PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mcfarland (ranked 5696 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sukana Blati (ranked 7275 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcfarland
vs
Blati

182 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Mcfarland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sukana Blati!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blati shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcfarland tries to sprawl out of it but Blati keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcfarland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcfarland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blati.
Blati throws a body kick that misses.
Mcfarland slaps away a takedown attempt from Blati, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seth Mcfarland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukana Blati.
Mcfarland fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfarland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blati keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blati shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcfarland sprawls well. Mcfarland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blati gets slowly back to his feet.

Mcfarland feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mcfarland avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcfarland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blati's head.
Mcfarland wants to control from the top but Blati keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcfarland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcfarland postures up and lands a big shot to Blati's brow.
Mcfarland lands a couple of digs.
Blati working a defensive guard here.
Mcfarland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blati controls Mcfarland momentarily but Mcfarland frees himself.
Blati preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcfarland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blati utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Mcfarland. No joy for Blati on that attempt.
Blati looks winded!
Blati doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcfarland circles away.

Blati rushes Mcfarland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Blati pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcfarland wanted to stand there but Blati had control of the position.
Mcfarland wants to control from the top but Blati keeps moving.
Mcfarland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcfarland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcfarland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blati is trying to control the position but Mcfarland postures up.
Mcfarland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mcfarland postures up.
Mcfarland stays in close to Blati's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcfarland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blati as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcfarland shoots in and drives through. Blati sprawls well.
Mcfarland tries for a takedown but Blati sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Mcfarland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice takedown defense from Mcfarland. No joy for Blati on that attempt.
Blati fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blati fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcfarland throws a quick counter head kick but Blati was just out of range.
Seth Mcfarland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukana Blati.
Blati fails to land the takedown.
Mcfarland is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blati has a takedown stuffed.
Mcfarland fails with a takedown attempt.
Sukana Blati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blati is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcfarland.
Mcfarland shoots in for a takedown but Blati shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blati throws a front kick aimed at Mcfarland's knee but Mcfarland avoids it well.
Mcfarland thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mcfarland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcfarland shoots in for a double leg but Blati sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcfarland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcfarland wants it to stay on the feet.
Seth Mcfarland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blati avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blati leaves Mcfarland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Mcfarland forces Blati back against the cage and clinches.

Mcfarland breaks from the clinch.
Blati has a takedown stuffed.
Mcfarland is looking to counter punch.
Mcfarland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blati can do to turn this around?

Blati gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mcfarland to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blati is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mcfarland dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blati is not content to let Mcfarland control the position.
Mcfarland happy to just control the position for now.
Blati is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcfarland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blati keeps working.
Mcfarland in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Blati managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcfarland.
Blati is letting Mcfarland control him for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcfarland trying to control the position but Blati is working away.
Blati is trying to control Mcfarland's posture but Mcfarland avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Mcfarland dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blati closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcfarland to the mat! Mcfarland manages to get full guard.
Mcfarland is trying to keep Blati in close.
Blati throwing strikes from guard but Mcfarland blocks nicely.
Blati controlling from the top position.
Blati working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfarland keeping moving, preventing Blati from controlling successfully.

Mcfarland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blati defends it easily.
Blati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blati stops Mcfarland from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfarland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcfarland is on top in guard.

Mcfarland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Blati has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcfarland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcfarland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mcfarland wants to stand but Blati is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blati tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blati controls Mcfarland momentarily but Mcfarland frees himself.
Mcfarland not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mcfarland distracts Blati with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mcfarland postures up in Blati's guard and throws a big left but Blati blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blati throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blati with a hook.
Blati goes for a double leg but Mcfarland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mcfarland continues to drive forward.
Mcfarland half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland swats away the attempt to clinch by Blati.
Blati tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcfarland swivels and escapes.

Mcfarland has managed to clinch.

Mcfarland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blati keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blati tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcfarland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blati somewhat.
Seth Mcfarland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukana Blati.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blati wants to clinch up but Mcfarland keeps it at a distance.
Mcfarland throws a big counter combination but Blati scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blati throws a body punch but Mcfarland moves out of range.

Mcfarland tries to keep at a distance but Blati has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcfarland is trying to maintain a safe position but Blati gets an underhook and turns Mcfarland into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mcfarland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blati stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sukana Blati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seth Mcfarland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blati just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sukana Blati.
Well Mcfarland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Mcfarland!