PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Babcock (ranked 3917 p4p, 5069 weight class) and Dang Tang (ranked 437 p4p, 482 weight class). Tang has chosen Stupify - Disturbed as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babcock
vs
Tang

185 cm
24
192
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dang Tang!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Babcock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tang looking for a sweep. Not yet Tang, not yet.
Babcock throws a big right hand that misses.
Tang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Babcock throws a big right hand that misses.
Babcock stays in close to Tang's body and controls the position.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Tang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Tang's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock stays in close to Tang's body and controls the position.
Babcock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tang digs a good body shot into Babcock's ribs.
Dang Tang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tang throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
Tang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babcock manages to avoid it.

Babcock clinches up against the cage.
Tang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babcock has Tang pressed against the cage, preventing Tang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babcock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Babcock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Babcock just leaning against Tang, taking a breather.
Babcock prevents a body shot from Tang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Tang.
Tang wants to break free but Babcock has control.
Tang tries a body shot but Babcock blocks it.
Babcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tang has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Tang working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock prevents Tang from breaking the clinch.
Tang lands a hook that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
Tang misses with a punch on the inside.
Tang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tang working aggressively here.
Tang misses with the head strike.
Babcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tang throws a punch but it's blocked by Babcock.

Babcock gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Babcock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Tang is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang is trying to get back to full guard.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bob Babcock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Babcock walks into a stiff left hand from Tang.
Dang Tang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tang misses with a double jab

and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown. Tang fights it but they end up in guard.
Babcock stays in close to Tang's body and controls the position.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Tang keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babcock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babcock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is stalling in the full guard.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tang throws a left and a right that both miss

and Babcock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babcock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babcock throwing strikes from guard but Tang blocks nicely.
Babcock is in close to Tang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been informed that Tang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock stays in close to Tang's body and controls the position.
Babcock stands up over Tang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Babcock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bob Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock stands up over Tang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Tang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tang being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Babcock gets a double leg takedown into Tang's guard.
Babcock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Tang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tang looking to control.
Babcock trying to control but Tang is working from the bottom.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Tang has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babcock looking to sit in guard and control but Tang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Babcock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Babcock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tang's guard.
Babcock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Tang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tang keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tang being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Babcock.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Babcock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Babcock content to stall in guard here.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tang scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Tang misses

and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Babcock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dang Tang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tang wants to get back to full guard but Babcock has mounted him!
Babcock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Babcock landing shots from mount.

Tang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Babcock.
Tang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babcock unloads with some shots from mount but Tang bucks and avoids them well.
Babcock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bob Babcock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock controlling from mount.
Babcock throwing strikes here but Tang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BOOM! Babcock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Babcock content just to control the position here.
Babcock with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Babcock controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Babcock!