PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Flabbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large comes to the ring accompanied by Blue - U Make Me Wanna . Flabbott has chosen Wait and Bleed as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bob Large has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Large
vs
Flabbott

192 cm
22
248 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
290 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Happy Pills

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shank Flabbott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large lands with a good body shot.
Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flabbott.
Nice shot lands for Large.
Large throws an off balance right hand
and Flabbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Flabbott avoids the body shot from Large.
Bob Large seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flabbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Large manages to avoid it.
Large takes a swing at Flabbott's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Large.
Large uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flabbott.
Flabbott misses the body punch
and Large counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flabbott digs a good hook to Large's body.
Large moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Flabbott drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flabbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Large is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Large sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flabbott defending well though.
Large missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Large sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flabbott defending well though.
Large throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Large seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Large throws a strike but Flabbott avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Large stopping the sweep attempt from Flabbott.
Flabbott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Large manages to get himself to full guard.
Large not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Large will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large has control of Flabbott's left arm, preventing Flabbott from doing any damage.
Large 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.
Large is trying to hold Flabbott in close to prevent damage but Flabbott has managed to pass into half guard.
Large trying to control here.
Large gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flabbott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flabbott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Large's head.
Large is trying to control the position but Flabbott postures up.
Flabbott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flabbott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Large doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Flabbott postures up and lands a big shot to Large's brow.
Flabbott stopping the sweep attempt from Large.
Flabbott throws a strike but Large rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Large missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flabbott keeping full guard, as Large tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large trying to control the position from guard on top but Flabbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Large stands and steps away. Flabbott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Some bone on bone action there as Flabbott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Large smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flabbott scores with a jab. Large acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Large takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Large.
Flabbott throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flabbott avoids a kick to the body.
Large throws out a loose jab but Flabbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Large throws a big shot that misses.
Flabbott closes the distance and clinches up with Large, looking for a takedown. Flabbott pushes Large against the ropes but Large circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Large dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circling - Large throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flabbott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Large rather than just go for the knockout.
Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flabbott.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Large.
Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flabbott.
Large avoids the body shot from Flabbott.
Flabbott throws a body punch but Large moves out of range.
Flabbott slips under a jab.
Large ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob Large is winning the standup battle so far.
Large misses with a series of wild punches.
Large wants to clinch up but Flabbott keeps it at a distance.
Large slaps away a takedown attempt from Flabbott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Large throws a looping overhand right but Flabbott ducks down to avoid it.
Large lunges at Flabbott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flabbott's hand.
Flabbott throws a good cross that connects.
Flabbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Large circles away.

Large has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott blocks a body shot from Large.
Large softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Large struggles to land a body shot inside as Flabbott controls his hands.
Large working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Large lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flabbott has a couple of punches blocked by Large.
Large can't find room to land a body shot as Flabbott controls the action.
Large tries to break free but Flabbott pushes him back against the ropes.
Large prevents Flabbott from breaking the clinch.
Flabbott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Large backwards.
Large taking a breather.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Flabbott.
Large throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flabbott tries to work over Large's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Large pushes Flabbott back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Large misses with a body punch.
Large tries to throw a body punch but Flabbott avoids it by throwing Large back against the ropes.
Large lands a shoulder strike.
Large is working Flabbott over against the ropes.
Large has a couple of punches blocked by Flabbott.
Large scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Large lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large working aggressively here.

Large breaks from the clinch.
Large throws out a loose jab but Flabbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Large lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flabbott at a distance.
Flabbott is breathing heavily.
Flabbott drops his hands momentarily and Large takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Flabbott swings for the body but Large moves out of range.
Flabbott throws a looping overhand right but Large ducks down to avoid it.
Large throws a series of punches but Flabbott moves out of range.
Bob Large is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Large moves out of range as Flabbott strikes.
Large thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Large.
Flabbott is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Large misses with a straight right.
Flabbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Large throws an overhand right that lands on Flabbott's shoulder, as Flabbott tries to avoid the shot.

Large forces Flabbott back against the ropes and clinches.
Large gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flabbott.
Large lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Large is trying to stall.
Large tries to throw a body punch but Flabbott avoids it by throwing Large back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Flabbott.
Bob Large has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Large fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flabbott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large pushes Flabbott back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large tries to work over Flabbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Large breaks the clinch.
Flabbott swings for the body but Large moves out of range.
Flabbott drops his hands momentarily and Large takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Large moves out of range as Flabbott strikes.
Large tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Flabbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flabbott thows a body shot but no joy.
Flabbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Large was well out of range. Poor timing from Flabbott.
Flabbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Large.

Flabbott manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Large on his heels. He'll look to pass Large's guard now, I'm sure.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Large is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flabbott won't allow Large to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Large dips to his left and cracks Flabbott with an uppercut!
Large takes a swing at Flabbott's ribcage but misses.
Large keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Large scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Large gets caught napping as Flabbott dives in and scores a takedown. Large manages to retain guard.
Flabbott postures up.
Flabbott landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flabbott looking to pass the guard.
Large is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flabbott throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shank Flabbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flabbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
Large trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Large.
Flabbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Flabbott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Large on the side of the head.

Large moves into the clinch successfully.

Flabbott breaks the clinch.
Flabbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Large here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Flabbott gets a double leg takedown into Large's guard.
Large trying to keep a closed guard but Flabbott is proving a slippery customer.
Flabbott passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Large is taking a breather. Flabbott says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Large sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flabbott defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Large trying to control from half guard but Flabbott is working away.
Large trying to control from Flabbott's half guard. Flabbott has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Large trying to control the position from guard on top but Flabbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Large postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Large misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Large.
Large keeps Flabbott at a distance using the push kick.
Large circles away from the clinch attempt.
Large digs a good body shot into Flabbott's ribs.
Shank Flabbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flabbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large looks to score with a jab to the body but Flabbott is just out of range.
Large throws a looping overhand right but Flabbott ducks down to avoid it.
Flabbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Large is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Large.
Flabbott ducks right into an uppercut from Large.
A shot to the liver by Large. Beautiful body shot.
Large scores with a jab to the body.
Large scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flabbott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Large lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flabbott at a distance.
Flabbott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Large.
Bob Large is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Large connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flabbott. Flabbott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Flabbott is rocked!
Flabbott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flabbott is still on wobbly legs! Can Large finish him?
Large scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Large showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Large 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Large!
Post fight, Bob Large took to the microphone: 'Bob punishes, Bob wins!'.