PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomber has chosen Notorious Thugz- Notorious B.I.G ft Bone Thugz N' Harmony as his entrance music. The key to victory for Eric Farrow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Farrow
vs
Bomber

189 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Farrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrow tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sergei Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Farrow lands but Bomber takes it in his stride.
Farrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Bomber or perhaps it was just good defense by Farrow which made him look bad.
Bomber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Farrow moves into the clinch.
Farrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bomber jumps guard.
Bomber working a defensive guard but Farrow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bomber is trying to improve his position.

Farrow tries for a kimura but Bomber is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber trying to control but Farrow flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bomber tries to escape but Farrow has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Farrow trying to control momentarily.
Bomber tries to escape but Farrow has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Farrow missing with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Farrow manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Farrow looking for the RNC.

Farrow patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber trying to control the hands but Farrow breaks the grip.
Farrow missing with strikes.

Farrow working for the choke.
Farrow avoiding Bomber 's attempts to control his hands.
Bomber breaks Farrow's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Bomber drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farrow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bomber has Farrow in his guard.
Farrow won't allow Bomber to get back to his feet.
Bomber looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrow trying to control but Bomber is working from the bottom.
Farrow preventing the sweep.
Farrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Farrow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bomber manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Farrow has Bomber in his guard.
Farrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bomber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bomber throws and elbow that misses. Farrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bomber's guard. Nice move by Farrow!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bomber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farrow is one step ahead there.

Farrow drops back looking for a leg! Bomber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bomber manages to kick Farrow off! Farrow jumps back into Bomber's guard.

Bomber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Farrow has picked Bomber up and slammed him! Bomber can't keep hold of the triangle and Farrow manages to pass to side control!
Farrow controlling from side mount.
Bomber is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Farrow is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Farrow working for a submission but Bomber is keeping him at bay.
Farrow dominating with strikes here.

Farrow looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bomber regains half guard.
Bomber is trying to maintain the position but Farrow is very close to passing his half guard.
Bomber tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Farrow has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bomber is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Farrow has taken his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bomber trying to control the position but Farrow manages to sink in the hooks.
Bomber is keeping busy.

Farrow looking to break Bomber's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bomber remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Farrow will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bomber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Farrow blocks the strikes from Bomber.
Bomber is looking to improve his position.
Farrow works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Farrow working for a submission but Bomber is keeping him at bay.
Bomber gives up his back whilst trying to strike.

Farrow looking for the choke from the back.
Bomber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bomber wants to control but Farrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bomber tries to roll over but Farrow keeps him under control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Farrow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bomber has a hand on Farrow's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Farrow takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Farrow working for a submission but Bomber is keeping him at bay.

Farrow wants to finish this one by submission but Bomber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Farrow.
Bomber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Farrow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bomber is surviving well by controlling Farrow's body position as best he can.
Bomber gets back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bomber is trying to maintain the position but Farrow is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bomber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farrow passes into half guard.
Bomber misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Farrow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bomber is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Farrow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Bomber misses.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses
and Farrow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bomber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farrow counters with a low kick, right behind Bomber 's knee.
Bomber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farrow counters with a head kick.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bomber counters with a nice leg kick.
Bomber misses with a combination
and Farrow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomber stuffs the takedown.

Bomber rushes Farrow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Farrow is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bomber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Farrow has a couple of punches blocked by Bomber.
Bomber blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber leaning against his opponent.
Farrow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Farrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrow misses with a punch on the inside.

Bomber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bomber swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrow.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses

and Farrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrow.
Bomber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Farrow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bomber blocks an elbow strike.

Farrow pulls guard.
Bomber pushes down on Farrow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bomber is stalling here. Farrow is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bomber seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Farrow has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bomber manages to work his way to half guard, despite Farrow's best efforts.
Bomber is not content to let Farrow control the position.
Bomber wants to control but Farrow passes into side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farrow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bomber has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bomber tries to improve position but can't.
Farrow tries to advance to mount but Bomber denies him.
Bomber tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bomber manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Farrow is trying to work for a kimura but Bomber is defending well.
Bomber wants to improve his position but Farrow is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber wants to control but Farrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bomber wants to control but Farrow passes into side.
Bomber is trying to improve his position.
Farrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bomber keeps working.
Eric Farrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Farrow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bomber manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bomber is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Farrow wants to control the pace but Bomber is squirming around nicely.

Farrow is working for a guillotine from mount but Bomber frees his head quite easily.
Bomber wants to hold on but Farrow pushes him away.
Farrow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bomber prevents Farrow from taking his back.
Bomber tries to reverse the position but Farrow maintains control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farrow avoids the attempt from Bomber to control.
Bomber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bomber is squirming around, avoiding Farrow's attempts to control the action.

Bomber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farrow.
Bomber is looking to get to half guard.
Bomber tries to control the position but Farrow now has his back.
Farrow has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bomber's body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Farrow is working for a rear naked choke. Bomber is not defending it well and Farrow has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bomber refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bomber's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Farrow!