PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Farahin
vs
Stackhouse

173 cm
21
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizal Farahin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Farahin.
Farahin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stackhouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farahin slips under a jab from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farahin throws a head kick that misses.
Stackhouse takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farahin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Farahin.
Farahin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Farahin throws a head kick that misses.
Farahin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farahin takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Farahin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stackhouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farahin.
Farahin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stackhouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farahin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Farahin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farahin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stackhouse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farahin has Stackhouse pressed against the cage, preventing Stackhouse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farahin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farahin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stackhouse is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin prevents Stackhouse from breaking the clinch.
Farahin keeps control of Stackhouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farahin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stackhouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farahin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stackhouse's defenses.
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!
Stackhouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farahin lands a nice elbow.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
Stackhouse tries to break free but Farahin pushes him back against the cage.
Farahin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Nice elbow from Farahin.
Stackhouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
Stackhouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farahin lands an elbow that stopped Stackhouse in his tracks for a moment.
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse can't break the clinch.
Stackhouse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stackhouse is trying to break free.
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stackhouse tries to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Stackhouse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stackhouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
Stackhouse is trying to break free.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Stackhouse 's eye.
Farahin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farahin.

Stackhouse is rocked!
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stackhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Farahin finish him?
Stackhouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse takes a shot to the head.
Stackhouse avoiding damage as Farahin throws knees to the body.
Stackhouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stackhouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Farahin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stackhouse is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farahin trying to land knees to the body.
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farahin has Stackhouse pressed against the cage, preventing Stackhouse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farahin keeps control of Stackhouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farahin prevents Stackhouse from breaking the clinch.
Stackhouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
Stackhouse takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stackhouse is trying to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling him.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farahin lands an elbow inside that Stackhouse shrugs off.
Farahin pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Stackhouse! Farahin unloads with more strikes and Stackhouse sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rizal Farahin!