PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores's entrance music is Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. A fine choice. Jobber has chosen WANTED D.O.A. as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Flores
vs
James Jobber

180 cm
26
168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse James Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flores.
Jobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jobber tries to close the distance and clinch but Flores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jobber tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Jobber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jobber moves out of range as Flores throws a body kick.
Jobber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flores circles away quickly and effectively.
Flores scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jobber throws a nice looking combination but Flores bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jobber tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
Flores dives in for a single leg takedown but Jobber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Flores tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Flores has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short uppercut from Jobber.
Jobber struggles to land a body shot inside as Flores controls his hands.

Flores lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Flores is looking for a kimura but Jobber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flores to get the leverage.
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!
Jobber missing with punches from the bottom.
Jobber is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jobber gets full guard.
Jobber wants to sweep here but Flores controlling him for the moment.
Flores is working Jobber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flores wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.
Flores stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jobber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flores sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jobber is looking to stand up but Flores isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
Jobber wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.

Ric Flores has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Jobber tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Jobber moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.

Jobber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jobber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flores lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jobber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Jesse James Jobber has been cut.
Good work by Jobber as he checks the leg kick.
Jesse James Jobber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jobber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flores at a distance.
Jobber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flores manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jesse James Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Jobber.

Jobber closes the distance and clinches.

Jobber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flores looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flores plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Jobber clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Jobber.
Flores is working for takedown but Jobber is calmly controlling the position for now.

Jobber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jobber.
Jobber tries to clinch up but Flores circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Flores. Those never looked like landing.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jobber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flores manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jobber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jobber is looking to clinch but Flores is avoiding it.
Jobber needs to keep his hands up - Flores had a free shot at his head there.

Jobber is rocked!
Flores drops Jobber with a big left hand! Jobber is injured, injured bad! Flores jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ric Flores!
A relieved looking Ric Flores thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.