PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otus The Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otus The Lotus looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Babcock
vs
The Lotus

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Combat Pro Design

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otus The Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from The Lotus.
Babcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Lotus.
The Lotus tries to bum rush Babcock with a series of wild strikes but Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Babcock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

The Lotus is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Babcock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Babcock wants to control but The Lotus is keeping him busy.

The Lotus is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Babcock.

The Lotus looking for submissions off his back.
The Lotus looks gassed!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Lotus actively working from the bottom here.
Babcock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Lotus is trying to escape the mount.
Babcock with a couple of short strikes.

Babcock is working for a guillotine from mount but The Lotus frees his head quite easily.
Babcock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lotus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babcock scoring with strikes but The Lotus is staying in there.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babcock is going olschool here, as he tries to force The Lotus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so The Lotus shrugs it off.

Babcock with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The Lotus is looking to get to half guard.
The Lotus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Babcock 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.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount.
The Lotus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Lotus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Babcock manages to capitalize on a mistake by The Lotus to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands punches and elbows.
The Lotus breaks Babcock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babcock is on top in guard.
Babcock stands and throws The Lotus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Babcock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Lotus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Babcock is controlling him well.

Babcock is working to tighten is grip on The Lotus's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. The Lotus has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Babcock is really squeezing tight and eventually The Lotus passes out! Babcock breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruce Babcock!