PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howie The Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howie The Wolf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bob
vs
The Wolf

165 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Howie The Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Wolf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bob quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Wolf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Wolf with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bob works his way to full guard. Good work.

The Wolf drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bob manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Wolf has Bob in his guard.
Bob scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Wolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob prevents The Wolf from getting back to his feet.
Bob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Wolf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob throws a big right hand that misses.
The Wolf keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bob won't allow The Wolf to get back to his feet.
Bob really is a fat lump.
Bob lands a couple of elbows.
Bob won't allow The Wolf to get back to his feet.
Bob wants to control from the top but The Wolf keeps moving.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Bob prevents The Wolf from getting back to his feet.
Bob distracts The Wolf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but The Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Wolf wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
The Wolf looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
The Wolf wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob cracks The Wolf with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Wolf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bob controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
The Wolf wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it.
Bob content to stall in guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bob gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing shots but The Wolf is blocking nicely.
Bob prevents The Wolf from standing back up.
Bob trying to control from half guard but The Wolf is working away.

Bob gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

The Wolf shoots in and gets a takedown into Bob's guard.
Bob managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wolf forces his way into half guard.
Bob regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob keeping moving, preventing The Wolf from controlling successfully.
The Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Bob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Bob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Wolf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howie The Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bob decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Wolf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Bob there.
The Wolf tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Wolf tries to roll over but Bob keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bob lands a nice short elbow.
Bob stops The Wolf from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bob with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob stops The Wolf from getting back to his feet.
The Wolf is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bob drops an elbow to the side of The Wolf's head.
The Wolf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Bob 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.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Wolf's head.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Wolf defending well though.
Bob working The Wolf over with strikes.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob thows a huge punch but The Wolf dodges it nicely.
Bob 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.
The Wolf is trying to stand up here but Bob is controlling him well.
Bob trying to control from half guard but The Wolf is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Wolf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bob.
Bob controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bob connects with a nice short shot to The Wolf's temple.
The Wolf is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
Bob is nestled in close to The Wolf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

The Wolf makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bob dives in and grabs The Wolf's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Wolf pushes down on Bob's head and hops out.

Bob forces The Wolf back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wolf has Bob pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bob manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Wolf is working for takedown but Bob is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tom Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howie The Wolf.
Bob avoiding damage.
Bob can't get the takedown.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Wolf's elbow.

Bob is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Wolf can't fight it off and eventually Bob manages to take the fight to the floor. The Wolf looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but The Wolf is working from the bottom.
The Wolf has Bob pulled in close to control his posture.
The Wolf keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob wants to pass the guard but The Wolf is keeping the position.
Bob not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Tom Bob wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Bob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Bob dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Wolf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

The Wolf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Wolf wants to control but Bob is keeping him busy.
Bob is looking to improve his position.
The Wolf wants to pass the guard but Bob is defending well.
Bob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bob wants to control but The Wolf is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Wolf in particular looking to stall.
The Wolf wants to pass to mount but Bob is defending the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

The Wolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Wolf trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wolf laying and praying for a moment but Bob takes advantage and regains half guard.
The Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Wolf is looking to advance position but Bob won't allow it.
The Wolf wants to advance to full mount but Bob doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bob keeping full guard, as The Wolf tries to pass.
The Wolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wolf advances to half guard.
The Wolf wants to advance to full mount but Bob doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
The Wolf stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
The Wolf trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wolf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bob wants to control from the top but The Wolf keeps moving.
Bob won't allow The Wolf to get back to his feet.
Bob working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bob is standing up over The Wolf. The Wolf looks to escape but Bob dives into side control.
The Wolf wants to get back to his feet.
Bob is looking to take a break and control but The Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howie The Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Wolf is looking to get back to his feet here but Bob is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Wolf's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howie The Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bob 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bob!
After winning the bout, Tom Bob thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.