PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Warnock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigmon Farhire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warnock
vs
Farhire

190 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Warnock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigmon Farhire!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Farhire - just one landing.
Farhire swats away the attempt to clinch by Warnock.
Warnock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warnock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warnock moves out of range of the body kick from Farhire.
Farhire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farhire wants it to stay on the feet.
Warnock moves out of range as Farhire throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farhire.
Warnock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farhire swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Warnock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warnock shoots in but Farhire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Warnock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Farhire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like John Warnock has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warnock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bigmon Farhire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farhire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Warnock counters with a leg kick.
Warnock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farhire pinned against the cage. Farhire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Warnock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Warnock clinches up with Farhire and pushes him back against the cage.

Farhire breaks from the clinch.
Farhire stalks Warnock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warnock's face. Warnock staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farhire dodges the punch combination from Warnock.
Warnock moves in looking to clinch but Farhire pushes him off.
Farhire looks for the body kick but Warnock saw that one coming.
Warnock shoots in looking for a takedown but Farhire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warnock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warnock fails with a takedown attempt.
Farhire looks to throw a body kick
and Warnock counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Warnock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warnock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farhire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warnock is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Farhire.
Farhire looks for the body kick but Warnock saw that one coming.
Warnock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farhire avoids it really well and circles away.
Warnock tries to clinch but Farhire is having none of it.
Warnock shoots in for a takedown but Farhire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Farhire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warnock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farhire defends it nicely.
Farhire should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farhire tries to land a front kick but Warnock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Warnock. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Farhire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Farhire keeps the fight on the outside.
Farhire misses with a double jab.
Farhire looks for the body kick but Warnock saw that one coming.
Warnock moves out of range of the body kick from Farhire.
Farhire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farhire misses with a body kick.
Farhire lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farhire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farhire.
Farhire is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farhire.
Farhire lands a jab to Warnock's midsection.
Farhire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Farhire scores with a four punch combination!

John Warnock's cut is getting worse.
Farhire looks for the body kick but Warnock saw that one coming.
Warnock shoots for a double leg takedown but Farhire sprawls well. He's pushed Warnock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farhire misses with a body kick.
Warnock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farhire jabs Warnock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigmon Farhire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Warnock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Farhire misses with a body kick.
Warnock closes the distance but Farhire moves to the side
and Farhire counters with a left to the body.
Farhire misses with a body kick.
Warnock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farhire pinned against the cage. Farhire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farhire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warnock moves out of range as Farhire throws a body kick.
Farhire looks to throw a body kick

and Warnock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Warnock wants to stand up but Farhire has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Warnock uses his free foot to push down on Farhire's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Farhire.
Farhire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warnock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farhire holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Warnock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farhire is wriggling around trying to escape.

Warnock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Farhire can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Warnock tries to control but Farhire wriggling away.
Farhire wants to hold on but Warnock pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farhire holds of for dear life.
Warnock is looking to work his way around to Farhire's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Farhire tries to hold on but Warnock postures up.
Warnock won't let Farhire get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Warnock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Warnock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farhire is looking to escape.
Warnock lands a big shot there that rocks Farhire but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farhire is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Farhire wants to control but Warnock is having none of it.
Warnock wants to control the pace but Farhire is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farhire working to try and regain half guard.
Warnock avoids the attempt from Farhire to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farhire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farhire blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warnock is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Farhire to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Farhire shrugs it off.
Farhire is trying to escape the mount.
Warnock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Warnock punching from mount but Farhire doing a good job of avoiding damage.
John Warnock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farhire working to try and regain half guard.
Warnock throwing strikes here but Farhire is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Warnock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Warnock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Farhire throws the kick towards the body but Warnock avoids it.
Farhire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warnock rather than just go for the knockout.
Warnock shoots in but no luck this time.
Warnock ducks under a wild hook from Farhire.
Warnock tries to clinch but Farhire moves out of range.
Warnock shoots in but Farhire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farhire is looking to land body kicks.
Farhire misses with a body kick.
Farhire tries to land a front kick but Warnock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warnock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farhire but Farhire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Warnock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farhire looks to land a body kick but Warnock moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warnock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farhire is looking to land body kicks.
Farhire misses with a kick to the body.
Warnock tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Farhire counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warnock shoots for a double leg takedown but Farhire sprawls well. He's pushed Warnock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Farhire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warnock. Warnock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farhire tries to land a front kick but Warnock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warnock moves out of range as Farhire throws a body kick.
Farhire throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Warnock or perhaps it was just good defense by Farhire which made him look bad.
Warnock closes the distance but Farhire moves to the side
and Farhire counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farhire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bigmon Farhire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farhire tries to land a front kick but Warnock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farhire lands with a good body shot.
Farhire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warnock moves out of range of the body kick from Farhire.
Farhire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warnock blocks the body kick.
Warnock blocks the body kick.
Farhire works over Warnock's head and body with a nice combination.
Farhire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farhire tests Warnock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farhire throws a body kick that misses.
Farhire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Farhire as Warnock shoots in.
Farhire lunges at Warnock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warnock's hand.
Warnock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Farhire counters with a stiff right hand.
Warnock avoids a kick to the body.
Farhire slips a jab and a cross from Warnock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warnock moves out of range of the body kick from Farhire.
Warnock shoots in for a takedown but Farhire shows good takedown defense.
Farhire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farhire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farhire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farhire throws a wild body kick that Warnock sees coming a mile off.
Warnock blocks the body kick.
Farhire misses with a body kick.
Farhire throws a push kick but Warnock slaps the foot to one side.
Farhire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farhire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Warnock eats them both and turns towards Farhire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Farhire lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bigmon Farhire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farhire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bigmon Farhire!