PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Chase has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chase
vs
Bobbe

190 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

199 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Bobbe!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobbe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bobbe is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Bobbe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Chase looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bobbe!
Bobbe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chase is stalling here but it's allowed Bobbe to get half guard.

Chase decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chase scores with a jab to the head.
Bobbe tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobbe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobbe is looking to clinch.

Chase drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobbe struggling a bit here.

Chase has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bobbe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobbe moves into the clinch successfully.
Chase looking to stall.
Bobbe tries for a takedown but Chase manages to get underhooks.
Bobbe prevents the takedown attempt.
Bobbe keeps control of Chase as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bobbe tries to land knees in the clinch but Chase avoids the damage to the body.
Chase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bobbe can't get the takedown.
Bobbe misses with a knee to the head.
Chase lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bobbe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Bobbe.

Bobbe breaks the clinch.
Chase bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bobbe's head backwards.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chase jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chase cracks Bobbe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Chase closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Chase manages to break the clinch.
Bobbe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.

Chase scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bobbe is looking to improve his position.
Bobbe is positioning himself well to prevent Chase advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbe is trying to stand back up but Chase is controlling him
Bobbe looks gassed!

Chase stands up out of the half guard.
Chase is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bobbe tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Bobbe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chase throws the kick towards the body but Bobbe avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Chase scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase lands a glancing blow to the side of Bobbe's head.
Bobbe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chase's corner calls for a 1-2. Chase obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chase lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bobbe takes one to the side of the head.
Chase is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bobbe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chase connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chase is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bobbe blocks a head kick by Chase.
Chase scores with a jab.
Chase bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Chase rushes Bobbe and presses him up against the cage.
Chase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobbe won't allow it.

Bobbe manages to break the clinch.

Chase closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Chase is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bobbe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chase.
Bobbe is refusing to be controlled, as Chase sits in half guard.

Chase gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bobbe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chase. Chase circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bobbe darts in trying to clinch

and Chase counters with a shoot takedown. Bobbe fights it but they end up in guard.
Bobbe keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chase throws a big right hand that misses.
Bobbe wants to sweep here but Chase controlling him for the moment.
Bobbe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chase is looking to stand up but Bobbe won't let him.

Bobbe kicks Chase off and gets to his feet.

Chase shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chase showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chase decides to stand and escape the position.
Bobbe stuns Chase with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bobbe shoots in and bounces Chase off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Chase manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobbe looks to clinch

and Chase counters with a shoot takedown. Bobbe fights it but they end up in guard.

Bobbe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chase off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chase takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bobbe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chase is fending him off so far but Bobbe persists. Nope, Chase circles away and we're back to standing.

It looks like Johnny Chase has been cut.
Bobbe shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobbe tries for a takedown but Chase circles away easily
and Chase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Bobbe.
Chase comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Chase scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnny Chase overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chase wants to stand up but Bobbe is controlling the position.

Bobbe kicks Chase off and gets back to his feet.
A shot to de liver by Chase. Beautiful body shot.
Bobbe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chase fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bobbe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Chase.
Chase tests Bobbe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bobbe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid body kick from Chase.
Chase scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bobbe is breathing heavily.
Chase lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bobbe backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bobbe pinned against the cage. Bobbe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobbe fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bobbe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chase is trying to break free.
Bobbe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chase throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bobbe tries a knee to the head but Chase blocks it.

Chase successfully pulls guard.
Chase wants to improve his position but instead Bobbe has moved into half guard.
Chase is trying to stand.
Chase is looking to control Bobbe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chase avoid being mounted?
Bobbe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chase!
Chase manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bobbe working the head and body with strikes.
Bobbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chase kicks Bobbe off and gets back to his feet.
Bobbe slips a jab from Chase.
Bobbe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chase counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chase tries to pass to full mount but Bobbe defends it.
Chase works his way into side control.

Chase decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bobbe to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bobbe counters with a shoot takedown. Chase fights it but they end up in guard.
Bobbe tries to free his leg and advance position but Chase is retaining full guard.

Chase is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bobbe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bobbe looking to throw knees to the head but Chase is blocking nicely.
Chase is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chase is trying to break free.
Bobbe misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobbe won't allow it.

