PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimy Bobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fresco
vs
Bobo

201 cm
22
259 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Fresco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimy Bobo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresco misses with a wild combination.
Bobo shoots in and drives through. Fresco sprawls well.

Bobo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fresco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bobo is controlling him.
Bobo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bobo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bobo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bobo stops Fresco from standing up.
Fresco keeping full guard, as Bobo tries to pass.

Bobo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fresco is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bobo, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fresco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bobo 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.
Bobo lands an upkick as Fresco stands over him.

Bobo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fresco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fresco won't allow Bobo to sweep him here.

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.
Bobo wants to improve his position but instead Fresco has moved into half guard.

Bobo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Fresco escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Fresco!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bobo tries to bench press Fresco off him but Fresco keeps the position.

Fresco has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo shoots in for a takedown but Fresco shows good takedown defense.
Bobo fails to land the takedown.
Al Fresco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimy Bobo.
Bobo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fresco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fresco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jimy Bobo has been cut.
Fresco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fresco.
Fresco is breathing heavily.
Fresco misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bobo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobo throws and elbow that misses. Fresco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobo's guard. Nice move by Fresco!

Bobo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fresco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bobo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fresco passes into half guard.
Bobo wants to sweep but Fresco has passed to side control!
Bobo is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Fresco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimy Bobo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fresco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bobo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bobo is working Fresco over with some ground and pound from side control.

Bobo stands up.
Bobo shoots in but Fresco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fresco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fresco!

Bobo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fresco has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fresco!

Bobo is looking for a triangle but Fresco pushes his legs off easily.

Bobo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fresco is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bobo.
Bobo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobo is looking to reverse the position.
Bobo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fresco off and has taken his back!
Fresco wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
You get the feeling that Fresco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fresco is bucking up trying to escape but Bobo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bobo.
Bobo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bobo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fresco taking shots to the head.
Bobo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fresco hang on?
Bobo with good strikes from the mount here!
Bobo unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresco is in a horrible position here. Bobo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bobo looking to secure an arm triangle but Fresco defends it well.
Bobo with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresco is in a horrible position here. Bobo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bobo looking to finish Fresco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fresco!
Bobo lands a nice shot to the head.

Bobo looking for a guillotine from mount but Fresco is having none of it.

Bobo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimy Bobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimy Bobo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fresco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobo shoots in but Fresco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fresco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fresco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bobo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bobo showed some decent athleticism there.

Bobo is looking for a kimura but Fresco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bobo to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobo is pressing down on Fresco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fresco is holding on for now.
Jimy Bobo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bobo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bobo trying to work for an americana but Fresco has managed to regain full guard.

Bobo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fresco looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fresco looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fresco!

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.
Bobo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fresco presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bobo is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fresco. What's that going to do exactly?
Bobo is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bobo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fresco. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobo can't escape the position.
Fresco blocks Bobo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bobo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bobo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fresco wants to control the pace but Bobo is squirming around nicely.
Bobo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jimy Bobo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jimy Bobo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bobo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fresco throws a right and a left that Bobo avoids nicely.
Bobo fails with a takedown attempt.
Fresco throws a right and a left that Bobo avoids nicely.
Al Fresco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresco stuffs the takedown.
Al Fresco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimy Bobo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bobo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fresco swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresco throws a series of punches but Bobo moves out of range.
Al Fresco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Fresco misses.
Bobo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bobo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fresco pinned against the cage. Fresco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fresco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fresco.
Bobo misses with a takedown attempt - Fresco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fresco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fresco lands with a nice combination. Bobo backs away looking to recover.
Fresco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobo shoots in looking for a takedown. Fresco tries to sprawl out of it but Bobo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fresco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bobo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bobo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bobo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo throwing strikes from guard but Fresco blocks nicely.
Bobo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bobo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bobo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bobo won't allow Fresco to get back to his feet.

Bobo stands up and waves to Fresco to follow him.

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

Bobo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Bobo.

Bobo wants to work for an arm triangle but Fresco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Fresco is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimy Bobo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jimy Bobo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fresco throws a series of punches but Bobo avoids them all with ease.
Bobo fails to land the takedown.
Fresco misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bobo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bobo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fresco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.

Bobo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fresco dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fresco's guard.
Bobo thows a big elbow that misses.
Bobo throws and elbow that misses. Fresco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobo's guard. Nice move by Fresco!
Bobo wants to sweep but no luck.

Bobo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fresco has passed into half guard!
Bobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two 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.

Fresco moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bobo.
Bobo is looking to regain half guard here but Fresco keeps moving and retains side control.

Fresco stands up.

Bobo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fresco sprawls well initially but Bobo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobo seems to be working for a kimura but Fresco defends the submission attempt.

Bobo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bobo trying to work for an americana but Fresco has managed to regain full guard.
Bobo throws and elbow that misses. Fresco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobo's guard. Nice move by Fresco!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bobo has an active guard here but Fresco has managed to pass into half guard.

Bobo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bobo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fresco has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bobo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Al Fresco.
I think Bobo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ackerman scores the fight for Jimy Bobo!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jimy Bobo!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jimy Bobo!

Jimy Bobo wins by unanimous decision!
Jimy Bobo is the new heavyweight champion!