|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 7356 p4p, 594 weight class) and William Emkimp (ranked 5703 p4p, 539 weight class). William Emkimp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
|
180 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Emkimp!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby takes the fight into the clinch.
Emkimp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bobby.
Bobby lands a hook that snaps the head of Emkimp backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Emkimp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bobby misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Bobby on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emkimp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bobby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bobby just leaning against Emkimp, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp is trying to break the clinch but Bobby is controlling him.
Emkimp jumps guard but Bobby stands there with Emkimp around his waist. Emkimp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobby stalling.
Bobby keeps control of Emkimp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emkimp blocks an uppercut.
Emkimp is looking to break free of the clinch but Bobby has double underhooks.
Emkimp tries to break free but Bobby pushes him back against the cage.
Emkimp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emkimp has Bobby up against the cage in a clinch.
Emkimp gets control of Bobby's arms and successfully pulls guard. Emkimp will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bobby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emkimp is trying to keep Bobby in close.
Bobby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bobby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bobby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emkimp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bobby wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Emkimp, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Bobby seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp is trying to control Bobby's posture but Bobby avoids it.
An elbow from Bobby crashes against the mat.
Bobby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Emkimp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Emkimp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bobby wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Emkimp, who protects the arm well.
Emkimp is trying to control Bobby's posture but Bobby avoids it.
Bobby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Emkimp!
Bobby lands with some strikes.
Bobby lands a nice shot to the head.
Bobby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Emkimp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emkimp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emkimp defends it well.
Emkimp looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Emkimp.
Emkimp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emkimp dives in and grabs Bobby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bobby pushes down on Emkimp's head and hops out.
Bobby closes the distance and clinches.
Bobby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky Bobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emkimp closes the distance and clinches up with Bobby, looking for a takedown. Emkimp pushes Bobby against the cage but Bobby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bobby attempts a counter takedown but Emkimp avoids it well and moves away.
Emkimp checks a leg kick nicely.
Emkimp doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobby circles away.
Bobby shoots in and gets a takedown into Emkimp's guard.
Emkimp trying to keep a closed guard but Bobby is proving a slippery customer.
Bobby stands up and waves to Emkimp to follow him.
Bobby clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emkimp walks away with a smile on his face. Bobby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emkimp doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobby circles away.
Emkimp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricky Bobby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Emkimp.
Emkimp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emkimp.
Emkimp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobby looks to throw the jab but Emkimp is out of range.
Emkimp checks a leg kick.
Bobby clinches up against the cage.
Emkimp working hard to break the clinch.
Bobby trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emkimp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bobby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emkimp!
Bobby is looking to score with low kicks.
Emkimp wants to clinch
and Bobby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bobby.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby throws a big elbow that misses.
Bobby wants to control from the top but Emkimp keeps moving.
Bobby connects with a couple of short punches.
Emkimp controls Bobby momentarily but Bobby frees himself.
Ricky Bobby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobby decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emkimp, up you get!
Emkimp is breathing heavily.
Emkimp goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bobby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emkimp tries to clinch there but Bobby circles away.
Bobby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bobby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emkimp, pushing him back against the cage.
Emkimp has Bobby pressed against the cage, preventing Bobby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emkimp is trying to push Bobby away but Bobby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emkimp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emkimp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emkimp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby scores with a hook to the body.
Bobby controlling the action here for a moment.
Bobby keeps control of Emkimp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Emkimp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bobby throws a head kick but Emkimp moves out of range.
William Emkimp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emkimp shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobby tries to sprawl out of it but Emkimp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby feinted with a counter takedown.
Bobby throws a push kick but Emkimp slaps the foot to one side.
Emkimp throws a head kick that Bobby semi-blocks.
Bobby has Emkimp up against the cage in a clinch.
Emkimp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emkimp jumps guard but Bobby stands there with Emkimp around his waist. Emkimp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Emkimp breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby darts in and clinches Emkimp up against the cage.
Bobby is trying to force a seperation but Emkimp has the dominant position.
Emkimp avoids a wild elbow strike from Bobby.
Bobby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emkimp's efforts to push away.
Emkimp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emkimp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emkimp wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
As Emkimp tries to get set, Bobby tries to push him back and clinch up but Emkimp manages to avoid the attempt.
Bobby pushes Emkimp up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emkimp backwards.
Emkimp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Emkimp blocks with his arms.
Emkimp is trying to break the clinch but Bobby is controlling him.
Emkimp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emkimp tries to break free but Bobby pushes him back against the cage.
Bobby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby gets through Emkimp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bobby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricky Bobby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Bobby.
A frustrated look appears on Emkimp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ricky Bobby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emkimp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emkimp wants to break free but Bobby has control.
Emkimp tries to break the clinch but Bobby is controlling the position.
Emkimp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bobby prevents Emkimp from breaking the clinch.
Emkimp manages to break the clinch.
Emkimp gets tackled into the cage by Bobby. Bobby maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emkimp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emkimp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ricky Bobby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Emkimp.
Bobby prevents Emkimp from breaking the clinch.
Bobby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emkimp's efforts to push away.
Emkimp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Bobby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bobby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Bobby!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
33% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
