PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Farva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Jhones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Farva
vs
Jhones

194 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Farva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Jhones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farva looks to throw the jab but Jhones is out of range.
Farva misses the shot to the body.
Farva takes a swing at Jhones's ribcage but misses.
Farva looks to land a left hand but Jhones moved out of range nicely.
Jhones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farva.
The fighters circling - Farva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farva throws a body punch but Jhones moves out of range.
Farva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Farva misses with an uppercut
and Jhones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Farva thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Farva closes the distance and pushes Jhones back into the cage.
Farva has a couple of punches blocked by Jhones.
Farva prevents the takedown attempt.
Jhones looks winded!
Farva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Farva stops a takedown attempt from Jhones.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farva.
Farva lands a nice shot to the body.
Jhones prevents a body shot from Farva.
Farva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farva gets through Jhones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farva lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Farva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhones takes a shot to the head.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Farva.
A short uppercut from Farva.

It looks like Steven Jhones has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Farva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farva.
Jhones blocking some punches.
Farva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Farva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Farva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farva.
Farva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Farva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Farva.
A short right from Farva on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farva.
Farva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farva cracks Jhones with a nice body shot.
Farva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Farva.
Farva lands with a light punch inside.
Farva can't find room to land a body shot as Jhones controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Farva.
Farva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Farva as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Farva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farva lands a left hand.
Farva lands a body shot.
Farva working aggressively here.
Farva is leaning against Jhones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jhones prevents a body shot from Farva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farva lands with a light punch inside.
Farva lands a nice uppercut.
Farva tries a body shot but Jhones blocks it.
Farva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jhones's elbow.
Farva has a couple of punches blocked by Jhones.
A head punch on the inside from Farva fails to land.
Jhones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farva after a bit of a struggle.
Rod Farva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Jhones.
Nice body punch from Farva.
A shot in the inside from Farva.
Jhones blocking some punches.
Farva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farva is struggling to control the position.
Farva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farva works on Jhones's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Farva fails to land.
Farva scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Farva.
Farva lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Farva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Jhones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Farva clinches up against the cage.
Farva working aggressively here.
Jhones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Farva leaning against his opponent.
Farva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jhoness head.
A short left from Farva.
Farva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farva slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Farva.
Farva has a couple of punches blocked by Jhones.
Farva misses with some punches.
Jhones is breathing heavily.
Farva lands a shoulder strike.
Farva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farva.
Farva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jhones can do to turn this around?
Farva lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farva leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Farva lands a hook that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Jhones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farva misses with some punches.
Farva lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jhones is rocked!
Farva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jhones is still on wobbly legs! Can Farva finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jhones.
Farva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jhones seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hook to the body lands for Farva.
Farva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
A hook to the body from Farva.
Farva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Farva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Farva fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Farva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Farva.
Farva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farva misses with some punches.
Farva misses with some punches.
Farva lands with a light punch inside.
Farva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jhoness head.
Farva is working Jhones over against the cage.
Farva has a couple of punches blocked by Jhones.
Farva cracks Jhones with a nice body shot.
Farva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farva lands a nice uppercut.
Rod Farva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farva presses Jhones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farva misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Farva.
Farva struggles to land a body shot inside as Jhones controls his hands.
Farva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farva tries to work over Jhones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Farva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farva presses Jhones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farva tries to work over Jhones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farva lands a left hand.
Farva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farva tries to work over Jhones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Farva.
Jhones prevents a body shot from Farva.
Farva is leaning against Jhones and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Farva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jhones or not.
Farva lands a right hand.
Farva lands a body shot.
Farva is struggling to control the position.
Farva struggles to land a body shot inside as Jhones controls his hands.
Farva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Farva on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farva scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farva.
Farva working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Farva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farva.
Farva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Farva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Farva.
Farva misses with the head strike.
Farva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farva digs a right hand underneath Jhones's ribcage. Jhones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farva misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Farva.
Farva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farva lands a right hand.
Jhones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Farva is working Jhones over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Farva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Jhones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jhones ducks under a wild hook from Farva.
Jhones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farva.
Jhones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farva throws out the jab.
Farva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jhones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Farva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jhones was well out of range. Poor timing from Farva.
Jhones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhones.
Jhones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Farva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jhones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farva.
Farva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jhones manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Farva misses the target.
Farva looks to score with a jab to the body but Jhones is just out of range.
Jhones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farva clinches up with Jhones and pushes him back against the cage.
Farva lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Farva.
Farva lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Farva.
Farva gets through Jhones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farva pushes Jhones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farva lands a nice uppercut.
Farva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farva swings wildly with an uppercut but Jhones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Farva as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Farva.
Farva tries to work over Jhones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Farva on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farva.
Farva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Farva.
Farva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Farva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jhones with a big uppercut! Jhones tries to clinch up but Farva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jhones to the mat! Jhones covers up and Farva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rod Farva!