PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Jobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bader
vs
Jobby

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Jobby!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bader as he jumps to the side.

Jobby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Jobby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jobby postures up.
Jobby landing with the ground and pound.
Jobby landing with the ground and pound.
Bader is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jobby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jobby chips away with some ground and pound.
Bader throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jobby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobby postures up in Bader's guard and throws a big left but Bader blocks it.
Jobby thows a big elbow that misses.
Bader looking for a sweep. Not yet Bader, not yet.
Jobby prevents Bader from getting back to his feet.
Jobby throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bader fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jobby sprawls well initially but Bader persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jobby wants to get back to full guard.
Jobby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Jobby working for a triangle but Bader defends it easily.
Jobby looks gassed!
Jobby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Bader is defending against the submission attempts here by Jobby.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader is trying is best to control the position here.
Bader wants to get back to his feet.
Jobby trying to pass the guard but Bader defending well.
Jobby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jobby with the ground and pound but Bader uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jobby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bader's head.
Bader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobby on the ground.
Jobby wants to pass the guard but Bader is keeping the position.
Bader trying to control the position.
Jobby chips away with some ground and pound.

Jobby drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bader dives on top into guard.

Jobby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bader passes into side control.

Bader stands up and beckons Jobby to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bader scores with a takedown into Jobby's guard.
Jobby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Bader stands up and waves to Jobby to follow him.
Bader with a poor takedown

and Jobby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jobby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobby won't allow Bader to sweep him here.
Jobby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bader misses with a series of wild punches.
Bader throws a head kick that Jobby semi-blocks.
Bader tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jobby counters with a single leg into guard. Bader didn't expect that.
Bader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jobby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jobby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Jobby from controlling successfully.
Jobby thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jobby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader is trying to control the position but Jobby postures up.
Jobby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jobby.

Jobby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bader is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jobby lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bader avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jobby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jobby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jobby throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jobby working the ground and pound but Bader is defending the strikes.
Bader is looking for a sweep.
Jobby trying to control the action but Bader is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jobby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bader did well to prevent Jobby getting side control.
Bader avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jobby.
Jobby drops an elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Jobby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bader defending well though.

Jobby is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bader still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bader has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jobby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jobby tries to get to full guard but Bader has control of the leg.
Jobby trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobby gets back to full guard.

Jobby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bader wants to control from the top but Jobby keeps moving.

Jobby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jobby looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bader puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Jobby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bader fails with the takedown

and Jobby counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bader's guard now.
Jobby wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
Jobby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Jobby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jobby content to stall in guard here.
Bader controlling the position.
Bader looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jobby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jobby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jobby is in close to Bader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jobby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jobby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jobby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jobby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jobby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bader's head.

Jobby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frankie Jobby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jobby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jobby is working Bader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jobby pushing down on Bader's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jobby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jobby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jobby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bader is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jobby scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bader blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jobby.
Jobby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jobby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jobby trying to mount his opponent but Bader defends it.
Jobby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bader defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jobby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bader looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bader is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jobby off and has taken his back!
Bader lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jobby turns into Bader and is now in his guard.
Jobby throws and elbow that misses. Bader uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jobby's guard. Nice move by Bader!
Jobby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bader tries to lock up and control but Jobby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bader is squirming around, avoiding Jobby's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobby lands a big shot there that rocks Bader but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jobby is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bader can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jobby with shots to the head and body - Bader looks very uncomfortable down there.
Frankie Jobby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jobby landing strikes from the mount.
Jobby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jobby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bader is trying desperately to improve position.
Tom Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jobby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Jobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jobby winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Jobby!