PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BOBO Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John OGroats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cuba
vs
OGroats

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BOBO Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John OGroats!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OGroats gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
OGroats working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cuba.
OGroats throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
OGroats not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cuba postures up.
Cuba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
OGroats avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cuba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cuba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OGroats works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cuba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

OGroats pushes Cuba off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - OGroats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

OGroats drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cuba being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba wants to sweep here but OGroats controlling him for the moment.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing OGroats from controlling successfully.
OGroats wants to pass the guard but Cuba is keeping the position.
Cuba can't keep his opponent in guard - OGroats advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
OGroats is trying to control the action in half guard but Cuba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cuba missing with punches from the bottom.
OGroats is looking to take a break and control but Cuba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
OGroats throws a body punch but Cuba moves out of range.
John OGroats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OGroats throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
OGroats looking to land some kicks to the body here.

OGroats feints and as Cuba raises his hands in defense, OGroats changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
OGroats looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba looking to control.

Cuba has his feet on OGroats's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cuba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OGroats gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cuba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cuba is working OGroats over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cuba scoring with some ground and pound.
Cuba cracks OGroats with a solid left hand.

Cuba drops back looking for a leg! OGroats is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and OGroats manages to kick Cuba off! Cuba jumps back into OGroats's guard.
Cuba prevents OGroats from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OGroats has his foot on Cuba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cuba works his way back into a safe position though.
OGroats wants to stand and escape but Cuba is having none of it.

OGroats is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cuba defends well.
Cuba scoring with some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
OGroats shoots and misses

and Cuba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuba landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cuba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cuba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cuba stopping the sweep attempt from OGroats.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

OGroats with a poor takedown

and Cuba counters with a nice double leg into side control. OGroats won't be happy with that.
OGroats takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Cuba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on OGroats's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cuba prevents OGroats from escaping the position.
Cuba working the ground and pound from side control.
Cuba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuba lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba lands a few punches from side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OGroats shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cuba counters with a shoot takedown. OGroats fights it but they end up in guard.
OGroats controls Cuba momentarily but Cuba frees himself.

OGroats had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cuba defends it easily.
Cuba scoring with some ground and pound.

OGroats has his foot on Cuba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cuba works his way back into a safe position though.
OGroats wants to stand but Cuba is controlling the position.
Cuba 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.
Cuba with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OGroats tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cuba throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
OGroats fails with the takedown

so Cuba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
BOBO Cuba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John OGroats.
OGroats avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now OGroats is on top in guard.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing OGroats from controlling successfully.
OGroats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuba is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OGroats is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cuba is trying to control the position but OGroats postures up.
OGroats looking to pass the guard.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing OGroats from controlling successfully.
OGroats advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cuba missing with punches from the bottom.

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

and OGroats counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
OGroats is looking to stall here but Cuba recovers full guard.

OGroats got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cuba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, OGroats has managed to get both his arms back between Cuba's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OGroats has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cuba to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! OGroats is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cuba pulls down on the head and he's put OGroats to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BOBO Cuba!