PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Babcock (ranked 4030 p4p, 5803 weight class) and Makoto Toda (ranked 434 p4p, 533 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Babcock
vs
Toda

185 cm
25
192
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
200
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makoto Toda!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Babcock circles away from the clinch attempt

and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Toda's face as Babcock controls the position.

Babcock swings around for an armbar but Toda sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Babcock's guard.
Toda landing some decent shots from guard.
Babcock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Toda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Babcock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Babcock has escaped and now he's on top!

Toda looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babcock drops back looking for a leg! Toda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toda manages to kick Babcock off! Babcock jumps back into Toda's guard.
Toda wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
Toda controls Babcock momentarily but Babcock frees himself.

Toda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Toda will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Toda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babcock defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Babcock has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Babcock works over Toda with some ground and pound from guard.
Babcock trying to move into half guard but instead Toda has managed to sweep!

Toda tries to free his leg and advance position but Babcock is retaining full guard.
Toda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toda wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Toda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock is adopting a defensive guard.
Toda trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babcock is on top in guard.

Babcock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Toda has his hands on Babcock's head, controlling the position.
Babcock stays in close to Toda's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Toda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Toda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Toda has his foot on Babcock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babcock works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at Canucks Combat Club inform us that Toda has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Babcock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Toda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babcock scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Babcock controls the pace.
Babcock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Babcock dominated that round.
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.

Toda moves into range and clinches up with Babcock.
Toda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Babcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toda.
Toda just misses with a punch to the body.
As Toda tries to get set, Babcock tries to push him back and clinch up but Toda manages to avoid the attempt.
Babcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toda.
Toda throws a leg kick but Babcock checks it.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Toda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babcock circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Babcock moves into the clinch.
Babcock stalling.
Toda has Babcock pressed against the cage.
Toda stops a takedown attempt from Babcock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toda tries to land knees in the clinch but Babcock avoids the damage to the body.
Babcock blocks a body shot from Toda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Babcock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Babcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babcock dodges the punch combination from Toda.

Toda darts in and clinches Babcock up against the cage.
Toda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock avoiding damage as Toda throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toda is pressed up against the cage. Babcock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toda down to the mat. Toda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Babcock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Babcock advances to half guard.
Toda trying to control but Babcock postures up.
Babcock content to control rather than advance.
Babcock wants to take a breather but Toda is having none of it.
Babcock is looking to advance position but Toda won't allow it.

Babcock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toda is just riding it out for now. Babcock eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Babcock passes into side control, despite Toda's attempt to control the position.
Toda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Babcock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Toda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Babcock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Babcock's back!
Babcock has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Toda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock can't escape the position.
Babcock turns into Toda and is now in his guard.
Babcock lands a couple of digs.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Toda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Toda working for a triangle but Babcock defends it easily.
Toda trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Toda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Makoto Toda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Babcock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Toda trying to control from the bottom.
Babcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Toda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Toda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babcock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toda is refusing to be controlled, as Babcock sits in half guard.
Toda trying to hold on to Babcock's head to control him but Babcock postures up.
Toda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Babcock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Babcock's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock just trying to survive but Toda is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Toda struggling to land strikes to the head as Babcock covers up.
Toda misses with a punch to the head.

Toda working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Toda throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Toda is throwing strikes but Babcock counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Babcock regains half guard.
Babcock is refusing to be controlled, as Toda sits in half guard.
Bob Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to improve his position but Toda is controlling well.
Babcock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Babcock is controlling Toda's posture.

Toda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Babcock dives on top into guard.

Babcock pushes down on Toda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Babcock is nestled in close to Toda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Babcock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock working Toda over with strikes.
Toda is trying to maintain the position but Babcock is very close to passing his half guard.
Toda is trying to get back to full guard.
Babcock is thwarting Toda's attempts to control the position.

Babcock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Toda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Toda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babcock defends it easily.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Toda keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toda trying to keep a closed guard but Babcock is proving a slippery customer.
Babcock cracks Toda with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Babcock 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Babcock!
Bob Babcock managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY , into his post fight interview.