PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jobbing Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Birch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jobber
vs
Birch

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jobbing Jobber !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Birch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jobber does no damage.

Birch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Birch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Birch pushes Jobber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jobber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Birch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Birch looking to throw knees to the head but Jobber is blocking nicely.
Birch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jobber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Birch lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jobbing Jobber has been cut.
Jobber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jobber has had enough of the clinch but Birch keeps him there for the moment.
Jobber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Birch has him pressed against the cage.
Birch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Birch.
Birch lands an elbow inside that Jobber shrugs off.
Jobber is trying to pull guard but Birch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Birch misses with a knee to the head.
Birch tries a knee to the head but Jobber blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birch pushes Jobber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jobber is breathing heavily.
Birch lands a knee to the head.
Birch looking to throw knees to the head but Jobber is blocking nicely.
Birch lands a good knee to the midsection. Jobber won't want to take too many of those.
Jobber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Birch.
A frustrated look appears on Jobber 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Birch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jobber blocks it with crossed arms.
Birch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jobber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Birch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jobber scores with a hook to the body. Birch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Birch moves into the clinch successfully.
Birch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jobber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber misses with a body punch.
Birch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Birch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jobber blocks it with crossed arms.
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 is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Birch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jobbing Jobber . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Birch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Birch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Birch lands a knee to the head.
Jobber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Birch lands a damaging elbow.
Birch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jobber 's face.
Jobber jumps guard but Birch stands there with Jobber around his waist. Jobber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jobber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Birch misses with a knee to the head.
Jobber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birch looking to throw knees to the head but Jobber is blocking nicely.

Jobber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jobber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jobber is adopting a defensive guard.
Birch wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.

Birch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jobber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Birch has managed to get both his arms back between Jobber 's legs - danger averted.
Birch won't allow Jobber to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Jobber can't keep his opponent in guard - Birch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jobber punching from the bottom.
Jobber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Birch.
Birch wants to pass to mount but Jobber is defending the position.
Birch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jobber defending well though.

Jobber pushes Birch off and gets back to his feet.

Birch clinches.
Birch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Birch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jobbing Jobber 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Birch is looking to clinch but Jobber is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jobber !
Nice shot by Jobber .

Jobber closes the distance and pushes Birch back into the cage.
Birch lands a damaging elbow.

Jobber gets control of Birch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jobber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jobber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Birch is one step ahead there.

Jobber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birch defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birch is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber keeping full guard, as Birch tries to pass.
Birch wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birch controls from within his opponent's guard.

Birch stands up and waves to Jobber to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Birch gets a clinch.
Birch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Birch lands a knee to the head.
Jobber takes an elbow to the temple.
Jobber takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jobber is rocked!
Birch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Jobber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jobber looking to slow down the pace here.
Birch looking to throw knees to the head but Jobber is blocking nicely.
Jobber seems to have got his legs back now.
Birch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Birch.
Birch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Birch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jobber blocks it with crossed arms.
Birch lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jobber 's efforts to push away.
Birch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Birch tries a knee to the head but Jobber blocks it.
Birch misses with a punch to the body.
Birch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jobber blocks it with crossed arms.

Jobber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jobber is controlling Birch's posture.
Jobber trying to keep a closed guard but Birch is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jobber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Birch trying to control the position from guard on top but Jobber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jobber pulls Birch in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Birch moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Birch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jobbing Jobber 's cut.
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!

Jobber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jobber sets himself, and Birch steps forward looking for the clinch! Jobber avoids it this time.
Birch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Birch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jobber swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Birch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Birch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jobber blocks it with crossed arms.
Birch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jobber can't get the takedown.
Birch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Birch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Birch looking to throw knees to the head but Jobber is blocking nicely.
Birch tries to land a knee to the head but Jobber blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jobber 's efforts to push away.
Jobber working hard to break the clinch.
Birch connects with a knee to the head.
Jobber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Birch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jobbing Jobber . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birch tries a knee to the head but Jobber blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Birch obliges.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Birch.
Birch misses with a knee strike.
Jobber is looking for a takedown.
Birch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jobber is trying to push Birch away but Birch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Birch managing to block the knees to the body from Jobber .
Birch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jobber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Birch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jobber 's defenses.
Birch throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jobber 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Birch misses with a knee strike.
Jobber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jobber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Birch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stevie Birch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jobber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birch just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJobber .
Birch wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Birch as Jobber shoots in.

Birch rushes Jobber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Birch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Birch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jobber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Birch lands a knee to the head.
Birch prevents a body shot from Jobber .
Birch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jobber backwards.
Birch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birch looking to throw knees to the head but Jobber is blocking nicely.
Jobber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Birch walks away with a smile on his face. Jobber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jobber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Birch working Jobber over with knees to the body.
Birch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jobber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jobber avoids the elbow strike from Birch, against the cage.
Jobber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Birch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jobber blocks it with crossed arms.

Jobber pulls guard.
Birch lands a couple of digs.
Jobber is trying to control the position but Birch postures up.
Birch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber keeping moving, preventing Birch from controlling successfully.
Birch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jobber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jobber is on top in guard.

Birch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jobber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jobber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Birch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Birch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Birch!