PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Babcock
vs
Ryohida

180 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
176 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryohida throws a leg kick but Babcock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babcock lands a body shot.
Babcock scores with a body shot.
Babcock blocks the body kick.
Ryohida swings for the body but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock with a nice cross.
Babcock scores with a punch to the head.
Ryohida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ryohida scores with a takedown into Babcock's guard.
Ryohida stands up over Babcock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryohida stops Babcock from standing up.
Ryohida looking to sit in guard and control but Babcock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryohida has wrist control.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Ryohida.
Ryohida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throwing strikes from guard but Ryohida blocks nicely.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryohida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babcock tries to clinch there but Ryohida circles away.
Bruce Babcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babcock tries to clinch up but Ryohida circles away and keeps his distance.

Ryohida feints and as Babcock raises his hands in defense, Ryohida changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Ryohida from controlling successfully.
Ryohida won't allow Babcock to get back to his feet.

Ryohida drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Babcock dives on top into guard.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Babcock manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryohida tries to free his leg and advance position but Babcock is retaining full guard.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Ryohida from controlling successfully.
Babcock is looking to stand up but Ryohida isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ryohida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babcock is keeping the position for now.

Babcock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryohida defends well.
Babcock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryohida preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Babcock checks a low kick from Ryohida.
Ryohida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryohida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babcock tries to clinch but Ryohida moves out of range.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryohida moves away.
Ryohida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryohida moves forwards but Babcock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babcock is looking to clinch but Ryohida is avoiding it.
Babcock looks to throw the jab but Ryohida is out of range.
Babcock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryohida is out of range and Babcock settles back down.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock tries a low kick but Ryohida avoids it.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Ryohida.
Babcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryohida circles away quickly and effectively.
Babcock misses with a hook to the body
and Ryohida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to clinch but Ryohida moves out of range.
Babcock blocks a head kick by Ryohida.
Ryohida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryohida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Ryohida scores with a takedown into Babcock's guard.

Ryohida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryohida passes Babcock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryohida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock tries to kick Ryohida off but Ryohida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babcock moves into full guard.
Ryohida passes Babcock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Babcock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryohida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryohida misses with a low kick.
Babcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ryohida closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Babcock did well to prevent Ryohida getting side control.
Ryohida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Babcock is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryohida.
Babcock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Babcock manages to get to full guard.
Ryohida is pushing down on Babcock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Babcock is fighting to maintain full guard but Ryohida has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Babcock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryohida pulls his head out easily.
Ryohida is trying to control the action in half guard but Babcock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryohida prevents Babcock from standing back up.

Ryohida is looking for a kimura here.
Ryohida is breathing heavily.
Ryohida is looking to take a break and control but Babcock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
Ryohida content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryohida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryohida misses with a double jab
and Ryohida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce Babcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babcock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ryohida backs up against the ropes.
Babcock throws a series of punches but Ryohida moves out of range.
Babcock throws a body punch but Ryohida moves out of range.
Babcock looks to land a combination. Ryohida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ryohida misses the shot to the body.
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Ryohida moved out of range nicely.
Babcock misses with a few strikes there.
Ryohida misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a hook. Ryohida ducked under it nicely.
Babcock clinches but Ryohida breaks the clinch
and Ryohida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryohida sizes up Babcock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Babcock lands a nice shot that snaps Ryohida's head back.
Ryohida avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Babcock throws out a powerful jab.
Ryohida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Babcock misses with a combination

and Ryohida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Babcock's guard now.
Ryohida looking to sit in guard and control but Babcock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryohida has momentary wrist control but Babcock slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryohida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida content to control rather than advance.
Ryohida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Babcock wants to get back to his feet.
Kazuhiro Ryohida has got the better of the ground game so far.

Babcock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryohida slips a nice elbow through Babcock's hands, connecting with Babcock's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryohida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhiro Ryohida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Babcock misses with a few strikes there.
Ryohida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Babcock.
Babcock tries to clinch but Ryohida is having none of it.
Babcock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryohida.
Ryohida throws the kick towards the body but Babcock avoids it.
Ryohida blocks a leg kick.
Ryohida lands a nice looking body shot.
Babcock lands a nice looking body shot.

Ryohida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryohida wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.

Babcock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryohida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryohida prevents Babcock from getting back to his feet.

Babcock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryohida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida pushing down on Babcock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.

Ryohida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryohida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Babcock is refusing to be controlled, as Ryohida sits in half guard.
Babcock has a hand on Ryohida's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ryohida takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Babcock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Babcock wants to control but Ryohida is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babcock working to try and regain half guard.
Ryohida has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Babcock's face.
Ryohida working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryohida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Ryohida.
Ryohida has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Babcock's face.

Babcock is rocked!
Ryohida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Babcock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock tries to reverse the position but Ryohida maintains control.
Babcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryohida working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ryohida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryohida landing strikes from the mount and Babcock is in trouble!
Babcock is bucking up trying to escape but Ryohida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ryohida won't let Babcock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ryohida landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ryohida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Babcock is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Ryohida.
The referee warns Babcock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Ryohida throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Babcock has his hands clasped together but Ryohida breaks the hold and Babcock is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ryohida!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuhiro Ryohida!