PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - St. Anger. Joe Boxer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ace Heart's chin.

Heart
vs
Boxer

190 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Joe Boxer has been cut.
A punch combination from Boxer misses.
Heart tries to clinch up.
Heart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heart misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Heart.
Heart tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer throws a right hand that Heart ducks under and follows up with a left that Heart also avoids with ease.
Boxer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ace Heart has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heart.
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Heart instigates a clinch.
Heart scores a nice knee to the body.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Heart gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
Nice elbow from Heart.
Heart throws an elbow but it misses.
Heart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heart throws an elbow but misses.
Heart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heart throws an elbow but misses.
Heart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer stalling in the clinch.
Boxer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heart misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Heart lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Heart lands an elbow inside.
Come on Boxer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boxer blocks an elbow strike.
Heart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boxer tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Heart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heart.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer tries to circle away but Heart has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heart.
Heart misses with an elbow over the top.
Heart lands a nice knee to the body.
Boxer looks gassed!
Boxer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Heart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heart missing with knees to the body.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
Heart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Heart scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Heart misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer wants to break free but Heart has control.
Heart lands a knee to the head.
Heart lands a nice elbow.
Boxer tries to circle away but Heart has him pinned against the cage.
Boxer avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart.
Heart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Boxer avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxer controlling the action here for a moment.
Boxer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart lands a damaging elbow.
Boxer is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Heart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boxer avoiding damage as Heart throws knees to the body.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxer's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boxer lands with a right to the head.
Boxer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boxer throws a combination. Heart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heart blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Heart needs to keep his hands up - Boxer had a free shot at his head there.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ace Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart tries a head kick but it misses.
Heart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer lands a two punch combo.

Heart drives through and clinches with Boxer against the cage.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ace Heart will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Heart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Heart.
Heart tries to clinch up.
Heart tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heart!
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Heart has a takedown stuffed.
Boxer slips under a jab.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Heart.
Heart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick from Boxer misses.
Boxer scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer looks to land a combination. Heart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Heart is rocked!
Boxer connects with a nice cross there... Heart is looking wobbly and Boxer recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Heart to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Boxer jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Boxer!