PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bobby Jr
vs
Springs

195 cm
21
263 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vikai Gear
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Bobby Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr slips a jab from Springs.
Springs looks for the body kick but Bobby Jr saw that one coming.

Springs clinches up with Bobby Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Springs taking a breather.
Springs misses with some punches.

Bobby Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Bobby Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Springs defends well.
Springs postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bobby Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Springs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bobby Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Springs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Springs postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is really struggling to control Springs but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Bobby Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Springs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bobby Jr's guard.
Bobby Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Springs controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bobby Jr controls Springs momentarily but Springs frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bobby Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Springs misses.
Bobby Jr defending well as Springs loads up on a big left hand.
Springs tries to score with a low kick but Bobby Jr moves his leg out of the way.

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.
Bobby Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Springs will feel that in the morning.
Springs clobbers Bobby Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bobby Jr cracks Springs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Springs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bobby Jr checks it well.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bobby Jr thows a body kick. Springs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Springs throws a right hand that misses
and Bobby Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Springs will feel that in the morning.
Springs throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bobby Jr.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bobby Jr.
Springs misses the jab.

Springs pushes Bobby Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bobby Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springs tries to work over Bobby Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Springs backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bobby Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr lands with a right to the head.
Bobby Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches.
Bobby Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr tries to pull guard but Springs won't allow it.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs lands a shoulder strike.
Bobby Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike.

Springs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Springs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr tries to land a leg kick but Springs saw it coming and moves away.
Bobby Jr scores with the left hand. Springs knows he should have avoided that one.
Springs throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby Jr misses with a body kick.
Bobby Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Springs on the side of the head.
Bobby Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook.
Bobby Jr thumps Springs with a low kick.
Bobby Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Bobby Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Springs's calf.
Springs tests Bobby Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Bobby Jr forces Springs back against the ropes and clinches.
Springs blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.

Bobby Jr pulls guard successfully.
Springs wants to stand but Bobby Jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Bobby Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bobby Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Springs forces Bobby Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Bobby Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Springs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bobby Jr fails to land.
Bobby Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Bobby Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bobby Jr fails to land.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springs throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr lands a shot to the body.
Bobby Jr lands with a left to the head.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches.
Springs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bobby Jr lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobby Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Springs postures up.
Springs throws a big right hand that misses.
Bobby Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Springs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Springs just content to control the position.
Springs working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Bobby Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Springs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Springs crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr wants to control but Springs postures up.
Springs tries to score with some ground and pound. Bobby Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bobby Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Springs working away.
Bobby Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Springs looking to control but instead Bobby Jr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bobby Jr wants to control but Springs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Springs wants to take a breather but Bobby Jr is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bobby Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Springs looking to pass the guard.
Bobby Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is trying to control the position but Springs postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Springs wants to control from the top but Bobby Jr keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bobby Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobby Jr moves away.
A cross from Springs lands.

It looks like Ricky Bobby Jr has been cut.

Bobby Jr clinches.
Springs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Springs can do to turn this around?
Springs scores with a shot to the side of Bobby Jr's head.
Bobby Jr working aggressively here.
Springs pushes off an throws an elbow but Bobby Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bobby Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Bobby Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Springs is breathing heavily.
A short right from Bobby Jr on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the ropes.
Bobby Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Bobby Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Springs.
Bobby Jr lands with a right to the head.
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!

Springs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricky Bobby Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Bobby Jr there.
Bobby Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Springs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bobby Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobby Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Springs misses with a looping left.
Bobby Jr throws a right and a left that Springs avoids nicely.
Bobby Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Bobby Jr tenderised Springs's leg. Springs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Springs misses with a looping left.
Bobby Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Bobby Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Springs clinches with his opponent.
Springs tries to land knees in the clinch but Bobby Jr avoids the damage to the body.

Bobby Jr jumps guard.
Springs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Springs postures up.
Bobby Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Springs is looking to work some ground and pound but Bobby Jr has wrist control.
Springs wanted to stand there but Bobby Jr had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bobby Jr wants to sweep here but Springs controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs misses with a hook. Bobby Jr ducked under it nicely.
Bobby Jr feints and then cracks Springs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Springs down.
Springs throws a wild body kick that Bobby Jr sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Springs blocks the low kick.
Springs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Springs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
Bobby Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Bobby Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Springs just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Jr checks a low kick from Springs.
Bobby Jr blocks the body kick.
Bobby Jr checks the leg kick.

Bobby Jr tries to keep at a distance but Springs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bobby Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bobby Jr is defending well.
Bobby Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Springs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Springs.
Bobby Jr prevents a body shot from Springs.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
Springs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bobby Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Bobby Jr lands a body punch.
Springs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bobby Jr stops a takedown attempt from Springs.
Bobby Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Springs looking for a takedown.
Ricky Bobby Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Springs.
Bobby Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bobby Jr jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs postures up.

Bobby Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bobby Jr is trying to control the position but Springs postures up.
Springs throws a big right hand that misses.
Ricky Bobby Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bobby Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Springs trying to control but Bobby Jr is working from the bottom.
Springs throws an elbow that misses. Bobby Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Springs's guard. Nice move by Bobby Jr!

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.
Springs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bobby Jr manages to get himself to full guard.

Bobby Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Springs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bobby Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Randy Springs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bobby Jr is trying to control the position but Springs postures up.

Bobby Jr looking for subs off his back but Springs has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bobby Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Springs.
Well Bobby Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Bobby Jr!
A victorious Ricky Bobby Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.