PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taishi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edan De Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mori's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The House That Snow Built. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mori
vs
De Farias

183 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
218 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taishi Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edan De Farias!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Farias drives through and clinches with Mori against the cage.

De Farias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Farias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mori definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mori throws a nice outside leg kick.

Mori is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Farias's half guard.
Mori wants to stand but De Farias has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Mori is working for a submission of some sort.

Mori is trying to work for a kimura but De Farias is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Farias is trying to stand up here but Mori is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mori wants to free his trapped foot but De Farias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Farias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mori.
Mori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Farias is staying active underneath Mori, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Farias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mori drops an elbow to the side of De Farias's head.
De Farias trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mori manages to pass to mount!
Mori looking to control but De Farias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Farias wants to hold on but Mori pushes him away.
De Farias is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mori is staying active.
Mori trying to control but De Farias is having none of it.
De Farias is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Farias wants to control but Mori is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mori has control of De Farias's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and De Farias regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Mori moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, De Farias has worked his arm free - good work by De Farias!

Mori in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... De Farias is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taishi Mori!
Taishi Mori gave a mention to Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).