PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 2527 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 0 p4p, 270 weight class). Marco Battaglia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boone
vs
Battaglia

187 cm
38
190
21 - 19 - 2

190 cm
28
190
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

NARCOS
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Boone misses.
Battaglia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Battaglia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Battaglia slips a straight right by Boone.
Battaglia throws a counter combo.
Boone cracks Battaglia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Battaglia saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battaglia blocks a jab.
Boone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Battaglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battaglia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Battaglia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battaglia is looking to take a break and control but Boone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Battaglia working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone tries to improve position but can't.

Battaglia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Battaglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boone.
Battaglia wants to counter with a clinch but Boone pushes him away.
Boone connects with a solid leg kick.
Battaglia tries to move into range but Boone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Boone, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Battaglia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boone stuffs the takedown attempt from Battaglia. Battaglia gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone scoring well with a low kick there.
Battaglia fails to land the takedown.
Battaglia looks winded!
Boone scores with a kick to the body.
Battaglia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battaglia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone connects with a solid leg kick.
Boone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Boone misses.
Jackson Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Boone.
Battaglia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boone lands a jab to the nose.
Boone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Battaglia slips under a jab from Boone.
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boone as he avoids it easily.
Jackson Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Battaglia.
Boone cracks Battaglia with an open hand slap.
Battaglia slips a jab from Boone.
Boone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Boone misses.
Boone scores with a kick to the body.
Boone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battaglia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Boone - just one landing.
Battaglia tries to clinch up but Boone circles away and keeps his distance.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone cracks Battaglia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boone throws the left hand but Battaglia avoids the punch easily.
Boone throws a looping overhand right but Battaglia ducks down to avoid it.
Battaglia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Battaglia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Boone misses.
Battaglia blocks a jab.
Battaglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boone.
Battaglia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boone finds it's way round the side to connect with Battaglia's head.
Boone misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Boone.
Boone lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boone with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boone throws a body punch but Battaglia moves out of range.
Boone catches Battaglia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Boone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Battaglia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boone lands a jab to the nose.
Boone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battaglia can do to turn this around?
Boone throws a shot from downtown. Battaglia moves away and avoids it.
Battaglia wants to counter with a clinch but Boone pushes him away.
Boone misses with a looping left.
Battaglia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boone lands a right hook to the body.
Boone cracks Battaglia with an open hand slap.
Battaglia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boone with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone works the jab nicely.
Battaglia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Boone.
Boone throws a hook to the side of Battaglia's head but Battaglia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battaglia is breathing heavily.
Boone leaves Battaglia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boone throwing a counter right hand but Battaglia manages to avoid it.
Boone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boone lands the left hand.
Boone scores with a decent looking hook.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Battaglia wants to counter with a clinch but Boone pushes him away.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battaglia.
Battaglia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
Battaglia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boone.
Boone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Battaglia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boone scores with a sloppy right hand. Battaglia should have avoided that one.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Battaglia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battaglia has time to react.
Boone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Battaglia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia moves away from the strike by Boone.
Boone connects with a body shot that sends Battaglia's belly button to the back.
Battaglia walks into a stiff left hand from Boone.
Battaglia walks into a straight right hand from Boone.
Good standup being displayed there by Boone as he connects with a hook.

Battaglia is rocked!
Boone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Battaglia back to the cage. Boone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Battaglia is still on wobbly legs! Can Boone finish him?
Boone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Boone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Boone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boone.
Battaglia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Battaglia scrambles back to his feet.
Boone lands a jab to Battaglia's midsection.
Boone feints and then cracks Battaglia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Battaglia down.
Boone works Battaglia's body with a nice hook.
Boone connects with the punch.
Boone misses with a body shot.
Battaglia seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battaglia moves away.
Battaglia walks into a left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boone - that will leave a mark!
Battaglia walks into a straight right hand from Boone.
Boone's corner calls for a 1-2. Boone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battaglia.
Battaglia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boone thuds his right hand into Battaglia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boone lands a jab to the head.
Boone cracks Battaglia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boone falls off balance throwing a combination

and Battaglia counters by clinching up.
Boone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battaglia backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boone lands an uppercut.
Battaglia is looking to break free of the clinch but Boone has double underhooks.
Boone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battaglia backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battaglia backwards.

Boone manages to break the clinch.
Boone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Boone.
An inside leg kick lands from Boone.
Battaglia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boone lands a head shot.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Battaglia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boone.
Boone throws a looping overhand right but Battaglia ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Battaglia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boone connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Boone. Beautiful body shot.
Boone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marco Battaglia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown but Boone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boone scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Boone dominated that second round.
That's time! Boone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boone throws a jab when Battaglia was well out of range.
Battaglia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boone.
Battaglia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Battaglia momentarily.
Boone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boone misses with a lunging right hand

and Battaglia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battaglias head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Boone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Boone as the two fighters clinch.
Battaglia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battaglia wants to get back to striking at distance but Boone won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone lands a shot to the body.
Boone lands with a right to the head.

Boone drops Battaglia onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Battaglia is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Battaglia backwards.
Boone throws a big uppercut that drops Battaglia! More strikes from Boone and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Battaglia lies dazed against the cage as Boone celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Boone!
Jackson Boone very nearly forgot to thank Kato amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.