PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy Bigglesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigglesworth has chosen Car Bomb by Negativland as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Farro
vs
Bigglesworth

165 cm
28
145 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

155 cm
28
135 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dandy Bigglesworth!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigglesworth misses with a body shot.
Bigglesworth with a nice cross.
Bigglesworth throws the left hand but Farro avoids the punch easily.

Bigglesworth clinches up against the cage.
Farro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bigglesworth smiles and moves away.

Farro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Farro lands in his opponent's guard.
Farro throwing strikes from guard but Bigglesworth blocks nicely.
Bigglesworth wants to sweep but no luck.
Farro wants to pass the guard but Bigglesworth is keeping the position.
Farro is working hard here to advance position.
Farro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro is looking to advance position but Bigglesworth has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Farro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bigglesworth cracks Farro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bigglesworth trying to control but Farro is having none of it.
Farro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bigglesworth.
Farro tries to hold on but Bigglesworth postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro wants to control but Bigglesworth is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigglesworth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Farro tries to reverse the position but Bigglesworth maintains control.
Farro wants to control but Bigglesworth is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Farro looking for submissions off his back.
Farro wants to control but Bigglesworth is keeping busy.
Bigglesworth prevents Farro from improving his position.
Bigglesworth wants to stand up but Farro manages to regain full guard.

Farro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bigglesworth defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth won't allow Farro to sweep him here.

Farro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bigglesworth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bigglesworth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Farro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bigglesworth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bigglesworth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bigglesworth manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Farro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bigglesworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Farro.
Bigglesworth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Bigglesworth.
Farro throws a leg kick that misses.
Farro looks to land a left hand but Bigglesworth moved out of range nicely.
Bigglesworth lands a nice hook to Farro's body. Farro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bigglesworth lands with an overhand left.
Bigglesworth throws the left hand but Farro avoids the punch easily.
Bigglesworth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farro counters with an outside leg kick.

Bigglesworth darts in and clinches Farro up against the cage.
Bigglesworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farros head.

Farro pulls Bigglesworth into guard.
Farro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bigglesworth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bigglesworth is pressing down on Farro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigglesworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bigglesworth's head.
Ben Farro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bigglesworth holds on and takes a little breather.
Farro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigglesworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bigglesworth's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bigglesworth's thigh. Bigglesworth counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigglesworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigglesworth keeping full guard, as Farro tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farro throws a big right hand that misses.
Bigglesworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigglesworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigglesworth trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farro throws a strike but Bigglesworth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farro wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigglesworth controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bigglesworth stands up from Farro's guard - Bigglesworth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dandy Bigglesworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bigglesworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bigglesworth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farro.
Bigglesworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Farro moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Farro misses.
Farro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigglesworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dandy Bigglesworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bigglesworth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Farro. Farro obviously looking to wear him down.
Bigglesworth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farro.
Farro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bigglesworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bigglesworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bigglesworth walks into a left hand.
Farro fails to land the takedown.
Bigglesworth is looking to clinch.
Bigglesworth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bigglesworth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Farro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farro shoots for a takedown but Bigglesworth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Farro lands with an overhand left.
Farro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Farro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bigglesworth pushes Farro up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigglesworth can't find room to land a body shot as Farro controls the action.
Farro misses with the head strike.
Farro tries to pull guard but Bigglesworth won't allow it.

Farro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro keeping moving, preventing Bigglesworth from controlling successfully.
Bigglesworth is stalling in the full guard.
Bigglesworth's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bigglesworth wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dandy Bigglesworth.
Farro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bigglesworth moves away.
Bigglesworth is looking to clinch but Farro is avoiding it.
Bigglesworth missing with a left hand there. Farro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bigglesworth drives through and clinches with Farro against the cage.
Farro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Farro manages to pull guard.
Bigglesworth scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bigglesworth passes into half guard.

Farro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Farro is trying to control but can't.
Farro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Farro trying to keep a closed guard but Bigglesworth is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Farro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bigglesworth preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth pushes down on Farro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bigglesworth prevents Farro from improving his position.
Farro trying to control but Bigglesworth postures up.
Bigglesworth prevents Farro from improving his position.
Bigglesworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bigglesworth is trying to control. Farro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Farro is pressing down on Bigglesworth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Farro is looking for a triangle but Bigglesworth pushes his legs off easily.
Farro controlling the position.
Dandy Bigglesworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Farro working for a triangle but Bigglesworth defends it easily.

Farro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bigglesworth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farro, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ben Farro made sure he mentioned Undead clothing. All items 10$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.