PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eugene Albright enters the cage!

Lobe
vs
Albright

169 cm
38
164 lbs
19 - 22 - 1

180 cm
37
164 lbs
22 - 28 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright looks to throw the jab but Lobe is out of range.

Lobe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Albright sprawls well initially but Lobe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lobe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Albright keeps working.

Lobe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Albright trying to hold on to Lobe's head to control him but Lobe postures up.
Albright is controlling Lobe's trapped leg to prevent Lobe from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lobe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lobe is trying to control. Albright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lobe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Albright is just riding it out for now. Lobe eventually gives up the hold.

Lobe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Albright sees it coming and defends easily.
Albright is in trouble now - Lobe has advanced to mount!

Lobe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Albright turns into him and now he's in Lobe's guard.

Lobe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Albright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lobe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Albright is aware though and is defending well.
Albright postures up.
Albright won't allow Lobe to sweep him here.
Lobe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Albright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Lobe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Albright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Albright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lobe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lobe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Albright is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lobe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Albright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Albright pulls Lobe in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lobe trying to control the position from guard on top but Albright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobe stays in close to Albright's body and controls the position.
Albright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Albright instigates a clinch.

Lobe jumps guard and drags Albright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albright controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lobe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lobe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Lobe dominated that round.
That's time! Lobe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Albright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Albright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lobe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lobe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Albright defends well.
Lobe wants to improve his position but instead Albright has moved into half guard.
Lobe gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright trying to control but Lobe is working from the bottom.

Lobe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Albright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Albright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lobe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Albright has managed to get both his arms back between Lobe's legs - danger averted.
Lobe wants to improve his position but instead Albright has moved into half guard.
Lobe wants to get back to full guard but Albright has passed into side control.
Lobe regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe gets full guard.

Lobe working for a triangle but Albright defends it easily.

Lobe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Albright escapes and throws Lobe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lobe controls the position for a moment.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Albright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lobe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Albright jumps into side control!
Albright moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lobe struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobe tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lobe working to try and regain half guard.
Lobe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Albright prevents Lobe from getting the reversal.
Albright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lobe is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albright content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Lobe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lobe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lobe showed some decent athleticism there.

Lobe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Lobe is trying to work for a kimura but Albright is defending well.
Lobe is looking to stall here but Albright recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lobe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lobe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lobe slips nicely into half guard.
Albright trying to control here.

Albright is defending against the submission attempts here by Lobe.

Lobe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Albright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lobe.
Eugene Albright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Lobe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright is holding on to half guard well.
Let's hope that Albright has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lobe is keen to just control but Albright is a slippery customer.

Lobe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Albright defends it well.

Lobe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Albright sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright is looking to control Lobe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Albright avoid being mounted?
Lobe is trying to control the action in half guard but Albright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Lobe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Albright has managed to free his arm - good work.
Albright is controlling Lobe's trapped leg to prevent Lobe from advancing to side control.

Lobe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright trying to control from the bottom.
Lobe is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Albright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lobe wants to control from the top but Albright keeps moving.
Lobe is really struggling to control Albright but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Albright has Lobe pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Lobe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lobe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Lobe!