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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberium Xavier (ranked 25244 p4p, 3823 weight class) and Kolby Farmer (ranked 543 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiberium Xavier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiberium Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolby Farmer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier shoots in but Farmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farmer feints the counter takedown.
Farmer shoots in and gets a takedown into Xavier's guard.
Xavier throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xavier keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.
Farmer wants to stand but Xavier is controlling his posture from full guard.
Xavier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier working a defensive guard here.
Farmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xavier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farmer tries to stand but Xavier is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Farmer drives through and clinches with Xavier against the cage.
Farmer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Farmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Xavier is retaining full guard.
Farmer is looking to pass into half guard but Xavier pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Xavier is in guard.
Farmer 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.
Xavier is standing up over Farmer. Farmer looks to escape but Xavier dives into side control.
Farmer is trying to get back to half guard.
Xavier decides to stand back up. Xavier steps back and let's Farmer get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xavier regains full guard. Nicely done.
Farmer trying to move into half guard but instead Xavier has managed to sweep!
Xavier wants to stand but Farmer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Xavier's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Farmer wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xavier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Farmer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xavier gets to his feet - Farmer follows without any prompting.
Xavier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xavier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmer wants to get up but he can't break Xavier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Xavier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Xavier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.
Xavier working a defensive guard here.
Farmer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xavier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Farmer looking to sit in guard and control but Xavier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Farmer wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xavier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Farmer, up you get!
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xavier fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tiberium Xavier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Farmer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Xavier's guard.
Tiberium Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farmer stopping the sweep attempt from Xavier.
Farmer trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Xavier lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Farmer looking to sit in guard and control but Xavier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Farmer is striking but Xavier is not phased and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Farmer wants to improve his position but Xavier is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer is trying to escape back to his feet but Xavier uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Farmer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Xavier stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Farmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Farmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Xavier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Xavier doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Xavier keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.
Farmer tries to stand but Xavier is controlling from the bottom.
Farmer looking to sit in guard and control but Xavier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xavier wants to stand but Farmer is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer working for submissions but it's allowed Xavier to get to half guard.
Xavier tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Xavier 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 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farmer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farmer tries to get to full guard but Xavier has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xavier shoots and misses
and Farmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown but Farmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xavier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Xavier blocks a head kick by Farmer.
Xavier darts in looking for a takedown but Farmer gets double underhooks and turns Xavier into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberium Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Xavier's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farmer wants to stand up but Xavier has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Xavier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farmer's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kolby Farmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Farmer lands a slapping body shot.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Farmer shows good takedown defense.
Xavier wants to clinch.
Farmer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farmer working away.
Farmer trying to control the position but Xavier is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmer tries to stand but Xavier controls the position and pulls Farmer into his guard.
Farmer trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Farmer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier working a defensive guard here.
Farmer looking to sit in guard and control but Xavier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xavier is looking to stand up but Farmer won't let him.
Farmer wants to control but Xavier passes easily into half guard.
That's two 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.
Farmer pushes Xavier off looking to stand but Xavier dives back in and keeps control.
Xavier is thwarting Farmer's attempts to control the position.
Xavier wants to stand up but Farmer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xavier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farmer leaves Xavier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fails with the takedown
and Farmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberium Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xavier gets caught flat footed, as Farmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Xavier throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xavier is trying to keep Farmer in close.
Farmer trying to move into half guard but instead Xavier has managed to sweep!
Farmer is looking for a triangle here but Xavier uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Farmer tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier trying to control but Farmer is having none of it.
Xavier stands up from mount. Strange move.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farmer pinned against the cage. Farmer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolby Farmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farmer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolby Farmer!
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