PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boh Boh (ranked 4742 p4p, 4733 weight class) and Dave O Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boh
vs
Jones

200 cm
25
272
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
268
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boh Boh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave O Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is in trouble now - Boh has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boh stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Boh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Boh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Jones is looking for a triangle here but Boh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boh gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to hold on but Boh pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boh controlling from the full mount.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Boh controlling from mount.
Boh thowing shots but they're missing.
Boh unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boh with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boh.
Boh controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to hold on but Boh pushes him away.
Boh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boh avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Boh with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boh looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Boh controlling his opponent.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boh controlling the position easily from mount.
Boh takes Jones's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jones is in trouble.
Jones just trying to survive but Boh is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good control from Boh.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boh Boh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boh showed some decent athleticism there.

Boh wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Boh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boh.
Jones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Boh jumps into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control but Boh flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Boh misses with punches from the back.

Jones is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Boh gets his way!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boh Boh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones just trying to survive but Boh is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boh keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Boh keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.
Jones tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the hands but Boh won't let him.
Boh missing with punches from the back.
Boh misses with an elbow to the head.

Boh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boh missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boh is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jones tries to escape but Boh has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boh gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Boh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jones trying to control the action but Boh just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Boh looking for the choke from the back.
Boh avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Boh has good solid back control here.

Boh is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Boh looking for the choke from the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is in bad spot here.
Boh misses with an elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boh Boh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boh moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boh avoids it.
Boh throws an elbow that misses.
Jones is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Boh decides to pull guard.
Boh has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Boh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boh controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boh is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Boh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Boh has control of the leg.
Boh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Boh has control of the leg.
Dave O Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.

Boh postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up.
Boh Boh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to land a body kick

and Boh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Boh is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones wants to improve his position but Boh is controlling well.

Boh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Boh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones working a defensive guard but Boh passes into half guard.
Boh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones wants to control but Boh is keeping busy.
Boh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Boh stands up out of the half guard.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boh swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Boh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Jones gets caught napping as Boh dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Boh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

Boh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boh Boh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boh Boh!