PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nogi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartov has chosen Pantera - Cowboys from Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Farro
vs
Kartov

165 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

165 cm
26
130 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nogi Kartov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Farro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Farro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kartov wants to improve his position but Farro is controlling well.
Farro winds up and cracks Kartov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farro wants to control but Kartov is keeping him busy.
Kartov tries to kick Farro off but Farro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Farro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Farro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Farro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kartov's head.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro wants to pass the guard but Kartov is defending well.
Farro wants to control but Kartov is keeping him busy.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farro wants to control but Kartov is keeping him busy.

Farro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kartov is just riding it out for now. Farro eventually gives up the hold.
Farro moves into full mount! Kartov won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Farro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Farro lands with some strikes.
Farro lands with some strikes.
Kartov is bucking up trying to escape but Farro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Farro working for a submission but Kartov is keeping him at bay.
Farro lands a nice shot to the head.
Farro is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Farro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farro.
Farro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Farro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Farro 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.
Farro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Farro 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.
Farro breaks from Kartov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kartov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Farro prevents Kartov from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farro.
Kartov can't escape the position.
Farro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Farro looking to secure an arm triangle but Kartov defends it well.
A nice elbow there by Farro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farro thowing shots but they're missing.
Farro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Farro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Farro connects with a leg kick. Kartov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farro fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kartov defending well as Farro loads up on a big left hand.
Farro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kartov doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Farro tenderised Kartov's leg. Kartov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Farro.
Kartov blocks a head kick by Farro.
Farro connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Farro scores a takedown into full mount!

Farro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kartov is surviving well by controlling Farro's body position as best he can.
Farro working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro looking to finish with strikes here!
Farro thowing shots but they're missing.
Kartov is looking to get to half guard.
Farro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Farro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Farro scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro throws a sloppy strike and Kartov uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Kartov has ended up in Farro's guard.
Farro looking for a sweep. Not yet Farro, not yet.
Kartov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farro trying to keep a closed guard but Kartov is proving a slippery customer.
Farro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kartov manages to get himself to full guard.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kartov can't keep his opponent in guard - Farro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Farro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kartov's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kartov trying to control from the bottom.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Farro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Farro is pressing down on Kartov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kartov is holding on for now.
Farro throws a strike but Kartov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farro postures up in Kartov's guard and throws a big left but Kartov blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kartov wants to get back to his feet but Farro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kartov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farro.
Farro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kartov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Farro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Farro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kartov throws a jab when Farro was well out of range.
Farro lands with an uppercut that bounces Kartov off the cage and back into rage.
Kartov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farro in his tracks.
A jab from Kartov misses.
Kartov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farro lands with a nice body punch.
Kartov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
Farro dips to his left and cracks Kartov with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Farro shoots in and gets a takedown into Kartov's guard.
Kartov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kartov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro wants to control from the top but Kartov keeps moving.
Farro throws a big right hand that misses.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farro throwing strikes from guard but Kartov blocks nicely.
Farro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farro connects with a couple of short punches.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kartov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Farro pushes down on Kartov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Farro with the ground and pound but Kartov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farro is working hard here to advance position.
Farro throws a strike but Kartov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farro is trying to keep Kartov in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is looking to sweep but instead, Kartov has passed into half guard.
Farro wants to control but Kartov is keeping busy.
Kartov wants to stand but Farro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Farro tries to roll over but Kartov keeps him under control.
Nogi Kartov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Farro wants to sweep here but Kartov controlling him for the moment.
Farro controlling Kartov's posture.
Farro 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.
Farro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kartov controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farro tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!