PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 736 p4p, 461 weight class) and Lincoln Storm (ranked 66 p4p, 40 weight class). Probert comes into the arena with DNA blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Probert
vs
Storm

172 cm
27
155
15 - 7 - 1

171 cm
38
147
38 - 19 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Probert throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Probert blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Probert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm throws a chopping leg kick but Probert manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Storm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Probert blocks the leg kick.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm lands with a shot to the body.
Probert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Probert rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Probert shoots in but Storm avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Storm scores with a jab.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Probert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probert lands a body shot.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Probert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Probert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Probert throws a sloppy body shot
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Probert throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Probert or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids the head kick by Probert.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Storm throws a leg kick but Probert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Probert throws a poor cross that misses
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Storm drops his hands momentarily and Probert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Probert works the jab nicely.
Donk. Probert catches Storm right on the button with a cross.
Probert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Probert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It looks like Probert has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Probert closes the distance and clinches.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Probert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Probert.
Probert lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Probert lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Probert's face.

It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Probert content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Probert - that landed with a thud.
Storm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Storm lands with a left to the head.

Probert breaks the clinch.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Probert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Storm slips a straight right by Probert.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Probert lands with an uppercut that bounces Storm off the cage and back into range.
Probert thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Probert throws a leg kick
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Probert with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Probert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probert takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to work over Probert's front leg with a kick but Probert checks it.
Probert half committed to a counter leg kick.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probert tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Storm defends well and Probert ends up having to push Storm into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Probert is blocking nicely.
Probert tries to stall but Storm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Storm pushes Probert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Probert has Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Probert is looking to control Storm's arms but Storm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Probert has his back to the cage.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Storm misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Probert.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lincoln Storm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Probert shoots in for a double leg but Storm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
Probert takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Probert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Storm's hands.
Storm moves out of range as Probert strikes.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Lincoln Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm throws a series of punches but Probert avoids them all with ease.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm digs a good hook to Probert's body.

Probert clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
Probert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Probert.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert pressing his opponent against the cage.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Storm scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Lincoln Storm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Probert.

Probert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm misses with a hook. Probert ducked under it nicely.
Probert scores with a leg kick.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Probert throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probert throws out the jab.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Probert checks it well.
Probert tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
A cross from Probert lands.
Decent striking displayed by Probert there.
Storm is looking to chop away at Probert's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert thows a leg kick but Storm checks it
and Storm counters with a good low kick that Probert was not able to check.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Probert half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Probert finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Probert is out of range and Storm settles back down.
Probert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Probert lands.
Probert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
Storm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Probert.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probert.
Storm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Probert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a jab to Probert's midsection.
Storm digs a good body shot into Probert's ribs.
Storm swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Probert.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Probert looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Probert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert avoids the body shot from Storm.
A punch lands to the side of Probert 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Storm misses.
Probert half committed to a counter leg kick.
Probert tries to clinch up.
Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Probert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm flicks out a counter leg kick but Probert steps away.
Storm throws a low kick but Probert avoids it.
Probert fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Probert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Probert misses
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Storm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Storm.
Probert tries to land a leg kick but Storm saw it coming and moves away.
Storm scores with a hook.
Storm throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Probert misses with a right hand
and Storm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Probert stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Probert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Probert clinches.
Probert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Storm.
Probert tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Probert looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Storm obliges.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Probert is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Probert or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm, which made it look bad.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Probert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Probert. That's going to slow Storm down.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Probert tries a head kick but it misses.
Probert lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Storm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert scores with a nice body kick.
Storm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Probert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
Probert checks a leg kick nicely.
Probert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Storm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Probert doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Probert moves out of range as Storm strikes.

Probert moves into the clinch.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Probert.
Probert works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Probert lands a nice uppercut.
Probert misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Probert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Probert lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Storm.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Probert.
Storm landing knees to the head.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm presses Probert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Probert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Probert lands a shoulder strike.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Probert controls his hands.
Storm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Storm misses with a body punch.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert lands a right hand.
A short right from Probert.
Probert tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm trying to land knees to the body.
Probert scores with a shoulder strike.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Probert as the two fighters clinch.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Probert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Probert pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm blocks a body shot from Probert.
Probert throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Probert stalling in the clinch but Storm improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm scores with a shot to the side of Probert's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Storm.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Probert avoids the damage to the body.
Probert prevents a body shot from Storm.
Probert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Probert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lincoln Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Probert pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Probert.
Probert lands a body shot.
Bob Probert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Probert.
I think Storm 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Storm!
After winning the bout, Lincoln Storm thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.