PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Barcoux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by Notkea rotta - Itä meidän. Billy Bob has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bob
vs
Barcoux

209 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Barcoux!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bob shoots in and bounces Barcoux off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bob throws a big right hand that misses.
Barcoux keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
Bob content to stall in guard here.
Bob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Barcoux has eaten all the pies!
Bob working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob with a nice head shot there.
Barcoux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bob landing with the ground and pound.

Bob is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bob is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barcoux 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 decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barcoux shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Barcoux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barcoux tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcoux 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.

Bob shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barcoux is trying to defend but Bob finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Bob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barcoux defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bob content to control rather than advance.
Barcoux is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barcoux looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob drops an elbow to the side of Barcoux's head.
Barcoux is trying to stand.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bob thows a huge punch but Barcoux dodges it nicely.
Barcoux has hold of Bob's hands but Bob slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Bob there.
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bob moves into full mount! Barcoux won't be happy about that!
Bob with shots to the head and body - Barcoux looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bob lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob controlling the position easily from mount.
Bob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barcoux?
Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bob lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bob goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barcoux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
Barcoux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bob's waist but Bob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barcoux off to one side.

Bob shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barcoux is trying to defend but Bob finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barcoux?
Barcoux in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Bob connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barcoux can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bob landing shots from mount.

Bob is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barcoux has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bob fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bob content just to control the position here.
Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing strikes here but Barcoux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bob raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bob throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barcoux holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bob tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bob unloads with some shots from mount but Barcoux bucks and avoids them well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bob punching from mount but Barcoux doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bob there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Bob goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barcoux is on top in guard.

Bob pushes Barcoux off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
Billy Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Barcoux.
Barcoux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barcoux is looking to clinch.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barcoux has a takedown stuffed.
Barcoux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Barcoux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barcoux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bob pinned against the cage. Bob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bob scores with a takedown into Barcoux's guard.
Bob works over Barcoux with some ground and pound from guard.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barcoux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bob.
Bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob with a nice head shot there.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bob shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barcoux is trying to defend but Bob finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bob not doing much here.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bob is keen to just control but Barcoux is a slippery customer.
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob throwing shots but Barcoux is blocking nicely.
Bob wants to stand up but Barcoux is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bob is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob trying to mount his opponent but Barcoux defends it.
Barcoux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bob.
Bob missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barcoux is trying to stand.
Bob uses his free foot to push down on Barcoux's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barcoux.
Barcoux is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bob scoring with strikes but Barcoux is staying in there.
Barcoux is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob dominating with strikes here.
Bob punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bob cracks Barcoux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bob raining down shots from the mount!
Bob punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bob lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Barcoux is in trouble!
Billy Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcoux tries to buck Bob off but he can't manage it.
Bob looking to finish Barcoux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barcoux!
Bob unloading with bombs!
Bob controlling his opponent.
Bob in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Damien Barcoux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barcoux flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bob looking to finish Barcoux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barcoux!
Bob working Barcoux over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24

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