J.O.R.G 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Clark

175 cm
31
157 lbs
19 - 29 - 0

183 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Clark's head.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Paul Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Clark.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.

Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clark showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas wants to improve his position but Clark is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clark controlling from the top position.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.

Thomas looking for a triangle here. Clark is fighting it but it looks tight! Thomas pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Clark is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Thomas!
A relieved looking Paul Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Big Bastard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pabin
vs
Bastard

200 cm
26
268 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

225 cm
28
288 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Pabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pabin looks to throw the jab but Bastard is out of range.
Pabin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bastard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pabin.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pabin lands with a nice body punch.
Bastard lands a jab-cross combination.
Pabin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Pabin.
Bastard tries to clinch but Pabin moves away
and Pabin counters with a right hand to the body.
Pabin stuffs the takedown.
Pabin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pabin avoids the head kick by Bastard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pabin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastard.
Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pabin.
Bastard is looking to clinch.

Bastard closes the distance and clinches.

Bastard breaks the clinch.
Pabin is looking to wear down Bastard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bastard throws a sloppy head kick and Pabin moves out of range easily.
Pabin lands a nice hook to Bastard's body. Bastard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bastard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pabin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastard at a distance.
Big Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pabin fails to land with a series of punches.

Bastard dives in and scores a takedown into Pabin's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bastard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bastard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but Pabin has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard is working Pabin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bastard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pabin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard postures up in Pabin's guard and throws a big left but Pabin blocks it.
Bastard postures up in Pabin's guard and throws a big left but Pabin blocks it.
Pabin working a defensive guard here.
Pabin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bastard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bastard postures up in Pabin's guard and throws a big left but Pabin blocks it.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to free his leg and advance position but Pabin is retaining full guard.
Bastard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Big Bastard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bastard wants to clinch up but Pabin keeps it at a distance.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch but Pabin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bastard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pabin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastard scrambles back to his feet.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pabin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Pabin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Big Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pabin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastard.
Pabin misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard looks to land a combination. Pabin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bastard shoots in looking for a takedown. Pabin tries to sprawl out of it but Bastard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pabin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bastard throws a sloppy head kick and Pabin moves out of range easily.
Bastard avoids the body shot from Pabin.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Pabin avoids them all with ease.
Bastard slips a straight right by Pabin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastard.
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries for a takedown but Pabin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bastard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pabin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pabin sprawls well. Pabin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastard gets slowly back to his feet.
Pabin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bastard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bastard moves in looking to clinch but Pabin pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but Pabin shows good takedown defense.
Bastard slips under a jab from Pabin.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pabin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.

Bastard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard postures up.
Bastard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pabin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bastard.
Pabin is looking for a sweep. Bastard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pabin is working hard here to advance position.
Pabin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bastard.
Bastard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Bastard takes the fight into the clinch.
Pabin misses with some punches.

Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastard misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pabin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastard is just out of range.
Bastard shoots in but Pabin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pabin.
Bastard throws a combination. Pabin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bastard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Big Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pabin counters with a straight right hand.
Damian Pabin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Pabin misses.

Bastard shoots in and bounces Pabin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard slips nicely into half guard.
Bastard is trying to control the action in half guard but Pabin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Bastard decides to stand and escape the position.

Bastard shoots in and gets a takedown into Pabin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but Pabin has wrist control.
Bastard throws a big elbow that misses.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bastard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pabin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bastard, into his guard.

Bastard kicks Pabin off and gets to his feet.
Damian Pabin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bastard drives through with a takedown into Pabin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but Pabin has wrist control.
Pabin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastard on the ground.
Bastard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastard won't allow Pabin to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pabin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Big Bastard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Big Bastard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pabin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bastard 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Bastard!
An out of breath Big Bastard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World. Burton is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeff Sobchak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Burton
vs
Sobchak

183 cm
26
260 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

182 cm
28
265 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sobchak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sobchak lands an overhand right.
Burton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobchak counters with a two punch combo.
Sobchak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sobchak dips to his left and cracks Burton with an uppercut!
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sobchak as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobchak , right into the meat.
Sobchak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sobchak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sobchak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burton's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton wants to sweep but no luck.
Burton is trying to keep Sobchak in close.
Burton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobchak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobchak trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burton avoids the head kick by Sobchak .

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sobchak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Burton working away.
Burton misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sobchak 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobchak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak is not content to let Burton control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Sobchak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Burton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burton tries a low kick but Sobchak avoids it.
Sobchak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobchak throws a head kick that Burton semi-blocks.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak looks for the body kick but Burton saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobchak at a distance.
Sobchak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Sobchak .
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Sobchak tries to clinch up.
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobchak sprawls well. Sobchak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobchak lands a head kick. Burton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Sobchak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body punch from Burton.

Sobchak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burton tries to get to full guard but Sobchak has control of the leg.
Burton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sobchak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burton wants to get back to full guard.
Sobchak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak thows a huge punch but Burton dodges it nicely.
Sobchak slips a nice elbow through Burton's hands, connecting with Burton's forehead.
Sobchak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sobchak not doing much here.
Sobchak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sobchak wants to control the pace but Burton is squirming around nicely.
Burton is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sobchak working Burton over with strikes here.
Burton is looking to get to half guard.
Sobchak landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton can't escape the position.
Burton is working hard here to advance position.
Sobchak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burton is looking to improve his position but Sobchak isn't that keen on the idea.
Sobchak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Burton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Burton is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobchak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sobchak tries to control but Burton wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchak landing strikes from the mount.
Sobchak landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobchak controlling from the full mount.
Sobchak with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Sobchak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Burton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Sobchak throws a nice head kick!
Sobchak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Burton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sobchak 's guard.
Sobchak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobchak wants to take a breather but Burton is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
Burton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobchak is working away from the top position though.
Sobchak trying to control the action but Burton is working from the bottom.
Sobchak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobchak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burton wants to get back to full guard.
Fred Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton taking some punishment here, with Sobchak in his half guard.
Burton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobchak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobchak lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeff Sobchak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobchak working Burton over with strikes.
Burton wants to improve his position but Sobchak is controlling well.
Sobchak not doing much here.
Sobchak moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak taking a breather here.
Burton tries to bench press Sobchak off him but Sobchak keeps the position.
Burton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burton is trying to get back to full guard.
Jeff Sobchak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burton trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sobchak .
Burton is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobchak is thwarting Burton's attempts to control the position.
Burton tries to roll over but Sobchak keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Burton punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Sobchak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobchak 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Sobchak !
Jeff Sobchak managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!«, into his post fight interview.