PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irwin Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jewel Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Farmer
vs
Cote

224 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
214 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Montreal, Irwin Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Cote!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cote.
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.
Farmer wants to get back to his feet.
Farmer can't do much from the bottom here.
Farmer wants to get back to his feet but Cote is dominant here and he's now got Farmer's back!
Farmer is keeping busy.
Farmer is really stuck here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Farmer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Farmer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Cote has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Farmer has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Farmer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cote is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Farmer is covering up but some of the strikes from Cote are getting through and doing damage.
Cote looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Farmer trying to get back to his feet but Cote is in full control for now.

Farmer is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farmer tries to avoid it but Cote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farmer to the ground. Farmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farmer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Farmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Farmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Farmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cote is trying to control the position but Farmer postures up.
Farmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Farmer is fighting to break Cote's control of his arms but Cote is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Farmer cracks Cote with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.
Farmer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Farmer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farmer postures up in Cote's guard and throws a big left but Cote blocks it.
Farmer is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cote should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farmer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farmer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Farmer is looking to stand up but Cote won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farmer tries to avoid it but Cote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farmer to the ground. Farmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Farmer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cote to the ground. Farmer is now in Cote's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Irwin Farmer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Farmer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Cote closes the distance and clinches.

Farmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Farmer gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Farmer stalls from top position.

Farmer swings around for an armbar but Cote sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Farmer's guard.
Farmer wants to stand but Cote is controlling the position.
Farmer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cote drops back looking for a leg! Farmer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farmer manages to kick Cote off! Cote jumps back into Farmer's guard.
Cote looking to sit in guard and control but Farmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Farmer is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cote trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cote controls Farmer momentarily but Farmer frees himself.
Farmer wanted to stand there but Cote had control of the position.
Farmer trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
Cote is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Irwin Farmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farmer wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
Farmer is stalling in the full guard.
Farmer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Farmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Cote has wrist control.
Farmer trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer misses with a head kick.

Cote gets caught flat footed, as Farmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Farmer 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.
Farmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Farmer gets to his feet. Cote looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Cote moves into range and clinches up with Farmer.

Farmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmer throws a nice head kick!
Cote closes the distance and clinches up with Farmer, looking for a takedown. Cote pushes Farmer against the cage but Farmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Cote manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote fails with a takedown attempt.
Farmer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cote manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irwin Farmer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cote gets caught flat footed, as Farmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cote wants to sweep but no luck.
Farmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.
Farmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Cote has wrist control.
Cote working a defensive guard here.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer cracks Cote with a solid left hand.
Farmer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cote will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Farmer is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farmer wants to stand but Cote is controlling his posture from full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Cote manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Farmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Farmer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cote can't do much from the bottom here.
Farmer wants to control but Cote is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Farmer crashes against the mat.
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.
Farmer grinds an elbow into Cote's temple.

Farmer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cote is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Farmer happy to just control the position for now.
Cote can't do much from the bottom here.
Farmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Farmer in side control, throwing shots but Cote defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote struggling a bit here.

Farmer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cote knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Farmer trying to control the action but Cote is working from the bottom.
Cote is being controlled here.
Farmer blocks the strikes from Cote.
Farmer wants to control but Cote is keeping him busy.
Farmer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cote is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cote can't do much from the bottom here.

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.
Farmer is looking to take a break and control but Cote is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farmer working the ground and pound but Cote is defending the strikes.
Farmer grinds an elbow into Cote's temple.
Farmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cote keeps working.
Cote can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Farmer working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Cote's face as Farmer controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jewel Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irwin Farmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Farmer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cote's half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin Farmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irwin Farmer!