PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragonforce- heroes of our time. William Bob could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Marques's chin.

Bob
vs
Marques

190 cm
25
290 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

WAR Combat Gear

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Marques!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marques's waist but Marques gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bob off to one side.
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marques.
Bob looks for the body kick but Marques saw that one coming.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bob jabs at Marques's body.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bob.
Bob has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.

Bob bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Marques's face as Bob controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques is trying to get back to half guard.
Bob tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Marques's face as Bob controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Victor Marques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Marques saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.

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.
Bob scores with a nice strike.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marques checks it well.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marques misses with a wild body shot.
Bob shoots in for a double leg but Marques sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bob punishes Marques's body with a nice straight punch.
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marques looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bob.
Marques takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bob.

Bob shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bob prevents Marques from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bob controlling the action here.
Bob seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marques for as long as he can get away with.
Marques wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
Bob controlling the pace.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marques swivels and escapes.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marques slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bob dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bob thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Bob.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Marques digs a good body shot into Bob's ribs.
William Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Bob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marques looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob cracks Marques with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bob tests Marques's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob tries to land a front kick but Marques steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bob shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marques defends it nicely.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marques circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Marques misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Marques.
Bob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marques sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob slips a jab from Marques.
Bob works over Marques's head and body with a nice combination.

Bob shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marques is trying to defend but Bob finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bob works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bob controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marques is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob controlling the position easily from mount.
Marques really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bob looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marques is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.
Bob controlling from the full mount.

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.
Marques gets back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
Marques takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
William Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob throws a combination. Marques tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marques in his tracks.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marques takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marques swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bob dominated that second 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.

Bob lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marques avoids a kick to the body.
Bob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marques avoids it really well and circles away.

Bob shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marques's guard.
Marques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marques is keeping the position for now.
Bob controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Marques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Bob.
Marques throws a combination that misses

and Bob counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bob.
Bob is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bob.
Marques scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques misses with a combination
and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Bob.
Marques takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bob cracks Marques with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Marques. No joy for Bob on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marques wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marques doesn't seem phased though.
Bob scores with a nice strike.

Bob drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marques keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques is looking to reverse the position.
Marques is letting Bob control him for a moment.
Bob has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bob clearly takes 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.

Marques takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Marques. That snapped Bob's head back.
Marques misses with a looping left.
Bob shoots for a double leg takedown but Marques sprawls well. He's pushed Bob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bob shoots in and drives through. Marques sprawls well.
Marques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Bob counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bob won't allow Marques to sweep him here.
Bob looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marques is trying to keep Bob in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marques looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bob is one step ahead there.
Bob slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bob.
Victor Marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob lands the left hand.

Bob shoots in and bounces Marques off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Marques working for a triangle but Bob defends it easily.
Bob not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
William Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
Bob digs a good body shot into Marques's ribs.
Bob works Marques's body with a nice hook.
Bob sizes up Marques with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Bob lands.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marques is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Marques circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marques tries to avoid it but Bob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marques to the ground. Marques escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bob tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Bob avoids the body shot from Marques.
Bob has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt.
Marques has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bob had his way with Victor Marques in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marques lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marques takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marques swivels and escapes.
Bob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but Marques takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Marques, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Marques against the cage but Marques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marques swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bob is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marques slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bob controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.

Marques is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bob is aware though and is defending well.
Marques being controlled here, momentarily.
Marques is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bob's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
Nice cross by Bob.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Marques saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques leaves Bob with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Marques.
Marques moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Marques misses.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marques is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bob rather than just go for the knockout.
Marques throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob punishes Marques's body with a nice straight punch.

Bob throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marques was covering up waiting for the punch and Bob finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bob is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marques wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.
Bob seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor Marques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Bob.
Bob avoids the head kick by Marques.
Bob connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bob!
William Bob is the new super heavyweight champion!