PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shit Face (ranked 6071 p4p, 532 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 3300 p4p, 347 weight class). Face's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blue clear sky. Jean Labosky will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Face
vs
Labosky

176 cm
46
157 lbs
47 - 41 - 1

182 cm
35
155 lbs
9 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws an off balance right hand
and Labosky counters with a series of strikes. Face will be more careful next time no doubt.
Face swings for the body but Labosky moves out of range.
Labosky wants to counter with a clinch but Face pushes him away.
Face misses with a low kick.
Face misses with a body punch
letting Labosky counter with a right hand.
Face misses with a low kick.
Labosky appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Labosky moves into range and clinches up with Face.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Labosky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Face misses with a right hand
enabling Labosky to counter with a crisp jab.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Labosky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Face misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.

Face clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Labosky takes the fight into the clinch.
Face tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Labosky's elbow.

Labosky turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Labosky controlling from side mount.

Labosky stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Labosky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Face thows a leg kick but Labosky checks it
and Labosky counters with a three punch combo that has Face backing up. Face nods at Labosky to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Labosky tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Face was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Labosky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a combination
letting Labosky counter with a right hand.
Labosky lands a jab.

It looks like Shit Face has been cut.
Face throws a low kick but it's checked well by Labosky.
Face throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Labosky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Face defends it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Labosky.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face throws out a powerful jab.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
Face is looking to chop away at Labosky's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Labosky can pounce on him.
Shit Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Labosky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face throws a body kick that misses

and Labosky counters by moving into the clinch.
Labosky stalls.
Face throws a head punch that misses.

Face has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Labosky uses from the top position.
Labosky wants to pass the guard but Face is keeping the position.
Face is pulling down on Labosky's head to control his posture.

Face is working an open guard so Labosky takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Labosky is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Labosky has Face up against the cage in a clinch.

Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face throws a hook to the side of Labosky's head but Labosky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Labosky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Labosky tries to clinch up but Face circles away and keeps his distance.
Labosky is looking to clinch.
Labosky staying out of range there.
Face throws a lazy head kick
enabling Labosky to counter with a crisp jab.
Face attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face misses the jab.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Labosky with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Face throws a series of punches but Labosky moves out of range.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Face misses with a left hand
and Labosky counters with a left and a right that stings Face.
Face takes a kick to the side of the head.

Face is rocked!
Labosky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Face backs off Labosky throws a huge counter combo but Face manages to avoid it all.
Face misses with a body shot
letting Labosky counter with a right hand.
Face swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Labosky to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Face is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Labosky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Face seems to have got his legs back now.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Labosky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Labosky rushes Face and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Face gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Labosky.
Labosky looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Labosky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Face takes a swing at Labosky's ribcage but misses.
Labosky throws a counter combo.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Labosky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shit Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Labosky moves out of range as Face strikes.
Labosky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Labosky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Labosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Face.
A solid body kick from Labosky.
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw.
Labosky scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Face misses with a low kick.
Labosky unleashes a big counter combination but Face bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Labosky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Labosky does no damage.
Labosky lands a leg kick that knocks Face off balance momentarily.
Face swats away the attempt to clinch by Labosky.
Labosky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Face throwing a counter right hand but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky cracks Face with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a leg kick that is checked
and Labosky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Face doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Labosky counters with a big head kick but Face shrugs it off.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Labosky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Labosky stalks Face and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Face's face. Face staggers backwards, shaken.

Shit Face's cut is getting worse.
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Labosky counters with a left and a right that stings Face.
A big right from Face misses.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Labosky steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Face.
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Labosky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Labosky throws the kick towards the body but Face avoids it.
Labosky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Face avoids a kick to the body.
Labosky scores with a one two! Face had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Face throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Labosky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Labosky is looking to land body kicks.
Face throws a lazy uppercut

and Labosky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Labosky.
Face lands a nice shot to the body.
Labosky tries for a takedown but Face manages to get underhooks.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Labosky dodges the punch combination from Face.
Face fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Labosky checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Labosky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Labosky is looking to clinch but Face is avoiding it.
Jean Labosky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Face throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Face misses with a combination
and Labosky counters with a body kick that stops Face in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face tries to bum rush Labosky with a series of wild strikes but Labosky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Labosky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Face defends it well.
Face throws a body shot but no joy.
Labosky tries a quick counter leg kick but Face is wise to it.
Labosky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a hook

and Labosky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Labosky jumps into guard, dragging Face to the mat.
Labosky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Labosky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Labosky.
Labosky keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Labosky controls Face momentarily but Face frees himself.
Face is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Labosky is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Face has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Labosky is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Face throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Face misses
and Labosky counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Labosky clinches with his opponent.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky connects with a high kick.
Labosky moves away from the strike by Face.
Face throws a big shot that misses.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face scores with a hook to the body. Labosky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Face misses
and Labosky counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Shit Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Labosky counters with a series of strikes. Face will be more careful next time no doubt.
Face wants to clinch up but Labosky keeps it at a distance.
Face sets himself, and Labosky steps forward looking for the clinch! Face avoids it this time.
Labosky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Face tried to score with a low kick but Labosky checks it.
Labosky wants to counter the offense by Face and move into the clinch position.
Face misses with a looping left.
Face finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Labosky.
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Labosky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Face cracks Labosky with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face lands a jab to the head.
Labosky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Labosky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Labosky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Labosky counters with a straight right hand.

Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Labosky slips a straight right by Face.
Face cracks Labosky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jean Labosky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Labosky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Labosky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Labosky 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Labosky!