PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norberto Hobbs (ranked 7336 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 4557 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hobbs
vs
Uppercut

225 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

189 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Norberto Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Uppercut !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uppercut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hobbs is trying to get back to full guard.

Uppercut wants to work for an arm triangle but Hobbs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Uppercut is taking a breather. Hobbs 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hobbs trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Uppercut manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobbs can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hobbs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hobbs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Uppercut is trying to control. Hobbs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hobbs is looking to control Uppercut 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hobbs avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs is pressing down on Uppercut 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Hobbs has his foot on Uppercut 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uppercut works his way back into a safe position though.
Uppercut passes Hobbs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hobbs is refusing to be controlled, as Uppercut sits in half guard.
Uppercut tries to stand and escape but Hobbs is controlling the position.
Uppercut is keen to just control but Hobbs is a slippery customer.
Hobbs tries to get to full guard but Uppercut has control of the leg.
Uppercut tries to pass to full mount but Hobbs defends it.
Uppercut blocks the strikes from Hobbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs wants to get back to full guard but Uppercut has mounted him!
Hobbs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Uppercut controlling the position easily from mount.
Hobbs is working to get back to half guard.
Uppercut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Uppercut avoids the attempt from Hobbs to control.
Hobbs is squirming around, avoiding Uppercut 's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Uppercut looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hobbs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Uppercut looking to control.
Hobbs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Uppercut is proving hard to escape from.
Uppercut wants to hit a switch here but Hobbs passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Uppercut there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Uppercut is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Uppercut regains half guard.
Uppercut trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uppercut misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Uppercut scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hobbs wants to control the action here but instead Uppercut manages to pass to full mount!
Hobbs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hobbs wants to control but Uppercut is having none of it.
Lance Uppercut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uppercut prevents Hobbs from getting the reversal.
Uppercut avoids the attempt from Hobbs to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs working to try and regain half guard.
Uppercut looking to control but Hobbs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hobbs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut content just to control the position here.
Hobbs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Uppercut lands a heavy elbow.
Hobbs trying desperately to get to his feet.
Uppercut avoids the attempt from Hobbs to control.
Uppercut with the ground and pound from mount.
Hobbs tries to lock up and control but Uppercut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uppercut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hobbs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Hobbs is having none of it.
Hobbs trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uppercut wanted to stand there but Hobbs had control of the position.
Uppercut stopping the sweep attempt from Hobbs.
Hobbs wants to get back to his feet but Uppercut is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Uppercut is looking to stand up but Hobbs won't let him.
Uppercut landing some decent shots from guard.
Uppercut must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uppercut slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hobbs.
Hobbs wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uppercut is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hobbs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uppercut .
Hobbs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hobbs tries to get to full guard but Uppercut has control of the leg.
Hobbs is working hard here to advance position.
Hobbs is staying active underneath Uppercut , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hobbs wants to improve his position but Uppercut is controlling well.

That's four 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.
Uppercut is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Uppercut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Uppercut gets the takedown into side control.
Hobbs is trying to improve his position.
Uppercut works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hobbs is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hobbs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Uppercut takes a little break here. Hobbs wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hobbs blocks a head kick by Uppercut .

Excellent takedown into side control there by Uppercut .
Uppercut scoring with punches and elbows.
Uppercut wants to stand but Hobbs has his arm trapped.
Hobbs tries to bench press Uppercut off him but Uppercut keeps the position.
Uppercut is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs tries to escape but Uppercut is in control.
Uppercut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hobbs keeps working.
Hobbs is looking for a sweep.
Uppercut slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Uppercut has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hobbs is looking for a sweep.
Uppercut tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Uppercut happy to just control the position for now.
Hobbs struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hobbs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uppercut wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uppercut working the ground and pound from side control.
Hobbs looks to move to half guard but instead Uppercut has passed into mount! Damn!
Uppercut lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uppercut is landing with some decent strikes but Hobbs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hobbs can't escape the position.
Uppercut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Hobbs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Uppercut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Uppercut takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hobbs is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
Hobbs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hobbs is looking to improve his position but Uppercut isn't that keen on the idea.
Hobbs throwing hammer fists to the chest of Uppercut . What's that going to do exactly?
Uppercut dominating with strikes here.

Hobbs is rocked!

Uppercut has hold of Hobbs's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hobbs manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oh Hobbs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hobbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hobbs seems to have got his legs back now.
BOOM! Uppercut connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Uppercut with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hobbs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hobbs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Uppercut prevents Hobbs from improving his position.
Hobbs throws a strike from the bottom but Uppercut passes into side control!
Uppercut controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uppercut wants to control but Hobbs is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Uppercut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uppercut has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Uppercut !