PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neal Bob could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Judah's chin.

Bob
vs
Judah

183 cm
21
199 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah slips a jab from Bob.
Judah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah.
Nice body kick from Judah.
Bob has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Judah.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judah punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah cracks Bob with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Judah lands a high kick!
Judah dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Donk. Judah catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
Bob throws a series of punches but Judah moves out of range.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Judah is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judah.
Bob misses the jab.
We've been told by Bob's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
Judah tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah lands with a nice body kick.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Bob misses with a right hand

and Judah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bob is defending well for now.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Judah won't allow it.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Judah is controlling him.
Judah presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Judah.
A short left from Judah.
Judah lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bob in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Judah won't allow it.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Bob's ribcage.
Bob is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
A knee to the head by Judah.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Judah keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Judah.

It looks like Neal Bob has been cut.
Bob is trying to break free.
Judah working Bob over with knees to the body.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Bob's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Bob's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Judah.
Judah landing knees to the body.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Judah.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Judah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neal Bob's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Judah lands with a nice body punch.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Judah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Judah works the jab nicely.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Judah.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Judah counters with a good, hard body kick but Bob shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah scores with a nice body kick.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judah lands the left hand.
Judah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Judah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Judah.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah ducks right into an uppercut from Bob.
Neal Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Judah lands a head kick. Bob smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bob will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease.
Bob throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease.
Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Judah throws a head kick that half lands.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah cracks Bob with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah scores with a nice head shot.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bob rather than just go for the knockout.
Judah lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Bob tries to bum rush Judah with a series of wild strikes but Judah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Jab by Judah.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Judah misses with a head kick.
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!
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Judah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Judah swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
Judah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bob's head.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Judah moves away from the strike by Bob.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob ducks right into an uppercut from Judah.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judah counters with a nice body kick.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judah punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Judah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with an outside leg kick.
Judah wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
Bob misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Judah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
Judah fakes the leg kick and cracks Bob in the body.
Bob listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Judah.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Bob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bob takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah throws a nice head kick!
Judah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Judah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
Bob misses with a combination
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
Bob looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
Judah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah.
Judah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob misses with a combination

and Judah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Judah.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bob lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Judah won't allow it.
Bob can't break the clinch.
Judah pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
Judah lands a shoulder strike.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bob prevents a body shot from Judah.
A short left from Judah.
Good body shot from Judah.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Judah is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Bob's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bob manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Nice cross by Judah.
Bob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah's corner calls for a 1-2. Judah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
Judah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Judah blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Judah misses.
Bob walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Judah 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah!
A very excited looking Daniel Judah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.