PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karva Jorgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil . Karva Jorgos is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Babcock
vs
Jorgos

180 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karva Jorgos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jorgos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Babcock eats them both and turns towards Jorgos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Babcock.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorgos moves away.
Babcock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Jorgos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorgos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorgos wants to clinch up but Babcock keeps it at a distance.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorgos is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Babcock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Jorgos coming out on top.
Jorgos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Jorgos - just one landing.
Jorgos swings for the body but Babcock moves out of range.
Jorgos moves out of range of the strikes.
Babcock cracks Jorgos with an open hand slap.
Babcock misses with a hook. Jorgos ducked under it nicely.
Babcock works the jab nicely.
Jorgos misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos misses the jab.
Jorgos misses with a leg kick.
Babcock looks to land a combination but Jorgos avoids it well.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorgos throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorgos moves away.
Jorgos throws a big shot that misses.
Babcock tries to bum rush Jorgos with a series of wild strikes but Jorgos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babcock throws a body punch but Jorgos moves out of range.
Jorgos throws a hook but Babcock avoids it easily.
Babcock checks a leg kick nicely.
Jorgos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Babcock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jorgos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Babcock stuffs the takedown attempt from Jorgos. Jorgos gets slowly back to his feet.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorgos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jorgos misses with a straight right.
Babcock throws a right hand that Jorgos ducks under and follows up with a left that Jorgos also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Babcock.
Jorgos throws a sloppy body shot
and Babcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorgos misses with a body shot
and Babcock counters with a three punch combo that has Jorgos backing up. Jorgos nods at Babcock to acknowledge the strikes.
Babcock misses with a body shot.
Babcock is looking to wear down Jorgos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jorgos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorgos tries to land a leg kick but Babcock saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorgos misses the target.
Karva Jorgos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Babcock. Those never looked like landing.
Jorgos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jorgos looks to land a combination but Babcock avoids it well.

Babcock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Babcock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jorgos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Babcock dominating with strikes here.
Babcock looking to finish Jorgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jorgos!
Babcock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jorgos?
Jorgos is looking to improve his position but Babcock isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount.

Jorgos is rocked!
Jorgos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jorgos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Babcock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorgos is looking for a sweep. Babcock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babcock trying to control the action but Jorgos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos wants to get back to his feet.
Jorgos is looking to control Babcock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorgos avoid being mounted?
Babcock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jorgos wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jorgos misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jorgos won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgos tries to bench press Babcock off him but Babcock keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock looks up at the clock and then as Jorgos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babcock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jorgos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jorgos can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Babcock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jorgos throws a leg kick but Babcock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jorgos lands a body shot.
Babcock throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Jorgos to counter with a crisp jab.
Babcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorgos.
Babcock misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgos lands a jab to the nose.
Jorgos slips under a jab from Babcock.
Jorgos throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock cracks Jorgos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorgos throws a predictable looking body shot

and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown. Jorgos fights it but they end up in guard.

Jorgos looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Jorgos wants to stand up but Babcock is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babcock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Babcock is in close to Jorgos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babcock thows a big elbow that misses.
Babcock won't allow Jorgos to sweep him here.
Jorgos working a defensive guard here.
Bruce Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock looking to pass the guard.

Jorgos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Babcock passes into half guard.

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.
Jorgos trying to get back to full guard but Babcock takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jorgos is trying to escape the mount.
Babcock with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Babcock.
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
Jorgos tries to reverse the position but Babcock maintains control.
Babcock is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos is looking to get to half guard.
Babcock tries to control but Jorgos wriggling away.
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.
Jorgos working to try and regain half guard.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jorgos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
Jorgos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to finish Jorgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jorgos!
Jorgos is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
Jorgos gets back to half guard.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorgos seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in half guard, Babcock seems content to control.
Babcock stops Jorgos from getting back to his feet.

Babcock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jorgos.
Jorgos is breathing heavily.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but Jorgos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorgos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Babcock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Babcock slips under a jab.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Jorgos.
Jorgos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babcock in particular looking to stall.
Jorgos 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 is in bad spot here.
Jorgos avoiding Babcock 's attempts to control his hands.
Babcock wants to escape the position.
Jorgos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jorgos controlling well, preventing Babcock from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos is trying to stick to Babcock's back but Babcock is turning into Jorgos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jorgos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Babcock.

Jorgos looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.

Jorgos working for a triangle but Babcock defends it easily.
Jorgos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Jorgos keeps moving.

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.
Jorgos trying to control the position.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Jorgos is keeping the position.
Jorgos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Babcock is controlling him.
Jorgos looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorgos, not yet.
Babcock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Jorgos keeps moving.
Jorgos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Babcock controls the pace.
Karva Jorgos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bruce Babcock just wasn't active enough.
Jorgos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Babcock.
A shot to the body from Jorgos misses
and Babcock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jorgos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Babcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babcock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Babcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babcock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jorgos ducks under a wild hook from Babcock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Babcock drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babcock advances to half guard.
Jorgos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jorgos tries to roll over but Babcock keeps him under control.
Babcock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Jorgos has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Babcock. Oh but Jorgos has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Babcock goes limp - he's gone! Jorgos jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karva Jorgos!