PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basil Borcea (ranked 1874 p4p, 225 weight class) and Farren Schoff (ranked 2795 p4p, 328 weight class). Basil Borcea could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Farren Schoff's chin.

Borcea
vs
Schoff

185 cm
22
202 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basil Borcea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farren Schoff!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schoff looks to land a left hand but Borcea moved out of range nicely.
Schoff jabs Borcea right on the nose. Borcea blinks but takes it well.
Schoff misses the shot to the body.
Borcea tries to counter with a takedown but Schoff is quick to defend against it.
Borcea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borcea tries to close the distance and clinch but Schoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borcea manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Schoff misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Borcea.
Schoff dips to his left and cracks Borcea with an uppercut!

It looks like Basil Borcea has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schoff tries to keep at a distance but Borcea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borcea blocking some punches.
Schoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcea blocks an uppercut.
Schoff scores with a shoulder strike.
Schoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Schoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schoff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borceas head.
Schoff throws a head punch that misses.
Borcea pushes Schoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schoff working hard to break the clinch.
Schoff working aggressively here.
Schoff lands with a light punch inside.
Borcea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borcea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Schoff prevents a body shot from Borcea.
Borcea blocking some punches.
Borcea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schoff's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoff wants to take the fight to the mat but Borcea manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schoff throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schoff has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Borcea blocking some punches.
A short left from Borcea.
Schoff misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schoff working aggressively here.
Schoff has a couple of punches blocked by Borcea.
Schoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Borcea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borcea up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Schoff.
Schoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Borcea uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borcea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcea drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schoff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Borcea feints a jab promting Schoff to slip. Borcea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schoff slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Farren Schoff has been cut.
Schoff takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Schoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Borcea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Schoff.
Schoff lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Borcea.
Borcea was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoff misses with a body kick.
Borcea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schoff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Schoff is rocked!
Farren Schoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borcea throws a monster overhand right that drops Schoff! Borcea follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Basil Borcea!