PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Greve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hobbs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell's Bells - ACDC. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hobbs
vs
Greve

187 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Greve!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Hobbs or perhaps it was just good defense by Greve which made him look bad.
Greve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hobbs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greve lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hobbs will feel that in the morning.
Greve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hobbs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greve throws a sloppy head kick and Hobbs moves out of range easily.

Hobbs gets the takedown into side control.
Hobbs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Greve takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Greve can't do much from the bottom here.
Greve gets back to half guard.
Greve is looking to get back to full guard here but Hobbs has managed to pass to side control instead.
Greve is looking to get to half guard.
Greve is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs breaks from Greve's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Greve is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hobbs controlling his opponent.
Hobbs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greve is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hobbs breaks from Greve's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Greve taking shots to the head.
Hobbs unloading with bombs!
Greve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hobbs landing shots from mount.
Greve looks gassed!
Hobbs working the ground and pound effectively.

Greve is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs landing strikes from the mount.
Greve is still in real trouble! Can Hobbs finish him?
Greve tries to hold on but Hobbs postures up.
Hobbs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Greve seems to have recovered his senses.
Greve wants to hold on but Hobbs pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hobbs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hobbs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hobbs prevents Greve from getting the reversal.
Hobbs lands a nice shot to the head.
Hobbs tries to control but Greve wriggling away.
Greve wants to hold on but Hobbs pushes him away.
Hobbs landing punches.
Greve is desperately trying to improve his position but Hobbs has a good base and remains in mount.
Hobbs controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hobbs.
Hobbs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hobbs unloading with bombs!
Greve is trying to escape the mount.
Hobbs unloading with bombs!
Greve is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greve avoids a strike by Hobbs and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hobbs's guard! Fantastic escape!
Greve wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Greve controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Greve postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greve is pushing down on Hobbs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hobbs is fighting to maintain full guard but Greve has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hobbs trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greve wants to take a breather but Hobbs is having none of it.
Hobbs is trying to get back to full guard.
Hobbs holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Greve is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Greve wants to take a breather but Hobbs is having none of it.
Greve is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hobbs won't allow Greve to pass to mount.
Hobbs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hobbs.
Greve seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hobbs controls Greve momentarily but Greve frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hobbs misses with a hook.
Greve throws a shot from downtown. Hobbs moves away and avoids it.
Ray Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hobbs 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.
Greve wants to sweep here but Hobbs controlling him for the moment.
Greve trying to control the position.
Hobbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greve trying to keep a closed guard but Hobbs is proving a slippery customer.
Greve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hobbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Greve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hobbs is really struggling to control Greve but he's trying to hold on to the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Hobbs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Greve to the mat! Greve manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hobbs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greve is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hobbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greve's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greve is on top in guard.
Hobbs controls Greve momentarily but Greve frees himself.
Hobbs doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hobbs is pulling down on Greve's head to control his posture.
Greve postures up and lands a big shot to Hobbs's brow.
Hobbs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hobbs trying to control from half guard but Greve is working away.
Greve slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greve controlling the position.
Greve working a defensive guard here.
Greve lands an upkick as Hobbs stands over him.
Greve bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hobbs's guard.
Hobbs keeping moving, preventing Greve from controlling successfully.
Greve works over Hobbs with some ground and pound from guard.
Hobbs controls Greve momentarily but Greve frees himself.
Hobbs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greve trying to control the position from guard on top but Hobbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hobbs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hobbs tries to get out of the position.
Greve is pushing down on Hobbs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hobbs is fighting to maintain full guard but Greve has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greve passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hobbs!
Hobbs is squirming around, avoiding Greve's attempts to control the action.
Ray Hobbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hobbs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Greve tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hobbs tries to reverse the position but Greve maintains control.
Hobbs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hobbs working to try and regain half guard.
Hobbs is working hard here to advance position.
Hobbs throwing hammer fists to the chest of Greve. What's that going to do exactly?
Hobbs can't escape the position.
Hobbs throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.

That's four 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Greve cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hobbs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hobbs tries to hold on but Greve pushes him away.
Hobbs is looking to improve his position but Greve isn't that keen on the idea.
Hobbs tries to hold on but Greve postures up.
Greve prevents Hobbs from getting the reversal.
Hobbs wants to hold on but Greve pushes him away.
Greve prevents Hobbs from getting the reversal.
Greve can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hobbs is looking to escape.
Hobbs is looking to get to half guard.
Greve landing shots from mount.
Hobbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Hobbs will probably get the nod.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Greve fails to land.
Greve trying to stall but Hobbs improves his position.
Greve wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hobbs wants a takedown but no success here.
Hobbs prevents Greve from breaking the clinch.
Greve tries to pull guard but Hobbs holds him up against the cage and eventually Greve drops back down to his feet.
Greve wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Greve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hobbs shoots in for a double leg but Greve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Greve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greve looking for a sweep. Not yet Greve, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greve is on top in guard.
Greve wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hobbs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greve is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greve controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Greve postures up.
Greve is pushing down on Hobbs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hobbs is fighting to maintain full guard but Greve has managed to sneak the leg through.
Greve seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hobbs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Greve slows the pace down in half guard.
Greve trying to control from half guard but Hobbs is working away.
Hobbs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greve is working away from the top position though.
Greve not doing much here.
Greve is tying to control. Hobbs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.

Greve is looking for a kimura but Hobbs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greve to get the leverage.
Greve is nestled in close to Hobbs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greve is trying to control the action in half guard but Hobbs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Greve just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greve tries to clinch but Hobbs is having none of it.
Greve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hobbs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greve is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greve is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hobbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hobbs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greve is keeping the position for now.
Hobbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hobbs is looking to advance position but Greve has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hobbs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Greve is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Greve landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hobbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greve tries to control but Hobbs wriggling away.
Hobbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greve avoids the attempt from Hobbs to control.
Hobbs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greve controlling the pace for now.
Hobbs is squirming around, avoiding Greve's attempts to control the action.
Greve controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hobbs regains half guard.
Hobbs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Greve missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greve wants to control but Hobbs is keeping him busy.
Hobbs is holding on to half guard well.
Greve is keen to just control but Hobbs is a slippery customer.
Greve is thwarting Hobbs's attempts to control the position.
Paul Greve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greve looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hobbs is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Greve misses.

Hobbs scores a takedown into full mount!
Greve really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hobbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hobbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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