PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Flores (ranked 5966 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby (ranked 4868 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Flores
vs
Bobby

168 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bobby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flores trying to control but Bobby flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

Bobby has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Flores has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bobby throwing wild punches that miss their target.
I really don't envy Flores right now.
Flores controlling Bobby 's hands.
Flores is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bobby looking to break Flores's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Flores remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bobby will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bobby is hanging on to Flores's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby avoiding Flores 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bobby is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Flores has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bobby looks winded!
Flores wants to control his opponent's hands but Bobby gets his hands free.
Flores could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bobby tries to get the hooks in deep but Flores pushed the leg off.
Bobby doesn't have the hooks in and Flores manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobby has his foot on Flores's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flores works his way back into a safe position though.

Flores postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bobby is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flores, into his guard.

Flores is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bobby won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Bobby lands a couple of elbows.
Flores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bobby on the ground.
Flores is trying to keep Bobby in close.
Flores throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores controls Bobby momentarily but Bobby frees himself.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flores is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bobby throws a big elbow that misses.
Bobby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flores's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Flores pulls Bobby in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Flores gets caught flat footed, as Bobby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Flores is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flores is pulling down on Bobby's head to control his posture.
Flores wants to sweep here but Bobby controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobby looking to sit in guard and control but Flores gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bobby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flores is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bobby misses with a series of wild punches.
Flores slips under a jab.
Bobby misses with a double jab

and Flores moves into the clinch.
Flores wants to stall.
Flores is trying to pull guard but Bobby has him pressed against the cage.

Flores manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
Flores looking for a sweep. Not yet Flores, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Bobby wants to get up but he can't break Flores's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bobby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flores has Bobby pulled in close to control his posture.
Bobby tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flores pulls Bobby in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Flores shoots in and gets a takedown into Bobby's guard.
Flores is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bobby throws his legs up looking for a submission but Flores uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is staying tight to Bobby's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Flores looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flores in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bobby tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Flores presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Flores looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flores tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flores lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Flores looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Flores in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Flores working Bobby over with strikes here.
Flores tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flores working the ground and pound effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flores cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Flores dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Flores looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flores is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bobby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Flores closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bobby makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bobby misses with a hook. Flores ducked under it nicely.
Flores lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Flores enables Bobby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flores manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby postures up.
Bobby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bobby trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores wants to hit a switch here but Bobby passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Flores there!
Flores is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flores tries to reverse the position but Bobby maintains control.
Flores sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Flores wants to control but Bobby is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is looking for a sweep. Bobby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flores slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ricky Bobby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flores has a closed guard, preventing Bobby from standing up.

Flores is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bobby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flores is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores has Bobby pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flores tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flores shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flores throws a quick counter head kick but Bobby was just out of range.
Flores looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bobby moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.

Flores darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flores seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Bobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bobby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Bobby!