PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and snoork bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits has chosen On a boat - as his entrance music. Bobby Bays has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bays
vs
bananasplits

174 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, snoork bananasplits!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bays. bananasplits shrugs it off though.
bananasplits will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bays has closed the distance and engaged bananasplits in a clinch.
Bays lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bays throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
bananasplits tries to score a body lock takedown but Bays shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bays can't find room to land a body shot as bananasplits controls the action.
Bays throws an elbow but it misses.
bananasplits has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bays avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bobby Bays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of snoork bananasplits.
Bays tries a knee to the head but bananasplits blocks it.
Bays landing some nice looking knees to the body.
bananasplits tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bays just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bays lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bays using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bananasplits has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bays throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bananasplits blocks it with crossed arms.
Bays landing knees to the body.
bananasplits looks gassed!
Bays throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bananasplits blocks it with crossed arms.
bananasplits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bays has bananasplits pushed against the cage.
Bays throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bays has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed bananasplits clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
bananasplits can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bays has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

bananasplits is in a bad position with Bays working for a choke. bananasplits manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
bananasplits wants to control from the top but Bays keeps moving.
bananasplits works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bays looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bays works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bays is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bays working for a triangle but bananasplits defends it easily.

Bays keeping busy on the bottom but bananasplits has passed one foot through into half guard.
bananasplits takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays is trying to stand back up but bananasplits is controlling him

bananasplits is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bays defends it well.
bananasplits is pressing down on Bays's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bays is holding on for now.
Bays tries to get to full guard but bananasplits has control of the leg.

Bays looking for submissions off his back.
Bays knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for bananasplits on the ground.
bananasplits is looking to advance position but Bays won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
bananasplits passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bays is in all sorts of trouble here.

bananasplits working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bays really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bays dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

bananasplits misses with a takedown attempt - Bays sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bays clinches up with bananasplits and pushes him back against the cage.
Bays tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bays throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bays unloads a knee to the mid-section. bananasplits lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
bananasplits managing to block the knees to the body from Bays.

Bays drags the fight down to the ground.
bananasplits advances to half guard.
Bays is trying to get back to full guard.
bananasplits passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bays is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bays regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bays is defending against the submission attempts here by bananasplits.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bays works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bays looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bays had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. bananasplits is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bays Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take bananasplits's back instead.

bananasplits showing good submission defense here.

That's two 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.

Bays has got his arm under bananasplits's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! bananasplits has spun round into Bays's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

Bays has an active guard here but bananasplits has managed to pass into half guard.
bananasplits uses his free foot to push down on Bays's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bays.
bananasplits tries to control but Bays wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays is looking to improve his position but bananasplits isn't that keen on the idea.

bananasplits stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
bananasplits shoots in and drives through. Bays sprawls well.

Bays has closed the distance and engaged bananasplits in a clinch.
Bays throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bananasplits blocks it with crossed arms.
Bays scores with a knee to the head.
Bays tries to land a knee to the head but bananasplits blocks with his arms.
Bays using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bananasplits has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bananasplits fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby Bays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of snoork bananasplits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
bananasplits prevents a takedown attempt there.
bananasplits is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bays gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bays scores a nice knee to the body.
Bays creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Bays manages to break the clinch.
bananasplits shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bays but Bays pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bananasplits shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bays as he jumps to the side.

bananasplits shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bays moves into full guard.
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 Bobby Bays will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bays drops his hands momentarily and bananasplits takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
bananasplits moves out of range as Bays throws a body kick.
bananasplits shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
snoork bananasplits is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bananasplits looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bays is fending him off so far but bananasplits persists. Nope, Bays circles away and we're back to standing.

Bays moves into the clinch successfully.
bananasplits tries to pull guard but Bays won't allow it.
Bobby Bays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of snoork bananasplits.
Bays lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bays turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bays creates some space and throws a big elbow, but bananasplits sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bananasplits tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bays wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bays tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
bananasplits is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Bays tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bays has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bananasplits is looking to regain half guard here but Bays keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bananasplits takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Bays thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
bananasplits can't do much from the bottom here.
bananasplits is looking to reverse the position.

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

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.
Bays tries to advance to mount but can't.
bananasplits dodges the ground and pound from Bays.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
bananasplits smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bays takes the fight into the clinch.

Bays jumps guard and drags bananasplits to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bays looking for submissions from the bottom but instead bananasplits passes into half guard.
Bays tries to regain full guard. Instead though, bananasplits has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays can't escape the position.

bananasplits looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bays gets back to half guard.
bananasplits is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bays is looking to improve his position.

bananasplits is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bays has managed to free his arm - good work.
snoork bananasplits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bays is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of bananasplits's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take bananasplits's back!
snoork bananasplits has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bays gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Bays looking for the choke from the back.

Bays has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, bananasplits has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

bananasplits is having to fend off submission attempts from Bays, who is looking to sink in the choke. Bays doesn't have the hooks in though and bananasplits manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bays, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bays!