PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pervitin (ranked 990 p4p, 742 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 140 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pervitin
vs
Farah

185 cm
27
190
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
191
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervitin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pervitin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Farah slams his shin into Pervitin's torso.
Pervitin misses with a lunging right hand
and Farah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pervitin's head.
Farah keeps the fight on the outside.
Farah scores with a jab.
Farah moves in looking to clinch but Pervitin pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Pervitin.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farah checks a low kick from Pervitin.

Farah tries to keep at a distance but Pervitin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pervitin.
Farah working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farah lands with a short shot to the head.
Pervitin blocks an uppercut.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pervitin throws a head punch that misses.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Pervitin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Pervitin controls the action.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Pervitin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farah after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pervitin scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
Pervitin can't break the clinch.
Farah tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Pervitin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pervitin gets through Farah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah lands a shoulder strike.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Pervitin controls the action.
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 head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Pervitin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Pervitin fails to land.

Pervitin tightens his grip and picks Farah up, before dumping him to the ground. Farah manages to land in guard.
Farah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pervitin postures up in Farah's guard and throws a big left but Farah blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a big elbow that misses.
Pervitin postures up in Farah's guard and throws a big left but Farah blocks it.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Pervitin from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Pervitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Pervitin from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pervitin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Pervitin lunges at Farah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farah's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farah.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah throws a wild body kick that Pervitin sees coming a mile off.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin tries to bum rush Farah with a series of wild strikes but Farah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farah misses with a hook.
Pervitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Farah tries to clinch but Pervitin moves away
and Pervitin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pervitin throws out the jab.
Farah tries to work over Pervitin's front leg with a kick but Pervitin checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pervitin blocks the leg kick.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Farah tries to land a body kick
and Pervitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Pervitin throwing a counter right hand but Farah manages to avoid it.
Farah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pervitin. That did some damage!
Farah throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Pervitin takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah tries a quick counter leg kick but Pervitin is wise to it.
Farah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Pervitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Pervitin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farah avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pervitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farah manages to avoid it.

Farah pushes Pervitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pervitin scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farah.
Pervitin jumps guard but Farah stands there with Pervitin around his waist. Pervitin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Farah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Pervitin avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Pervitin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pervitin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin is leaning against Farah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Pervitin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farah lands with a shot to the body.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pervitin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Pervitin.
Pervitin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pervitin scores with a hook to the body. Farah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Pervitin shoots in and bounces Farah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pervitin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pervitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pervitin slips nicely into half guard.
Pervitin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Farah is trying to maintain the position but Pervitin is very close to passing his half guard.

Pervitin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pervitin is looking to take a break and control but Farah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdo Farah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Pervitin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pervitin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farah misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown but Farah shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Pervitin feints and as Farah raises his hands in defense, Pervitin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Farah manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pervitin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but Pervitin steps away.
Pervitin misses with a right hand
and Farah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pervitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah wants to slow Pervitin down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervitin misses the target.
Farah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Farah as he connects with a hook.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farah as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Farah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farah scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farah lands with an overhand left.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Pervitin throws a quick counter head kick but Farah was just out of range.
Pervitin tries a head kick but it misses.
Farah with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a leg kick but Pervitin checks it.
Pervitin is looking to counter punch.
Pervitin doesn't manage to clinch there - Farah circles away.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pervitin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farah scores with a nice head shot.
Farah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pervitin scores with a decent looking hook.
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farah scores with a push kick.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pervitin throws a leg kick that misses.
Farah thuds his right hand into Pervitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Pervitin is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Farah misses.

Pervitin darts in and clinches Farah up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pervitin.
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farahs head.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pervitin prevents a body shot from Farah.
Pervitin tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Pervitin back against the cage.
Pervitin blocking some punches.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pervitin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdo Farah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
After winning the bout, Abdo Farah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.