PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Janczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike bob has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

bob
vs
Janczyk

225 cm
23
245 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

197 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, mike bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Janczyk!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janczyk.
Janczyk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from bob.
Janczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Janczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bob fails to land the takedown.
Janczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
bob shoots in for a double leg but Janczyk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Janczyk swivels and escapes.
Janczyk misses with a double jab.
Janczyk swinging wildly here.

bob moves into the clinch.

Janczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Janczyk looks gassed!
bob lands with a cross.

Janczyk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

bob stands up and waves to Janczyk to follow him.
Janczyk swats away the attempt to clinch by bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Janczyk.
Janczyk misses with a wild combination.
Janczyk misses with the combination.
Janczyk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Janczyk's head.
Janczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
bob is looking to clinch but Janczyk is avoiding it.

bob looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
bob working some strikes from top position.

bob stands up from guard. Let's bang!

bob changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Janczyk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob grinds an elbow into Janczyk's temple.
Janczyk is looking for a sweep.
bob controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janczyk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Janczyk throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bob is looking to take a break and control but Janczyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Janczyk can't do much from the bottom here.
Janczyk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
bob wants to stand up but Janczyk is controlling the position.
Janczyk keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Janczyk tries to get to full guard but bob has control of the leg.
Janczyk works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Janczyk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Janczyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janczyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bob trying to stand up but can't free himself from Janczyk's guard.
Janczyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
bob trying to control but Janczyk is working from the bottom.

Janczyk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Janczyk looking to control but bob passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mike bob dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Janczyk throws a right hand that bob ducks under and follows up with a left that bob also avoids with ease.
Janczyk throws a right and a left that bob avoids nicely.
Janczyk fails to land with a series of punches.

bob moves into the clinch.
Janczyk working hard to break the clinch.

bob manages to break the clinch.
Janczyk swinging wildly here.
Jab from bob.
bob scores with a sloppy right hand. Janczyk should have avoided that one.
bob tries to clinch up but Janczyk circles away and keeps his distance.
mike bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bob lands with a cross.
A combination from Janczyk does no damage.
bob tries to clinch but Janczyk moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bob punishes Janczyk's body with a nice straight punch.
Janczyk throws a right and a left that bob avoids nicely.
bob doesn't manage to clinch there - Janczyk circles away.
bob is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

bob shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

bob stands up out of the half guard.
Janczyk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janczyk.
bob digs a good hook to Janczyk's body.
Janczyk misses with a double jab.
Janczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Janczyk does no damage.
bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from bob does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janczyk throws a combination that misses
and bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bob.
bob has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Janczyk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Janczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bob tries to clinch there but Janczyk circles away.
Janczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and bob counters with a nice double leg into side control. Janczyk won't be happy with that.

bob has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and bob counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bob.

Janczyk has an active guard here but bob has managed to pass into half guard.
Janczyk wants to control but bob is keeping busy.
bob prevents Janczyk from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bob slows the pace down in half guard.

bob is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
bob is keen to just control but Janczyk is a slippery customer.
Janczyk is pressing down on bob's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Janczyk 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 trying to control but Janczyk is working from the bottom.
bob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four 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.
bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Janczyk looking for subs off his back but bob has passed one foot through into half guard.
Janczyk is trying to control but bob manages to pass to mount!
Janczyk is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mike bob dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Janczyk misses with a combination

and bob counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Janczyk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bob!
Janczyk wants to get back to his feet but bob is holding on tight.
bob is looking to get to half guard.

Janczyk get's back to his feet.
Janczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and bob decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Janczyk's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bob passes Janczyk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
bob is looking to take a break and control but Janczyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Janczyk looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janczyk trying to control here.
Janczyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janczyk is looking to control bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Janczyk avoid being mounted?
Janczyk is trying to stand back up but bob is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bartek Janczyk was stalling too much, according to the referee.

bob takes the fight into the clinch.

Janczyk breaks from the clinch.
Janczyk falls off balance throwing a combination
and bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Janczyk misses with a double jab

so bob counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Janczyk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Janczyk wants to stand up but bob has a hold of him and won't allow it.

bob has one foot on Janczyk's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Janczyk falls off balance throwing a combination
letting bob counter with a right hand.

bob fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Janczyk sprawls well initially but bob persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janczyk wants to improve his position but bob is controlling well.
Janczyk is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute bob jumps into side control!
Janczyk sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Janczyk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bartek Janczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janczyk wants to sweep here but bob controlling him for the moment.
bob stops Janczyk from standing up.
bob really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bob pushing down on Janczyk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Janczyk is looking to improve his position.
Janczyk is trying to maintain the position but bob is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janczyk won't allow bob to pass to mount.
Janczyk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. bob is working away from the top position though.
Janczyk is refusing to be controlled, as bob sits in half guard.
bob stops Janczyk from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Janczyk misses with a combination
and bob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janczyk falls off balance throwing a combination

and bob counters with a nice double leg into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Janczyk looking for subs off his back but bob has passed one foot through into half guard.

Janczyk is defending against the submission attempts here by bob.

And that's the end of the fight!
mike bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well bob has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike bob!