PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent comes to the cage accompanied by EnterSandman. Boorg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Afternoon Delight. 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?

Vincent
vs
Boorg

201 cm
18
243 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Knockout Fight Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boorg clinches up against the cage.
Boorg tries to land knees in the clinch but Vincent avoids the damage to the body.
Boorg misses with a knee to the head.
Boorg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vincent is defending well for now.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Vincent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vincent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boorg pulls his leg out and moves away.

Boorg moves into the clinch.
Boorg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vincent's face.
Boorg misses with a knee to the head.
Boorg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Frank Vincent has been cut.
Vincent takes an elbow to the temple.
Vincent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boorg smiles and moves away.
Boorg tries to clinch up but Vincent circles away and keeps his distance.

Vincent tries to keep at a distance but Boorg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boorg misses with a knee strike.
Boorg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vincent's defenses.
Boorg lands a nice elbow.
Vincent tries to pull guard but Boorg holds him up against the cage and eventually Vincent drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent jumps guard but Boorg stands there with Vincent around his waist. Vincent gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boorg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vincent up against the cage.
Boorg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boorg lands an elbow just above Vincent 's eye.

Frank Vincent's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Vincent - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Boorg.
Vincent dodges an elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Vincent shrugs off.
Vincent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boorg smiles and moves away.
Ishmael Boorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boorg throws a head kick but Vincent moves out of range.

Boorg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vincent, pushing him back against the cage.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vincent avoids it.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boorg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vincent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Boorg works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Boorg with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg wants to pass the guard but Vincent is keeping the position.
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boorg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boorg scoring with some ground and pound.
Boorg stays in close to Vincent's body and controls the position.
Vincent will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vincent wants to stand and escape but Boorg is having none of it.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Boorg tries to free his leg and advance position but Vincent is retaining full guard.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Boorg from controlling successfully.
Boorg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vincent's head.
Boorg cracks Vincent with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boorg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boorg trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Boorg is looking to work some ground and pound but Vincent has wrist control.
Vincent is pulling down on Boorg's head to control his posture.
Boorg trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Boorg is working Vincent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boorg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vincent trying to keep a closed guard but Boorg is proving a slippery customer.
Boorg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg stopping the sweep attempt from Vincent.
Boorg working some strikes from top position.
Vincent being controlled here, momentarily.
Boorg passes Vincent's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boorg lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boorg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Boorg there.
Boorg moves into full mount! Vincent won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Vincent's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boorg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boorg throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Boorg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vincent up against the cage.
Boorg lands a nice knee to the body.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boorg prevents the takedown attempt.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Vincent shrugs off.
Boorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vincent's elbow.
Boorg cracks Vincent with a nice body shot.
Vincent managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boorg.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vincent avoids it.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boorg scores with a knee to the head.

Frank Vincent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Vincent shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vincent is trying to break the clinch but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
Boorg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boorg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vincent.
Boorg prevents a body shot from Vincent.
A knee to the head by Boorg.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg lands a knee to the head.
Vincent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vincent takes an elbow to the temple.
Boorg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg tries to throw a body punch but Vincent avoids it by throwing Boorg back against the cage.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boorg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vincent.
Vincent slows down the pace here.
Boorg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vincents head.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boorg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but Vincent blocks with his arms.
Boorg misses with an elbow strike.
Boorg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vincent is defending well for now.
Vincent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boorg walks away with a smile on his face. Vincent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Boorg moves into the clinch successfully.

Boorg has Vincent pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Boorg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vincent tumbling to the mat - Boorg dives into Vincent's guard.
Boorg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boorg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boorg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boorg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boorg lands a couple of elbows.
Boorg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vincent wants to stand but Boorg is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is in close to Vincent's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boorg trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Boorg stands up over Vincent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boorg stands up over Vincent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boorg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boorg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boorg landing with the ground and pound.
Boorg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vincent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg pushing down on Vincent's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boorg moves nicely into side control.
Vincent is trying to escape the position but Boorg is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boorg lands a few punches from side control.
Boorg trying to control the position but Vincent is working away.
Boorg working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boorg landing strikes.
Boorg trying to control the action but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Boorg landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Boorg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Vincent's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boorg has Vincent up against the cage in a clinch.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Boorg misses with a knee to the head.
Boorg scores a nice knee to the body.
Boorg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Vincent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Boorg.

Boorg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boorg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boorg is looking to advance position but Vincent won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vincent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boorg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent is looking for a sweep. Boorg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boorg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boorg connects with a nice short shot to Vincent's temple.
Boorg wants to pass to mount but Vincent is defending the position.
Vincent trying to control but Boorg postures up.
Boorg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boorg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boorg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boorg lands with some strikes.
Boorg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boorg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vincent can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boorg tries to control but Vincent wriggling away.
Boorg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boorg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vincent working to try and regain half guard.
Vincent swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boorg controlling the position easily from mount.
Boorg with good strikes from the mount here!
Boorg cracks Vincent with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boorg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vincent can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boorg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vincent?
Vincent wants to hold on but Boorg pushes him away.
Boorg controlling his opponent.
Ishmael Boorg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Boorg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boorg content just to control the position here.
Boorg landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boorg controlling the pace for now.
Frank Vincent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Boorg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Boorg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boorg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Boorg!