PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Farmer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Farmer Dude
vs
Mahones

197 cm
26
262 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rice Farmer Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stones Mahones!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahones scores with a shot to the body.
Mahones walks into a left hand.
Mahones misses with a straight left.
Farmer Dude stuffs the takedown attempt from Mahones. Mahones gets slowly back to his feet.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook.
Farmer Dude is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mahones jabs Farmer Dude right on the nose. Farmer Dude blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farmer Dude throws a hook but Mahones avoids it easily.
Farmer Dude misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farmer Dude is breathing heavily.
Farmer Dude takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Rice Farmer Dude has been cut.
Mahones throws the left hand but Farmer Dude avoids the punch easily.
Mahones throws a looping overhand right but Farmer Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Mahones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahones slips a straight right by Farmer Dude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahones loads up on a big right hand but Farmer Dude slips the punch.
Farmer Dude throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mahones counters with a left to the body.
Farmer Dude tries to bum rush Mahones with a series of wild strikes but Mahones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahones throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahones throws a shot from downtown. Farmer Dude moves away and avoids it.
Mahones throws a jab when Farmer Dude was well out of range.
Mahones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farmer Dude misses with a jab to the body
and Mahones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farmer Dude misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahones.
Mahones misses with an uppercut. Farmer Dude saw that one coming.
Mahones connects with a right hand. Farmer Dude shakes it off.
Mahones misses with the combination.
Rice Farmer Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahones looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmer Dude is just out of range.
Farmer Dude misses with a body punch
and Mahones counters with a straight right hand.
Mahones misses with a hook to the body
and Farmer Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farmer Dude.
Mahones misses with an uppercut.
Mahones cracks Farmer Dude with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mahones.
Farmer Dude throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Mahones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farmer Dude tries to clinch there but Mahones circles away.
Mahones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farmer Dude.
Mahones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook to the body
and Farmer Dude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farmer Dude. Mahones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farmer Dude had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mahones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farmer Dude.
Mahones takes a swing at Farmer Dude's ribcage but misses.
Farmer Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahones.
Farmer Dude throws an overhand right that lands on Mahones's shoulder, as Mahones tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Dude avoids the body shot from Mahones.
Farmer Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahones.
Mahones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farmer Dude throws out the jab.
Farmer Dude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahones.
Farmer Dude lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Farmer Dude misses the target.
Farmer Dude with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farmer Dude scores with a jab.
Mahones slips under a jab.
Mahones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farmer Dude throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahones misses with a shot to the body
and Farmer Dude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmer Dude misses with a straight right.
Mahones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stones Mahones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rice Farmer Dude's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Farmer Dude misses its intended target.
Farmer Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farmer Dude slips a jab from Mahones.
Stones Mahones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farmer Dude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahones.
Farmer Dude scores with a nice strike.
Farmer Dude scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahones should have avoided that one.
Mahones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farmer Dude thows a body shot but no joy.
Farmer Dude tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mahones counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahones takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahones misses the body punch
and Farmer Dude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahones walks into a stiff left hand from Farmer Dude.

Farmer Dude pushes Mahones up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farmer Dude tries to throw a body punch but Mahones avoids it by throwing Farmer Dude back against the cage.
Farmer Dude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farmer Dude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farmer Dude lands with a right to the head.
Mahones can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones can't break the clinch.
Farmer Dude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farmer Dude lands a right hand.
Farmer Dude prevents Mahones from breaking the clinch.
Mahones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Mahones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mahones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farmer Dude. Mahones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farmer Dude.
Mahones throws a jab when Farmer Dude was well out of range.
Farmer Dude misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Dude scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mahones looks to land a right hand but Farmer Dude moved out of range.
Farmer Dude darts in trying to clinch
and Mahones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farmer Dude takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farmer Dude tries to clinch up but Mahones circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Farmer Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farmer Dude thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farmer Dude misses with a body punch
and Mahones counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahones misses with a wild combination.
Mahones scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mahones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Farmer Dude sprawling to the canvas! Farmer Dude rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mahones finish him?!
Farmer Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahones.
Mahones takes a swing at Farmer Dude's ribcage but misses.
Farmer Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farmer Dude looks to throw the jab but Mahones is out of range.
Farmer Dude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahones misses with a looping right.
Farmer Dude swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mahones counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farmer Dude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Mahones.
Mahones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stones Mahones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rice Farmer Dude's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mahones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Farmer Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farmer Dude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahones misses the body punch
and Farmer Dude counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farmer Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahones manages to avoid it.
Farmer Dude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahones defending well as Farmer Dude loads up on a big left hand.

Farmer Dude darts in and clinches Mahones up against the cage.
Good body shot from Farmer Dude.
Mahones wants to get back to striking at distance but Farmer Dude won't allow it.
Farmer Dude lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer Dude is struggling to control the position.
Farmer Dude lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farmer Dude lands a left hand.
Farmer Dude lands a shot to the body.
Farmer Dude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahones blocking some punches.
Farmer Dude lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farmer Dude is working Mahones over against the cage.
Farmer Dude working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farmer Dude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Farmer Dude to work.
Farmer Dude misses with some punches.
Farmer Dude is leaning against Mahones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farmer Dude will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mahones up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude misses with some punches.
Farmer Dude has Mahones pressed against the cage, preventing Mahones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rice Farmer Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farmer Dude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farmer Dude stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farmer Dude pushes Mahones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farmer Dude lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farmer Dude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer Dude fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer Dude fails to land.
Farmer Dude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farmer Dude taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farmer Dude prevents the takedown attempt.
Farmer Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahones backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones letting Farmer Dude take a breather here.
Farmer Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer Dude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farmer Dude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farmer Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones is trying to break free.
Farmer Dude tries a body shot but Mahones blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farmer Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farmer Dude throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farmer Dude.
Still in the clinch, Farmer Dude scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farmer Dude misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Farmer Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mahones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!