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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mercer (ranked 6614 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisko Bobima (ranked 8138 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Mercer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lisko Bobima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bobima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bobima pulls guard.
Mercer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bobima lands an upkick as Mercer stands over him.
Mercer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bobima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercer is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bobima keeping full guard, as Mercer tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Bobima keeps moving.
Bobima working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mercer tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobima is retaining full guard.
Bobima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bobima clinches up with Mercer and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Bobima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobima closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mercer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bobima has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobima lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer wants to hold on but Bobima pushes him away.
Bobima tries to control but Mercer wriggling away.
Mercer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bobima controlling from the full mount.
Bobima throwing strikes here but Mercer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mercer is desperately trying to improve his position but Bobima has a good base and remains in mount.
Bobima throwing strikes here but Mercer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer working to try and regain half guard.
Bobima avoids the attempt from Mercer to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bobima controlling from mount.
Bobima avoids the attempt from Mercer to control.
Mercer is squirming around, avoiding Bobima's attempts to control the action.
Mercer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bobima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bobima stalling.
Bobima is thwarting Mercer's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bobima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lisko Bobima dominated that round.
That's time! Mercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mercer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Bobima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer misses with a body shot
and Bobima decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mercer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer trying to keep a closed guard but Bobima is proving a slippery customer.
Lisko Bobima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bobima preventing the sweep.
Bobima throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobima would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mercer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer trying to keep a closed guard but Bobima is proving a slippery customer.
Bobima wants to stand and escape but instead Mercer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bobima keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Mercer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bobima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses. Bobima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mercer's guard. Nice move by Bobima!
Mercer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bobima controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer trying to control the position.
Bobima preventing the sweep.
Mercer is working hard here to advance position.
Bobima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mercer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bobima stopping the sweep attempt from Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is trying to control the position but Bobima postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bobima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercer, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Bobima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Bobima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobima moves into range and clinches up with Mercer.
Bobima pulls guard.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Bobima keeps moving.
Bobima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bobima is on top in guard.
Bobima tries to stand but Mercer is controlling from the bottom.
Mercer looking for a sweep. Not yet Mercer, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobima postures up and lands a big shot to Mercer's brow.
Mercer controls Bobima momentarily but Bobima frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lisko Bobima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Mercer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bobima tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mercer is in Bobima's guard.
Mercer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Bobima keeps moving.
Mercer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bobima is keeping the position for now.
Bobima is controlling Mercer's posture.
Bobima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercer is looking to pass into half guard but Bobima pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bobima is in guard.
Mercer keeping moving, preventing Bobima from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer looking to control.
Bobima throwing strikes but missing.
Bobima throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bobima wants to control but Mercer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mercer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobima's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bobima tries to get to full guard but Mercer has control of the leg.
Bobima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercer is looking for a kimura here.
Mercer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bobima is refusing to be controlled, as Mercer sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer 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.
Mercer is working for a kimura but Bobima is defending it quite comfortably.
Bobima is defending against the submission attempts here by Mercer.
Bobima is positioning himself well to prevent Mercer advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mercer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jack Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobima is doing well to control the position and prevent Mercer from advancing to side control.
Mercer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mercer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lisko Bobima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercer is looking to advance position but Bobima won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bobima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lisko Bobima!
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FIGHT
RATING
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