PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Karuniuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrow has chosen Twa Corbies as his entrance music. Johnny Farrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karuniuk
vs
Farrow

165 cm
24
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Karuniuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Farrow!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karuniuk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farrow counters with a three punch combo that has Karuniuk backing up. Karuniuk nods at Farrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Farrow misses the shot to the body.
Farrow misses the jab.
Farrow lands a jab to the nose.
Farrow misses the shot to the body.
Karuniuk misses with a takedown attempt

and Farrow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farrow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karuniuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karuniuk has Farrow pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Karuniuk.
Karuniuk slips under a jab.

Farrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Farrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karuniuk tries to hold on but Farrow pushes him away.
Karuniuk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karuniuk gets full guard.
Karuniuk controls Farrow momentarily but Farrow frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Karuniuk just wasn't active enough.
Karuniuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Farrow's waist but Farrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karuniuk off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Karuniuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karuniuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrow.
Farrow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karuniuk backs up against the cage.
Farrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karuniuk manages to avoid it.
Karuniuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farrow pinned against the cage. Farrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karuniuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrow.
Farrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnny Farrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karuniuk dodges the punch combination from Farrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karuniuk avoids a punch combination nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Karuniuk enables Farrow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karuniuk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Karuniuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karuniuk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Karuniuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farrow defends well.
Farrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karuniuk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Farrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Farrow misses.
Karuniuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrow works over Karuniuk's head and body with a nice combination.
Karuniuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrow.
Karuniuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karuniuk misses with a takedown attempt - Farrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Karuniuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karuniuk slips under a jab.
Karuniuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karuniuk.
Karuniuk slips under a jab from Farrow.
Karuniuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karuniuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karuniuk fails to land the takedown.

Farrow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Farrow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Farrow tries to advance to mount but Karuniuk denies him.
You can see the frustration on Karuniuk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Karuniuk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Karuniuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karuniuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrow throws a jab when Karuniuk was well out of range.
Farrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robert Karuniuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Karuniuk with that takedown attempt.
Farrow jabs Karuniuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Farrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karuniuk is looking for a sweep.
Karuniuk is trying to control Farrow's posture but Farrow avoids it.
A control attempt from Karuniuk but he's now mounted!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrow controlling the position easily from mount.
Karuniuk wants to hold on but Farrow pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrow controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Farrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Karuniuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A big right from Farrow misses.
Farrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Karuniuk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farrow counters with a two punch combo.
Karuniuk misses with a takedown attempt
and Farrow counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Karuniuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrow misses with a wild combination.
Karuniuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karuniuk slips under a jab from Farrow.
Karuniuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karuniuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrow.
Farrow misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow takes a swing at Karuniuk's ribcage but misses.
Karuniuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Farrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karuniuk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Farrow is in Karuniuk's guard.
Karuniuk controls Farrow momentarily but Farrow frees himself.
Farrow stopping the sweep attempt from Karuniuk.
Karuniuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farrow is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karuniuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farrow is aware though and is defending well.
Karuniuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Karuniuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Farrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Farrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farrow showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karuniuk is looking to control Farrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karuniuk avoid being mounted?
Karuniuk is trying to get back to full guard.
Karuniuk trying to hold on to Farrow's head to control him but Farrow postures up.
Farrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karuniuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karuniuk.
Karuniuk trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Karuniuk.

Farrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrow wants to pass the guard but Karuniuk is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Farrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrow 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Johnny Farrow!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Johnny Farrow!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Johnny Farrow!

Johnny Farrow wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Farrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.