PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Faces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Faces has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hands
vs
Faces

150 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Faces!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faces stuffs the takedown attempt from Hands. Hands gets slowly back to his feet.
Faces wants to clinch.

Hands drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Faces is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Faces is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faces is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Faces keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Faces avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hands.
Hands trying to control the action but Faces is working from the bottom.
Faces won't allow Hands to pass to mount.
Hands working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hands scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hands passes to side control.
Faces tries to improve position but can't.
Faces struggling a bit here.
Faces gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hands not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faces is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hands's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hands's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Faces's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hands covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faces scores with punches from the back.
Faces not allowing Hands to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faces has the hooks in. Hands is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Faces missing with strikes from the back.
Will Faces go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Faces punches the canvas rather than the man.
Faces missing with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Faces manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Faces misses with punches from the back.
Hands trying to control the hands but Faces won't let him.
Hands tries to escape but Faces has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hands is trapped and Faces is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faces wants to control but Hands is keeping busy.
Faces misses with an elbow to the head.
Hands trying to control but not successfully.
Hands manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faces's guard. Nice work there by Hands.
Hands tries to free his leg and advance position but Faces is retaining full guard.
Faces is trying to control the position but Hands postures up.

Faces is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hands tries to free his leg and advance position but Faces is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faces keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faces moves in looking to clinch but Hands pushes him off.
Hands lands a nice looking body shot.
Faces avoids the body shot from Hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Faces throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Faces tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faces scores with a shot to the body.
Hands lands a right hook to the body.
Mister Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Faces fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hands, pushing him back against the cage.
Faces blocks a body shot from Hands.
Hands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hands misses with a punch on the inside.
Hands lands a body shot.
Hands lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faces looking to slow down the pace here.
Hands lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faces backwards.
Faces scores with a knee to the head.
Hands jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faces walks away with a smile on his face. Hands gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faces keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faces lands a jab to the head.
Faces is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Hands swings away with a body shot that misses
and Faces makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faces cracks Hands with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faces counters with a nice uppercut.
Faces throws a right hand that Hands ducks under and follows up with a left that Hands also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rex Faces will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Faces tries to clinch up.
Faces looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.

Hands gets a clinch.
Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faces trying to stall but Hands improves his position.
Hands scores with a hook to the body.
Hands is trying to drag Faces to the mat but Faces just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Faces.
Faces scores with a knee to the head.
Faces misses with the head strike.
Faces tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Faces misses with a knee to the head.
Faces trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hands fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hands.
Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Faces.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands can't find room to land a body shot as Faces controls the action.
Hands cracks Faces with a nice body shot.
Faces is breathing heavily.
Faces tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hands avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hands.
Faces throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hands lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hands.
Hands tries to work over Faces's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hands lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hands tries to pull guard but Faces holds him up against the cage and eventually Hands drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Hands fails to land.
Hands lands a body shot.
Hands has a couple of punches blocked by Faces.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Faces controls his hands.
Hands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faces's elbow.
Hands drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hands lands with a left to the head.
Hands tries to pull guard but Faces won't allow it.
Faces trying to land knees to the body.
Hands softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faces tries to land knees in the clinch but Hands avoids the damage to the body.
Faces blocks a body shot from Hands.
Hands misses with a body punch.
Hands has a couple of punches blocked by Faces.
Hands lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hands throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hands works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hands lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hands lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 left hand lands to the body for Hands.

Hands gets control of Faces's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hands will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faces postures up in Hands's guard and throws a big left but Hands blocks it.
Hands striking off his back but it's not causing Faces any problems.
Hands striking off his back.
Hands might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hands throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Faces with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hands bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faces's guard.

Faces isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hands stacks Faces on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hands!
Faces has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hands connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Faces some visible discomfort.
Faces is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Faces tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands working the head and body with strikes.
Hands landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Faces looking for a sweep but Hands has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hands looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hands scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faces?
Hands scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faces?
Hands lands a heavy elbow.
Hands lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hands working Faces over with strikes here.
Faces is desperately trying to improve his position but Hands has a good base and remains in mount.
Hands with good strikes from the mount here!

Faces is rocked!
Hands looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Faces covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Hands!