PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 1419 p4p, 2527 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 190 p4p, 310 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akinaga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The HU - Wolf Totem. Farquharson has chosen Danny Vera - Roller Coaster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akinaga
vs
Farquharson

207 cm
24
273
9 - 8 - 0

196 cm
24
230
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinaga moves away.
Akinaga moves out of range of the body kick from Farquharson.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Akinaga.

Farquharson clinches up against the cage.
Akinaga taking a breather.
Akinaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akinaga has had enough of the clinch but Farquharson keeps him there for the moment.
Akinaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Akinaga is trying to push Farquharson away but Farquharson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akinaga is defending well for now.
Akinaga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akinaga tries to work over Farquharson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farquharson with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akinaga's efforts to push away.
Akinaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farquharson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farquharson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga is working Farquharson over against the cage.
Farquharson misses with a knee strike.
Farquharson working Akinaga over with knees to the body.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Farquharson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akinaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinaga.
Akinaga managing to block the knees to the body from Farquharson.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Akinaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akinaga is trying to stall.
Farquharson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akinaga's face.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Akinaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farquharson has him pressed against the cage.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson working Akinaga over with knees to the body.
Akinaga is breathing heavily.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Farquharson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akinaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farquharson can turn it around.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body.
Farquharson landing knees to the head.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Akinaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farquharson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson scores a nice knee to the body.
Akinaga misses with a punch to the body.
Akinaga tries to break free but Farquharson pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.
Farquharson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farquharson with a knee to the head.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akinaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akinaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Farquharson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Akinaga tries to break free but Farquharson pushes him back against the cage.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson lands a knee to the body.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akinaga blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson working Akinaga over with knees to the body.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Farquharson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farquharson lands a high kick!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Farquharson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Akinaga.
The crowd cheers as Akinaga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farquharson doesn't seem phased though.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Farquharson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farquharson throws a head kick that Akinaga semi-blocks.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farquharson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duncan Farquharson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson keeps Akinaga at a distance using the push kick.
Farquharson connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Farquharson slams his shin into Akinaga's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farquharson obliges.
Farquharson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akinaga's face.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Akinaga won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akinaga can't break the clinch.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Farquharson.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquharson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akinaga's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farquharson crunches a lovely knee into Akinaga's ribcage.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akinaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farquharson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akinaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farquharson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akinaga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson connects with a knee to the head.
Farquharson with a knee to the head.
Akinaga looking to slow down the pace here.
Farquharson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akinaga's efforts to push away.
Farquharson lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farquharson.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Akinaga is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson trying to land knees to the body.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinaga.
Farquharson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Akinaga is blocking nicely.
Farquharson lands a knee to the body.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but Akinaga blocks with his arms.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but Akinaga blocks it.

Akinaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farquharson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga misses with a body shot

and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown. Akinaga fights it but they end up in guard.
Akinaga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga can't keep his opponent in guard - Farquharson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Farquharson is trying to control. Akinaga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson uses his free foot to push down on Akinaga's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akinaga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Akinaga is trying is best to control the position here.
Akinaga is trying to control but can't.
Farquharson is looking to take a break and control but Akinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akinaga won't allow Farquharson to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga trying to control from the bottom.

Farquharson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Akinaga to stand up.
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Farquharson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kiso Akinaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farquharson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farquharson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson throws a body shot but no joy.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farquharson. That's going to slow Akinaga down.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga scores with a three punch combo!
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Farquharson's belly button to the back.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Farquharson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akinaga tries to bum rush Farquharson with a series of wild strikes but Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farquharson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akinaga is out of range and Farquharson settles back down.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Akinaga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Farquharson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akinaga's head.
Akinaga scores with the left hand. Farquharson knows he should have avoided that one.
Akinaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farquharson backs up against the cage.
Nice body kick there by Farquharson.
Nice uppercut there from Akinaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Farquharson takes a swing at Akinaga's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farquharson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akinaga rather than just go for the knockout.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson slips under a jab.
Akinaga lands with a nice combination. Farquharson backs away looking to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Farquharson.
Farquharson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farquharson slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson wants to clinch up but Akinaga keeps it at a distance.
Akinaga jabs at Farquharson's body.
A swing and a miss from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga scores with a hook.

Akinaga tries to keep at a distance but Farquharson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akinaga tries to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Farquharson scores with a knee to the head.
Farquharson tries to land a knee to the head but Akinaga blocks with his arms.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akinaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akinaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farquharson's elbow.
Akinaga tries to throw a body punch but Farquharson avoids it by throwing Akinaga back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson connects with a knee to the head.
Farquharson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akinaga blocks it with crossed arms.
Duncan Farquharson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinaga.
A knee to the head by Farquharson.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson missing with knees to the body.

Akinaga manages to break the clinch.
Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinaga throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akinaga. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akinaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Farquharson slips under a jab.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farquharson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akinaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiso Akinaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duncan Farquharson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiso Akinaga.
I think Farquharson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29

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