PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shepherd Booke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Flash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flash
vs
Booke

182 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shepherd Booke!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Booke gets caught flat footed, as Flash shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Booke looking for a sweep. Not yet Booke, not yet.
Booke has his hands on Flash's head, controlling the position.

Flash is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Booke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Booke has escaped and now he's on top!
Booke wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.
Flash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Flash is looking for a triangle but Booke pushes his legs off easily.
Booke wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.

Flash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Booke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booke trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Booke misses with a body kick.

Booke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Booke looking to control.
Flash trying to control but Booke is working from the bottom.
Booke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Booke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flash's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash wants to sweep here but Booke controlling him for the moment.
Flash controls Booke momentarily but Booke frees himself.

Flash has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Booke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Booke tries to stand but Flash is controlling from the bottom.
Booke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Booke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flash has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Booke has passed into side control.
Flash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Booke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Booke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Flash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Booke wants to stand up but Flash is controlling him.
Flash trying to control but Booke is working from the bottom.
Flash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Flash is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Booke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Booke has escaped and now he's on top!

Flash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Booke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flash is breathing heavily.

Flash kicks Booke off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Booke wants to control but Flash postures up.

Booke bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Booke is looking to clinch.

Booke gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flash is trying to improve his position.
Flash is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Booke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Booke passes to side control.

Booke stands up and beckons Flash to his feet.
Jeff Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Flash scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Flash dominated that round.
That's time! Flash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Booke closes the distance but Flash moves to the side

and Flash counters with a single leg into guard. Booke didn't expect that.

Flash drops back looking for a leg! Booke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Booke manages to kick Flash off! Flash jumps back into Booke's guard.
Booke looking to control.
Booke wants to sweep but no luck.
Booke wants to stand and escape but Flash is having none of it.

Flash drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Booke manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Flash has Booke in his guard.
Booke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Booke trying to control the position from guard on top but Flash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Booke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Booke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Booke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flash's head.

Flash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flash has his hands on Booke's head, controlling the position.

Flash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Booke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Flash looking for a guillotine here but Booke defends easily.
Booke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Booke tries to free his leg and advance position but Flash is retaining full guard.
Booke wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Flash scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flash trying to control the action but Booke is working from the bottom.
Booke regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash prevents Booke from improving his position.
Booke is looking to escape.
Flash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Booke defending well though.

Flash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Booke sees it coming and defends easily.
Jeff Flash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Flash wants to work for an arm triangle but Booke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Booke is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Booke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flash's guard now.
Booke tries to stand but Flash is controlling from the bottom.
Booke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flash is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flash looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Booke passes into half guard.
Booke trying to control the action but Flash is working from the bottom.

Flash actively working from the bottom here.
Booke is trying to control. Flash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flash is trying to maintain the position but Booke is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shepherd Booke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Flash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Booke!
Booke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Flash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Booke manages to get himself to full guard.
Flash trying to control but Booke is working from the bottom.

Booke had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Flash is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Booke Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Flash's back instead.
Booke wants to control but Flash is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booke controlling from the back.
Booke trying to control.
Flash tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Flash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Flash wants to hold on but Booke pushes him away.
Flash wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Flash tries to reverse the position but Booke maintains control.
Booke lands a big shot there that rocks Flash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flash blocking the ground and pound.
Flash tries to reverse the position but Booke maintains control.
Booke avoids the attempt from Flash to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flash reaches up to try and control the position but Booke seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Flash rolls and tries to escape and now Booke has his back!
Flash trying to control the hands but Booke won't let him.
Booke is hanging on to Flash's back as he tries to escape.
Booke has good solid back control here.
Booke tries to keep control of the position but Flash is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Flash right now.
Booke is looking to control Flash but Flash is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Flash tries to escape but Booke has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Flash breaks Booke's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Booke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flash looks to land a combination but Booke avoids it well.
Booke has his takedown stuffed

and Flash counters with a takedown into side control.

Flash tries for a kimura but Booke is defending well.
Flash prevents Booke from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booke can't do much from the bottom here.
Booke manages to get back to half guard.
Booke trying to control from the bottom.

Flash postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Booke to stand up.

Flash changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Booke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Flash is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Booke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Booke pushes Flash away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Flash gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Flash throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Booke works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Flash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flash 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Jeff Flash!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jeff Flash!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jeff Flash!

Jeff Flash wins by unanimous decision!