PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 579 p4p, 77 weight class) and Jack Merel (ranked 1313 p4p, 157 weight class). Farmery comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Wolves-Zombie. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Farmery
vs
Merel

189 cm
26
188 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
177 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Merel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Merel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Farmery goes for a double leg but Merel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Merel continues to drive forward.
Farmery has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Farmery.
Merel throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farmery scores with a nice body kick.
Farmery ducks right into an uppercut from Merel.
Farmery just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmery misses the body punch
and Merel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farmery throws a hook to the side of Merel's head but Merel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merel scores with the left hand. Farmery knows he should have avoided that one.

Farmery is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Farmery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merel slaps away a takedown attempt from Farmery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farmery seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery dives in and grabs Merel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Merel pushes down on Farmery's head and hops out.
Farmery scores with a one two! Merel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farmery.
Merel needs to keep his hands up - Farmery had a free shot at his head there.
Merel staying out of range there.
Farmery jabs Merel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Merel misses with a body shot.
Merel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merel connects with a solid leg kick.
Farmery throws a poor cross that misses
and Merel counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Farmery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Merel. Beautiful body shot.
Jack Merel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farmery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farmery throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Merel has time to react.
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
Farmery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farmery thinking.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Farmery swings widly with a right hand
and Merel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farmery thinking.
Farmery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merel.
Farmery shoots in but Merel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farmery shoots in looking for a takedown. Merel tries to sprawl out of it but Farmery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Merel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Farmery is breathing heavily.
Farmery shoots in but Merel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farmery throws a lazy uppercut
and Merel counters with a good low kick that Farmery was not able to check.
Merel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farmery rather than just go for the knockout.
Merel cracks the inside of Farmery's front leg.
Merel loads up on a big right hand but Farmery slips the punch.
Merel connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.

Merel lands a left and a right that send Farmery crashing to the mat, dazed. Merel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Farmery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farmery throws a head kick but Merel moves out of range.
Merel throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Farmery with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farmery moves into range and connects with a jab.
Merel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merel throws a series of punches but Farmery moves out of range.
A combination from Farmery does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Merel there.
Merel slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
A countering left hand to the body from Merel misses.
Merel moves out of range as Farmery strikes.
Merel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farmery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farmery. That did some damage!
Farmery moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Merel jabs Farmery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farmery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.

Merel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Farmery sprawling to the canvas! Farmery rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merel finish him?!

Philip Farmery's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Farmery misses.
A big left from Farmery misses.
Merel digs a good body shot into Farmery's ribs.
Farmery throws a head kick but Merel moves out of range.
Farmery scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farmery misses with a right hand

and Merel counters with a nice right hand that sends Farmery toppling to the canvas! Farmery scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Merel finish him?!
A swing and a miss from Farmery.
Farmery looks to score with a jab to the body but Merel is just out of range.
Farmery has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farmery there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Merel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Merel dodges the punch combination from Farmery.
Farmery lands a nice shot that snaps Merel's head back.
Farmery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Merel drops Farmery with a huge uppercut! Farmery drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Merel is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Merel!
A very excited looking Jack Merel 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.