PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joerome Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruffin Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strong
vs
Farley

190 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
191 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joerome Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruffin Farley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farley shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
Strong is looking to slow Farley down with leg kicks.

Strong clinches with his opponent.
Strong connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ruffin Farley has been cut.

Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farley blocks the elbow strike.
Farley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strong smiles and moves away.

Strong lands a big head kick that sends Farley tumbling to the mat! Strong takes a step backwards and waves Farley back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farley gets tackled into the cage by Strong. Strong maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Strong.
Strong slows down the pace here.
Strong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strong lands a knee to the body.
Strong is struggling to control the position.
Farley managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Strong has managed to clinch.
Farley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strong smiles and moves away.
Joerome Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruffin Farley.
Farley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farley tries to pull guard but Strong holds him up against the cage and eventually Farley drops back down to his feet.
Strong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Farley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farley managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
Knees to the body from Strong.
Strong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Strong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong lands a nice knee to the body.
Farley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strong walks away with a smile on his face. Farley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Strong closes the distance and pushes Farley back into the cage.

Strong manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Strong there.
Strong scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Strong instigates a clinch.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Farley avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joerome Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruffin Farley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Farley.
Strong misses with a head kick.

Strong rushes Farley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farley is defending well for now.

Strong breaks the clinch.
Farley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Strong drives through and clinches with Farley against the cage.
Strong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strong throws an elbow but misses.
Farley managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
Strong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Strong manages to break the clinch.

Farley tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farley jumps guard but Strong stands there with Farley around his waist. Farley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joerome Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruffin Farley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Farley managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
Strong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farley tries to pull guard but Strong won't allow it.
Strong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farley jumps guard but Strong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strong smiles and moves away.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farley can do to turn this around?
Strong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joerome Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strong darts in and clinches Farley up against the cage.
Strong stalls.
Strong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strong stalling the fight.
Strong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
Strong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Farley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farley is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strong.
Strong scores a nice knee to the body.
Strong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Farley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farley managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joerome Strong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruffin Farley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Farley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Farley is trying to pull guard but Strong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Farley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.

Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Strong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joerome Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruffin Farley.

Strong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farley, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farley avoids it.
Strong lands a nice elbow.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farley is trying to pull guard but Strong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Strong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Joerome Strong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Farley avoids the damage to the body.
Strong stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Strong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farley avoids it.

Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Strong forces Farley back against the cage and clinches.
Strong stalling against the cage.
Farley avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Strong crunches a lovely knee into Farley's ribcage.
Strong has Farley pressed against the cage.
Farley is trying to pull guard but Strong has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Strong working Farley over with knees to the body.
Joerome Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruffin Farley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Farley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joerome Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joerome Strong!