PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Loblaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loblaw comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Loblaw Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gros
vs
Loblaw

188 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Gros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Loblaw!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gros misses with a takedown attempt - Loblaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gros swats away the attempt to clinch by Loblaw.
Loblaw throws a leg kick but Gros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gros has his takedown stuffed
and Loblaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gros on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loblaw circles away.

Loblaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The strikes coming from Loblaw are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Loblaw wants to control but Gros is keeping him busy.
Loblaw with the ground and pound but Gros regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Gros is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gros manages to get to full guard.
Loblaw throwing strikes from guard but Gros blocks nicely.
Loblaw is in close to Gros's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw looking to pass the guard.
Gros keeping moving, preventing Loblaw from controlling successfully.
Loblaw preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loblaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loblaw wants to control from the top but Gros keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Loblaw was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loblaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Loblaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gros misses with a takedown
enabling Loblaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Gros has his takedown stuffed
and Loblaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Loblaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gros is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Loblaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gros manages to avoid it.
Gros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros fails with the takedown
and Loblaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Loblaw tries to clinch up.
Gros misses with a takedown attempt
and Loblaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Loblaw - just one landing.
Loblaw lands a slapping body shot.

Loblaw moves into the clinch.
Gros blocking some punches.
Gros is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loblaw is defending well.
Loblaw has Gros pressed against the cage.
Gros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loblaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Loblaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loblaw lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Loblaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gros misses with a takedown
and Loblaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loblaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gros's knee momentarily.
Gros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loblaw avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loblaw tries to clinch up but Gros circles away and keeps his distance.
Gros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loblaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gros.
Bob Loblaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gros is looking to take a break and control but Loblaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Loblaw has his hands clasped together around Gros's back. He's all about the action.
Gros is keen to just control but Loblaw is a slippery customer.
Loblaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gros stopping the sweep attempt from Loblaw.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Loblaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Gros works over Loblaw with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw tries to strike from the bottom.
Gros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Loblaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros throws a big elbow that misses.
Loblaw controls Gros momentarily but Gros frees himself.
Gros is looking to work some ground and pound but Loblaw has wrist control.
Loblaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loblaw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gros is working Loblaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Loblaw seems keen to control Gros's posture.
Gros content to stall in guard here.
Loblaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros trying to control the position from guard on top but Loblaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gros blocks the body kick.
Loblaw tries to clinch up but Gros circles away and keeps his distance.
Gros shoots in for a double leg but Loblaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Loblaw fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gros to the ground. Loblaw is now in Gros's guard.
Gros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loblaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loblaw postures up in Gros's guard and throws a big left but Gros blocks it.
Loblaw postures up in Gros's guard and throws a big left but Gros blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Loblaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Loblaw is looking to slow Gros down with leg kicks.
Loblaw misses with a hook. Gros ducked under it nicely.
Gros shoots in and drives through. Loblaw sprawls well.
Gros shoots in looking for a takedown but Loblaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gros's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gros checks a low kick from Loblaw.

Loblaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loblaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Loblaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loblaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Gros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw wants to stand and escape but instead Gros has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bob Loblaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loblaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gros throwing strikes but missing.
Loblaw controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gros throwing strikes but missing.
Loblaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gros.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros throws an elbow that misses. Loblaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gros's guard. Nice move by Loblaw!
Loblaw wants to control from the top but Gros keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Loblaw is controlling him.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Loblaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loblaw. That's going to slow Gros down.
Gros looks for a takedown but Loblaw sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gros shoots in for a takedown but Loblaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Loblaw.
Gros defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw is looking to take a break and control but Gros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bob Loblaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Loblaw.
Loblaw controls the position from side control.
Loblaw is looking to take a break and control but Gros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Loblaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loblaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Loblaw!
An out of breath Bob Loblaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.