PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Brown (ranked 4235 p4p, 4198 weight class) and Faruq Farquaad (ranked 303 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Farquaad

178 cm
19
152
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
159
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faruq Farquaad!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Farquaad.
Farquaad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Farquaad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquaad tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farquaad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Farquaad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown avoids the body shot from Farquaad.
Farquaad cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farquaad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquaad tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Farquaad back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquaad is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farquaad is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.

Farquaad breaks from the clinch.
Farquaad misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Farquaad.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farquaad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.

It looks like Faruq Farquaad has been cut.
Farquaad moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farquaad.

Brown instigates a clinch.
Farquaad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Farquaad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquaad moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Farquaad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquaad throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown throws a right and a left that Farquaad avoids nicely.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Farquaad cracks Brown with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farquaad throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.

Brown instigates a clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farquaad connects with a looping right hand.
Farquaad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farquaad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Farquaad catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Farquaad.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farquaad's efforts to push away.

Farquaad breaks the clinch.
Farquaad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown but Farquaad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farquaad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Farquaad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquaad 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Farquaad. That snapped Brown's head back.
Faruq Farquaad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Farquaad catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Farquaad lands a jab.

Brown is rocked!
Farquaad fakes the body blow, causing Brown to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brown goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Faruq Farquaad!