PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1730 p4p, 23526 weight class) and Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 125 p4p, 313 weight class). Farrokhzad comes into the arena with Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Farrokhzad
vs
Little Dove

170 cm
38
148
36 - 27 - 0

175 cm
28
143
22 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 36 - 27 - 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 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Little Dove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little Dove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Farrokhzad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Little Dove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little Dove misses with a hook.
Little Dove misses with a looping left.
Little Dove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.

Farrokhzad closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Little Dove crashing to the mat! Little Dove uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Little Dove is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Little Dove finds it's target.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch but Little Dove slips to the side
and Little Dove counters with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Little Dove's shoulder, as Little Dove tries to avoid the shot.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Little Dove misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little Dove moves away.
Little Dove misses with a wild body shot.
Little Dove on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Little Dove is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Little Dove misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farrokhzad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad thuds a left hand into Little Dove's body.
Farrokhzad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses the body punch

and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut that drops Little Dove onto his backside! Little Dove bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad throws a series of punches but Little Dove avoids them all with ease.
Little Dove works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Little Dove sizes up Farrokhzad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Little Dove stuns Farrokhzad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Little Dove.
Little Dove seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrokhzad cracks a nice hook into Little Dove's ribs.
Little Dove slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Little Dove misses the jab.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Little Dove keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove staying out of range there.
Little Dove slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove misses the jab.
Little Dove fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Little Dove digs a good hook to Farrokhzad's body.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little Dove looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Little Dove lands with a nice body punch.

Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Little Dove's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farrokhzad's brow.
Little Dove digs a right hand underneath Farrokhzad's ribcage. Farrokhzad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Cheyenne Little Dove was lucky to get out of the first round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little Dove's head.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little Dove to score with a decent uppercut.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Little Dove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Little Dove misses with a straight right.
Little Dove wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little Dove can do to turn this around?
Little Dove walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove lands a really nice looking cross but Farrokhzad seems unphased.
Little Dove throws an overhand right that lands on Farrokhzad's shoulder, as Farrokhzad tries to avoid the shot.
Little Dove looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Farrokhzad defending well as Little Dove loads up on a big left hand.
Bardia Farrokhzad is winning the standup battle so far.
Little Dove connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little Dove lands a nice hook to Farrokhzad's body. Farrokhzad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little Dove misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little Dove throws out the jab.
Little Dove lands a really nice looking cross but Farrokhzad seems unphased.
Little Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrokhzad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little Dove has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little Dove there as he acknowledges the shot.
Little Dove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little Dove looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Little Dove throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little Dove moves away.
Little Dove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
Little Dove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Farrokhzad clinches.
Farrokhzad avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.

Little Dove escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Little Dove moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Little Dove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Little Dove punishes Farrokhzad's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little Dove.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little Dove misses with a lunging right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Little Dove.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is 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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Little Dove uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cheyenne Little Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Farrokhzad pushes Little Dove up against the ropes in a clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Little Dove is blocking nicely.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.

Farrokhzad drops Little Dove with a big knee! Will Little Dove beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Little Dove.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Little Dove slips the punch.
Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farrokhzad connects with a quick right hand that sends Little Dove tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.