PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Master's choice of entrance music: Master of Puppets. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Farahin
vs
Master

173 cm
25
143 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

225 cm
33
114 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rizal Farahin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farahin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farahin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farahin.
Master shoots for a takedown but Farahin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rizal Farahin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Master is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Farahin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farahin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Master drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farahin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rizal Farahin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Master.
Farahin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Master is working for takedown but Farahin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Master tries for a takedown but Farahin manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master wants to take the fight to the mat but Farahin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Master drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Malcolm Master has been cut.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Farahin blocking some punches.
Farahin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Master is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Farahin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
Master takes an elbow to the forehead.

Master is rocked!

That has opened up Malcolm Master's cut even more.
Master has Farahin pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Farahin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Master is still on wobbly legs! Can Farahin finish him?

Master gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Master seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin is staying active underneath Master, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Farahin gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farahin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Master is one step ahead there.
Farahin keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
Farahin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farahin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Farahin controlling the position.
Master is stalling in the full guard.
Farahin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Farahin tries to get out of the position.
Master wants to control from the top but Farahin keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malcolm Master has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Farahin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Master's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Farahin.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farahin prevents the takedown attempt.
Master is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Farahin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Master takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Farahin.

The cut above Malcolm Master's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Master wants to take the fight to the mat but Farahin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Malcolm Master's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malcolm Master's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rizal Farahin!
Rizal Farahin made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 in his post fight interview.