PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Babcock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Babcock
vs
Gruber

180 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hubert Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Babcock's waist but Babcock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gruber off to one side.
Gruber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Babcock keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babcock as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hubert Gruber.

Babcock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gruber!
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Hubert Gruber has been cut.
Gruber can't escape the position.
Babcock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Babcock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber tries to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
Babcock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gruber bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Babcock and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Babcock!