PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 3047 p4p, 5391 weight class) and Christian Simbolon (ranked 378 p4p, 558 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by SS00999. The crowd seem to be enjoying Simbolon's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Babcock
vs
Simbolon

177 cm
25
183
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Simbolon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Simbolon closes the distance and clinches.
Babcock effectively controlling the action here.

Simbolon has Babcock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Simbolon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Babcock tumbling to the mat - Simbolon dives into Babcock's guard.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Simbolon from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon won't allow Babcock to sweep him here.
Babcock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simbolon trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simbolon throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Simbolon looking to pass the guard.
Simbolon wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock is pulling down on Simbolon's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Simbolon landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simbolon tries to stand but Babcock is controlling from the bottom.
Simbolon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Simbolon preventing the sweep.
Simbolon trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Babcock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simbolon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simbolon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babcock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babcock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Simbolon clinches up against the cage.
Simbolon has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Simbolon working aggressively here.
Babcock has Simbolon pushed against the cage.
Simbolon wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simbolon.

Simbolon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Simbolon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Simbolon.
Babcock avoids the head kick by Simbolon.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simbolon sprawls and moves away.
Simbolon closes the distance but Babcock moves to the side

and Babcock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simbolon's guard.
Simbolon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simbolon is looking to stand back up but Babcock counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simbolon.
Nice strikes from Babcock there.
Simbolon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babcock lands a nice short elbow.
Babcock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Simbolon trying to hold on to Babcock's head to control him but Babcock postures up.
Babcock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Thomas Babcock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Simbolon tries to clinch but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Simbolon misses with a hook.
Simbolon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babcock on the side of the head.
Simbolon is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
Simbolon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simbolon manages to avoid it.
Simbolon throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
Simbolon darts in trying to clinch

and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown. Simbolon fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simbolon being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simbolon's head.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Babcock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Babcock landing some decent shots from guard.
Simbolon keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Simbolon is keeping the position.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Simbolon keeps moving.
Babcock controlling from the top position.
Babcock looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Simbolon looking for a sweep. Not yet Simbolon, not yet.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.

Simbolon working for submissions but it's allowed Babcock to get to half guard.
Babcock lands strikes from half guard.
Babcock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Babcock there.
Simbolon won't allow Babcock to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babcock lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock controlling the action here.
Simbolon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Simbolon defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Babcock checks a low kick from Simbolon.
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simbolon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simbolon throws a low kick, looking for Babcock's leg but Babcock calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Babcock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babcock takes a swing at Simbolon's ribcage but misses.
Simbolon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Babcock sprawls well. Babcock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simbolon gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon misses with a series of wild punches.
Simbolon misses with a looping left.

Babcock gets a double leg takedown into Simbolon's guard.
Simbolon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Babcock is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock wants to control but Simbolon is keeping him busy.
Babcock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Simbolon is refusing to be controlled, as Babcock sits in half guard.
Babcock working over Simbolon with some ground and pound. Simbolon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Babcock is controlling the pace.
Simbolon is looking for a sweep. Babcock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Christian Simbolon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Babcock moves nicely into side control.
Babcock trying to control the position but Simbolon is working away.
Simbolon is trying to escape the position but Babcock is controlling the position.
Simbolon tries to improve position but can't.
Babcock trying to control the action but Simbolon is working from the bottom.
Babcock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Simbolon's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simbolon keeps working.
Simbolon being controlled for a moment.
Simbolon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simbolon is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Simbolon.
Babcock moves out of range of the strikes.
Simbolon doesn't manage to clinch there - Babcock circles away.
Babcock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simbolon.
Babcock is looking to wear down Simbolon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simbolon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simbolon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babcock pinned against the cage. Babcock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Babcock misses with a hook to the body
and Simbolon counters with a thumping low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock defending well as Simbolon loads up on a big left hand.
Babcock scores with a shot to the body.
Babcock jabs at Simbolon's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28

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