PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackyp Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Bobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobo has chosen Supa cocky as his entrance music. Chan has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chan
vs
Bobo

183 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
203 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackyp Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Bobo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bobo lands a nice uppercut.
Bobo lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bobo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bobo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bobo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
A short body shot lands from Bobo as the two fighters clinch.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Bobo.
Bobo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobo crunches a lovely knee into Chan's ribcage.
Bobo with a knee to the head.
Bobo scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bobo taking a breather.
Bobo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A knee to the head by Bobo.
Nice elbow from Bobo.
Bobo working Chan over with knees to the body.
Bobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bobo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bobo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bobo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Bobo has double underhooks.
Bobo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bobo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobo wants to stall.
Bobo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobo stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Bobo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bobo lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bobo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bobo stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ollie Bobo.
Bobo shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Chan as Bobo shoots in.
Bobo scores with a three punch combo!
Bobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chan circles away.
Jackyp Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Bobo.
Bobo tries to clinch up.
Bobo moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bobo.
Bobo throws a one two combo.
Bobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bobo tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobo moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan slaps away a takedown attempt from Bobo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bobo tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Bobo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bobo moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Bobo tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Bobo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chan as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bobo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bobo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chan circles away.
Bobo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Bobo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bobo wants to clinch.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ollie Bobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chan wants it to stay on the feet.

Bobo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bobo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bobo preventing the sweep.
Bobo advances position into side control!
Bobo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bobo working away.
Chan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobo tries for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Chan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chan tries to get out of the position.
Bobo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Bobo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chan, who protects the arm well.
Bobo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chan tries to buck Bobo off but Bobo is having none of it.
Chan is working hard here to advance position.

Bobo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chan is not content to let Bobo control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chan throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Chan is not content to let Bobo control the position.
Bobo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Chan.
Bobo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bobo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bobo trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Bobo lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to bench press Bobo off him but Bobo keeps the position.
Chan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bobo.
Bobo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Bobo tries for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Bobo throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chan is trying to control Bobo's posture but Bobo avoids it.
Bobo wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.

Bobo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bobo trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bobo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chan is trying to control Bobo's posture but Bobo avoids it.
Ollie Bobo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bobo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Bobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Bobo fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bobo closes the distance and clinches up with Chan, looking for a takedown. Bobo pushes Chan against the cage but Chan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bobo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chan looks for a takedown but Bobo sprawls well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bobo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bobo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Bobo tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Bobo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chan defends well and Bobo ends up having to push Chan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackyp Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Bobo.
Nice body punch from Bobo.
Chan taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bobo.
Bobo working Chan over with knees to the body.
Ollie Bobo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bobo trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Bobo is working Chan over against the cage.
Bobo with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobo lands an elbow inside.
Bobo lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Bobo lands an elbow inside.
Chan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bobo lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chan as Bobo tries to tie him up.
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!
Bobo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bobo lands a knee to the head.
Bobo lands a knee to the head.
Chan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bobo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackyp Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bobo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bobo tries to stall but Chan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bobo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bobo lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Bobo has him pressed against the cage.
Bobo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chan.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bobo walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Chan as Bobo shoots in.
Bobo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chan as he avoids it easily.
Bobo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobo closes the distance and clinches up with Chan, looking for a takedown. Bobo pushes Chan against the cage but Chan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bobo dives in and grabs Chan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes down on Bobo's head and hops out.
Chan misses with a body kick.
Ollie Bobo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobo counters with a nice body kick.
Bobo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chan defends it nicely.
Bobo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chan tries a low kick but Bobo avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobo wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ollie Bobo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bobo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ollie Bobo!
Post fight, Ollie Bobo stared into the camera and said ':)'.