PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Farrell
vs
Beefheart

190 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
32
223 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beefheart has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Farrell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Beefheart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrell tries to clinch up.
Beefheart scores with a jab.

It looks like Owen Farrell has been cut.
Beefheart throws a lazy head kick
and Farrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beefheart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws a jab when Farrell was well out of range.
Farrell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Farrell wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beefheart's calf.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Captain Beefheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrell.
We've been told by Farrell's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beefheart checks it well.
Beefheart wants to slow Farrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Beefheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Beefheart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beefheart wants to land a leg kick but Farrell is out of range.
Farrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beefheart. That did some damage!
Beefheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Farrell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrell.
Beefheart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Farrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beefheart avoids a wild elbow strike from Farrell.

Beefheart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrell checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Beefheart.
Beefheart looks to throw the jab but Farrell is out of range.
Farrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beefheart is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beefheart missing with a left hand there. Farrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beefheart is looking to score with low kicks.
Farrell lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farrell tries to clinch up but Beefheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrell wants to clinch up but Beefheart keeps it at a distance.

Beefheart pushes Farrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Farrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart lands a body shot.
Farrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farrell's defenses.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefheart controls his hands.
Farrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beefheart is keeping busy.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart tries to work over Farrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Farrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Beefheart gets an underhook and turns Farrell into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Beefheart.
Beefheart has Farrell pressed against the cage, preventing Farrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Farrell is stalling here.
Farrell trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.

Owen Farrell's cut is getting worse.
Farrell tries to circle away but Beefheart has him pinned against the cage.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beefheart is keeping busy.
Farrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
Farrell avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Farrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Beefheart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Beefheart manages to break the clinch.

Farrell moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell stalling in the clinch.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farrell avoids it.
Beefheart avoids the elbow strike from Farrell, against the cage.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Beefheart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beefheart gets through Farrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrell dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart avoids a wild elbow strike from Farrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Farrell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beefheart thuds a left hand into Farrell's body.
Beefheart misses with a hook.
Farrell avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Farrell moved away.
Farrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Captain Beefheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrell avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Farrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farrell misses with a shot to the body

and Beefheart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beefheart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Farrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farrell trying to stall but Beefheart improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to break free.

Beefheart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beefheart misses with a jab to the body
and Farrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrell manages to avoid it.
Beefheart thows a body kick. Farrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farrell takes a jab right on the kisser.

Owen Farrell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Farrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beefheart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrell.
Farrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrell lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Beefheart misses with a leg kick
and Farrell counters with a body kick.
Farrell takes a swing at Beefheart's ribcage but misses.
Farrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell tries to work over Beefheart's front leg with a kick but Beefheart checks it.

Beefheart gets a clinch.
Farrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farrell dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart lands a right hand.
Beefheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Farrell misses with a body punch.
Farrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
Farrell is trying to break free.
Beefheart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.
Farrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.
Farrell looking to stall.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Farrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beefheart.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Owen Farrell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrell or not.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Captain Beefheart!
After winning the bout, Captain Beefheart thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.