PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jure Pavlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pavlovic
vs
Bob

188 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jure Pavlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Bob!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob wants to clinch.

Pavlovic moves into range and clinches up with Bob.
Bob fails to pull guard.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Joe Bob has been cut.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bob looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.

That has opened up Joe Bob's cut even more.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Pavlovic working Bob over with knees to the body.
Pavlovic crunches a lovely knee into Bob's ribcage.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Bob prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob tries to pull guard but Pavlovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.

Pavlovic lands a takedown into guard.
Pavlovic trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Pavlovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pavlovic won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
Pavlovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pavlovic is controlling him.
Bob can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pavlovic controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Jure Pavlovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Pavlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.

The cut above Joe Bob's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic tries for a takedown but Bob manages to get underhooks.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic has Bob pressed against the cage, preventing Bob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavlovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.
Pavlovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pavlovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to pull guard but Pavlovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
Jure Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bob.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Bob tries to pull guard but Pavlovic won't allow it.
Pavlovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pavlovic crunches a lovely knee into Bob's ribcage.
Pavlovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Pavlovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bob in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pavlovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bob lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bob pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pavlovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bob is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
Bob is working for takedown but Pavlovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pavlovic tries for a takedown but Bob manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlovic lands a nice elbow.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
Pavlovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pavlovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Pavlovic backpedaling.

Pavlovic clinches up with Bob and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jure Pavlovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pavlovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Pavlovic on that attempt.
Pavlovic takes one on the button.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Pavlovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob misses with a low kick.

Pavlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Bob fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pavlovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pavlovic looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jure Pavlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavlovic obliges.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavlovic prevents Bob from breaking the clinch.
Pavlovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pavlovic lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Jure Pavlovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Pavlovic tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Pavlovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Bob has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bob prevents the takedown attempt.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bob lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob looking for a takedown.
Bob tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pavlovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Pavlovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

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.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bob fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pavlovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pavlovic looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well.
Bob scores with a one two! Pavlovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pavlovic wants to clinch.
Bob stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic shoots in and drives through. Bob sprawls well.

Pavlovic moves into range and clinches up with Bob.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Pavlovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bob in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bob avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic taking a breather.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic has Bob pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bob manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic taking a breather.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bob drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pavlovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pavlovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlovic won't allow it.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Pavlovic stops a takedown attempt from Bob.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jure Pavlovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bob's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlovic manages to avoid it.
Pavlovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up.
Pavlovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob throws a series of punches but Pavlovic moves out of range.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavlovic tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.

Pavlovic clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob tries to pull guard but Pavlovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavlovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob letting Pavlovic take a breather here.
Bob is pressed up against the cage. Pavlovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bob down to the mat. Bob avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pavlovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pavlovic darts in and clinches Bob up against the cage.
Pavlovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jure Pavlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Pavlovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pavlovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Bob can't get the takedown.
Pavlovic is working for takedown but Bob is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bob has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic working Bob over with knees to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.
Pavlovic prevents Bob from breaking the clinch.
Bob can't break the clinch.
Bob takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pavlovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavlovic obliges.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bob tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob tries to score a body lock takedown but Pavlovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
Bob has Pavlovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pavlovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bob in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jure Pavlovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob tries to pull guard but Pavlovic won't allow it.
Bob tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pavlovic just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic stalling the fight.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pavlovic.
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.

Pavlovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bob is trying to keep an underhook but Pavlovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pavlovic trying to control from half guard but Bob is working away.
Bob misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic stops Bob from getting back to his feet.
Pavlovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
Pavlovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pavlovic is working hard here to advance position.
Pavlovic is keen to just control but Bob is a slippery customer.
Bob wants to control but Pavlovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob is staying active underneath Pavlovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Joe Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jure Pavlovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Pavlovic pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jure Pavlovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlovic, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jure Pavlovic!