PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hobbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and av erage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobbin comes to the ring accompanied by Fight Music. av erage has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henri Hobbin's chin.

Hobbin
vs
erage

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Hobbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, av erage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
erage shoots for a double leg takedown but Hobbin sprawls well. He's pushed erage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hobbin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. erage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hobbin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for erage!
erage is desperately trying to improve his position but Hobbin has a good base and remains in mount.
Hobbin with the ground and pound from mount.
Hobbin wants to control the pace but erage is squirming around nicely.

Hobbin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but erage is surviving well by controlling Hobbin's body position as best he can.
Hobbin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. erage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hobbin lands a nice shot to the head.
Hobbin with a couple of short strikes.

Hobbin is going olschool here, as he tries to force erage to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so erage shrugs it off.
erage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
erage is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
erage tries to reverse the position but Hobbin maintains control.
erage wants to get back to his feet.
erage looks gassed!
Hobbin lands a big shot there that rocks erage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hobbin scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hobbin has hold of erage's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and erage manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hobbin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. erage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin with good strikes from the mount here!
erage is in all sorts of trouble here.

Hobbin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
erage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hobbin wants to clinch up but erage keeps it at a distance.
erage fails with the takedown

and Hobbin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hobbin.
Hobbin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but erage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hobbin can't get the takedown.

Hobbin manages to break the clinch.
erage misses with a body kick.
Hobbin shoots for a takedown but erage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Hobbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobbin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
erage with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hobbin counters with a nice double leg into side control. erage won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
erage can't do much from the bottom here.

Hobbin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by erage, who protects the arm well.
erage is trying to control Hobbin's posture but Hobbin avoids it.
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.
Hobbin scoring with punches and elbows.

Hobbin tries for a kimura but erage is defending well.
erage tries to escape but Hobbin is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hobbin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. erage is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hobbin yanks on the arm and erage is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hobbin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henri Hobbin!