PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Spilles (ranked 2991 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 109 p4p, 52 weight class). Malcom Farquharson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Spilles
vs
Farquharson

188 cm
19
245
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
232
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Spilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Farquharson.

Farquharson clinches with his opponent.
Farquharson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farquharson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spilles is keeping busy.
Spilles is trying to break the clinch but Farquharson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spilles fails to land.
Farquharson lands a hook that snaps the head of Spilles backwards.
Farquharson has Spilles pushed against the cage.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spilles is defending well for now.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Peter Spilles has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilles is trying to pull guard but Farquharson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Farquharson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farquharson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spilles.
Farquharson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farquharson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson missing with knees to the body.
Farquharson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Farquharson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Farquharson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spilles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farquharson can turn it around.
Spilles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Farquharson.
Spilles blocks a body shot from Farquharson.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spilles avoids it.
Spilles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farquharson stalls.
Spilles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farquharson after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Spilles on the inside.
Spilles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spilles lands a left hand.
Spilles throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Spilles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Farquharson does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farquharson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson moves out of range as Spilles strikes.
Spilles moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFarquharson.
Spilles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farquharson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spilles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Spilles.
Farquharson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farquharson checks a leg kick nicely.
Farquharson throws a counter combo.
Malcom Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spilles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farquharson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malcom Farquharson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Spilles is just out of range.
Farquharson slips a jab from Spilles.
Farquharson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spilles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.

Farquharson moves into the clinch.
Farquharson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Spilles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farquharson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spilles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farquharson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spilles working Farquharson over with knees to the body.
Spilles prevents a body shot from Farquharson.
A left hand lands to the body for Farquharson.
Farquharson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spilles working hard to break the clinch.
Spilles wants a takedown but no success here.
Farquharson lands an elbow that stopped Spilles in his tracks for a moment.
Farquharson gets through Spilles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Farquharson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spilles is looking for a takedown.
Farquharson blocking some punches.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Farquharson.
Farquharson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Peter Spilles's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Farquharson.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Farquharson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farquharson wants to stall.
Farquharson trying to control the position but instead, Spilles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Farquharson into the cage.
Farquharson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malcom Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Spilles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Farquharson takes the fight into the clinch.
Spilles has had enough of the clinch but Farquharson keeps him there for the moment.
Farquharson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson digs a right hand underneath Spilles's ribcage. Spilles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spilles has had enough of the clinch but Farquharson keeps him there for the moment.
Farquharson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spilles up against the cage.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spilles working aggressively here.
Farquharson lands a hook that snaps the head of Spilles backwards.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquharson controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Farquharson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spilles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Spilles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farquharson blocks a low kick nicely.
Spilles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Peter Spilles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Peter Spilles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spilles lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Farquharson.

Farquharson closes the distance and clinches.
Farquharson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Farquharson.

Spilles is rocked!

Jeez, Peter Spilles's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Spilles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malcom Farquharson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malcom Farquharson thanked Gatoroids for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).