PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 22880 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 372 p4p, 106 weight class). De Cremonesi comes to the ring accompanied by Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). Farrokhzad has chosen Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

De Cremonesi
vs
Farrokhzad

172 cm
28
157
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
36
148
30 - 26 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from De Cremonesi misses the target.
De Cremonesi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Cremonesi misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
It looked like De Cremonesi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice right hand.

Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged De Cremonesi in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that De Cremonesi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Cremonesi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Cremonesi can't break the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Cremonesi blocks it with crossed arms.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but De Cremonesi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De Cremonesi.

De Cremonesi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Cremonesi looks for the body kick but Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
De Cremonesi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.

Farrokhzad darts in and clinches De Cremonesi up against the ropes.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but De Cremonesi is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from De Cremonesi fails to land.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Cremonesi is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Cremonesi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Cremonesi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Cremonesi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Cremonesi is looking to score with low kicks.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Farrokhzad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Franko De Cremonesi has been cut.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
A big left from De Cremonesi misses.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi looks to land a body kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
De Cremonesi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. De Cremonesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Cremonesi with a nice calf kick.

De Cremonesi gets tackled into the ropes by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
De Cremonesi blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.

De Cremonesi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Cremonesi under the eye.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Cremonesi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Cremonesi missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Cremonesi momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Cremonesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
De Cremonesi throws a big counter combination but Farrokhzad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks.
De Cremonesi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but De Cremonesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Cremonesi staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franko De Cremonesi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Franko De Cremonesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farrokhzad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a leg kick
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Cremonesi thinking.
De Cremonesi misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Cremonesi.

Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can De Cremonesi finish him?
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Cremonesi throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrokhzad seems to have recovered his senses.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. De Cremonesi shakes it off.
De Cremonesi looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but De Cremonesi slips the punch.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
De Cremonesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Cremonesi's elbow.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Cremonesi blocks it with crossed arms.
De Cremonesi lands an uppercut.
De Cremonesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Cremonesi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.