PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lump Farterson (ranked 4246 p4p, 4101 weight class) and Freaky Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Farterson
vs
Ray

165 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lump Farterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freaky Ray!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ray defends well and Farterson ends up having to push Ray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farterson up against the cage.
Farterson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ray just leaning against Farterson, taking a breather.
Ray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farterson takes one on the button.
Farterson dives in and grabs Ray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ray pushes down on Farterson's head and hops out.
Freaky Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farterson connects with a leg kick.
Farterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farterson ducks right into an uppercut from Ray.
Farterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farterson ducks right into an uppercut from Ray.
Farterson moves forwards but Ray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ray throws out a powerful jab.
Farterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray connects with a right hand. Farterson shakes it off.
Farterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farterson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lump Farterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farterson on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray cracks Farterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farterson is looking to clinch but Ray is avoiding it.
Farterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ray lands with an uppercut that bounces Farterson off the cage and back into range.
Farterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ray cracks Farterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Farterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ray is fending him off so far but Farterson persists. Nope, Ray circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Ray. No joy for Farterson on that attempt.
Farterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farterson works over Ray's head and body with a nice combination.
Ray lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray clobbers Farterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Farterson walks into a jab.
Farterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ray lands a really nice looking cross but Farterson seems unphased.
Freaky Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Ray.
Farterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farterson scrambles back to his feet.
Ray cracks Farterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ray's corner calls for a 1-2. Ray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farterson. Farterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray scores with a decent looking hook.
Farterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ray.
Farterson tries for a takedown but Ray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ray scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray scores with a punch to the head.
Farterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ray defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ray! But no joy.
Farterson is breathing heavily.
Ray throws out a powerful jab.
Ray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farterson's hands.
Farterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ray connects with the punch.
Farterson tries to clinch up
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Freaky Ray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farterson's hands.
Ray cracks Farterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farterson takes one to the side of the head.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray throws out a powerful jab.
Farterson tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Farterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ray cracks Farterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farterson.
Ray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ray avoids it really well and circles away.
Ray throws out a counter right but Farterson avoids it with no problem.
Farterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ray defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands an overhand right.
Ray with a jab.
Farterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farterson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lump Farterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ray works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Ray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ray.
Farterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Farterson walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farterson takes one to the side of the head.
Farterson tries to clinch but Ray moves out of range.
Ray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Freaky Ray seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farterson lands with a kick to the temple. Ray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ray is rocked!
Farterson slips a jab from Ray.
Ray is still on wobbly legs! Can Farterson finish him?
Nice defenses there by Farterson.
Farterson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Farterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farterson tries to move into range but Ray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lump Farterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farterson moves away from the strike by Ray.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Farterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray, which made it look bad.
Ray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farterson throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Ray.
Ray works the jab nicely.
Farterson takes one to the chin there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Farterson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Farterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ray throws a hook but Farterson avoids it easily.
Farterson is looking to clinch.
Farterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ray lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray lands a really nice looking cross but Farterson seems unphased.
Ray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Farterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farterson somewhat.
Ray missing with a left hand there. Farterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ray seems to have recovered his senses.
Ray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farterson on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ray.
Farterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ray lands a jab to the nose.
Farterson is looking to clinch but Ray is avoiding it.
Ray tests Farterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ray as he avoids it easily.
Farterson moves forwards but Ray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ray connects with a looping right hand.
Ray works the jab nicely.
Ray connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Ray.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farterson tries to clinch but Ray moves away
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Farterson throws a head kick but Ray moves out of range.
Ray scores with a jab to the head.
Ray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ray connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Ray.
Farterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ray lands with a right hand.
Ray sizes up Farterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Ray.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Ray.
Farterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray lands with a hook. Farterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Freaky Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farterson. Farterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Ray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Farterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Farterson ducks right into an uppercut from Ray.
Ray scores with the left hand. Farterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farterson's head backwards.
Farterson loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Farterson needs to keep his hands up - Ray had a free shot at his head there.
Farterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Farterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ray, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray misses with a knee strike.

Farterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ray lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farterson can pounce on him.

Farterson closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Farterson jumps guard but Ray stands there with Farterson around his waist. Farterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farterson tries to break free but Ray pushes him back against the cage.
Farterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ray crunches a lovely knee into Farterson's ribcage.
Ray just leaning against Farterson, taking a breather.
Farterson is trying to pull guard but Ray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lump Farterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ray is trying to push Farterson away but Farterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ray tries to land knees in the clinch but Farterson avoids the damage to the body.
Farterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ray wants to get back to striking at distance but Farterson won't allow it.
Ray has had enough of the clinch but Farterson keeps him there for the moment.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Farterson has him pressed against the cage.
Farterson has Ray pressed against the cage, preventing Ray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Farterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ray dips to his left and cracks Farterson with an uppercut!
Donk. Ray catches Farterson right on the button with a cross.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Ray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farterson doesn't seem phased though.
Farterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ray as he avoids it easily.
Ray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Ray.
Farterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ray connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ray.
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!
The crowd cheers as Ray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farterson doesn't seem phased though.
Farterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ray finds it's way round the side to connect with Farterson's head.
Ray scores with a nice strike.
Farterson tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ray there.
Farterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ray to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Ray.
Ray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farterson momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Farterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Ray as he connects with a hook.
Ray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farterson walks into a stiff left hand from Ray.
Nice cross by Ray.
Farterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lump Farterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray leaves Farterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freaky Ray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freaky Ray!