PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Battling Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace of Base - Beautiful Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Abdul
vs
Bob

177 cm
23
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants
[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Battling Bob!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdul tries to avoid it but Bob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdul to the ground. Abdul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Bob.

Bob closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abdul to the mat! Abdul manages to get full guard.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdul is keeping the position for now.

Abdul is looking for a triangle but Bob pushes his legs off easily.

Abdul is looking for a triangle but Bob pushes his legs off easily.
Abdul 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.
Abdul working a defensive guard here.
Abdul keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abdul has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bob can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bob moves away from the strike by Abdul.

Bob looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Abdul wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
Abdul is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul trying to hold on to Bob's head to control him but Bob postures up.
Bob is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Abdul.
Abdul slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Battling Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bob shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Abdul is defending well.
Bob has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Abdul defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bob.
Abdul is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Battling Bob dominated that 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.

Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Bob scores a takedown into full mount!
Abdul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bob cracks Abdul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Abdul tries to lock up and control but Bob gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob avoids the attempt from Abdul to control.
Bob fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul tries to reverse the position but Bob maintains control.
Abdul tries to lock up and control but Bob gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdul is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Abdul?
Abdul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bob breaks from Abdul's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bob pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bob working Abdul over with strikes here.
Bob trying to control but Abdul is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bob connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bob takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdul tries to reverse the position but Bob maintains control.
Bob controlling from the full mount.
Abdul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abdul is looking to get to half guard.
Bob raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul is trying desperately to improve position.
Bob scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Abdul is rocked!

It looks like Paula Abdul has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bob is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Abdul to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Abdul shrugs it off.
Bob trying to control but Abdul is having none of it.
Bob landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Battling Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paula Abdul's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Donk. Abdul catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Abdul does no damage.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Abdul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdul misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdul stuffs the takedown attempt from Bob. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdul is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Abdul circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Abdul lands.

Bob moves into range and clinches up with Abdul.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abdul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Abdul has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abdul prevents Bob from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abdul gets underhooks to prevent Bob's takedown attempt.
Paula Abdul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Battling Bob.
Bob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdul has him pressed against the cage.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Abdul keeps him there for the moment.
Bob is trying to force a seperation but Abdul has the dominant position.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
Bob taking a breather.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Abdul avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abdul misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abdul controlling the action here for a moment.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abdul tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdul stuffs the takedown.

Bob looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abdul!

Bob is working for a guillotine from mount but Abdul frees his head quite easily.
Abdul wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
Abdul regains half guard.
Abdul wants to get back to full guard.
Battling Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paula Abdul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bob is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abdul is just riding it out for now. Bob eventually gives up the hold.
Bob thows a huge punch but Abdul dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Battling Bob.
I've got Bob 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Battling Bob!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Battling Bob!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Battling Bob!

Battling Bob wins by unanimous decision!