|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
30
159 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
|
161 cm
28
154 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McCall swings for the body but Farro moves out of range.
Farro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCall slips a jab from Farro.
Farro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McCall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCall pulls Farro in close to prevent any damage.
Farro scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Farro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro throwing strikes but missing.
McCall wants to sweep but no luck.
Farro looking to sit in guard and control but McCall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Farro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCall is one step ahead there.
Farro is working hard here to advance position.
Farro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McCall has picked Farro up and slammed him! Farro can't keep hold of the triangle and McCall manages to pass to side control!
McCall gets to mount! Farro was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Farro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is looking to get to half guard.
Farro tries to hold on but McCall pushes him away.
Farro is desperately trying to improve his position but McCall has a good base and remains in mount.
McCall wants to stand but Farro is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Farro tries to reverse the position but McCall maintains control.
McCall wants to stand but Farro is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro can't escape the position.
McCall wants to control the pace but Farro is squirming around nicely.
Farro tries to reverse the position but McCall maintains control.
Farro wants to control but McCall is having none of it.
Farro 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro wants to improve his position but McCall is controlling well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Farro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farro.
Farro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCall backs up against the cage.
Farro misses with a two punch combination.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
Farro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Farro moves his leg out of the way.
Farro throws a solid leg kick but McCall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farro.
Farro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Farro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farro. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Farro as he checks the leg kick.
McCall throws a leg kick but Farro checks it.
A head kick misses from McCall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Farro scores with a four punch combination!
Farro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farro drives through with a takedown into McCall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Farro postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
Farro throws a strike but McCall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCall wants to get up but he can't break Farro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Farro looking for a sweep. Not yet Farro, not yet.
McCall postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCall is aware though and is defending well.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCall is one step ahead there.
Farro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCall wanted to stand there but Farro had control of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCall won't allow Farro to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Farro just wasn't active enough.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Farro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Farro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farro throws an overhand right that lands on McCall's shoulder, as McCall tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Farro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farro fails with a takedown attempt.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Farro's head but Farro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farro throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farro moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCall throws a leg kick but Farro sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall leaves Farro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCall feints and then cracks Farro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farro down.
Farro blocks a head kick by McCall.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Farro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from McCall. No joy for Farro on that attempt.
McCall throws a head kick that half lands.
McCall blocks a jab.
Farro avoids the head kick by McCall.
Farro scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCall takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCall looks to land a body kick but Farro moved away.
Good work by Farro as he checks the leg kick.
McCall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farro.
Farro closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
Farro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCall throws a poor cross that misses
and Farro counters with a thumping low kick.
McCall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farro's corner calls for a 1-2. Farro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCall throws a nice head kick!
Farro throws a nice looking combination but McCall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Farro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Farro.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Farro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Farro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Farro avoids the attempt from McCall to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking to land elbow strikes but McCall uses the position to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farro.
Farro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCall's head.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farro is looking to take a break and control but McCall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
McCall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farro.
Farro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farro slips nicely into half guard.
McCall is trying to maintain the position but Farro is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCall wants to control but Farro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farro is stalling here. McCall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Farro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McCall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Farro manages to get back to half guard.
Farro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro looking for a guillotine here but McCall defends easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro clearly takes that round.
That's time! Farro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farro misses with an uppercut.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farro blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Farro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Farro throws a looping overhand right but McCall ducks down to avoid it.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall lands a nice looking body kick.
Farro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall wants to slow Farro down by chopping away at his legs.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farro.
Farro misses with a looping right.
Farro shoots in but McCall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCall scores with a leg kick.
Farro misses with a low kick.
Farro missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall staying out of range there.
Farro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Farro.
McCall throws a head kick but Farro moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Farro.
Farro throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farro checks a leg kick.
Farro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCall circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Farro misses
and McCall counters with a head kick.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farro moves away.
Tommy McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farro throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from McCall tenderised Farro's leg. Farro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
Farro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from McCall misses.
McCall is looking to slow Farro down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Farro does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall throws a hook but Farro blocks it.
Farro blocks a low kick nicely.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCall throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farro back to the cage. McCall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farro misses with a hook.
Farro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall throws a jab when Farro was well out of range.
McCall throws a front kick aimed at Farro's knee but Farro avoids it well.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Farro is just out of range.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Farro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Farro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCall as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Farro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall jabs Farro right on the nose. Farro blinks but takes it well.
McCall misses with a low kick.
McCall checks a leg kick nicely.
Farro fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Farro or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall which made him look bad.
Farro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farro blocks a leg kick.
McCall walks into a jab.
Farro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCall as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farro.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
McCall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCall lands an overhand right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCall dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Farro thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCall misses with a hook
and Farro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farro throws a leg kick that misses.
Farro scores with a decent looking hook.
McCall throws a head kick but Farro moves out of range.
Farro moves out of range of the body kick.
Farro misses with a few strikes there.
Farro checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Farro.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
McCall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farro blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall throws a jab but it's blocked by Farro.
Farro closes the distance and clinches up with McCall, looking for a takedown. Farro pushes McCall against the cage but McCall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro misses with a body shot.
A big right from Farro misses.
McCall misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Farro.
A head kick misses from McCall.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Farro finds it's target.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Farro is out of range.
McCall throws a leg kick that misses.
McCall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCall wants it to stay on the feet.
McCall scores with a hook to the body. Farro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farro.
McCall cracks the inside of Farro's front leg.
McCall slips under a jab.
Farro connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall looks for the body kick but Farro saw that one coming.
Farro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farro misses with a wild combination.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Farro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCall counters with a big head kick but Farro shrugs it off.
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall motions for Farro to come forward. McCall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farro's sensitive parts.
Farro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCall was covering up waiting for the punch and Farro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farro postures up.
Farro advances to half guard.
McCall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farro is working for a submission of some sort.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farro trying to control the action but McCall is working from the bottom.
Farro looks to land a strike but McCall avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ben Farro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCall is controlling Farro's posture.
Farro wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Ben Farro.
I think Farro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!
Ben Farro is the new featherweight champion!
Ben Farro gave a mention to Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
99% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
