PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabba Hutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vance comes to the cage accompanied by The Refridgerator Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vance
vs
Hutt

186 cm
23
298 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Vance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jabba Hutt!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob Vance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vance throws a right hand that Hutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutt also avoids with ease.
Hutt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutt.
Vance misses with the combination.
A big right from Vance misses.
Vance throws a nice looking combination but Hutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vance scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vance connects with a looping right hand.
Vance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Vance misses its intended target.
Hutt dodges the punch combination from Vance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Vance as Hutt shoots in.
Hutt moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Vance. Beautiful body shot.
Vance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vance misses with a series of wild punches.
Hutt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vance sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hutt somewhat.
Vance is looking to wear down Hutt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Hutt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vance trying to control the position here.
Vance might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hutt trying to control but Vance is working from the bottom.
Vance is pulling down on Hutt's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Vance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hutt lands a couple of digs.
Vance is looking to sweep but instead, Hutt has passed into half guard.
Vance gets full guard.
Vance wants to improve his position but instead Hutt has moved into half guard.
Well, if Hutt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hutt.
Vance tries to get to full guard but Hutt has control of the leg.
Hutt wants to take a breather but Vance is having none of it.
Hutt thows a huge punch but Vance dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Vance dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vance just misses with a punch to the body.
Vance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hutt avoids the body shot from Vance.
Vance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Vance.
Vance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hutt slips a jab and a cross from Vance.
Vance misses with a body shot.

Hutt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hutt is working Vance over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vance tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hutt easily slips into full mount!
Hutt punching from mount but Vance doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vance is working hard here to advance position.
Hutt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vance wants to hold on but Hutt pushes him away.
Hutt thowing shots but they're missing.
Hutt unloads with some shots from mount but Vance bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Hutt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hutt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vance tries to lock up and control but Hutt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Hutt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vance is now in Hutt's guard. A big mistake from Hutt there, giving up the dominant position!

Hutt looking for a guillotine here but Vance defends easily.
Vance trying to control but Hutt is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Hutt has an active guard here but Vance has managed to pass into half guard.
Vance looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hutt manages to get to full guard.

Hutt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vance doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vance manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hutt keeping full guard, as Vance tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabba Hutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vance throws out a loose jab but Hutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutt manages to avoid it.
Hutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vance misses the shot to the body.
Vance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hutt.
Hutt slips a jab and a cross from Vance.
Vance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vance misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vance misses with the combination.
Vance looks to throw the jab but Hutt is out of range.
Hutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vance.
Vance misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutt.
Hutt slips a straight right by Vance.
Vance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vance throws a series of punches but Hutt avoids them all with ease.
Vance throws a series of punches but Hutt moves out of range.
A big left from Vance misses.
Bob Vance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Vance misses.
Hutt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hutt fails with a takedown attempt.
Vance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutt manages to avoid it.
Vance is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hutt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vance misses with a hook.
A big right from Vance misses.
Vance thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice straight punches there by Vance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vance.
Vance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vance.
Hutt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vance looks to land a combination but Hutt avoids it well.
Vance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hutt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hutt avoids the body shot from Vance.
Vance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hutt defending well as Vance loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Vance misses.
Vance lands an overhand right.
Vance lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance misses the shot to the body.
Hutt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hutt slips a jab and a cross from Vance.
Vance throws a hook to the side of Hutt's head but Hutt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutt moves away.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutt.
Vance thows a body shot but no joy.
Hutt avoids the body shot from Vance.
Vance misses with a hook. Hutt ducked under it nicely.
Vance waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hutt.
Vance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vance.
Vance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutt circles away quickly and effectively.
Vance throws a right hand that Hutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutt also avoids with ease.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutt fails with the takedown.
Vance misses with a wild body shot.
Hutt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vance.

It looks like Jabba Hutt has been cut.
Hutt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Vance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabba Hutt.
Hutt has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Vance.
Vance misses with a combination

and Hutt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vance has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hutt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Vance clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jabba Hutt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vance throws a body punch but Hutt moves out of range.
Vance misses with a looping left.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutt.
Vance misses with an uppercut.
Hutt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vance misses with a straight left.
Hutt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hutt.
Vance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutt moves away.
Vance misses with a straight left.
Vance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hutt counters with a shoot takedown. Vance fights it but they end up in guard.

Hutt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vance is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hutt, into his guard.

Hutt has an active guard here but Vance has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hutt wants to control but Vance is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hutt is not content to let Vance control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hutt misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hutt wants to improve his position but Vance is controlling well.
Vance is trying to control. Hutt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Hutt looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Vance does it's job there.
Vance lands a nice shot to the body.
Hutt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hutt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutt.
Vance misses with a double jab.
Bob Vance is winning the standup battle so far.
Hutt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vance is fending him off so far but Hutt persists. Nope, Vance circles away and we're back to standing.
Vance looks to land a combination but Hutt avoids it well.
Vance waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hutt.
Vance misses with a few strikes there.
Vance throws a nice looking combination but Hutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hutt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Vance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hutt.
Vance misses with a series of wild punches.
Vance throws a hook but Hutt blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vance jabs Hutt right on the nose. Hutt blinks but takes it well.
Hutt throws a body punch but Vance moves out of range.
Vance throws a right hand that Hutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutt also avoids with ease.
Hutt fails with the takedown.
Vance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vance misses with a looping left.
Vance misses the shot to the body.
Hutt slips a jab and a cross from Vance.
Vance throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vance throws a body punch but Hutt moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Vance had his way with Jabba Hutt in that round.
The cut man is working on Jabba Hutt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vance throws an overhand right that lands on Hutt's shoulder, as Hutt tries to avoid the shot.
Vance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutt moves away.
Vance looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutt is just out of range.
Vance misses with a hook. Hutt ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Vance misses.
Vance scores with a body shot.

Hutt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vance's half guard.
Vance slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hutt postures up and lands a big shot to Vance's brow.
Hutt wants to pass the guard but Vance is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance looking for a sweep. Not yet Vance, not yet.
Vance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hutt manages to get himself to full guard.
Vance stopping the sweep attempt from Hutt.
Hutt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hutt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hutt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vance is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hutt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Hutt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hutt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Hutt or perhaps it was just good defense by Vance which made him look bad.
Vance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hutt counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutt stopping the sweep attempt from Vance.
Vance wants to hit a switch here but Hutt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vance there!
Vance tries to reverse the position but Hutt maintains control.
Hutt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vance because Hutt loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hutt throwing strikes here but Vance is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vance is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bob Vance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vance avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hutt.
Vance is squirming around, avoiding Hutt's attempts to control the action.
Vance doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Hutt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jabba Hutt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vance has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Vance!
Bob Vance retains his super heavyweight title!