PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Farquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood has chosen Robin Hood Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Farquardt
vs
Hood

185 cm
22
268 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fenrir Fightgear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thurgood Farquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Farquardt could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hood.

Hood closes the distance and pushes Farquardt back into the cage.
Hood has Farquardt pressed against the cage, preventing Farquardt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Thurgood Farquardt has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hood as Farquardt tries to tie him up.
Farquardt takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hood gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood with a nice head shot there.
Hood distracts Farquardt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farquardt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Farquardt keeping moving, preventing Hood from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood thows a big elbow that misses.
Hood postures up and lands a big shot to Farquardt's brow.
Hood lands a couple of digs.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hood landing some decent shots from guard.
Farquardt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farquardt's head.

Hood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farquardt controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
Hood stopping the sweep attempt from Farquardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hood pushes down on Farquardt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquardt trying to hold on to Hood's head to control him but Hood postures up.
Farquardt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farquardt taking some punishment here, with Hood in his half guard.
Hood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farquardt defending well though.
Hood is nestled in close to Farquardt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt is trying to get back to full guard.
Hood slips a nice elbow through Farquardt's hands, connecting with Farquardt's forehead.
Farquardt is looking for a sweep. Hood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Hood.
Hood thows a huge punch but Farquardt dodges it nicely.
Hood looks gassed!
Farquardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Farquardt tries to get to full guard but Hood has control of the leg.
Hood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hood escapes and gets back to his feet.
Farquardt throws a body punch but Hood moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farquardt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Farquardt is trying to maintain the position but Hood is very close to passing his half guard.
Farquardt moves into full guard.
Hood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farquardt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hood's guard.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Farquardt from controlling successfully.
Hood wants to sweep but no luck.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Hood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farquardt sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farquardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farquardt wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hood throws a sloppy head kick and Farquardt moves out of range easily.

Hood takes the fight into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farquardt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Hood.

Hood turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Farquardt struggling a bit here.
Hood lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Farquardt can't do much from the bottom here.
Farquardt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hood's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Farquardt trying to control from the bottom.
Farquardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hood chips away with some ground and pound.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hood cracks Farquardt with a solid left hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hood postures up and lands a big shot to Farquardt's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farquardt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farquardt is working hard here to advance position.
Hood postures up.
Farquardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Farquardt, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hood lands a knee to the head.

Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Farquardt's guard.
Farquardt looking to control.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farquardt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hood's guard.
Farquardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Hood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farquardt is really struggling to control Hood but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hood has Farquardt pulled in close to control his posture.
Farquardt wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Farquardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hood controlling Farquardt's posture.
Farquardt thows a big elbow that misses.
Farquardt trying to control but Hood is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Farquardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farquardt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farquardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farquardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Hood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thurgood Farquardt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Farquardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farquardt misses with a body shot.
Thurgood Farquardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farquardt stalks Hood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hood's face. Hood staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
A slow jab from Farquardt misses its intended target.
Farquardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farquardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hood tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Farquardt counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquardt looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Farquardt tries for a takedown but Hood circles away easily

and Hood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hood.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farquardt looks for a takedown but Hood sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Farquardt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hood's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood tries to escape but Farquardt has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hood covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Farquardt is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
A lull in the action here.
Even with his hooks in, Farquardt manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Farquardt looking to break Hood's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hood remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Farquardt will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hood is in bad spot here.
Hood has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Farquardt.
Hood is trying to get back to his feet but Farquardt has full control of the position and if anything, Hood has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hood avoids the strikes from Farquardt.
Farquardt avoiding Hood 's attempts to control his hands.
Farquardt punches the canvas rather than the man.
Will Farquardt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hood covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood avoids the strikes from Farquardt.
Hood has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Farquardt punches the canvas rather than the man.
Farquardt throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Farquardt softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hood is keeping busy.
Hood controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farquardt throwing strikes and Hood squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Farquardt unloads with some shots from mount but Hood bucks and avoids them well.
Farquardt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farquardt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Farquardt has hold of Hood's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hood manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Farquardt looking to finish with strikes here!
Farquardt punching from mount but Hood doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt punching from mount but Hood doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Farquardt trying to control but Hood is having none of it.
Farquardt thowing shots but they're missing.
Hood sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hood trying to control but Farquardt postures up.
Farquardt is taking a breather. Hood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farquardt.
Farquardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farquardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farquardt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farquardt is keen to just control but Hood is a slippery customer.
Hood controlling the position well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hood feints and as Farquardt raises his hands in defense, Hood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt has his hands on Hood's head, controlling the position.
Farquardt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hood manages to get himself to full guard.
Farquardt pushing down on Hood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Farquardt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farquardt wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt thows a big elbow that misses.
Farquardt wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Farquardt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Farquardt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hood manages to work his way to half guard, despite Farquardt's best efforts.
Hood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farquardt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farquardt thows a huge punch but Hood dodges it nicely.
Farquardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hood's head.
Robin Hood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hood is staying active underneath Farquardt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hood trying to control but Farquardt postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farquardt pinned against the cage. Farquardt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice uppercut lands for Farquardt. That snapped Hood's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thurgood Farquardt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hood stuffs the takedown.

Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hood is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Farquardt can't fight it off and eventually Hood manages to take the fight to the floor. Farquardt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Farquardt has wrist control.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hood throwing strikes from guard but Farquardt blocks nicely.

Farquardt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hood postures up.

Farquardt looking for a guillotine here but Hood defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood trying to control the position from guard on top but Farquardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farquardt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Farquardt looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hood is defending well. Farquardt quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hood has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Farquardt celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thurgood Farquardt!