PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1273 p4p, 70 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 802 p4p, 44 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Rram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Overhaul. Yajson Rram is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Farrokhzad
vs
Rram

170 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

164 cm
22
146 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Groove Gear
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Rram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Rram lands.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a nice head shot.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Rram looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Rram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rram cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Rram takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Rram defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Rram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Rram's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rram misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with the punch.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Rram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Farrokhzad gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Rram's ribcage.

Rram breaks from the clinch.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.

Farrokhzad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rram avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Rram blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rram prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Farrokhzad won't allow it.
Rram tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rram blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rram has Farrokhzad pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
Farrokhzad pushes Rram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Rram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Rram blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.

Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Rram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rram.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farrokhzad momentarily.
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!
Farrokhzad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Rram moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Farrokhzad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram misses with a left hand
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Rram shakes it off.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Farrokhzad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Farrokhzad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rram. Rram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Rram strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rram.
Rram on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Rram's head back.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Rram.
Rram thuds a left hand into Farrokhzad's body.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Rram.
A punch combination from Rram misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Rram throws a counter combo.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
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 Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rram misses with a left hand
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Rram walks into a jab.
Rram throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Rram slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rram misses with a hook
and Farrokhzad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farrokhzad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rram backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Rram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
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!
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Rram defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with a single shot there.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rram looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Rram misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrokhzad as he connects with a hook.
Rram blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad walks into a straight right hand from Rram.
Rram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farrokhzad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rram blocks an uppercut.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Rram slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a right hand

and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch.
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Rram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram is trying to break free.
Rram prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Rram is out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Rram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rram misses with an uppercut
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Farrokhzad lands.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.

Farrokhzad rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rram lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rram is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
Rram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Rram blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Farrokhzad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rram moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Rram lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Rram scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rram doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rram throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Rram misses with a lunging right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a series of strikes. Rram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rram slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad had his way with Yajson Rram in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Rram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farrokhzad on the side of the head.
Rram lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram misses with a looping right.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Rram drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad works Rram's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram throws out a powerful jab.
Rram looks to land a combination but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Rram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rram's head.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Rram keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rram's hands.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram tries to move into range but Farrokhzad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad scores with the left hand. Rram knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram.
Rram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Rram scores with a jab to the body.
Rram looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rram.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Farrokhzad stalks Rram and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rram's face. Rram staggers backwards, shaken.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Rram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.

Farrokhzad rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rram's face.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rram has had enough of the clinch but Farrokhzad keeps him there for the moment.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Rram blocks with his arms.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Rram's ribcage. Rram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rrams head.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rram or not.
Rram is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rram tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yajson Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farrokhzad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.