PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 522 p4p, 999 weight class) and Bubba Rolls (ranked 72 p4p, 132 weight class). Babcock's entrance music is San Francisco Live Medley. A fine choice. Rolls is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Babcock
vs
Rolls

177 cm
26
180
12 - 6 - 0

175 cm
31
170
7 - 1 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store
UNDEFEATED

The Pharmacy Phuket
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Babcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Babcock.
Babcock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rolls up against the cage.
Babcock misses with a body punch.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Rolls has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rolls misses with some punches.
Babcock lands with a left to the head.
Babcock tries a body shot but Rolls blocks it.
Rolls has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Rolls jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Babcock walks away with a smile on his face. Rolls gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babcock throws a shot from downtown. Rolls moves away and avoids it.
Babcock throws a low kick but Rolls moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Babcock.
Rolls manages to get back to half guard.
Babcock tries to pass to full mount but Rolls defends it.
Rolls wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rolls avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock moves into full mount! Rolls won't be happy about that!
Babcock looking to control but Rolls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Babcock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rolls avoids a series of strikes thrown by Babcock.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Babcock breaks from Rolls's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Bubba Rolls has been cut.
Rolls slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a strike but Rolls avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rolls is adopting a defensive guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rolls looking to control.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolls has wrist control.

Rolls throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Babcock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls can't do much from the bottom here.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rolls takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Babcock seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Babcock is trying to ground and pound but Rolls uses the momentary lack of control by Babcock to regain half guard.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolls keeps working.
Babcock lands strikes from half guard.
Rolls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Babcock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rolls sees it coming and defends easily.

Babcock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rolls has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babcock is trying to control. Rolls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Babcock connects with a nice short shot to Rolls's temple.

Babcock is trying to work for a kimura but Rolls is defending well.
Rolls avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock is looking to advance position but Rolls won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Babcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rolls's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Babcock tries to move into range but Rolls moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babcock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Rolls.
Babcock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rolls misses with a hook. Babcock ducked under it nicely.
Rolls throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
Donk. Rolls catches Babcock right on the button with a cross.
Babcock defending well as Rolls loads up on a big left hand.
Babcock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rolls throws a leg kick but Babcock moved away.
Babcock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rolls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babcock.
Babcock throws a push kick but Rolls slaps the foot to one side.

Babcock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!

Babcock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rolls is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rolls sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babcock lands a nice short elbow.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but Rolls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rolls's head.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rolls's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls wants to get back to full guard.
Babcock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rolls defending well though.
Rolls wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Rolls tries to roll over but Babcock keeps him under control.
Babcock is looking to advance position but Rolls won't allow it.

Babcock is looking for a kimura but Rolls is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Babcock to get the leverage.
Babcock wants to pass to mount but Rolls is defending the position.
Rolls is trying to get back to full guard.
Babcock looks to land a strike but Rolls avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
Babcock postures up.
Babcock trying to control but Rolls is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Babcock throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rolls counter with a right hand.
Babcock throws the left hand but Rolls avoids the punch easily.
Babcock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rolls will feel that in the morning.
Babcock throws a head kick that Rolls semi-blocks.
Rolls misses with a looping right.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolls is looking to score with low kicks.
Bubba Rolls seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock thumps Rolls with a low kick.
Babcock fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Rolls.
Rolls throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rolls to score with a decent uppercut.
Babcock stalks Rolls and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rolls's face. Rolls staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rolls.
Rolls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolls moves out of range as Babcock strikes.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolls can do to turn this around?
A jab from Babcock misses.
Babcock scores with a leg kick.
Rolls uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rolls misses with a wild body shot.
Rolls misses with a hook.
Rolls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babcock lands with a cross.

Rolls clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Babcock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rolls's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Babcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bubba Rolls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Babcock has Rolls up against the cage in a clinch.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Babcock.
Babcock misses with a body punch.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rolls's elbow.
Babcock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rolls jumps guard but Babcock stands there with Rolls around his waist. Rolls gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rolls lands a hook that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock is pushing Rolls up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Babcock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Babcock.
Babcock blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babcock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolls.
Babcock is trying to maintain a safe position but Rolls gets an underhook and turns Babcock into the cage.
Babcock stalls.
Rolls blocks a body shot from Babcock.
A head punch on the inside from Rolls fails to land.
Jim Babcock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babcock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rolls's brow.
Babcock blocking some punches.
Rolls swings wildly with an uppercut but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babcock.
Babcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Rolls.
Rolls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Babcock.
Rolls prevents a body shot from Babcock.
Rolls prevents a body shot from Babcock.
Rolls working aggressively here.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rolls tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rolls prevents a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock digs a right hand into Rolls's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rolls's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Babcock.
A head punch on the inside from Rolls fails to land.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock digs a right hand underneath Rolls's ribcage. Rolls let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolls is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Babcock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Babcock looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babcock.
Rolls being controlled against the cage.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Babcock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Babcock.
Babcock cracks Rolls with a nice body shot.
Rolls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babcock.
Rolls struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Babcock gets underhooks to prevent Rolls's takedown attempt.
Jim Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Rolls.
Rolls blocks a body shot from Babcock.

Babcock has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rolls clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Babcock is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rolls. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Babcock scores with punches to the body.
Babcock has Rolls flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jim Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolls tries to escape but Babcock has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Babcock misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Rolls hold on?! Babcock is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rolls looking very determined here, making life difficult for Babcock.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Babcock.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Babcock. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Babcock lands shots from the back.
You can see the frustration on Rolls's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Babcock connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rolls to escape the position.

Babcock working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Babcock lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rolls's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Babcock!
A victorious Jim Babcock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.