PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Farrell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Farrell
vs
Vicious

190 cm
26
222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Vicious!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Farrell rushes Vicious and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farrell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vicious is keeping busy.

Vicious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vicious fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Vicious. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vicious.
Farrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vicious changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vicious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell misses with the combination.
Vicious misses with a body kick.
Farrell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farrell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vicious's corner calls for a 1-2. Vicious obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicious misses with a straight left.
Farrell swinging wildly here.
Farrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vicious closes the distance looking to clinch
and Farrell counters with a left and a right that stings Vicious.
Vicious scores with a body shot.
Farrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vicious just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Farrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farrell slowing the pace effectively.

Farrell manages to break the clinch.
Vicious throws a hook but Farrell avoids it easily.
Vicious tries to clinch up but Farrell circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrell misses the target.
Farrell scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrell throws a head kick but Vicious moves out of range.
Vicious scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vicious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vicious catches Farrell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Farrell blocks a jab.
Vicious misses with a lunging right hand
and Farrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vicious is looking to clinch but Farrell is avoiding it.
Farrell tries to work over Vicious's front leg with a kick but Vicious checks it.
The fighters circling - Vicious throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vicious connects with a leg kick. Farrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Owen Farrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farrell throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicious is looking to chop away at Farrell's legs.
Vicious throws a jab when Farrell was well out of range.
Vicious is looking to clinch but Farrell is avoiding it.
Farrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vicious.

Farrell rushes Vicious and presses him up against the cage.

Vicious pulls guard effortlessly.
Farrell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vicious is pulling down on Farrell's head. It's preventing any offense from Farrell, at least for the moment.
Farrell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell slips nicely into half guard.
Farrell is controlling the pace.
Vicious wants to get back to full guard.

Vicious looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vicious is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Farrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vicious throws a big shot that misses.
Vicious tries to land a front kick but Farrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farrell scores with a one two! Vicious had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vicious throws a solid leg kick but Farrell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vicious.
It looked like Farrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vicious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vicious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vicious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vicious misses with a left hand
and Farrell counters with a series of strikes. Vicious will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sid Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrell misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vicious moves into the clinch.
Vicious is trying to pull guard but Farrell has him pressed against the cage.
Vicious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vicious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrell is trying to stall.
Vicious takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Sid Vicious has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farrell breaks the clinch.
Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vicious fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrell.
Farrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vicious jabs at Farrell's body.
Farrell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vicious connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farrell scrambles back to his feet.
Farrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farrell.
Owen Farrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vicious keeps the fight on the outside.
Owen Farrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Vicious thuds a left hand into Farrell's body.
Vicious turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Vicious misses its intended target.
Farrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Farrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Vicious circles away.
Farrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicious.
A clash of legs there as Farrell blocks the low kick.
Vicious throws a sloppy head kick
and Farrell counters with a series of strikes. Vicious will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vicious.
Farrell wants to slow Vicious down by chopping away at his legs.
Vicious shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farrell pinned against the cage. Farrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farrell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Farrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vicious is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farrell. That's going to slow Vicious down.
Some wild striking there from Farrell.
Vicious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrell.
Farrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicious throws out the jab.
As Vicious looks to move away, Farrell throws a big counter combo bu Vicious just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Vicious lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farrell doesn't seem phased though.
Vicious takes a swing at Farrell's ribcage but misses.
Vicious throws a hook but Farrell avoids it easily.
Vicious lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrell misses with the combination.
Farrell slips under a jab from Vicious.
Vicious misses the shot to the body.

Vicious scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farrell isn't going anywhere.
Farrell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vicious in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicious works to advance to full mount. Farrell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Vicious thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vicious scoring with strikes but Farrell is staying in there.

It looks like Owen Farrell has been cut.
Farrell wants to control but Vicious is having none of it.
Vicious can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farrell is looking to escape.
Farrell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Vicious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Farrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vicious fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farrell avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Vicious is predictable there
and Farrell counters with a three punch combo that has Vicious backing up. Vicious nods at Farrell to acknowledge the strikes.
Farrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vicious will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vicious pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farrell is out of range and Vicious settles back down.
Vicious scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Vicious misses
and Farrell counters with a series of strikes. Vicious will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vicious wants to clinch but Farrell slips to the side
and Farrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Vicious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vicious misses with a body shot.
Farrell wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vicious misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vicious circles away quickly and effectively.
Vicious stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vicious scores with the left hand. Farrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Farrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicious.
Vicious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrell manages to avoid it.
Farrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrell scores with a push kick.
Vicious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Owen Farrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Vicious.
Vicious connects with an inside leg kick.
Farrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farrell throws a front kick aimed at Vicious's knee but Vicious avoids it well.
Vicious throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farrell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vicious walks into a left hand.
Farrell checks a low kick from Vicious.
Vicious stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vicious keeps Farrell at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Farrell.
Farrell throws a series of punches but Vicious moves out of range.
Vicious shoots in for a takedown but Farrell shows good takedown defense.
Vicious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vicious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrell.
Farrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vicious at a distance.
Vicious shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farrell but Farrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vicious takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vicious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vicious circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrell throws a right and a left that Vicious avoids nicely.
Vicious darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell takes one to the chin there.
Farrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vicious feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Farrell does no damage.
Vicious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vicious misses with a wild body shot.
Farrell misses with a double jab.
Farrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vicious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farrell moves out of range as Vicious strikes.
Farrell staying out of range there.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Farrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vicious.

Vicious moves into range and clinches up with Farrell.
Farrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vicious up against the cage.

Farrell manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrell.
Vicious tries to land a front kick but Farrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vicious avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vicious connects with the punch.
Farrell is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vicious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vicious throws a big shot that misses.
Farrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Farrell. Those never looked like landing.
Vicious misses with a low kick.
Vicious scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farrell slips a jab from Vicious.
A leg kick checked by Farrell.

Farrell has closed the distance and engaged Vicious in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Owen Farrell.
I think Farrell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Owen Farrell!
Owen Farrell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.