PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Babcock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Babcock
vs
Chaos

180 cm
30
170 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

170 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babcock's sensitive parts.
Chaos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Babcock counters with a right hand to the body.

Babcock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chaos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Babcock working for a triangle but Chaos defends it easily.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaos is one step ahead there.
Chaos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babcock is keeping the position for now.

Babcock looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock looking for a sweep. Not yet Babcock, not yet.
Chaos throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babcock is on top in guard.
Babcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock postures up.
Chaos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Babcock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Babcock controlling the position.
Babcock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chaos is not content to let Babcock control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babcock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chaos wants to control but Babcock postures up.
Babcock landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
Chaos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babcock tries to move to mount but Chaos blocks the move with his legs.
Chaos defending against the ground and pound.
Chaos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Babcock is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chaos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chaos gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock passes to full mount!
Chaos working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Babcock is trying to control. Chaos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Chaos defends it.
Babcock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Babcock dominated that 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.

Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaos moves away.
Babcock lunges at Chaos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chaos 's hand.

Chaos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Babcock trying to hold on to Chaos 's head to control him but Chaos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaos .
Babcock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Babcock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaos is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Babcock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaos defends well.
Babcock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Babcock has wrist control.
Babcock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Babcock working a defensive guard here.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Chaos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Babcock. Beautiful body shot.
Chaos has a takedown stuffed.
Babcock slaps away a takedown attempt from Chaos , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Babcock swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Chaos or perhaps it was just good defense by Babcock which made him look bad.
Bruce Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Professor Chaos .
Babcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chaos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Babcock!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock is working to get back to half guard.
Babcock wants to hold on but Chaos pushes him away.
Babcock slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babcock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babcock tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Chaos wants to control but Babcock is keeping him busy.
Bruce Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chaos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but Babcock defending well.
Chaos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chaos lands a nice short elbow.

Chaos seems to be working for a kimura but Babcock defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to improve his position but Chaos is controlling well.

Babcock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chaos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Babcock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babcock is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Professor Chaos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Babcock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Babcock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaos .
Chaos checks a low kick from Babcock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Babcock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chaos sprawls well initially but Babcock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chaos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chaos is looking to improve his position.
Babcock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chaos because Babcock loaded up on that one.
Chaos tries to lock up and control but Babcock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Babcock looking to finish with strikes here!
Chaos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babcock throws some wild stikes that Chaos manages to avoid easily.
Chaos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babcock is landing with some decent strikes but Chaos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Babcock looking to control but Chaos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chaos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Babcock working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chaos wants to control but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chaos looks a forlorn figure.
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Babcock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock prevents Chaos from getting the reversal.
Babcock content just to control the position here.
Chaos is looking to get to half guard.

Babcock is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chaos is surviving well by controlling Babcock's body position as best he can.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babcock controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Babcock looking to secure an arm triangle but Chaos defends it well.
Babcock wants to control the pace but Chaos is squirming around nicely.
Chaos regains half guard.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but Chaos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos won't allow Babcock to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babcock 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Babcock!
An out of breath Bruce Babcock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.