrelly avoids it well and moves away.
Farrelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BK.
BK takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
BK looks to throw the jab but Farrelly is out of range.
Farrelly misses with a leg kick.
BK appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Farrelly.
Farrelly moves out of range as BK throws a body kick.
Farrelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
BK's corner calls for a 1-2. BK obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BK moves away from the strike by Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a low kick but BK avoids it.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK lands with a right hand.
BK is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
BK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrelly walks into a left hand.

Farrelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrelly.
Farrelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrelly scores with a shot to the side of BK's head.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Farrelly avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.

BK breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farrelly tries to score with a low kick but BK moves his leg out of the way.
Farrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly misses with a low kick as BK jumps back.
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
Farrelly throws a shot from downtown. BK moves away and avoids it.
BK feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BK throws a solid leg kick but Farrelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at BK.
BK moves out of range as Farrelly strikes.
Farrelly tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Farrelly.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
Despite the aggression on Farrelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farrelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BK swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrelly.
BK feinted with a counter takedown.
BK throws a leg kick that misses.
Farrelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farrelly tries to move into range but BK moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farrelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrelly throws a jab when BK was well out of range.
BK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BK manages to avoid it.
Farrelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but BK is out of range.
BK appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
BK tests Farrelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.
BK scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrelly throws a body punch but BK moves out of range.
Farrelly tries to land a front kick but BK steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farrelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BK tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farrelly jabs at BK's body.
BK throws a right hand that misses
and Farrelly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
BK scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
BK appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Farrelly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Farrelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK lands a jab.

BK gets a takedown into half guard.
Farrelly trying to control here.
BK lands strikes from half guard.

Farrelly is rocked!
BK lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Farrelly! More strikes land and this one is all over! BK jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin BK!
Benjamin BK retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Benjamin BK 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.