PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swahili Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swahili Bob looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Blows
vs
Bob

175 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 St Petersburg, Joe Blows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Swahili Bob!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Blows's shoulder, as Blows tries to avoid the shot.
Blows shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blows throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Blows scores with a body shot.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Bob tries a low kick but Blows avoids it.
Blows lands a jab.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Blows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
Bob misses with a double jab
enabling Blows to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blows is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blows lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blows drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Blows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.

Blows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Blows won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blows.
Blows scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.

Blows has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bob is trying to keep an underhook but Blows manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bob pushes Blows off looking to stand but Blows dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob looks gassed!
Blows throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Blows seems to be looking for submissions.
Bob has hold of Blows's hands but Blows slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Blows is looking for a kimura but Bob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blows to get the leverage.
Blows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blows wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Blows is looking for a kimura but Bob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blows to get the leverage.
Blows passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blows misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blows looking to finish with strikes here!
Blows scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bob?
Blows scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blows throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bob because Blows loaded up on that one.

Blows has control of Bob's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bob regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Blows connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blows swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bob is now in Blows's guard. A big mistake from Blows there, giving up the dominant position!
Bob is looking to stand up but Blows won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bob is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Blows dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blows checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blows slips a straight right by Bob.
Blows moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahili Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blows bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blows cracks Bob with a big right hand but Bob just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bob regains half guard, as Blows was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blows is looking to advance position but Bob won't allow it.
Blows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blows moves into full mount! Bob won't be happy about that!
Bob is breathing heavily.
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blows with a couple of short strikes.
Bob takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blows thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Blows is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bob has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blows is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blows lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bob hang on?
Blows lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Blows goes for an armbar but Bob turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bob.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Blows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blows is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blows keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Blows is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bob wants to control from the top but Blows keeps moving.

That's four 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.
Blows manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bob manages to get himself to full guard.
Blows trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blows tries to free his leg and advance position but Bob is retaining full guard.
Blows works over Bob with some ground and pound from guard.
Blows 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.

Joe Blows dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blows tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.

Blows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blows lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Blows.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Blows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blows misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Blows.
Blows lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blows lands a right hand.
Blows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blows misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blows lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blows tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bob blocking some punches.
Blows swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blows gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Blows.
Blows lands a shot to the body.
Blows fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Blows.
Blows lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Blows.
A left hand lands to the body for Blows.

Blows turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blows tries to move to mount but Bob blocks the move with his legs.
Blows scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blows has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blows creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?

Blows is trying to get an arm triangle but Bob is defending well.
Joe Blows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahili Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blows wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Blows politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blows prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bob gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blows controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Blows just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Blows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Blows is controlling him.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Blows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blows 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Blows!