PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Floorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John CarBobble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Floorman
vs
CarBobble

220 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Floorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John CarBobble!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CarBobble tries to close the distance and clinch but Floorman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Floorman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
CarBobble is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Floorman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Floorman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Floorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Floorman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Floorman breaks from CarBobble's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Floorman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as CarBobble is looking to escape.
Floorman controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
CarBobble avoids a series of strikes thrown by Floorman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floorman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Floorman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Floorman.
Floorman controlling the position easily from mount.
CarBobble holds on, trying desperately to control.
Floorman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Floorman cracks CarBobble with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Floorman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Floorman misses with a head shot.
Floorman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
CarBobble is bucking up trying to escape but Floorman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Floorman controlling the pace for now.
Floorman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Floorman is landing with some decent strikes but CarBobble is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
CarBobble is squirming around, avoiding Floorman's attempts to control the action.
Floorman working CarBobble over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floorman controlling the position easily from mount.
Floorman lands a nice shot to the head.

Floorman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now CarBobble is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CarBobble throwing strikes but missing.
Floorman is pulling down on CarBobble's head to control his posture.
CarBobble throwing strikes from guard but Floorman blocks nicely.
CarBobble throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floorman controlling the position.
CarBobble is looking to stand up but Floorman won't let him.
Floorman pulls CarBobble in close to prevent any damage.
Floorman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George Floorman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Floorman shoots in for a takedown but CarBobble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Floorman pushes CarBobble up against the cage in a clinch.

Floorman pulls CarBobble into guard.
Floorman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
CarBobble throws a big right hand that misses.
Floorman has a closed guard, preventing CarBobble from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Floorman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Floorman shoots in but CarBobble avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Floorman scores with a takedown into CarBobble's guard.
CarBobble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Floorman throwing strikes but missing.
Floorman looking to sit in guard and control but CarBobble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Floorman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman trying to keep a closed guard but CarBobble is proving a slippery customer.
CarBobble is looking to work some ground and pound but Floorman has wrist control.
Floorman is pulling down on CarBobble's head. It's preventing any offense from CarBobble, at least for the moment.
CarBobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Floorman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
CarBobble would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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.
CarBobble trying to control but Floorman is working from the bottom.
Floorman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in CarBobble's guard.
CarBobble keeping moving, preventing Floorman from controlling successfully.
CarBobble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Floorman is stalling in the full guard.
CarBobble trying to keep a closed guard but Floorman is proving a slippery customer.
Floorman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Floorman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Floorman throwing strikes but missing.
Floorman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floorman is trying hard to land a takedown here. CarBobble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
CarBobble darts in trying to clinch

and Floorman counters with a single leg into guard. CarBobble didn't expect that.
Floorman working some strikes from top position.
Floorman trying to control but CarBobble is working from the bottom.
George Floorman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Floorman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
CarBobble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Floorman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Floorman tries to get to full guard but CarBobble has control of the leg.
Floorman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Floorman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
CarBobble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Floorman working a defensive guard here.
Floorman looking to hit a scissor sweep but CarBobble is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Floorman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

CarBobble looks to clinch

and Floorman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
CarBobble tries to get to full guard but Floorman has control of the leg.
CarBobble wants to get back to his feet.
CarBobble avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Floorman.
Floorman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed CarBobble's head.
Floorman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Floorman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman slips a nice elbow through CarBobble's hands, connecting with CarBobble's forehead.
Floorman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but CarBobble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Floorman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Floorman is keen to just control but CarBobble is a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George Floorman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Floorman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CarBobble's waist but CarBobble gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Floorman off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
CarBobble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
CarBobble fails to land with a series of punches.
CarBobble tries to clinch

and Floorman counters with a nice double leg into side control. CarBobble won't be happy with that.
Floorman grinds an elbow into CarBobble's temple.
Floorman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Floorman taking a breather here.
CarBobble takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
CarBobble is trying to improve his position.
Floorman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floorman cracks CarBobble with a big elbow.
Floorman landing a few strikes.
Floorman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Floorman trying to control the action but CarBobble is working from the bottom.
John CarBobble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floorman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

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.
Floorman is looking to take a break and control but CarBobble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Floorman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Floorman is looking to take a break and control but CarBobble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
CarBobble regains half guard there - taking advantage of Floorman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
George Floorman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floorman lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Floorman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Floorman, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Floorman!