Bobbe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobbe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bobbe moves out of range of the body kick.
Chase throws a leg kick

and Bobbe counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Chase pushes Bobbe off and gets back to his feet.

Bobbe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chase looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chase tries to improve position but can't.
Chase is trying to buck Bobbe off.
Chase takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bobbe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chase is avoiding damage well.

Bobbe decides to stand back up.
Chase lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Chase sizes up Bobbe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chase lands the left hand.
Bobbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chase paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chase doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bobbe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chase counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobbe scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Bobbe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobbe.
Chase with a lazy takedown attempt

so Bobbe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bobbe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bobbe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bobbe working the ground and pound.
Chase is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobbe scoring with punches from side control.
Chase tries to buck Bobbe off but Bobbe is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bobbe staying calm.

Bobbe decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Bobbe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chase's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bobbe instigates a clinch.
Chase wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Chase breaks from the clinch.
Chase with a poor takedown

and Bobbe moves into the clinch.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobbe won't allow it.
Bobbe looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bobbe.
Chase managing to block the knees to the body from Bobbe.
Chase wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chase is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bobbe is trying to maintain a safe position but Chase gets an underhook and turns Bobbe into the cage.
Chase is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chase avoiding damage as Bobbe throws knees to the body.
Bobbe keeps control of Chase as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chase tries to break the clinch but Bobbe is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Bobbe.
Bobbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chase.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bobbe gets underhooks to prevent Chase's takedown attempt.
Chase tries to break the clinch but Bobbe is controlling the position.
Chase lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chase is looking to break free of the clinch but Bobbe has double underhooks.
Bobbe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Chase breaks from the clinch.
Bobbe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chase lands a body shot.
Chase works Bobbe's body with a nice hook.
Chase with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bobbe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobbe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chase is fending him off so far but Bobbe persists. Nope, Chase circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobbe wants to clinch but Chase slips to the side
and Chase counters with an inside leg kick.
Chase wants to slow Bobbe down by chopping away at his legs.
Bobbe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobbe misses with a double jab.

Chase gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bobbe manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Chase is winning the standup battle so far.
Bobbe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bobbe throws a right and a left that Chase avoids nicely.
Bobbe throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chase to counter with a crisp jab.
Chase looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Bobbe clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chase.
Bobbe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chase blocks it with crossed arms.
Bobbe missing with knees to the body.
Chase is trying to break free.

Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobbe misses with a series of wild punches.
Chase with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbe is looking to clinch.
Chase throws a one two combo.
Chase scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chase lands a jab to the nose.

Chase moves into the clinch successfully.
Chase is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chase wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bobbe breaks the clinch.
Bobbe fails with the takedown

and Chase counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chase.
Chase is looking to break free of the clinch but Bobbe has double underhooks.
Bobbe slows down the pace here.
Bobbe scores with a knee to the head.

Bobbe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobbe tries to clinch

and Chase counters with a single leg into guard. Bobbe didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chase gets to his feet. Bobbe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chase just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chase paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobbe wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Bobbe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bobbe swats away the attempt to clinch by Chase.
Bobbe tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbe moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Chase tries to clinch up but Bobbe circles away and keeps his distance.

Chase changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bobbe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Chase decides to stand back up.
Chase throws a hook to the side of Bobbe's head but Bobbe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bobbe shoots for a takedown but Chase saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bobbe has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bobbe has clasped his hands together around Chase's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bobbe lands an elbow.

Bobbe stands up.
Chase scores with a head kick.

Bobbe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chase, pushing him back against the cage.
Bobbe tries a knee to the head but Chase blocks it.
Chase has Bobbe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bobbe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bobbe lands a knee to the body.
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!
Chase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bobbe has Chase pushed against the cage.
Bobbe lands a knee to the body.
Chase can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bobbe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase shoots in but no luck this time.
Chase lunges at Bobbe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bobbe's hand.
Bobbe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chase as he jumps to the side.
Chase fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bobbe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Chase clinches with his opponent.
Bobbe wants to get back to striking at distance but Chase won't allow it.
Chase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chase wants to break free but Bobbe has control.
Chase has had enough of the clinch but Bobbe keeps him there for the moment.

Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobbe tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
Chase lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chase.

Chase changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bobbe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chase working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase working away.

Chase stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chase scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chase tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Chase showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chase 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Chase!