PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Pinderhughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Lobe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duncan Pinderhughes's chin.

Pinderhughes
vs
Lobe

183 cm
27
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

169 cm
34
164 lbs
15 - 15 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

RMC - $ 9 Shorts! Out of shorts
Hopkins Athletics

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duncan Pinderhughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobe wants to land a leg kick but Pinderhughes is out of range.
Lobe walks into a left hand.
Lobe misses with a low kick.
Pinderhughes misses with a wild body shot.
Lobe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinderhughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Lobe misses with a leg kick
and Pinderhughes counters with a straight right hand.
Lobe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lobe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lobe slips under a jab.
Pinderhughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinderhughes looks to land a right hand but Lobe moved out of range.
Pinderhughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinderhughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinderhughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pinderhughes lands a slapping body shot.
Lobe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lobe.
Lobe throws a leg kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Pinderhughes lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lobe misses
and Pinderhughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lobe tried to score with a low kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Lobe slips a jab from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes misses with an uppercut
and Lobe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lobe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Pinderhughes misses.
An inside leg kick from Lobe misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinderhughes blocks the leg kick.
Pinderhughes throws a leg kick but Lobe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lobe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes connects with a jab.
Lobe is looking to chop away at Pinderhughes's legs.
Lobe walks into a straight right hand from Pinderhughes.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinderhughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lobe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes lands an overhand right.
Lobe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes tries to land a leg kick but Lobe saw it coming and moves away.
Lobe throws a solid leg kick but Pinderhughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobe.
Lobe thows a leg kick but Pinderhughes checks it
and Pinderhughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinderhughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobe moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinderhughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pinderhughes checks the leg kick.
Pinderhughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Lobe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinderhughes is out of range and Lobe settles back down.
Pinderhughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinderhughes looks to land a right hand but Lobe moved out of range.
Lobe takes one on the button.
Lobe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinderhughes keeps Lobe at a distance using the push kick.
Pinderhughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Lobe's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes works the jab nicely.
Pinderhughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinderhughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Pinderhughes misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinderhughes!
Pinderhughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinderhughes checks a leg kick.
Pinderhughes checks a low kick from Lobe.
Pinderhughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lobe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinderhughes misses with a looping right.
Lobe moves away from the strike by Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Lobe.
Lobe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinderhughes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lobe throws a solid leg kick but Pinderhughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobe tries to land a leg kick but Pinderhughes saw it coming and moves away.
Pinderhughes throws a looping overhand right but Lobe ducks down to avoid it.
Pinderhughes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lobe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pinderhughes checks the leg kick.
Pinderhughes throws out a powerful jab.
Pinderhughes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinderhughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobe moves away.
Lobe motions for Pinderhughes to come forward. Lobe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinderhughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lobe throws a leg kick
and Pinderhughes counters with a left to the body.
Pinderhughes scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinderhughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinderhughes stalks Lobe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lobe's face. Lobe staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinderhughes tries to bum rush Lobe with a series of wild strikes but Lobe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lobe misses with a low kick as Pinderhughes jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Pinderhughes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lobe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pinderhughes misses with a looping right.
Lobe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lobe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Pinderhughes. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinderhughes blocks the leg kick.
Lobe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinderhughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinderhughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Lobe.
Pinderhughes scores with a jab.
Lobe tries to work over Pinderhughes's front leg with a kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Lobe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinderhughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Lobe's head.
Pinderhughes throws a body punch but Lobe moves out of range.
Lobe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinderhughes.
A big left from Pinderhughes misses.
Pinderhughes misses with a straight left.
Duncan Pinderhughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Lobe wants to land a leg kick but Pinderhughes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe tries a low kick but Pinderhughes avoids it.
Pinderhughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Lobe throws a chopping leg kick but Pinderhughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pinderhughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinderhughes, as that shot connected.
Pinderhughes lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lobe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pinderhughes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lobe on the side of the head.
Lobe ducks under a wild hook from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes throws a hook but Lobe blocks it.
Lobe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinderhughes is out of range and Lobe settles back down.
A jab from Pinderhughes misses.
Pinderhughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobe moves away.
Pinderhughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobe motions for Pinderhughes to come forward. Lobe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobe.
A left lands for Pinderhughes.
Lobe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinderhughes lands with a straight right. Lobe didn't see that one coming.
