PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 1659 p4p, 226 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 2070 p4p, 279 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Child might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to VooDoo . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Child
vs
Bob

187 cm
36
198 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

183 cm
38
194 lbs
22 - 11 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité
Urban Fighter

Sportivité

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 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child misses with a combination

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch.
Child tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Child back against the cage.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
Child wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Child misses with a hook from the clinch.
Child lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Child lands a nice knee to the body.
Bob can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob keeps control of Child as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Child is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bob is defending well.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Child's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Child using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Child lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
Child misses with a knee strike.
Child missing with knees to the body.
Bob tries a body shot but Child blocks it.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Child has been working on his balance at Midnight MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bob.
Child with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Child prevents a body shot from Bob.
Child lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Child wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bob has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Child clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bob is punishing Child with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob has good solid back control here.
Bob is looking to control Child but Child is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Child trying to control the position but Bob manages to sink in the hooks.
Bob is punishing Child with strikes - can he finish him?!
Bob scores with punches and elbows.
Bob throwing sloppy strikes.
Child is trying to get back to his feet but Bob has full control of the position and if anything, Child has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child staying busy and making it hard for Bob to control.
Bob keeps control of the position as Child tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Child trying to get back to his feet but Bob is in full control for now.
Child trying to control the hands but Bob won't let him.
Child wants to escape the position.

Bob is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Child taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bob.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silent Bob!
Silent Bob seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.