PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Train (ranked 2314 p4p, 230 weight class) and Tanner Boser (ranked 3161 p4p, 300 weight class). Boser comes into a darkened arena with his song building. fart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Train
vs
Boser

195 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marshall Train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tanner Boser!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boser clinches up with Train and pushes him back against the cage.
Boser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Train is defending well for now.
Train avoiding damage as Boser throws knees to the body.
Train is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boser to keep the fight standing.
Boser tries a knee to the head but Train blocks it.

Train gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Boser wants to get back to his feet but Train passes into half guard.

Train is taking a breather. Boser says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Train looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boser on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Train tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boser knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Train is nestled in close to Boser, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Train throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Train is working for a submission of some sort.

Train gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Train scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Train is controlling the pace.
Train seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boser for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Train is taking a breather. Boser says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Train drops an elbow to the side of Boser's head.
Boser really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Train. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Train is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Train looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Train drops an elbow to the side of Boser's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train controlling the action here.
Train definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Train wants to pass to mount but Boser is defending the position.
Train thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boser's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Train is looking for a kimura but Boser is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Train to get the leverage.
Train controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Train 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.

Train dives in and scores a takedown into Boser's guard.
Boser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Train throws a big elbow that misses.
Train throws a big right hand that misses.
Marshall Train overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Train controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Train is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boser can do to turn this around?

Train dives in and scores a takedown into Boser's guard.
Train throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Train's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Train stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boser swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train pushes down on Boser's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Train thows a huge punch but Boser dodges it nicely.

Train is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boser sees it coming and defends easily.
Train stalling.
Train has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train landing strikes from the mount.
Boser is breathing heavily.
Train landing strikes, looking to finish!
Train controlling from the full mount.
Train lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Train tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Train has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train 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.
Train is landing with some decent strikes but Boser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boser takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Train connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Train 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. This is the final round!

Train shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Train was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Boser throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Boser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boser is looking to clinch but Train is avoiding it.

Boser tries to keep at a distance but Train has taken the fight into the clinch.
Train managing to block the knees to the body from Boser.
Boser misses with a knee strike.

Train has picked Boser up - he's going for a ride! Train dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Train thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Train looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Train.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Train working over Boser with some ground and pound. Boser looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Train seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Train looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Train lands with a punch from half guard.
Train scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Train is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Train has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Boser defend it? Train steps over the head and cranks it - Boser is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Train!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marshall Train!
Tanner Boser was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck shit fuck man, i want to masturbate'.