PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welsh National Anthem. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Farr
vs
Bartholemeaux

186 cm
27
220 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

187 cm
30
220 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Bartholemeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Farr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartholemeaux lands a jab-cross combination.
Farr takes a swing at Bartholemeaux's ribcage but misses.
Farr looks to land a right hand but Bartholemeaux moved out of range.
Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartholemeaux shoots for a double leg takedown but Farr sprawls well. He's pushed Bartholemeaux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Farr thuds a left hand into Bartholemeaux's body.
Farr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but Farr blocks it.
Bartholemeaux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farr defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux staying out of range there.
Bartholemeaux slips a straight right by Farr.
Bartholemeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartholemeaux wants to clinch up but Farr keeps it at a distance.
Farr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bartholemeaux slips under a jab.
Bartholemeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston Bartholemeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartholemeaux.
Tommy Farr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Bartholemeaux.
Farr misses with a body shot.
Tommy Farr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Bartholemeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Farr scores with a shot to the body.
Farr cracks Bartholemeaux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartholemeaux throws a series of punches but Farr avoids them all with ease.
Bartholemeaux cracks Farr with an open hand slap.
Farr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux slips under a jab from Farr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr slips under a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Farr connects with a body shot that sends Bartholemeaux's belly button to the back.
Farr throws a hook but Bartholemeaux avoids it easily.
Farr lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Farr.
Bartholemeaux moves in looking to clinch but Farr pushes him off.
Bartholemeaux staying out of range there.
Bartholemeaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farr connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartholemeaux swings for the body but Farr moves out of range.
Bartholemeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr works Bartholemeaux's body with a nice hook.
Bartholemeaux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farr throws out the jab.
Farr misses with a combination
and Bartholemeaux counters with a two punch combo.
Bartholemeaux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bartholemeaux clinches up against the cage.
Bartholemeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farr scores with a hook to the body.
Bartholemeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kingston Bartholemeaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bartholemeaux lands an overhand right.
Bartholemeaux connects with the punch.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch but Farr is having none of it.
Farr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartholemeaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bartholemeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farr misses with a straight left.
Bartholemeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Farr.
Bartholemeaux misses with a straight left.

Bartholemeaux drops Farr with a beautiful combination! Farr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bartholemeaux is looking for the KO!

It looks like Tommy Farr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farr misses with a wild body shot.
Bartholemeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr misses with a double jab.

Bartholemeaux rushes Farr and presses him up against the cage.
Farr misses with some punches.

Farr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bartholemeaux.
Farr dodges the ground and pound from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux trying to control the action but Farr is working from the bottom.

Bartholemeaux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Farr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bartholemeaux asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bartholemeaux has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Farr!
Bartholemeaux throwing strikes here but Farr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bartholemeaux working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Bartholemeaux punching from mount but Farr doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr is squirming around, avoiding Bartholemeaux's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Farr really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bartholemeaux landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartholemeaux wants to control the pace but Farr is squirming around nicely.
Bartholemeaux misses with a head shot.
Bartholemeaux trying to control but Farr is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bartholemeaux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farr is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bartholemeaux trying to control but Farr is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartholemeaux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Farr hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingston Bartholemeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bartholemeaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bartholemeaux's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartholemeaux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Bartholemeaux.
Kingston Bartholemeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bartholemeaux!
Farr keeps the fight on the outside.
Farr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch there but Farr circles away.
Bartholemeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr lands the left hand.
Farr blocks a jab.
Bartholemeaux tries for a takedown but Farr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch there but Farr circles away.
Farr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartholemeaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartholemeaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farr throws a nice looking combination but Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartholemeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farr manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Farr gets tackled into the cage by Bartholemeaux. Bartholemeaux maintains the clinch.
Farr misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Farr is controlling him.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Farr is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Farr keeps control of Bartholemeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farr tries to work over Bartholemeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bartholemeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartholemeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farr.
Farr looks to land a left hand but Bartholemeaux moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Farr misses the target.
A jab from Bartholemeaux misses.
Bartholemeaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartholemeaux is looking to clinch but Farr is avoiding it.
Bartholemeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartholemeaux cracks Farr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Farr to counter with a crisp jab.
Farr cracks a nice hook into Bartholemeaux's ribs.
Bartholemeaux ducks under a wild hook from Farr.
Farr connects with a right hand. Bartholemeaux shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartholemeaux lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartholemeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice right hand.
Bartholemeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farr.
Bartholemeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farr throws the left hand but Bartholemeaux avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartholemeaux connects with a nice looking jab.
Bartholemeaux lands a jab.
Tommy Farr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston Bartholemeaux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farr looks to land a left hand but Bartholemeaux moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kingston Bartholemeaux.
Well Bartholemeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingston Bartholemeaux!