PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 421 p4p, 1613 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 58 p4p, 185 weight class). Farrokhzad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Farrokhzad
vs
White Jr

170 cm
22
145
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
155
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White Jr slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White Jr manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
White Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrokhzad lands a slapping body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
White Jr throws a counter combo.

Farrokhzad rushes White Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Farrokhzad tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but White Jr blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
White Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but White Jr is blocking nicely.
White Jr stalling.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from White Jr - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Farrokhzad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White Jr can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but White Jr blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but White Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White Jr tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
White Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from White Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Farrokhzad misses with a few strikes there.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
White Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses its target.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
White Jr slows down the pace here.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White Jr works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White Jr can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
White Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White Jr is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
A short uppercut from White Jr.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from White Jr.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.

Farrokhzad is rocked!
White Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from White Jr.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
White Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Farrokhzad! More strikes from White Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Farrokhzad lies dazed against the cage as White Jr celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr is the new featherweight champion!