PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 4011 p4p, 2862 weight class) and Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 446 p4p, 329 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Probert
vs
Tomoguchi

172 cm
18
155
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
155
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shinji Tomoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.

Tomoguchi moves into the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Probert.
Probert working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
Probert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomoguchi pushes Probert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Probert.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probert lands a body punch.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomoguchi.
Probert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomoguchi or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Probert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Probert.
Tomoguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomoguchi wants to counter with a clinch but Probert pushes him away.
Probert throws out a powerful jab.
Probert swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Tomoguchi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tomoguchi.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probert misses with the head strike.

Probert manages to break the clinch.
Tomoguchi avoids the body shot from Probert.
Tomoguchi wants to counter the offense by Probert and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Probert misses its target.
Probert wants to slow Tomoguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Probert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Probert tries to keep at a distance but Tomoguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Probert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomoguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Probert working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Probert controls his hands.
Probert tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
Probert lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tomoguchi.
Probert throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Probert blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probert works on Tomoguchi's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Probert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Probert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Probert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Probert is trying to break free.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomoguchi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Probert seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tomoguchi can turn it around.
Probert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Probert.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Probert.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi lands with a left to the head.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Probert blocks an uppercut.

Probert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Probert finds it's target.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up but Probert circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Probert misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Probert scores with the left hand. Tomoguchi knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomoguchi moves to clinch but Probert breaks away
and Probert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tomoguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Probert circles away.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tomoguchi instigates a clinch.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomoguchi pushes Probert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Probert.
Probert has had enough of the clinch but Tomoguchi keeps him there for the moment.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Probert blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Probert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomoguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Probert or not.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Probert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Probert breaks from the clinch.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Probert throws a solid leg kick but Tomoguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probert.

Tomoguchi clinches up with Probert and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomoguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Probert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Probert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Probert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Probert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Probert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probert lands a body punch.
Probert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
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!
Tomoguchi digs a right hand into Probert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Probert's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Probert.
Probert is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomoguchi has double underhooks.
Probert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi has Probert pressed against the cage, preventing Probert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Probert.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Probert blocks it.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Probert.
Probert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Probert tries to circle away but Tomoguchi has him pinned against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi prevents Probert from breaking the clinch.
Probert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Probert is trying to break the clinch but Tomoguchi is controlling him.

Probert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.

Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Proberts head.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Probert controls his hands.

Probert manages to break the clinch.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomoguchi.
Probert prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Probert.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Probert is trying to break the clinch but Tomoguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomoguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Tomoguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probert.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert pushes Tomoguchi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Probert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Probert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Probert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Probert is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomoguchi has double underhooks.
Probert lands a right hand.

Probert breaks the clinch.
Probert thumps Tomoguchi with a low kick.
Probert swings for the body but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Tomoguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Probert scores with a hook.
Bob Probert is winning the standup battle so far.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Probert.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Probert will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tomoguchi pushes Probert up against the cage in a clinch.
Probert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Probert is trying to force a seperation but Tomoguchi has the dominant position.
Probert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Probert.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomoguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Probert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomoguchi has him pressed against the cage.

Probert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Probert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomoguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Tomoguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Probert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi misses with a right hand
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a left hand
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomoguchi moves into range and clinches up with Probert.
Probert working aggressively here.
Probert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi pushes Probert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Probert - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Probert on the inside.
Probert has had enough of the clinch but Tomoguchi keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probert blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi - that landed with a thud.
Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Probert blocks it.
Probert tries to break free but Tomoguchi pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Probert.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Probert.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomoguchi.
Probert lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Tomoguchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Probert throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Probert's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probert.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Probert lands with a right to the head.

Probert manages to break the clinch.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomoguchi is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Tomoguchi forces Probert back against the cage and clinches.
Tomoguchi presses Probert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Probert.
Tomoguchi lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Probert.
Probert gets through Tomoguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Probert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Probert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tomoguchi has closed the distance and engaged Probert in a clinch.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Probert as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert is leaning against Tomoguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomoguchi lands with a left to the head.
Tomoguchi presses Probert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Probert.

Probert breaks from the clinch.
Tomoguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a left to the body.
Tomoguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert misses with a hook. Tomoguchi ducked under it nicely.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probert moves away.
Probert connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Probert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Probert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bob Probert!