PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Coxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Farrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Konflict: Messiah (Nosia Remix). Farrel has chosen Chemical Brothers Block Rockin Beats as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coxwell
vs
Farrel

186 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Coxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Farrel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxwell tries for a takedown but Farrel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farrel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Farrel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coxwell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Farrel is looking to take a break and control but Coxwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coxwell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Coxwell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Farrel cracks Coxwell with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Coxwell from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Farrel wants to control but Coxwell is keeping busy.
Farrel is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxwell looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Farrel is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Farrel has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Coxwell.
Farrel has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Coxwell's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coxwell is trapped and Farrel is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Farrel has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Coxwell.
Farrel is hanging on to Coxwell's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxwell is trying to get back to his feet but Farrel has full control of the position and if anything, Coxwell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I really don't envy Coxwell right now.
Farrel lands a shot to the body.
Coxwell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Coxwell is breathing heavily.
Farrel lands a shot to the body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Farrel controlling the positon.

Farrel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Coxwell staying busy and making it hard for Farrel to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrel throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Coxwell!
Farrel lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Farrel lands strikes to the head.

Farrel seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Coxwell's chin but Coxwell turns very nicely into Farrel's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Coxwell.
Farrel is trying to keep Coxwell in close.

Coxwell gets to his feet. Farrel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Coxwell misses with a double jab

and Farrel counters with a single leg into guard. Coxwell didn't expect that.
Coxwell keeping moving, preventing Farrel from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxwell wants to stand and escape but Farrel is having none of it.
Farrel stopping the sweep attempt from Coxwell.
Farrel trying to control but Coxwell is working from the bottom.
Coxwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farrel is one step ahead there.
Farrel distracts Coxwell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coxwell is looking to stand back up but Farrel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Coxwell.
Farrel landing a few strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Farrel instigates a clinch.
Coxwell wants to break free but Farrel has control.
Coxwell prevents a body shot from Farrel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Farrel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coxwell tries for a takedown but Farrel circles away easily

and Farrel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coxwell tries for a takedown. No joy.
A bit of stalling here from Farrel.
Coxwell tries to pull guard but Farrel holds him up against the cage and eventually Coxwell drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Coxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coxwell gets underhooks to prevent Farrel's takedown attempt.
Coxwell can't break the clinch.
Farrel slows down the pace here.

Coxwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coxwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coxwell tries to clinch but Farrel moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coxwell misses with a left hand
letting Farrel counter with a right hand.
Coxwell cracks Farrel with an open hand slap.
Coxwell with a poor takedown

and Farrel counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coxwell breaks the clinch.

Farrel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coxwell taking some punishment here, with Farrel in his half guard.
Farrel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Farrel drops an elbow to the side of Coxwell's head.
Farrel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Farrel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Farrel landing punches.
Coxwell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farrel controlling from mount.
Farrel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farrel cracks Coxwell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Farrel controlling his opponent.
Farrel lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrel controlling from mount.
Farrel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coxwell's face.
Farrel raining down shots from the mount!
Coxwell is working to get back to half guard.
Farrel controlling from the full mount.
Farrel with the ground and pound from mount.
Farrel looking to control but Coxwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Farrel trying to control but Coxwell is having none of it.
Farrel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coxwell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Farrel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tyson Farrel just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coxwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coxwell tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Farrel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrel.
Coxwell has had enough of the clinch but Farrel keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coxwell breaks the clinch.
Coxwell fails with the takedown
and Farrel counters with a two punch combo.
Coxwell throws a low kick, looking for Farrel's leg but Farrel calmly moves out of range.
Farrel cracks the inside of Coxwell's front leg.
A choreographed right hand from Coxwell misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coxwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coxwell throws out a loose jab but Farrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coxwell counters with a series of strikes. Farrel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coxwell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farrel slips a jab and a cross from Coxwell.
Coxwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Tyson Farrel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxwell drops Farrel with a straight right hand, right on the button! Coxwell follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Coxwell!