PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Weatherspoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weatherspoon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shine On by NeedtoBreathe. On his way into the cage it seems that Sean Weatherspoon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sean Weatherspoon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Weatherspoon
vs
Bob

187 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Weatherspoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Great Bob!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bob decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Weatherspoon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bob wants to control but Weatherspoon is keeping him busy.
Weatherspoon wants to control but Bob is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Weatherspoon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bob.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weatherspoon keeps working.
Bob wants to pass to mount but Weatherspoon is defending the position.
Bob performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.
Bob looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Weatherspoon is trying to control but can't.
Bob is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bob is tying to control. Weatherspoon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bob lands a nice short elbow.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weatherspoon defending well though.
Bob takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Great Bob just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bob takes the fight into the clinch.
Bob gets underhooks to prevent Weatherspoon's takedown attempt.
Bob's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bob pulls guard successfully.

Bob looking for a guillotine here but Weatherspoon defends easily.
Weatherspoon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weatherspoon won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Bob controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob wants to control from the top but Weatherspoon keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bob won't allow Weatherspoon to sweep him here.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weatherspoon is trying to keep Bob in close.

Weatherspoon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Weatherspoon is looking for a triangle but Bob pushes his legs off easily.
Weatherspoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Weatherspoon shows good takedown defense.
Weatherspoon has his takedown stuffed

and Bob counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Weatherspoon is staying active underneath Bob, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weatherspoon gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Bob dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Weatherspoon tries a head kick but it misses.
Weatherspoon tries for a takedown but Bob circles away easily

and Bob counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Weatherspoon's guard now.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bob controlling from the top position.
Bob passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weatherspoon tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weatherspoon stops Bob from passing to mount.
Weatherspoon is trying to improve his position.
Bob has knee on belly and moves into mount.
A nice elbow there by Bob.

Bob looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bob has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weatherspoon's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Weatherspoon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Weatherspoon wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
Weatherspoon is looking to improve his position but Bob isn't that keen on the idea.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Weatherspoon is in trouble!
Bob looking to control but Weatherspoon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weatherspoon is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.
Weatherspoon tries to lock up and control but Bob gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weatherspoon is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.
Bob tries to control but Weatherspoon wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing strikes here but Weatherspoon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bob avoids the attempt from Weatherspoon to control.
Bob controlling the pace for now.
Weatherspoon tries to lock up and control but Bob gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weatherspoon is looking to get to half guard.
Weatherspoon is working hard here to advance position.
Weatherspoon wants to control but Bob is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bob prevents Weatherspoon from getting the reversal.
Bob controlling the position easily from mount.
Weatherspoon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weatherspoon tries to hold on but Bob postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weatherspoon is working to get back to half guard.
Bob takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bob shoots in looking for a takedown. Weatherspoon tries to sprawl out of it but Bob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weatherspoon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Weatherspoon scores a takedown into full mount!
Weatherspoon tries to control but Bob wriggling away.
Bob keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Weatherspoon gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weatherspoon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Weatherspoon trying to control the position but Bob is working away.
You can see the frustration on Bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weatherspoon trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
Weatherspoon controlling the position from side mount.
Bob is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Weatherspoon politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Weatherspoon prefers to stall for the moment though.
Weatherspoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bob shoots in and bounces Weatherspoon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bob trying to control but Weatherspoon is working from the bottom.
Bob being controlled here momentarily.
Weatherspoon wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Bob decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Weatherspoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weatherspoon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weatherspoon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Weatherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weatherspoon keeps the fight on the outside.
Weatherspoon with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bob counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Weatherspoon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Great Bob has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bob won't allow Weatherspoon to sweep him here.
Bob wants to control from the top but Weatherspoon keeps moving.
Weatherspoon is trying to keep Bob in close.
Sean Weatherspoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob won't allow Weatherspoon to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Great Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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