PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Wobinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Wobinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The
vs
Wobinson

190 cm
33
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
30
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Wobinson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wobinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The pinned against the cage. The gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The feinted with a counter takedown.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wobinson enables The to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wobinson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wobinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The is aware though and is defending well.

Wobinson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The passes into half guard.

The is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wobinson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wobinson.
We've been hearing good reports from The's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wobinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The can't do much from the bottom here.

Wobinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The wants to control but Wobinson postures up.
Wobinson cracks The with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on The's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The is trying to improve his position.
Wobinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The to see if he's OK.

Wobinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Wobinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wobinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on The's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Wobinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The tries to buck Wobinson off but Wobinson is having none of it.

Wobinson tries for a kimura but The is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is trying to improve his position.
The is working hard here to advance position.
The manages to get back to half guard.

Wobinson is trying to work for a kimura but The is defending well.
The trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The wants to get back to his feet.

The actively working from the bottom here.
The trying to control but Wobinson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The trying to hold on to Wobinson's head to control him but Wobinson postures up.

The actively working from the bottom here.
Wobinson slips a nice elbow through The's hands, connecting with The's forehead.

The looking for submissions off his back.
The is looking for a sweep. Wobinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wobinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Wobinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wobinson tries for a takedown but The circles away easily

and The counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Wobinson wriggles free and stands up.
A slow jab from Wobinson misses its intended target.

Wobinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wobinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wobinson lands a few punches from side control.
Wobinson working away.

Wobinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Wobinson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wobinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wobinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobinson avoids the strikes from the bottom by The.
Wobinson cracks The with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wobinson tries to score with some ground and pound. The controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Wobinson tries for a kimura but The is defending well.

Wobinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wobinson working the head with strikes.
The tries to bench press Wobinson off him but Wobinson keeps the position.

Wobinson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The, who protects the arm well.

Wobinson tries for a kimura but The is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The struggling a bit here.
The is looking for a sweep.

Wobinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wobinson scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is trying to control Wobinson's posture but Wobinson avoids it.
The tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wobinson cracks The with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wobinson lands a nice forearm strike.
The is looking to regain half guard here but Wobinson keeps moving and retains side control.

Wobinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wobinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The wants to control but Wobinson postures up.
Wobinson working the body and head with strikes.
The is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The taking a bit of punishment here - Wobinson scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on The's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The tries to improve position but can't.
Wobinson lands a few punches from side control.
Wobinson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

The is rocked!
The is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh The is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wobinson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh The is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Wobinson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Wobinson!
Jake Wobinson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.