PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Doms (ranked 1751 p4p, 212 weight class) and Charles Farias (ranked 2399 p4p, 262 weight class). Farias has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Juicy as his entrance music. Frankie Doms could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Farias's chin.

Doms
vs
Farias

180 cm
22
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
158 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Farias!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Farias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Farias clinches with his opponent.
Doms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farias tries to land a knee to the head but Doms blocks with his arms.
Farias looking to throw knees to the head but Doms is blocking nicely.
Doms is trying to break the clinch but Farias is controlling him.
I was talking to Doms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Doms breaks the clinch.
Farias scores with a nice body kick.
Charles Farias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farias wants to clinch.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms throws a head kick but Farias moves out of range.

Farias moves into the clinch.
Farias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doms blocks it with crossed arms.
Farias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doms has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doms wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doms working hard to break the clinch.
Farias connects with a knee to the head.

Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doms chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farias takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doms steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Farias. That one must have hurt.
Farias misses with a low kick.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farias's calf.

Farias closes the distance and clinches.
Farias tries to land a knee to the head but Doms blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doms's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farias tries to land a knee to the head but Doms blocks with his arms.
Farias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farias looking to throw knees to the head but Doms is blocking nicely.
Farias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farias looking to throw knees to the head but Doms is blocking nicely.
Farias trying to land knees to the body.
Farias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farias looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Doms - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Doms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doms scores with a jab to the body.
Farias looks to land a body kick but Doms moved away.
Farias moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias blocks a leg kick.
Farias raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Farias takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Farias blocks a head kick by Doms.
Nice body kick there by Doms.
Doms gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doms finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doms scoring well with a low kick there.
Farias throws a poor cross that misses
and Doms counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doms.
Farias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Farias steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farias tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farias scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farias misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a sloppy head kick and Doms moves out of range easily.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farias just manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doms can't break the clinch.
Farias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farias tries to land knees in the clinch but Doms avoids the damage to the body.
Farias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farias tries to land a knee to the head but Doms blocks with his arms.
Farias missing with knees to the body.
Farias misses with a knee to the head.

Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Farias misses.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doms throws a head kick that Farias semi-blocks.
Doms lands a front kick.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doms on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doms misses with a leg kick.
Farias on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farias looks to land a body kick but Doms moved away.
Farias tried to score with a low kick but Doms checks it.
Farias tries a head kick but it misses.
Doms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Doms throws a leg kick that misses.
Farias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms looks to score with a jab to the body but Farias is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farias, as that shot connected.
Doms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farias lands with a straight right. Doms didn't see that one coming.
Doms wants to slow Farias down by chopping away at his legs.
Farias moves out of range of the body kick.
Doms misses with a body shot.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias moves out of range as Doms throws a body kick.
Doms avoids the head kick by Farias.
Farias throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Farias.
Doms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doms takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doms throws a head kick that misses.
Farias blocks the body kick.
Farias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farias takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doms scores with a head kick. Farias tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Farias fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doms is out of range.
A head kick from Doms lands but Farias takes it in his stride.
Frankie Doms is winning the standup battle so far.
Farias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Farias crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doms - the referee stops the clock and Farias gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doms. Farias manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farias throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias misses with a two punch combination.
Farias misses with a body kick.
Doms misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doms swats away the attempt to clinch by Farias.
Doms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farias.
Doms with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farias to score with a decent uppercut.
Farias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doms.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farias looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farias throws out the jab.
Farias throws a series of punches but Doms avoids them all with ease.
Doms motions for Farias to come forward. Doms throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doms checks a leg kick nicely.
Doms will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doms misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Farias is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a body kick that misses.
Doms quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farias's calf.
Doms sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Farias tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Doms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doms sets himself, and Farias steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.
Farias blocks the body kick.
Farias thows a body kick. Doms tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Farias has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doms throws a low kick, looking for Farias's leg but Farias calmly moves out of range.
Doms moves out of range of the body kick.
Doms tried to counter with a leg kick but Farias avoided it.
Farias avoids a kick to the body.
Doms slips under a jab.
As Farias backs away, Doms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias tries a head kick but it misses.
Doms feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farias.
Doms throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farias throws a lazy right hand but Doms sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farias lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Doms finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Farias is breathing heavily.
Farias tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Farias looks for the body kick but Doms saw that one coming.
A big left from Farias misses.
Doms looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Farias throws a leg kick but Doms moved away.
Doms feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farias will feel that in the morning.
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 Frankie Doms will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice defenses there by Doms.
Farias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doms.
Farias sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doms keeps Farias at a distance using the push kick.
Farias tries to clinch but Doms is having none of it.

Farias takes the fight into the clinch.
Farias lands a nice knee to the body.
Farias trying to land knees to the body.
Farias misses with a knee strike.
Farias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doms has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farias tries to land a knee to the head but Doms blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farias tries to clinch but Doms is having none of it.
Doms thinks about countering with a body kick.
Farias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doms pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doms misses with a leg kick.
Doms with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doms connects with a crisp jab.
Farias tries to clinch but Doms is having none of it.
Doms throws a head kick that misses.
Farias has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doms.
Doms takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farias's knee momentarily.
Doms throws a leg kick that misses.
Doms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farias.
Doms throws a head kick but Farias moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Doms. Beautiful body shot.
Farias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias avoids a kick to the body.

Farias clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farias looking to throw knees to the head but Doms is blocking nicely.

Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farias throws a poor cross that misses
and Doms counters with a body kick that stops Farias in his tracks momentarily.
Doms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farias.
Doms dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farias. That did some damage!
Farias throws a body kick that misses
and Doms finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doms.
Farias tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Doms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Farias finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Farias avoids the head kick by Doms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farias misses with a body kick.
Doms lands with a kick to the temple. Farias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doms misses with a low kick.
Farias throws a head kick that misses.
It appears Doms was looking to counter with a kick there.
Farias moves out of range of the body kick from Doms.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doms lands with a slapping head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farias checks a leg kick.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Farias has closed the distance and engaged Doms in a clinch.
Farias looking to throw knees to the head but Doms is blocking nicely.
Charles Farias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Farias misses with a knee to the head.
Farias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Doms breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Doms finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Doms throws a shot from downtown. Farias moves away and avoids it.
Farias avoids the head kick by Doms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Doms.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farias.
Farias does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Farias takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Farias moves out of range easily.

Farias pushes Doms up against the cage in a clinch.

Doms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farias wants to clinch.
Farias avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Doms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doms has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Doms!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Doms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.