PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Impossible To Beat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

To Beat
vs
Love

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Impossible To Beat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Love!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Beat tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
To Beat tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by To Beat.
To Beat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To Beat circles away from the clinch attempt.
To Beat tries to clinch up
and Love counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. To Beat is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Love scores with a takedown into To Beat's guard.
Love is working To Beat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

To Beat is rocked!
Love postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh To Beat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love forces his way into half guard.
Love working over To Beat with some ground and pound. To Beat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Love not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To Beat is trying to stand back up but Love is controlling him
Love working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Love 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.
I looks like Love might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
To Beat tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Love manages to move to mount!
To Beat seems to have got his legs back now.
You get the feeling that To Beat really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love content just to control the position here.
Love landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Beat really wants to buck Love off and get back to his feet.
Love controlling his opponent.
To Beat is trying to stand.
Love looking to control and managing it successfully.
Love looking to control but To Beat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Love might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control To Beat kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a heavy elbow.
Love wants to control the pace but To Beat is squirming around nicely.
Love has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of To Beat's face.
To Beat is trying to stand.
Love landing punches.
Love controlling the position easily from mount.

Love looking to secure an arm triangle but To Beat defends it well.
Love won't let To Beat get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to control but To Beat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bobby Love just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by To Beat.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
To Beat is breathing heavily.
To Beat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

To Beat has Love up against the cage in a clinch.

To Beat has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Love regains guard immediately.
To Beat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Love lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for To Beat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
To Beat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but To Beat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To Beat with a poor takedown

and Love moves into the clinch.
Love is trying to break the clinch but To Beat has him pressed against the cage.

To Beat breaks the clinch.
To Beat looks to clinch
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
To Beat is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.

To Beat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Love, pushing him back against the cage.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but To Beat won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
To Beat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Love smiles and moves away.
To Beat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but To Beat persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Impossible To Beat. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To Beat misses with a takedown attempt

and Love counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Love uses his free foot to push down on To Beat's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for To Beat.
Love controlling the position easily from mount.
To Beat really wants to buck Love off and get back to his feet.

Love working for a submission but To Beat is keeping him at bay.
To Beat is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Beat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
To Beat wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Love sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
To Beat really wants to buck Love off and get back to his feet.
Love controlling from the full mount.
To Beat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Love on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Beat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
To Beat is squirming around, avoiding Love's attempts to control the action.
To Beat tries to buck Love off but he can't manage it.
Love controlling the pace for now.
Love cracks To Beat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Love looking to finish To Beat with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Beat!

That's four 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.
Love with shots to the head and body - To Beat looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
To Beat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
To Beat is squirming around, avoiding Love's attempts to control the action.
To Beat wants to try and get back to his feet.
Love controlling from mount.
Love looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Love has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Love has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of To Beat's face.
Love sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
To Beat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Love throws an overhand right that lands on To Beat's shoulder, as To Beat tries to avoid the shot.

To Beat instigates a clinch.
To Beat stalling in the clinch.
Love stops a takedown attempt from To Beat.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To Beat has him pressed against the cage.
To Beat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Bobby Love has been cut.

To Beat jumps into guard, dragging Love to the mat.
Love throws a big right hand that misses.
To Beat wants to get back to his feet but Love is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but To Beat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
To Beat wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
To Beat moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Love throws a body kick that misses.

To Beat rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but To Beat has double underhooks.
To Beat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Love is trying to break free.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with To Beat's elbow.

Love manages to break the clinch.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Impossible To Beat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

To Beat closes the distance and clinches.
To Beat wants a takedown.

To Beat manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
To Beat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Love passes To Beat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Beat is trying to stand up here but Love is controlling him well.
Love working the head and body with strikes.
Love is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Love lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Love trying to control but To Beat is having none of it.

Love is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. To Beat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
To Beat wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love dominating with strikes here.
Love lands a nice shot to the head.
Love controlling from the full mount.
Love looking to finish To Beat with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Beat!
Love controlling his opponent.
Love looking to finish To Beat with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Beat!
Love looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impossible To Beat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Love lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Love lands a big elbow.
Bobby Love has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love controlling the pace for now.

Love is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Love!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Love!