PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Mfaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Babcock
vs
Mfaki

180 cm
27
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

170 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jojo Mfaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Mfaki misses
and Babcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Babcock counters with a stiff right hand.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Babcock fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mfaki to the ground. Babcock is now in Mfaki's guard.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mfaki is keeping the position for now.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Mfaki defends it.
Mfaki wants to get back to full guard.
Babcock content to control rather than advance.
Babcock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Babcock is landing with some decent strikes but Mfaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mfaki can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Mfaki is staying in there.
Babcock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock looking to finish Mfaki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mfaki!
Babcock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Mfaki is rocked!
Babcock looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mfaki covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Babcock!