PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Lobsusbaka (ranked 3510 p4p, 3835 weight class) and Fox Till (ranked 457 p4p, 492 weight class). Lobsusbaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invincible - Pop Smoke. Fox Till struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Stewie Lobsusbaka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lobsusbaka
vs
Till

200 cm
24
185
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
200
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stewie Lobsusbaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fox Till!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Till fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lobsusbaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Lobsusbaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Till gets an underhook and turns Lobsusbaka into the cage.

Till breaks from the clinch.
Lobsusbaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lobsusbaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Till as he avoids it easily.

Till has closed the distance and engaged Lobsusbaka in a clinch.
Till prevents a takedown attempt there.

Till breaks the clinch.
Lobsusbaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Till! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewie Lobsusbaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Till forces Lobsusbaka back against the cage and clinches.
Till lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Stewie Lobsusbaka has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till landing knees to the head.
Lobsusbaka looking to throw knees to the head but Till is blocking nicely.
Till prevents Lobsusbaka from breaking the clinch.
Lobsusbaka lands an elbow just above Till 's eye.

It looks like Fox Till has been cut.
Lobsusbaka looking to slow down the pace here.

Till escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobsusbaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Till manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Till gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Till missing with knees to the body.
Till lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid body kick from Lobsusbaka.
Till scores with a jab.
Till looks to land a combination but Lobsusbaka avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Lobsusbaka. Those never looked like landing.
Till unleashes a big counter combination but Lobsusbaka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Till makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Till lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lobsusbaka backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Till escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobsusbaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lobsusbaka wants to clinch.
Till keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lobsusbaka darts in looking for a takedown but Till gets double underhooks and turns Lobsusbaka into the cage.
Lobsusbaka can't break the clinch.
Till gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Stewie Lobsusbaka's cut is getting worse.

Till breaks the clinch.
Lobsusbaka ducks under a wild hook from Till.

Lobsusbaka tries to keep at a distance but Till has taken the fight into the clinch.

Till breaks from the clinch.

Till darts in and clinches Lobsusbaka up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lobsusbaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Till.

Till manages to break the clinch.
Lobsusbaka throws a nice looking combination but Till bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lobsusbaka misses with a two punch combination.
Lobsusbaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Till sprawls well. He's pushed Lobsusbaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Till is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Till fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobsusbaka manages to avoid it.
Lobsusbaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Till counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lobsusbaka is breathing heavily.
Lobsusbaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Till as he jumps to the side.
Fox Till is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Till takes the fight into the clinch.

Till breaks the clinch.
Till lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobsusbaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Till. No joy for Lobsusbaka on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Till closes the distance and pushes Lobsusbaka back into the cage.

Till breaks from the clinch.
Till scores with a body shot.
Till avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Till's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lobsusbaka tries for a takedown but Till circles away easily
and Till comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Lobsusbaka stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Till is on him like rabid pit bull! Lobsusbaka slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fox Till!
Fox Till is the new middleweight champion!