PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Tribbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tribbett
vs
Porterfield

170 cm
27
162 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Tribbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Porterfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tribbett, pushing him back against the cage.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tribbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tribbett can't get the takedown.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tribbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tribbett has a couple of punches blocked by Porterfield.
Porterfield has Tribbett pressed against the cage, preventing Tribbett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Tribbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Porterfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Porterfield is working Tribbett over against the cage.
Tribbett is breathing heavily.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.

It looks like George Tribbett has been cut.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Porterfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a damaging elbow.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tribbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield presses Tribbett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tribbett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Porterfield landing knees to the head.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porterfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tribbett's defenses.
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porterfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Porterfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Tribbett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Porterfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Tribbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Porterfield.
Porterfield scores with a knee to the head.
Porterfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tribbett backwards.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tribbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Porterfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porterfield lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett is looking to break free of the clinch but Porterfield has double underhooks.
Porterfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tribbett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Porterfield connects with a knee to the head.
Porterfield wants to stall.
Tribbett managing to block the knees to the body from Porterfield.
Tribbett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Porterfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.
Tribbett jumps guard but Porterfield stands there with Tribbett around his waist. Tribbett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Tribbett avoiding damage as Porterfield throws knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tribbett takes a knee to the side of the body.

Tribbett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Porterfield uses from the top position.

Tribbett wriggles free and stands up.
Tribbett throws a combination that misses

and Porterfield moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Porterfield.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Tribbett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porterfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Porterfield with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Porterfield.
Porterfield is pressed up against the cage. Tribbett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Porterfield down to the mat. Porterfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Porterfield closes the distance and clinches.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tribbett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Porterfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Tribbett avoids the damage to the body.
Porterfield lands a shot to the body.
Tribbett tries a body shot but Porterfield blocks it.
Porterfield lands a shot to the body.
Tribbett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Porterfield.
Porterfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porterfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Porterfield digs a right hand into Tribbett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tribbett's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Porterfield.
Tribbett lands a body shot.
Tribbett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porterfield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Tribbett being controlled against the cage.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield lands an elbow just above Tribbett 's eye.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tribbett.
Porterfield pushes Tribbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tribbett tries to pull guard but Porterfield won't allow it.
Porterfield connects with a knee to the head.
Tribbett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Porterfield pulls his leg out and moves away.
Porterfield slips a jab and a cross from Tribbett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Porterfield clinches up against the cage.
Tribbett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porterfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Porterfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Tribbett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Porterfield rushes Tribbett and presses him up against the cage.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Tribbett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Porterfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porterfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porterfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porterfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tribbett's defenses.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tribbett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tribbett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porterfield has him pressed against the cage.
Tribbett tries to break the clinch but Porterfield is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porterfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribbett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Porterfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Porterfield lands a knee to the body.
Porterfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tribbett wants to get back to striking at distance but Porterfield won't allow it.
Tribbett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porterfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Porterfield.
Porterfield trying to control the position but instead, Tribbett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Porterfield into the cage.
Tribbett is trying to push Porterfield away but Porterfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tribbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porterfield's elbow.
A short uppercut from Porterfield.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
A nice left hand lands by Porterfield.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Tribbett tries to break the clinch but Porterfield is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.
Porterfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Porterfield lands a nice elbow.

That's two 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.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tribbett avoids it.
Tribbett misses with a punch to the body.
Porterfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tribbett.
Porterfield pushes Tribbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Tribbett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porterfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Tribbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tribbett misses with a punch to the body.
Tribbett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Porterfield pulls his leg out and moves away.

Porterfield forces Tribbett back against the cage and clinches.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield lands an elbow just above Tribbett 's eye.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Porterfield stalling the fight.
Tribbett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Tribbett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Porterfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tribbett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porterfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Tribbett.
Bobby Porterfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Porterfield drives through and clinches with Tribbett against the cage.
Tribbett being controlled against the cage.
Tribbett can't find room to land a body shot as Porterfield controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Porterfield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Porterfield blocks a body shot from Tribbett.
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porterfield landing knees to the head.
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tribbett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Porterfield smiles and moves away.

Porterfield takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Porterfield lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Bobby Porterfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Porterfield cracks Tribbett with a nice body shot.
Tribbett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tribbett.
Tribbett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porterfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tribbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Porterfield connects with a knee to the head.
Porterfield trying to land knees to the body.
Tribbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribbett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tribbett is trying to force a seperation but Porterfield has the dominant position.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Tribbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Tribbett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porterfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tribbett tries to pull guard but Porterfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Tribbett drops back down to his feet.
Porterfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Porterfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Tribbett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Tribbett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Porterfield counters with a two punch combo.
Tribbett cracks Porterfield with a good jab.

Porterfield forces Tribbett back against the cage and clinches.
Tribbett has had enough of the clinch but Porterfield keeps him there for the moment.
Tribbett jumps guard but Porterfield stands there with Tribbett around his waist. Tribbett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Porterfield lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield lands an elbow just above Tribbett 's eye.
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porterfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porterfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tribbett wants to get back to striking at distance but Porterfield won't allow it.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Porterfield trying to land knees to the body.
Tribbett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Tribbett's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield misses with a knee strike.
Tribbett is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Tribbett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porterfield scores with a knee to the head.
Tribbett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Porterfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Tribbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porterfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Porterfield rushes Tribbett and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.
Porterfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield working Tribbett over with knees to the body.
Tribbett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porterfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porterfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield scores with a knee to the head.
Tribbett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porterfield has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porterfield obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Tribbett avoids the damage to the body.
Tribbett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porterfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Porterfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Tribbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Porterfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tribbett's defenses.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Porterfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Tribbett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tribbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Porterfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Porterfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Porterfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tribbett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Porterfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tribbett's face.
Tribbett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribbett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porterfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porterfield has Tribbett pressed against the cage, preventing Tribbett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tribbett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Tribbett won't want to take too many of those.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Tribbett jumps guard but Porterfield stands there with Tribbett around his waist. Tribbett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Porterfield.
Tribbett avoiding damage as Porterfield throws knees to the body.
Tribbett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Porterfield smiles and moves away.

Porterfield rushes Tribbett and presses him up against the cage.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porterfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tribbett.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tribbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Porterfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porterfield lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porterfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Porterfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tribbett is defending well for now.

Tribbett manages to break the clinch.

Tribbett gets tackled into the cage by Porterfield. Porterfield maintains the clinch.
Tribbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Porterfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tribbett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tribbett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porterfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield lands an elbow that stopped Tribbett in his tracks for a moment.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porterfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
George Tribbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tribbett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Porterfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porterfield 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 John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Porterfield!