PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Lobosco (ranked 3775 p4p, 409 weight class) and Good Vibes (ranked 7008 p4p, 550 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lobosco
vs
Vibes

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianmarco Lobosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Good Vibes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lobosco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lobosco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lobosco scoring with some ground and pound.

Lobosco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lobosco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lobosco cracks Vibes with a solid left hand.
Lobosco stays in close to Vibes's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vibes looking for a sweep. Not yet Vibes, not yet.
Lobosco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobosco lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lobosco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lobosco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vibes's head.
Lobosco engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lobosco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lobosco won't allow Vibes to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobosco with a nice head shot there.
Lobosco controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lobosco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lobosco is working Vibes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lobosco connects with a couple of short punches.
Vibes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lobosco is one step ahead there.
Lobosco content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobosco with a nice head shot there.
Vibes has momentary wrist control but Lobosco slips an elbow through the middle.
Lobosco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lobosco chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lobosco landing some decent shots from guard.
Lobosco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lobosco working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vibes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianmarco Lobosco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vibes pushes Lobosco up against the cage in a clinch.
Lobosco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vibes can do to turn this around?
Lobosco lands with a right to the head.
Vibes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lobosco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vibes.
Lobosco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vibes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lobosco has Vibes pressed against the cage, preventing Vibes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Vibes jumps into guard, dragging Lobosco to the mat.
Lobosco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vibes wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vibes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lobosco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobosco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lobosco is in close to Vibes's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vibes wants to get back to his feet but Lobosco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lobosco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lobosco is in close to Vibes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vibes is trying to keep Lobosco in close.
Lobosco sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lobosco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vibes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lobosco is controlling him.
Lobosco sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vibes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lobosco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vibes sprawls and moves away.

Vibes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vibes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lobosco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vibes is defending well.

Vibes wants the takedown. Lobosco is fighting it off but Vibes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lobosco's guard against the cage.
Vibes is looking to stand up but Lobosco won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vibes looking to pass the guard.
Lobosco wants to stand up but Vibes is controlling him.
Vibes wants to stand and escape but instead Lobosco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lobosco lands a couple of elbows.
Lobosco lands a couple of digs.
Lobosco won't allow Vibes to get back to his feet.
Lobosco landing some decent shots from guard.
Lobosco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobosco works over Vibes with some ground and pound from guard.
Vibes is looking to stand up but Lobosco isn't so interested in that idea.
Lobosco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vibes has momentary wrist control but Lobosco slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lobosco is working Vibes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lobosco cracks Vibes with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianmarco Lobosco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vibes drives through and clinches with Lobosco against the cage.
Vibes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lobosco avoids it.
Vibes has a couple of punches blocked by Lobosco.
Vibes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lobosco controls his hands.
Vibes digs a right hand into Lobosco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lobosco's gas tank.
Vibes looking to slow down the pace here.

Vibes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lobosco keeping hold of Vibes's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vibes wants to take a breather but Lobosco is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobosco gets full guard.
Lobosco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lobosco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lobosco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lobosco preventing the sweep.
Lobosco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lobosco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lobosco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vibes's head.
Lobosco landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vibes has momentary wrist control but Lobosco slips an elbow through the middle.

Vibes is rocked!
Lobosco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vibes's head.
Vibes is still in real trouble! Can Lobosco finish him?
Vibes has momentary wrist control but Lobosco slips an elbow through the middle.
Gianmarco Lobosco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lobosco loads up on a big left hand. Vibes felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Lobosco looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vibes can't hide his disappointment, as Lobosco celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianmarco Lobosco!
Gianmarco Lobosco spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.