PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesker has chosen Thriller as his entrance music. Albert Wesker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bob
vs
Wesker

165 cm
26
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
161 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Wesker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesker feints a jab promting Bob to slip. Wesker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bob slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Wesker.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Wesker closes the distance but Bob moves to the side

and Bob counters with a shoot takedown. Wesker fights it but they end up in guard.
Wesker wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it.
Bob postures up and lands a big shot to Wesker's brow.
Wesker wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Wesker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bob chips away with some ground and pound.
Wesker wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bob landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wesker's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bob scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bob is in close to Wesker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bob stands up over Wesker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bob stops Wesker from standing up.
Bob is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bob trying to control but Wesker is working from the bottom.
Bob throwing strikes from guard but Wesker blocks nicely.
Bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wesker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob stands up over Wesker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wesker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bob working some strikes from top position.

Wesker wriggles free and stands up.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert Wesker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice takedown defense from Wesker. No joy for Bob on that attempt.
Wesker moves to clinch but Bob breaks away

and Bob moves into the clinch.
Wesker missing with knees to the body.
Wesker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wesker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wesker is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Wesker is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Wesker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesker looks to clinch

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch.
Wesker tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wesker.

Wesker manages to break the clinch.
Wesker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wesker looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesker throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Wesker tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesker wants to clinch
and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albert Wesker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wesker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
Wesker is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt - Wesker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by Wesker.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wesker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Wesker saw that one coming.
Wesker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Wesker does no damage.
Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wesker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wesker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Wesker throws a combination that misses

and Bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob prevents Wesker from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to control but Wesker is keeping him busy.
Wesker tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bob winds up and cracks Wesker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bob works his way into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bob cracks Wesker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wesker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Wesker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wesker is bucking up trying to escape but Bob cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wesker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wesker trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Wesker.
A jab from Bob misses.
Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wesker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bob rushes Wesker and presses him up against the cage.
Wesker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wesker lands a nice knee to the body.
Wesker tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wesker scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Wesker.

Wesker rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Wesker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob trying to control the position but instead, Wesker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bob into the cage.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bob tries to keep at a distance but Wesker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bob prevents Wesker from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob is working for takedown but Wesker is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesker.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wesker throws a combination. Bob tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wesker doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Wesker. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Wesker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bob counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bob stops Wesker from standing up.
Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bob works over Wesker with some ground and pound from guard.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wesker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bob prevents Wesker from getting back to his feet.
Bob is in close to Wesker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wesker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bob is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wesker is trying to buck Bob off.
Wesker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bob connects with a decent elbow.
Wesker pushes Bob away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bob gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bob trying to control the action but Wesker is working from the bottom.
Bob prevents Wesker from escaping the position.
Bob looks up at the clock and then as Wesker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bob smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wesker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bob connects with a decent elbow.
Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesker to see if he's OK.
Bob scoring with punches and elbows.
Wesker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands some shots froms side control.
Bob lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wesker is pushing Bob's head away, looking to escape. Bob manages to hold on to the position though.
Bob is putting a hurting on Wesker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesker to see if he's OK.
Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wesker is pushing Bob's head away, looking to escape. Bob manages to hold on to the position though.
Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wesker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bob asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wesker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob is putting a hurting on Wesker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wesker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bob lands a nice forearm strike.
Wesker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bob has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bob trying to control the position but Wesker is working away.
Wesker wants to get back to his feet.
Bob landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a nice forearm strike.
Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wesker is trying to get back to his feet.
Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bob grinds an elbow into Wesker's temple.
Bob works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wesker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bob connects with a decent elbow.
Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesker to see if he's OK.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Wesker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bob is controlling him well.
Bob scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wesker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob working the ground and pound.
Bob cracks Wesker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wesker wants to get back to his feet but Bob drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesker.
Wesker tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Wesker moves away and avoids it.
Wesker tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Albert Wesker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wesker wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Wesker misses with a few strikes there.
Wesker swinging wildly here.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Wesker moved out of range.
Wesker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Wesker swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Wesker tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Wesker tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesker staying out of range there.
Wesker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wesker moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
A combination from Wesker does no damage.
Wesker tries to clinch

and Bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wesker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob stops Wesker from getting back to his feet.
Bob is trying to control the action in half guard but Wesker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wesker is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bob working Wesker over with strikes.
Bob prevents Wesker from standing back up.
Bob slips a nice elbow through Wesker's hands, connecting with Wesker's forehead.
Bob winds up and cracks Wesker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wesker wants to get back to his feet.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bob lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wesker is refusing to be controlled, as Bob sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.
Wesker wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Bob.
Wesker taking some punishment here, with Bob in his half guard.
Bob is nestled in close to Wesker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bob winds up and cracks Wesker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wesker is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Bob there.
Wesker tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bob is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wesker!
Wesker is trying to stand.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Wesker is in trouble!
Wesker is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Wesker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bob lands a heavy elbow.
Bob with good strikes from the mount here!

Wesker is rocked!
Bob with good strikes from the mount here!
Wesker is still in real trouble! Can Bob finish him?
Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bob won't let Wesker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bob lands a big elbow.
Bob unloading with bombs!
Wesker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wesker is bucking up trying to escape but Bob cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bob working Wesker over with strikes here.
Bob lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wesker hang on?
Bob lands a heavy elbow.
Bob landing punches.
Billy Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob controlling from the full mount.
Bob breaks from Wesker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wesker really wants to buck Bob off and get back to his feet.
Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bob.
Wesker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bob punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wesker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bob looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!