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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Knob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirley Leach has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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279 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shirley Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Knob!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach gets the takedown into side control.
Knob tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Knob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knob is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knob gets back to half guard.
Leach sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knob defending well though.
Knob wants to control but Leach is keeping busy.
Leach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leach.
Leach 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leach takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knob trying to control but Leach postures up.
Leach is nestled in close to Knob, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knob is trying to control but can't.
Knob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leach looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach lands strikes from half guard.
Knob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leach.
Leach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knob tries to kick Leach off but Leach keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leach could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knob swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leach.
It looks like Shirley Leach has been cut.
Knob has Leach up against the cage in a clinch.
Leach drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Leach working for a triangle but Knob defends it easily.
Leach pulls Knob in close to prevent any damage.
Knob wants to stand but Leach is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knob is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leach might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knob trying to control the position from guard on top but Leach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leach is looking for a triangle but Knob pushes his legs off easily.
Knob has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leach is proving hard to escape from.
Leach keeping moving, preventing Knob from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knob but Knob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Leach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shirley Leach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leach scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knob tries to kick Leach off but Leach keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Knob wants to stand back up but Leach manages to pass into side control.
Leach is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knob knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Knob works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Leach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knob can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knob has hold of Leach's hands but Leach slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knob is trying to stand up here but Leach is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knob's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knob is looking for a sweep. Leach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knob's head.
Leach is nestled in close to Knob, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leach working the head and body with strikes.
Leach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leach is nestled in close to Knob, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leach throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leach drops an elbow to the side of Knob's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knob's head.
Leach throwing shots but Knob is blocking nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leach tries to keep at a distance but Knob has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leach can't get the takedown.
Leach is working for takedown but Knob is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knob working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leach has Knob pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knob manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shirley Leach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leach has Knob pressed against the cage, preventing Knob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Knob's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knob scores with a decent looking hook.
Leach throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knob's waist but Knob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leach off to one side.
Knob cracks Leach with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knob has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leach to stand back up!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leach avoids the body shot from Knob.
Leach avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Knob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shirley Leach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leach gets a double leg takedown into Knob's guard.
Leach works over Knob with some ground and pound from guard.
Leach stopping the sweep attempt from Knob.
Knob wants to control but Leach passes easily into half guard.
Leach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knob pushes Leach off but Leach dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knob is trying to get back to his feet.
Leach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knob is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Knob is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Leach is controlling him well.
Leach thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knob dodges the ground and pound from Leach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leach wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leach thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leach creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Knob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leach shoots in for a double leg but Knob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leach fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Knob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knob instigates a clinch.
Knob wants to get back to striking at distance but Leach won't allow it.
Knob manages to break the clinch.
Knob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leach slips a jab and a cross from Knob.
Knob lands with a right that hurts Leach. Leach looks to clinch but Knob throws a short knee that drops Leach. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Bob Knob!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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