PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Tone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tone
vs
Love

168 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiny Tone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Love!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love tries to clinch but Tone is having none of it.
Love tries to clinch up but Tone circles away and keeps his distance.
Love wants to clinch up but Tone keeps it at a distance.
Tone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Tone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tone.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Tone pushes him off.
Tone keeps the fight on the outside.

Tone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tone wants to free his trapped foot but Love is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tone looks to land a strike but Love avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Tone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tone trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.

Tone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now.
Tone trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Love really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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.
Love avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Love looking to control.
Tone trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Tone looking to pass the guard.
Love is trying to keep Tone in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Love bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love tries to clinch there but Tone circles away.
Love cracks a nice hook into Tone's ribs.
Love wants to clinch.

Tone moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love working Tone over with knees to the body.
Tone taking a breather.
Tone is breathing heavily.
Tone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Love has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Love.
Love digs a right hand underneath Tone's ribcage. Tone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Love landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tone backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Tone being controlled against the cage.
Love lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love with a knee to the head.
Love landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Love closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bobby Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love lands with a kick to the temple. Tone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Love tries to clinch there but Tone circles away.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Tone pushes him off.
Tone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tone fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love thumps Tone with a low kick.
Love wants to clinch

and Tone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Love is trying to maintain a safe position but Tone gets an underhook and turns Love into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Love is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Love lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tone backwards.
Love looking to throw knees to the head but Tone is blocking nicely.
Love landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Love.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Love.
Bobby Love seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tone blocks it with crossed arms.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Tone avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Tone working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Love.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Love.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tone backwards.
Love gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tone.
Love is trying to maintain a safe position but Tone gets an underhook and turns Love into the cage.
Love landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Love.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Tone won't want to take too many of those.
Love working Tone over with knees to the body.
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Love.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tone tries to break free but Love pushes him back against the cage.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.

Tone has Love pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Love tumbling to the mat - Tone dives into Love's guard.
Tone trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tone 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.
Tone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tone trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiny Tone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tone fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Tone swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
Tiny Tone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Love wants to clinch

and Tone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Love is staying active underneath Tone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tone seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tone in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tone throwing shots but Love is blocking nicely.
Tone throwing shots but Love is blocking nicely.
Tone is thwarting Love's attempts to control the position.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Tone sits in half guard.
Tone works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tone trying to control but Love is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tone content just to control the position here.
Love is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tone unloads with some shots from mount but Love bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Love because Tone loaded up on that one.
Tone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tone looking to control but Love is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Love tries to lock up and control but Tone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Love is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tone fails to take his opponent's back.
Tone looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four 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.
Love wants to control but Tone is having none of it.
Love in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tone throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Tone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Love 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Love!