PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irwin Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin Farmer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Farmer
vs
Anderson

224 cm
20
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 2 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Farmer counters by moving into the clinch.

Farmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wanderlei Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Farmer circles away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farmer avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Farmer shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Farmer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Farmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Farmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Farmer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Farmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Farmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farmer lands a couple of digs.

Farmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Farmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Farmer is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand up but Farmer is controlling him.
Farmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Farmer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Farmer won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Farmer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Farmer postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Farmer distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farmer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Farmer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick

and Farmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farmer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Farmer manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a head kick but Farmer moves out of range.
Anderson looks winded!
Anderson misses with a double jab

and Farmer moves into the clinch.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Farmer is controlling the position.

Farmer breaks the clinch.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farmer dodges the punch combination from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Farmer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmer not doing much here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Farmer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Farmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farmer lands a nice short elbow.
Farmer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irwin Farmer dominated that round.
That's time! Farmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Anderson tries to get set, Farmer tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick

and Farmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Farmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Irwin Farmer has been cut.
Farmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.

Farmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Farmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Further stalling from Farmer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Farmer slips an elbow through the middle.
Farmer controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Farmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farmer works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Farmer with a nice head shot there.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farmer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Farmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Farmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Farmer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Farmer is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Farmer won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Farmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Farmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farmer controls the pace.
Farmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Farmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Farmer defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Farmer controlling him for the moment.
Farmer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Farmer slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmer scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farmer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farmer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Anderson wants to stand up but Farmer is controlling him.
Farmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Farmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Farmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Farmer postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Irwin Farmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Farmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farmer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farmer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Anderson 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.
Farmer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irwin Farmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irwin Farmer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Farmer moves out of range easily.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farmer swivels and escapes.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Farmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Farmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Farmer won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Farmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farmer working some strikes from top position.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Farmer is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farmer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Farmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Farmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Farmer scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Farmer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Anderson is working an open guard so Farmer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick

and Farmer moves into the clinch.
Farmer slowing the pace effectively.
Farmer has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Farmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmer moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farmer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farmer lands an overhand right.

Farmer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Farmer distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farmer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Farmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farmer content to stall in guard here.

Farmer drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Farmer off! Farmer jumps back into Anderson's guard.

Farmer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anderson, up you get!

That's four 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.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Farmer tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.

Farmer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Farmer content to control rather than advance.
Wanderlei Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Farmer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irwin Farmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

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