PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Rock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Farrell
vs
Rock

166 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Rock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rock moves into the clinch successfully.

Farrell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Farrell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farrell trying to control the action but Rock is working from the bottom.
Farrell blocks the strikes from Rock.
Rock throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Farrell prevents Rock from improving his position.

Farrell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rock defends it well.
Farrell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farrell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock missing with punches from the bottom.
Farrell really is a fat lump.
Farrell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rock defending well though.
Rock misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farrell.

Farrell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rock defends it well.
Rock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Farrell there.
Rock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farrell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rock missing with punches from the bottom.
Farrell controlling the action here.
Rock throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Farrell winds up and cracks Rock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrell throwing shots but Rock is blocking nicely.
Farrell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farrell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rock tries to get to full guard but Farrell has control of the leg.
Rock is still trying to improve position.
Farrell blocks the strikes from Rock.
Farrell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Farrell working over Rock with some ground and pound. Rock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell working Rock over with strikes.

Farrell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farrell is keen to just control but Rock is a slippery customer.
Farrell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farrell not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Farrell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Farrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Farrell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rock throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
Farrell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farrell blocks the strikes from Rock.
Rock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rock looks winded!

Farrell stands and steps away. Rock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Farrell.
Rock misses with a short punch on the inside.

Farrell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rock regains guard.
Farrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farrell throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Farrell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Farrell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Farrell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farrell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Farrell landing with the ground and pound.
Farrell postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
Farrell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Farrell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farrell landing with the ground and pound.
Rock wants to sweep here but Farrell controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Farrell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rock with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Farrell can't handle though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Farrell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rock has managed to clinch.

Farrell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rock thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farrell throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Farrell distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rock wants to sweep but no luck.
Farrell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rock's head.
Rock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farrell is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell content to stall in guard here.
Farrell is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farrell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farrell works over Rock with some ground and pound from guard.
Farrell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Farrell 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.
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Farrell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rock's head.
Farrell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryan Farrell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farrell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farrell chips away with some ground and pound.
Farrell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farrell won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Farrell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farrell is in close to Rock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farrell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farrell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farrell is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock striking off his back but it's not causing Farrell any problems.
Farrell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rock's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farrell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Farrell is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rock lands a decent shot there.
Rock throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rock wants to sweep but no luck.
Farrell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rock's head.
Rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farrell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farrell distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farrell is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farrell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rock's head.
Farrell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farrell distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farrell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farrell throwing strikes but missing.

Farrell drops back looking for a leg! Rock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rock manages to kick Farrell off! Farrell jumps back into Rock's guard.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farrell.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farrell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farrell lands a couple of digs.
Rock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Rock takes the fight into the clinch.
Farrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock can do to turn this around?
Farrell blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Bryan Farrell has been cut.
Farrell blocking some punches.
Rock lands an uppercut.

Farrell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rock can't fight it off and eventually Farrell manages to take the fight to the floor. Rock looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Farrell from controlling successfully.

Farrell 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.
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Farrell working some strikes from top position.
Farrell postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
Rock trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Farrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Farrell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rock forces Farrell back against the cage and clinches.
Rock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Farrell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rock clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Farrell doesn't have the hooks in and Rock manages to turn into his guard.
Farrell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rock working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Farrell working a defensive guard here.
Rock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farrell looking to control.
Farrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock lands a couple of digs.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but Farrell has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a big elbow that misses.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farrell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Farrell stays in close to Rock's body and controls the position.
Farrell is in close to Rock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farrell preventing the sweep.
Rock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Farrell distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Farrell drops back looking for a leg! Rock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rock manages to kick Farrell off! Farrell jumps back into Rock's guard.
Rock throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is in close to Rock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Farrell stands up and waves to Rock to follow him.

Rock rushes Farrell and presses him up against the cage.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrell uses good head movement to avoid it.

Farrell breaks the clinch.

Rock drives through and clinches with Farrell against the cage.

Farrell pulls Rock into guard.
Rock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farrell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farrell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farrell's head.
Rock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Farrell holds on and takes a little breather.
Rock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farrell's head.
Farrell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Farrell controls Rock momentarily but Rock frees himself.
Farrell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four 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.
Farrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farrell has his hands on Rock's head, controlling the position.
Rock cracks Farrell with a solid left hand.
Farrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farrell's head.
Farrell trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Farrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrell looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farrell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Farrell!