PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Vance (ranked 23646 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harem Baban (ranked 4681 p4p, 456 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vance
vs
Baban

206 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hobert Vance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harem Baban!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vance's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vance duly obliges.

Baban looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baban throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vance is looking to improve his position.
Baban missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vance keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vance really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baban.

Vance is defending against the submission attempts here by Baban.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vance manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baban with a nice head shot there.
Baban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baban wants to pass the guard but Vance is keeping the position.
Vance is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baban is fighting to break Vance's control of his arms but Vance is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vance bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baban's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vance postures up in Baban's guard and throws a big left but Baban blocks it.
Vance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vance connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vance is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baban managing to control the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baban drives through with a takedown into Vance's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vance seems keen to control Baban's posture.
Baban looking to pass the guard.
Baban throws a big elbow that misses.
Vance will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baban looks winded!
Baban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vance throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Baban trying to control but Vance is working from the bottom.
Baban throws an elbow that misses. Vance uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baban's guard. Nice move by Vance!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baban can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vance controls the pace.
Vance seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Baban for as long as he can get away with.
Vance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vance stays in close to Baban's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vance content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harem Baban will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Baban.
Harem Baban has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Baban are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vance throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vance keeps Baban under control for a moment.
Baban is working Vance over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baban trying to control the position but Vance is working away.
Baban tries to get to his feet but Vance is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Baban in his guard.
Vance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baban manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vance postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vance controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baban is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Vance postures up and lands a big shot to Baban's brow.
Vance showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

Baban drives through with a takedown into Vance's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vance is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Baban drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vance looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vance looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vance!

Vance happy to just control the position for now.
Vance has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vance scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baban to see if he's OK.
Vance takes a little break here. Baban wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baban is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hobert Vance dominated that second round.
That's time! Vance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vance tries to sprawl but Baban drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Vance has one foot on Baban's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Baban scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vance gets back to full guard.
Vance lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vance sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baban's head.
Vance is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baban wants to stand up but Vance is controlling him.
Vance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Vance continues to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vance slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vance controls the position.
Vance connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baban some visible discomfort.
Vance grinds an elbow into Baban's temple.
You can see the frustration on Baban's face as Vance controls the position.
Vance grinds an elbow into Baban's temple.
Vance prevents Baban from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance slows the pace down.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baban doesn't manage to clinch there - Vance circles away.
It looked like Vance wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Baban looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vance!

Vance explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Baban gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vance to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vance slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vance works over Baban with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baban has momentary wrist control but Vance slips an elbow through the middle.
Vance controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Vance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vance works over Baban with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hobert Vance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vance 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobert Vance!