PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Fargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Justice
vs
Fargo

180 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Fargo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fargo slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Fargo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice closes the distance but Fargo moves to the side
and Fargo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Fargo circles away.

Fargo instigates a clinch.
Justice blocking some punches.

Fargo breaks the clinch.
Justice darts in looking for a takedown but Fargo gets double underhooks and turns Justice into the cage.
Fargo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fargo after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fargo.

Fargo pulls guard successfully.
Justice stops Fargo from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargo working a defensive guard but Justice passes into half guard.
Justice seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fargo wants to get back to full guard.
Justice is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fargo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fargo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fargo throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Justice manages to pass to side control.
Fargo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fargo wants to control but Justice postures up.
Fargo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Justice presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargo is squirming around, avoiding Justice's attempts to control the action.
Fargo tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Justice looking to control but Fargo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fargo wants to control but Justice is having none of it.
Justice trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Justice controlling the position easily from mount.
Justice trying to control but Fargo is having none of it.
Fargo is trying to stand.
Justice looking to control but Fargo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fargo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice controlling his opponent.
Fargo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Justice avoids the attempt from Fargo to control.
Justice looking to control but Fargo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fargo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Fargo dominated that round.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slapping body kick lands there for Justice.
Fargo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fargo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fargo sprawls well. Fargo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fargo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justice.

Fargo pulls guard effortlessly.
Fargo looking for a sweep. Not yet Fargo, not yet.
Justice wants to stand but Fargo is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fargo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fargo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fargo is working an open guard so Justice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fargo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Fargo clinches with his opponent.
Justice tries for a takedown but Fargo manages to get underhooks.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Fargo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fargo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Justice prevents it.

Fargo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fargo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Justice is standing up over Fargo. Fargo looks to escape but Justice dives into side control.
Justice trying to control the action but Fargo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fargo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Justice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Justice tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fargo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fargo looks to move to half guard but instead Justice has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Justice wants to control but Fargo has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Fargo is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fargo wants to get back to full guard.
Fargo is trying to stand.
Eddie Fargo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fargo wants to get back to full guard but Justice has passed into side control.
Fargo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Justice wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fargo struggling a bit here.
Fargo wants to get back to his feet but Justice drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Fargo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fargo misses with a takedown attempt - Justice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fargo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fargo darts in looking for a takedown but Justice gets double underhooks and turns Fargo into the cage.
Fargo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Justice after a bit of a struggle.
Seth Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Fargo.
Fargo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Fargo has him pressed against the cage.
Justice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Fargo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargo effectively controlling the action here.
Fargo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fargo has Justice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Fargo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice darts in trying to clinch

and Fargo moves into the clinch.

Fargo jumps guard.

Justice gets to his feet - Fargo follows without any prompting.

Fargo clinches.
Justice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fargo is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargo tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body.

Fargo jumps into guard, dragging Justice to the mat.
Justice wanted to stand there but Fargo had control of the position.
Justice with a nice head shot there.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fargo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fargo working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Justice postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Justice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eddie Fargo wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fargo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Justice blocks an elbow strike from Fargo.
Seth Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fargo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fargo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seth Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fargo takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Fargo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fargo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justice avoids it really well and circles away.
Fargo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justice throws the kick towards the body but Fargo avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Fargo on that attempt.
Eddie Fargo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Fargo shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Fargo.
Well Fargo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Fargo!