PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Boone (ranked 3852 p4p, 25566 weight class) and Denzel Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boone
vs
Hastings

180 cm
23
144
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hastings there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Denzel Hastings has been cut.

Hastings shoots in and gets a takedown into Boone's guard.
Hastings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boone is keeping the position for now.

Hastings postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hastings, into his guard.

Boone gets to his feet - Hastings follows without any prompting.

Hastings closes the distance and clinches.
Boone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hastings has him pressed against the cage.
Hastings tries to score a body lock takedown but Boone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hastings lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hastings swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hastings breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hastings crunches a lovely knee into Boone's ribcage.
Boone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boone prevents the takedown attempt.
Boone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hastings just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boone's brow.
Boone wants to break free but Hastings has control.

Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Boone has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hastings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Boone clinches.
Hastings is looking to control Boone's arms but Boone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hastings has his back to the cage.
Hastings looking for a takedown.
Isaac Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Hastings.
Hastings has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boone after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone is trying to force a seperation but Hastings has the dominant position.
Boone is trying to break free.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but Boone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hastings goes for a takedown attempt but Boone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Boone moves into the clinch successfully.
Hastings tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hastings displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boone up against the cage.
Boone is looking to break free of the clinch but Hastings has double underhooks.
Hastings jumps guard but Boone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hastings tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Hastings has him pressed against the cage.
Boone working hard to break the clinch.
Boone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Hastings has him pressed against the cage.

Hastings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Isaac Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hastings throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Boone gets a clinch.
Hastings misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boone as Hastings tries to tie him up.
Hastings keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boone's efforts to push away.
Boone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hastings tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boone smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boone has closed the distance and engaged Hastings in a clinch.
Hastings tries to score a body lock takedown but Boone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Hastings is controlling him.

Boone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.

Boone moves into range and clinches up with Hastings.
Boone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hastings fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boone wants to get back to striking at distance but Hastings won't allow it.
Boone is trying to force a seperation but Hastings has the dominant position.
Hastings prevents Boone from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Boone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denzel Hastings's cut.
That's time! Boone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boone tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.
Hastings is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boone takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
Boone tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
Hastings takes one on the button.
Denzel Hastings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Boone. Beautiful body shot.
Hastings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boone tries to clinch up.

Boone darts in and clinches Hastings up against the cage.
Hastings tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hastings can do to turn this around?
Hastings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boone walks away with a smile on his face. Hastings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Isaac Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hastings breaks from the clinch.
Boone fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Hastings releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hastings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boone tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Hastings tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hastings rushes Boone and presses him up against the cage.

Hastings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hastings.
Isaac Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Hastings.
Hastings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hastings takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hastings is breathing heavily.

Boone has closed the distance and engaged Hastings in a clinch.
Hastings is working for takedown but Boone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boone is trying to break free.
Hastings has Boone pressed against the cage, preventing Boone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boone tries to break the clinch but Hastings is controlling the position.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Hastings has him pressed against the cage.

Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hastings tries for a takedown but Boone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Boone misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a head kick but Boone moves out of range.

Boone darts in and clinches Hastings up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Boone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boone tries to circle away but Hastings has him pinned against the cage.
Hastings jumps guard but Boone stands there with Hastings around his waist. Hastings gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boone has had enough of the clinch but Hastings keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boone working hard to break the clinch.
Boone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
Hastings is working for takedown but Boone is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings has Boone pressed against the cage, preventing Boone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but Boone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hastings has him pressed against the cage.
Boone can't break the clinch.
Boone is looking to break free of the clinch but Hastings has double underhooks.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Boone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boone is trying to push Hastings away but Hastings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hastings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hastings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boone.
Boone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hastings.
Boone throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Boone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Isaac Boone is winning the standup battle so far.
Boone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hastings.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hastings.

Boone drives through and clinches with Hastings against the cage.
Boone working hard to break the clinch.
Hastings prevents Boone from breaking the clinch.
Hastings keeps control of Boone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hastings breaks the clinch.
Boone lands a nice hook to Hastings's body. Hastings takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hastings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hastings takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Boone forces Hastings back against the cage and clinches.
Boone wants to break free but Hastings has control.
Boone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Isaac Boone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boone tries to break free but Hastings pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Boone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denzel Hastings's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hastings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hastings has Boone up against the cage in a clinch.
Boone is pressed up against the cage. Hastings has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boone down to the mat. Boone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boone lands with an uppercut that bounces Hastings off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as Boone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hastings doesn't seem phased though.
Hastings throws a nice head kick!
No luck for Hastings with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Boone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hastings.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone cracks Hastings with an open hand slap.
Hastings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boone lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boone scores with a body shot.

Boone gets a clinch.
Boone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hastings breaks the clinch.
Hastings misses with a jab, cross combination.

Boone moves into the clinch.

Boone manages to break the clinch.

Boone clinches with his opponent.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Hastings is controlling him.
Boone blocks a body shot from Hastings.
Boone can't break the clinch.
Boone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boone is looking to break free of the clinch but Hastings has double underhooks.
Hastings is trying to maintain a safe position but Boone gets an underhook and turns Hastings into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Hastings with that takedown attempt.
Isaac Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Hastings.
Hastings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hastings throws a lazy right hand but Boone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boone doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.

Boone moves into the clinch.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boone to keep the fight standing.
Boone wants to break free but Hastings has control.
Hastings trying to stall but Boone improves his position.
Boone working hard to break the clinch.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Boone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hastings keeps control of Boone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Boone lands a jab.

Boone rushes Hastings and presses him up against the cage.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone is looking to break free of the clinch but Hastings has double underhooks.

Boone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boone lands a nice hook to Hastings's body. Hastings takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Hastings tries to keep at a distance but Boone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Boone holds him up against the cage and eventually Hastings drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings stalling in the clinch but Boone improves position.
Boone is looking to break free of the clinch but Hastings has double underhooks.
Boone has had enough of the clinch but Hastings keeps him there for the moment.

Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Boone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hastings is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hastings has Boone pressed against the cage, preventing Boone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Denzel Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaac Boone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hastings is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Boone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boone 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Boone!