PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head comes to the cage accompanied by Dizzee Rascal- Where's da g's?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Head
vs
bob

186 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, joe bob!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head tries to clinch but bob is having none of it.
Head wants to clinch.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head swinging wilding here.
Head is looking to clinch but bob is avoiding it.
Head shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with bob but bob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bob misses with a combination

so Head counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Head postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Head connects with a couple of short punches.
Head tries to free his leg and advance position but bob is retaining full guard.
Head is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throwing strikes but missing.
bob keeping moving, preventing Head from controlling successfully.
Head wants to pass the guard but bob is keeping the position.
bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Head slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
bob is looking for a sweep.
bob parries the strikes from Head easily there. Head is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable bob to escape.
Head is putting a hurting on bob here, landing some big shots from side control.
Head sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but bob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Head in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Head stands up.
Head throws a left and a right that both miss

and bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bob.
bob should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Head tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bob smiles and moves away.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Head is breathing heavily.

Head has picked bob up - he's going for a ride! Head dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Head decides to stand and escape the position.
bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Head slips a jab and a cross from bob.
Head misses with a body punch
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head wants to clinch
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
bob circles away from the clinch attempt

and bob moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to pull guard but bob holds him up against the cage and eventually Head drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Head breaks the clinch.
Head misses with a double jab
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Head misses with a hook

and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bob fails to pull guard.
Head wants a takedown.
bob holding his opponent close, against the cage.
bob drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
bob looks to land a combination but Head avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bob clinches up against the cage.

Head manages to break the clinch.
Head misses with a combination
and bob counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
bob throws a one two combo.
Richard Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

bob rushes Head and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bob prevents a takedown attempt there.
Head drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Head won't allow it.

Head turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Head manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Head tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Head has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Head just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Head dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

bob misses with a double jab.
Head tries to clinch but bob moves away
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head misses with a takedown
and bob counters with a nice uppercut.

Head looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for bob!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Head.
Head looking to finish bob with some ground and pound. This is bad for bob!
Richard Head overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bob is in a horrible position here. Head smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

bob is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of bob's face.
bob is still in real trouble! Can Head finish him?
bob is breathing heavily.
Head looking to ground and pound but bob is blocking nicely.
bob seems to have recovered his senses.
Head thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head dominating with strikes here.
Head unloading with bombs!
Head trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Head lands a nice shot to the head.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bob?
bob is wriggling around trying to escape.
bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Head.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bob?
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!
bob flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Head misses with a head shot.
Head prevents bob from getting the reversal.
bob is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bob wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bob?
Head lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of bob's face.
Head connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
bob gets back to half guard.
bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
bob tries to roll over but Head keeps him under control.
bob is refusing to be controlled, as Head sits in half guard.
Head sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. bob defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throwing shots but bob is blocking nicely.
Head thows a huge punch but bob dodges it nicely.
Head works his way into side control.
bob defending against the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Head closes the distance but bob moves to the side
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
bob moves out of range of the body kick from Head.
Horrible takedown by Head or perhaps it was just good defense by bob which made him look bad.
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
bob with a hook.
bob misses with the combination.
A lazy left from bob finds it's target.

bob moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Head breaks from the clinch.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and bob counters with a straight right hand.
Head misses with a body punch

and bob counters by moving into the clinch.
bob prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bob tries for a takedown. No joy.

Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head falls off balance throwing a combination

and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Head.

Head manages to break the clinch.
Head clinches but bob breaks the clinch
and bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bob circles away from the clinch attempt
and bob counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Head dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Head darts in trying to clinch
and bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Head tries to clinch up
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
bob lands a two punch combo.
Head takes one on the chin but seems OK.
bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bob might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

bob takes the fight into the clinch.
Head looking for a takedown.

Head manages to break the clinch.
Head thuds his shin into the meat of bob's side.
Head shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says bob as he avoids it easily.
A left and a right from bob both land. Nice combination.
Richard Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head shoots for a takedown but bob saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Head with that takedown attempt.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
Head looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and bob counters with a left to the body.
Head closes the distance looking to clinch

and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bob is trying to break the clinch but Head has him pressed against the cage.

Head has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics bob uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Head is on top in guard.
Head looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a big right hand that misses.
Head trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
bob controlling Head's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Head accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Head trying to control but bob is working from the bottom.
Head tries to free his leg and advance position but bob is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and bob counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Head wants to clinch but bob slips to the side
and bob counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throws an off balance right hand

and bob moves into the clinch.
Head tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bob smiles and moves away.
Head wants to clinch but bob slips to the side
and bob counters with a right hand to the body.
Head looks to clinch

and bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bob.
Head fails to pull guard.

Head breaks the clinch.
Head tries to clinch but fails miserably
and bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Head tries to clinch but fails miserably
and bob counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Head misses with a combination
and bob counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
Danga de danga de dang - bob scores with a four punch combination!
Head misses with a hook to the body

and bob counters by moving into the clinch.
bob drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
bob is working the combinations to good effect here.

Head shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head lands a big shot there that rocks bob but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
bob regains half guard.
bob controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Head is thwarting bob's attempts to control the position.
bob tries to get to full guard but Head has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bob wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bob wants to control but Head is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
joe bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Head 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Head!