Pinderhughes feints and then cracks Lobe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lobe down.
Lobe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinderhughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lobe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes checks a low kick from Lobe.
Lobe throws a low kick but Pinderhughes avoids it.
Pinderhughes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lobe throws a leg kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Lobe misses with a low kick.
Pinderhughes connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Pinderhughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lobe doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinderhughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lobe's head backwards.
Pinderhughes misses with a hook.
Lobe misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Pinderhughes misses its intended target.
Pinderhughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinderhughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lobe misses with a low kick.
Pinderhughes feints a jab promting Lobe to slip. Pinderhughes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lobe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pinderhughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobe moves away.
Pinderhughes misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Lobe misses.
Pinderhughes checks the leg kick.
Lobe misses with a low kick as Pinderhughes jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobe slips under a jab from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes takes a swing at Lobe's ribcage but misses.
Lobe avoids the body shot from Pinderhughes.
Lobe is looking to score with low kicks.
Good exchange - Pinderhughes coming out on top.
Lobe throws a low kick but Pinderhughes avoids it.
Lobe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinderhughes misses with a two punch combination.
Pinderhughes lands the left hand.
Pinderhughes lands a really nice looking cross but Lobe seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobe throws a low kick but Pinderhughes avoids it.
Lobe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinderhughes misses the shot to the body.
Pinderhughes misses with a straight left.
Lobe ducks under a wild hook from Pinderhughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Pinderhughes dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pinderhughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobe was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lobe.
Pinderhughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lobe circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Lobe misses
and Pinderhughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinderhughes throws an overhand right that lands on Lobe's shoulder, as Lobe tries to avoid the shot.
Lobe moves out of range as Pinderhughes strikes.
Pinderhughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lobe counters with a low kick, right behind Pinderhughes 's knee.
Pinderhughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Pinderhughes.
Lobe wants to slow Pinderhughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinderhughes blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Lobe misses
letting Pinderhughes counter with a right hand.
Lobe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lobe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pinderhughes throws a hook but Lobe blocks it.
Pinderhughes checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinderhughes throws a combination. Lobe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pinderhughes misses with a right hand
and Lobe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pinderhughes's knee momentarily.
Pinderhughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lobe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pinderhughes has got the better of the exchanges.
Lobe throws a leg kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Pinderhughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinderhughes is out of range and Lobe settles back down.
Pinderhughes blocks a leg kick.
Lobe misses with a low kick.
Lobe throws a low kick but Pinderhughes moves out of range easily.
Pinderhughes misses with a few strikes there.
Pinderhughes connects with a looping right hand.
Pinderhughes checks the leg kick.
Pinderhughes throws the left hand but Lobe avoids the punch easily.
Pinderhughes misses with an uppercut. Lobe saw that one coming.
Pinderhughes misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe throws a leg kick
and Pinderhughes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lobe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinderhughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobe drops his hands momentarily and Pinderhughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lobe tries a low kick but Pinderhughes avoids it.
Pinderhughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobe.
Pinderhughes cracks Lobe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lobe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lobe slips under a jab from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lobe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinderhughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Lobe throws a low kick, looking for Pinderhughes's leg but Pinderhughes calmly moves out of range.
Pinderhughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Lobe motions for Pinderhughes to come forward. Lobe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brian Lobe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinderhughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lobe.
Pinderhughes swings for the body but Lobe moves out of range.
Pinderhughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Lobe is predictable there
and Pinderhughes counters with a nice body shot.
Lobe slips under a jab from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lobe is just out of range.
Pinderhughes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lobe's head.
Pinderhughes misses with a looping right.
Lobe ducks under a wild hook from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes misses with a looping right.
Lobe tried to score with a low kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Lobe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pinderhughes checks a low kick from Lobe.
Duncan Pinderhughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes misses with a straight left.
Pinderhughes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinderhughes connects with a crisp jab.
Pinderhughes misses with an uppercut
and Lobe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pinderhughes misses with a right hand
and Lobe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lobe tries a low kick but Pinderhughes avoids it.
Lobe throws a leg kick
and Pinderhughes counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinderhughes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lobe back to the ropes. Pinderhughes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pinderhughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lobe scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Lobe is predictable there
and Pinderhughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lobe tries to work over Pinderhughes's front leg with a kick but Pinderhughes checks it.
Pinderhughes scores with a hook to the body. Lobe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinderhughes lands a jab.
Lobe tries to land a leg kick but Pinderhughes saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Pinderhughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinderhughes 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Duncan Pinderhughes!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Duncan Pinderhughes!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Duncan Pinderhughes!

Duncan Pinderhughes wins by unanimous decision!
Duncan Pinderhughes made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.