PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Farquharson (ranked 1853 p4p, 2871 weight class) and John Tromble (ranked 36 p4p, 58 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Farquharson
vs
Tromble

197 cm
22
232
6 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
254
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Gatoroids

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tromble !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tromble shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Farquharson as he avoids it easily.
Farquharson works over Tromble 's head and body with a nice combination.

Farquharson has closed the distance and engaged Tromble in a clinch.
Farquharson avoiding damage.
Farquharson lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tromble .
Farquharson working Tromble over with knees to the body.
Farquharson cracks Tromble with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farquharson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farquharson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Farquharson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tromble has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson pushes Tromble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tromble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Farquharson - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tromble circles away.
Farquharson scores with a decent looking hook.

Tromble scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farquharson sneaks back into half guard.
Farquharson is refusing to be controlled, as Tromble sits in half guard.
Tromble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farquharson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tromble trying to pass the guard but Farquharson defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromble controlling the action here.
Farquharson controlling the position for now.
Tromble seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tromble winds up and cracks Farquharson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tromble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tromble not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromble is keen to just control but Farquharson is a slippery customer.
Farquharson is trying to get back to full guard.

Tromble 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.
Tromble is keen to just control but Farquharson is a slippery customer.

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.
Tromble prevents Farquharson from standing back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tromble throws a body shot but no joy.
Tromble misses with a looping left.
Farquharson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses
and Tromble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Malcom Farquharson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Farquharson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tromble drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tromble avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Tromble on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farquharson scores with a nice body kick.
Farquharson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malcom Farquharson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Farquharson rushes Tromble and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farquharson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tromble is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farquharson lands with a right to the head.
Farquharson gets through Tromble 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tromble backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tromble is trying to drag Farquharson to the mat but Farquharson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farquharson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a left hand.
Farquharson lands with a right to the head.
Tromble is looking for a takedown.
Malcom Farquharson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tromble .
Farquharson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tromble s head.
Tromble is working for takedown but Farquharson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Farquharson has Tromble pressed against the cage, preventing Tromble from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farquharson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tromble can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like John Tromble has been cut.
Tromble takes a shot to the head.
Farquharson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farquharson lands a left hand.
Farquharson gets through Tromble 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a knee to the body.
Tromble is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farquharson has Tromble pressed against the cage.
Farquharson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Farquharson stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malcom Farquharson.
Farquharson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tromble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Farquharson.
Tromble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
Farquharson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farquharson has Tromble up against the cage in a clinch.
Farquharson digs a right hand into Tromble 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tromble 's gas tank.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tromble is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands an elbow that stopped Tromble in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Farquharson as the two fighters clinch.
Farquharson controlling the action here for a moment.
Farquharson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tromble working hard to break the clinch.
Farquharson prevents a body shot from Tromble .
Farquharson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tromble 's defenses.
Tromble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Farquharson.
Malcom Farquharson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tromble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tromble lands with a short shot to the head.
Farquharson lands an elbow that stopped Tromble in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Farquharson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tromble takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Farquharson.
Farquharson gets through Tromble 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Farquharson to work.
Farquharson is pressed up against the cage. Tromble has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Farquharson down to the mat. Farquharson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Farquharson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tromble in his tracks.
Tromble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson scores with a punch to the head.
Farquharson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left lands for Farquharson.
Tromble has a takedown stuffed.
Farquharson lands an overhand right.
Farquharson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tromble , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farquharson throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tromble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Farquharson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tromble misses with an uppercut.
Farquharson throws a counter high kick but Tromble was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tromble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farquharson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Farquharson moves into the clinch.
Farquharson scores a nice knee to the body.
Tromble takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farquharson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Farquharson to work.
Tromble has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farquharson after a bit of a struggle.
Malcom Farquharson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tromble .
Farquharson missing with knees to the body.
Farquharson has Tromble pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Farquharson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farquharson lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Tromble 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Farquharson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Farquharson.
Farquharson is stalling here.
Farquharson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tromble in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Farquharson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tromble backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farquharson.
A short body shot lands from Farquharson as the two fighters clinch.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson lands a nice uppercut.
Farquharson has Tromble pressed against the cage.
Farquharson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farquharson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tromble backwards.
Farquharson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Farquharson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tromble has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farquharson after a bit of a struggle.
Farquharson lands with a short shot to the head.
Farquharson is struggling to control the position.
Tromble swings wildly with an uppercut but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tromble is trying to maintain a safe position but Farquharson gets an underhook and turns Tromble into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Farquharson on the inside.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Farquharson.
A short right from Farquharson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Farquharson.
Farquharson stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Farquharson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tromble drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farquharson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Farquharson.

Tromble is rocked!

Farquharson closes the distance and clinches.
Farquharson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Tromble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malcom Farquharson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tromble is still on wobbly legs! Can Farquharson finish him?
Tromble is working for takedown but Farquharson is calmly controlling the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcom Farquharson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farquharson, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcom Farquharson!
Malcom Farquharson very nearly forgot to thank Gatoroids amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.