PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zim Sheol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheol might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Papercut. Jay Hobbs told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sheol
vs
Hobbs

186 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zim Sheol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hobbs has closed the distance and engaged Sheol in a clinch.
Hobbs jumps guard but Sheol stands there with Hobbs around his waist. Hobbs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hobbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Hobbs with that takedown attempt.

Hobbs moves into the clinch.

Sheol breaks the clinch.

Hobbs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hobbs lands in his opponent's guard.
Sheol 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.
Hobbs content to stall in guard here.

Sheol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sheol tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheol keeping full guard, as Hobbs tries to pass.
Hobbs is looking to stand up but Sheol won't let him.
Sheol looking to control.

Hobbs drops back looking for a leg! Sheol is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sheol manages to kick Hobbs off! Hobbs jumps back into Sheol's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sheol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheol misses with a two punch combination.

Hobbs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hobbs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Sheol really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheol is trying desperately to improve position.
Sheol flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hobbs blocks Sheol's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hobbs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hobbs tries to control but Sheol wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hobbs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sheol has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sheol tries to reverse the position but Hobbs maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hobbs raining down shots from the mount!
Hobbs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheol looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs controlling from the back.
Sheol trying to control the hands but Hobbs won't let him.
Hobbs lands punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Hobbs is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hobbs gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hobbs gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hobbs apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hobbs throws a sloppy head kick and Sheol moves out of range easily.
Sheol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hobbs.
Sheol fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheol misses with a takedown

and Hobbs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sheol's guard.
Sheol wants to stand up but Hobbs is controlling him.
Sheol 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.
Sheol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheol tries to get out of the position.

Sheol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hobbs stands and steps away. Sheol gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hobbs avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hobbs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sheol's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sheol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hobbs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sheol is looking for a triangle here but Hobbs uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Hobbs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hobbs stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sheol swinging wilding here.
Sheol blocks a head kick by Hobbs.
Sheol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sheol missing with a left hand there. Hobbs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hobbs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hobbs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hobbs trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hobbs goes for an armbar but Sheol turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sheol.
Sheol stopping the sweep attempt from Hobbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheol thows a big elbow that misses.
Hobbs is looking to stand up but Sheol isn't so interested in that idea.
Hobbs has control of Sheol's left arm, preventing Sheol from doing any damage.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sheol throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hobbs controls Sheol momentarily but Sheol frees himself.
Hobbs wants to stand but Sheol is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sheol falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hobbs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sheol!

Hobbs gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Zim Sheol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheol throws a one two combo.
Sheol shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Sheol.
Sheol tries to clinch up but Hobbs circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheol tries to bum rush Hobbs with a series of wild strikes but Hobbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hobbs takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sheol jumps guard but Hobbs stands there with Sheol around his waist. Sheol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Hobbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sheol clinches up against the cage.
Hobbs missing with knees to the body.
Sheol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hobbs is keeping busy.
Sheol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sheol misses with the head strike.
Sheol is pressed up against the cage. Hobbs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sheol down to the mat. Sheol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hobbs ducks under a wild hook from Sheol.
Hobbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Sheol.

Hobbs gets a takedown into half guard.
Sheol punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hobbs blocks the strikes from Sheol.
Hobbs is looking to take a break and control but Sheol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheol punching from the bottom.

Sheol looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sheol throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hobbs sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sheol clinches but Hobbs breaks the clinch

and Hobbs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs slows the pace down in half guard.
Hobbs trying to control the action but Sheol is working from the bottom.

Sheol kicks off Hobbs and gets to his feet.
Hobbs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sheol scores with a jab.
Sheol tries for a takedown but Hobbs circles away easily

and Hobbs counters with a shoot takedown. Sheol fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sheol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sheol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hobbs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hobbs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheol is striking from the bottom but Hobbs uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sheol wants to improve his position but Hobbs is controlling well.
Hobbs is trying to control the action in half guard but Sheol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sheol is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hobbs pulls his head out easily.

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.
Hobbs is controlling the pace.
Hobbs is looking to take a break and control but Sheol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hobbs connects with a single shot there.
Hobbs throws a push kick but Sheol slaps the foot to one side.
Sheol fails with a takedown attempt.
Hobbs shoots in and drives through. Sheol sprawls well.
Zim Sheol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Hobbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zim Sheol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hobbs.
Sheol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hobbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hobbs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Hobbs!