PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Job (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Job has chosen I'm On a Mac as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Troy
vs
Job

182 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Job!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy cracks Job with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troy throws a body punch but Job moves out of range.
Job tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Job takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Job scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Job in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Troy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Job on the ground.
Troy is trying to buck Job off.
Job trying to control the action but Troy is working from the bottom.
Job working the ground and pound.
Troy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Job has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Job tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Job postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Job tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Job throws an elbow but Troy slips to the side and avoids it well.

Job is trying to get an arm triangle but Troy is defending well.

That's two 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.
Troy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Troy wants to get back to his feet but Job is dominant here and he's now got Troy's back!
Troy holding both Job 's hands and preventing any damage.

Job working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Job dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Job closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Troy did well to prevent Job getting side control.
Job prevents Troy from standing back up.
Job is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Troy reverses the position - he's now on top in Job's guard.
Job wants to sweep but no luck.
Troy is looking to stand up but Job won't let him.
Job looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Troy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Job is proving hard to escape from.
Troy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Job working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Job working for a triangle but Troy defends it easily.
Job wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Job working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Troy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Troy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Job tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Troy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Job's guard.
Job manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Troy manages to get himself to full guard.
Job passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troy wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Job showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Troy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Troy scores with a sloppy right hand. Job should have avoided that one.
Job dodges the punch combination from Troy.
Troy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Troy scores with a jab to the body.
Job walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Job slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Hector Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troy misses with a series of wild punches.
Job moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Job slips the punch.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but Job is just out of range.
Job tries to clinch up.

Job drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Troy pushes Job away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Job gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Job wants to control but Troy is keeping him busy.
Job is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Job fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Job thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Job takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troy is pushing Job's head away, looking to escape. Job manages to hold on to the position though.

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.
An elbow from Job crashes against the mat.
Troy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Troy tries to get out of the position.
Job taking a breather here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Troy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Job is controlling him well.
Job with the ground and pound but Troy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Job thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troy's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Job is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Steve Job just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Troy misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Troy. No joy for Job on that attempt.
Troy lands a nice looking body shot.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Troy.
Job takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Job needs to keep his hands up - Troy had a free shot at his head there.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Job bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Job bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Troy.
Troy throws a hook but Job blocks it.
Troy throws a series of punches but Job moves out of range.
Troy misses with a two punch combination.
Job uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Job looks for a takedown but Troy sprawls well.
Troy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Job.
Hector Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Job.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Job manages to avoid it.
Job shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Troy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Job shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Troy pinned against the cage. Troy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Job shoots in looking for a takedown. Troy tries to sprawl out of it but Job keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Troy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Job slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Job shoots in and drives through. Troy sprawls well.
No joy there for Troy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Job takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Troy lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy thows a body shot but no joy.
Troy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Troy thows a body shot but no joy.
Troy digs a good hook to Job's body.
Troy stalks Job and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Job's face. Job staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Job is defended easily by Troy.
Job takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Troy scores with a nice head shot.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
Job shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Troy as he avoids it easily.
Troy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Troy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Job avoids the body shot from Troy.
Troy missing with a left hand there. Job was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Troy had his way with Steve Job in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Troy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Job avoids the body shot from Troy.
Troy throws a combination. Job tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Job fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Troy avoids it really well and circles away.
Job tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Job shoots in and drives through. Troy sprawls well.
Job doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Troy.
Job walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Troy is looking to wear down Job with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Troy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Job avoids the body shot from Troy.
Troy closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Job looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Troy wants to get back to his feet but Job is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Job stands up and waves to Troy to follow him.
Job moves forwards but Troy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Job slips the punch.
Job is looking to clinch.
Job avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Troy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Job moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Hector Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Job tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Troy smiles and moves away.
Hector Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Job.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Job takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Troy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Job is looking to clinch.
Job slips a jab from Troy.
Job looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Job throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Job shoots in but no luck this time.
Troy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Job closes this distance looking for a takedown but Troy circles away.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve Job is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Job takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Job tries to score a power double leg takedown but Troy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Job somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Troy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Job 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Job!