PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimy Bobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carelo Hrvatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrvatin has chosen Connect - Prijateljska Ljubav as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bobo
vs
Hrvatin

190 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Bling Bling

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimy Bobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carelo Hrvatin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrvatin tries to clinch up but Bobo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hrvatin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobo just misses with a punch to the body.

Hrvatin gets caught flat footed, as Bobo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bobo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hrvatin is looking to stand up but Bobo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bobo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bobo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bobo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bobo stops Hrvatin from standing up.
Bobo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobo postures up and lands a big shot to Hrvatin's brow.
Hrvatin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bobo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrvatin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bobo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hrvatin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bobo is controlling him.
Bobo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrvatin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hrvatin throws a right and a left that Bobo avoids nicely.
Hrvatin looks gassed!
Hrvatin fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Hrvatin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bobo.

Bobo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bobo is looking to stall here but Hrvatin recovers full guard.
Bobo stops Hrvatin from standing up.
Bobo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hrvatin has wrist control.
Bobo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bobo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrvatin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bobo throwing strikes from guard but Hrvatin blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo landing with the ground and pound.
Bobo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hrvatin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrvatin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bobo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bobo is taking a breather. Hrvatin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bobo lands strikes from half guard.
Bobo controlling the action here.
Bobo is nestled in close to Hrvatin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bobo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hrvatin keeps working.
Hrvatin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bobo working the head and body with strikes.

Bobo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hrvatin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bobo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimy Bobo!