PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ooga Booga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booga comes to the cage accompanied by The Invention of Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Booga
vs
Battery

192 cm
25
284 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Boomerang! Costume Shop ($12 Fun Gear)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ooga Booga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Battery!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery wants to clinch up but Booga keeps it at a distance.
Battery doesn't manage to clinch there - Booga circles away.

Battery takes the fight into the clinch.

Booga breaks from the clinch.
Booga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battery doesn't manage to clinch there - Booga circles away.
Battery tries to clinch there but Booga circles away.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booga paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Battery closes the distance and pushes Booga back into the cage.
Booga takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ooga Booga has been cut.
Battery tries to land a knee to the head but Booga blocks with his arms.
Booga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Booga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Battery smiles and moves away.
Booga lands a lovely overhand right.
Battery ducks under a wild hook from Booga.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battery moves in looking to clinch but Booga pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booga paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Battery gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Booga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Battery keeping moving, preventing Booga from controlling successfully.
Booga stands and throws Battery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Booga lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

It looks like Maximus Battery has been cut.
Battery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Booga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Battery, who protects the arm well.
Booga cracks Battery with a big right hand but Battery just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Booga.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booga advances to full mount.

Booga is working for a guillotine from mount but Battery frees his head quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Booga is working for a guillotine from mount but Battery frees his head quite easily.
Battery tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery regains half guard.
Battery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Booga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Booga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Booga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Battery defending well though.
Battery wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Booga working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Battery's thigh. Battery counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Booga drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Booga seems to have locked his on tight now - Battery screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Booga, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ooga Booga!