PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teodoro Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pollard
vs
Snow

162 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 New York, Teodoro Pollard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Snow!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Snow.
A solid body kick from Snow.
Snow throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Teodoro Pollard has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pollard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snow - the referee stops the clock and Pollard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snow. Pollard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Snow goes for a double leg but Pollard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pollard continues to drive forward.
Pollard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Pollard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow darts in looking for a takedown but Pollard gets double underhooks and turns Snow into the cage.
Snow throws a lazy body kick

and Pollard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Snow's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollard stopping the sweep attempt from Snow.

Pollard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Snow, up you get!
Snow scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow scores with a head kick. Pollard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pollard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pollard avoids a kick to the body.
Snow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pollard tries to avoid it but Snow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pollard to the ground. Pollard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Teodoro Pollard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Snow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pollard checks a leg kick.
Pollard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pollard misses with a takedown attempt - Snow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pollard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Snow misses with a takedown

and Pollard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pollard.

Snow manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Snow looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pollard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pollard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pollard is looking to control Snow's arms but Snow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pollard has his back to the cage.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pollard blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow connects with a knee to the head.
Pollard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pollard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pollard is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snow is looking to control Pollard's arms but Pollard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snow has his back to the cage.
Snow jumps guard but Pollard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snow looking to throw knees to the head but Pollard is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pollard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pollard keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.

Pollard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Pollard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pollard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pollard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pollard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Pollard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snow is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snow stands up and waves to Pollard to follow him.
Snow blocks a jab.
Snow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snow - that will leave a mark!
Ben Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pollard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Snow pushes Pollard away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollard 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 solid body kick from Snow.
Snow thows a body kick. Pollard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teodoro Pollard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pollard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snow.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pollard counters with a shoot takedown. Snow fights it but they end up in guard.

Snow pushes Pollard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pollard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snow scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Snow.
Snow scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snow lands a nice looking body kick.
Snow fakes the leg kick and cracks Pollard in the body.
Snow scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Snow.
Nice body kick there by Snow.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pollard takes a step back to recover.
Snow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pollard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Snow manages to circle out of the way.
Snow throws a front kick that sends Pollard stumbling back into the cage.
Teodoro Pollard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pollard if he has to take too many more of those.
Snow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Snow scores with a four punch combination!
Snow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pollard will feel that in the morning.
Pollard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snow.
Pollard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Snow keeps Pollard at a distance using the push kick.
Snow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pollard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Snow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pollard misses with a double jab.
Snow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pollard's head.
Pollard swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pollard shoots in looking for a takedown but Snow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pollard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a head kick that half lands.
Snow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Pollard misses with a double jab.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pollard takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Snow!
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. Pollard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teodoro Pollard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Snow staying out of range there.
Snow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pollard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snow.

Snow drives through and clinches with Pollard against the cage.
Snow scores with a knee to the head.
Pollard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snow up against the cage.
Pollard takes a knee right on the jaw!

Pollard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Pollard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Snow pushes Pollard off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Snow.
A solid body kick from Snow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Pollard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Snow misses with a double jab.
Snow looks to throw a body kick
and Pollard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pollard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Snow.
Snow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pollard eats them both and turns towards Snow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Snow throws a body kick that misses

and Pollard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Snow won't be happy with that.

Snow bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pollard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Snow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Pollard moves into the clinch.
Pollard can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Snow.
A right hook to the body lands for Pollard.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but Pollard blocks with his arms.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pollard wants to break free but Snow has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snow has Pollard pressed against the cage, preventing Pollard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pollard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow fakes the leg kick and cracks Pollard in the body.
Pollard misses with a double jab
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Snow.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Snow misses with the body kick

and Pollard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Snow is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pollard dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Snow tries to escape but Pollard is in control.

Pollard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pollard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pollard prevents Snow from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snow 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Snow!
Ben Snow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.