PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvelous Marvin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Can't We Be Friends?. Bolo has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bolo
vs
Marvin Black

168 cm
19
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
135 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marvelous Marvin Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to clinch there but Bolo circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Bolo.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolo moves away from the strike by Black.
Black misses with a hook. Bolo ducked under it nicely.
Bolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolo swinging wildly here.
Bolo scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolo.
Bolo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bolo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black fails with the takedown.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Marvelous Marvin Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
Bolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolo misses with a wild combination.
Bolo stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bolo works over Black's head and body with a nice combination.
Bolo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Bolo misses.
Bolo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black wants to clinch up but Bolo keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Bolo.
Black throws a right and a left that Bolo avoids nicely.
Black looks gassed!
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Black misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baku Bolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black misses with a hook.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolo.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolo lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black tries to clinch there but Bolo circles away.
Black blocks a leg kick.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolo circles away.
Bolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.
Bolo throws a nice head kick!
A shot to de liver by Bolo. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bolo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Bolo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolo.
Bolo lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black blocks a low kick nicely.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bolo scores with a jab.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
Bolo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bolo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bolo scores with a nice right hand.
Bolo lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolo scores with a four punch combination!
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Bolo finds it's target.
Bolo misses with a double jab.
Black tries to move into range but Bolo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bolo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo throws a low kick, looking for Black's leg but Black calmly moves out of range.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolo. Bolo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Bolo.
Bolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolo is just out of range.
Black scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Bolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Black swings for the body but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolo misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolo stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Baku Bolo will probably get the nod.
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.

Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Bolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Black misses.
Bolo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolo is just out of range.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Black misses.
Bolo lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baku Bolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black staying out of range there.
Bolo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bolo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bolo looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bolo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black throws a solid leg kick but Bolo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Bolo slips under a jab.
Bolo ducks under a wild hook from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolo.
Bolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolo tries a head kick but it misses.
Black tries to clinch but Bolo is having none of it.
Bolo lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Bolo seems unphased.
Black slips a jab from Bolo.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolo throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black clinches but Bolo breaks the clinch
and Bolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baku Bolo is winning the standup battle so far.
Black misses the jab.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bolo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolo.
Bolo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Bolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black looks to throw the jab but Bolo is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bolo, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolo. That's going to slow Black down.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Bolo pushes him off.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Bolo saw it coming and moves away.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bolo thumps Black with a low kick.
Bolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black throws out a loose jab but Bolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bolo throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolo thinking.
Bolo lands a body shot.
Bolo misses with a looping left.
Black wants to clinch but Bolo slips to the side
and Bolo counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black avoids the head kick by Bolo.
Black dodges the punch combination from Bolo.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolo lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bolo blocks a leg kick.
Bolo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bolo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Bolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolo misses the target.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolo but Bolo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolo.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolo.
Bolo lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Bolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Bolo connects with a crisp jab.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black wants to slow Bolo down by chopping away at his legs.
Bolo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baku Bolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvelous Marvin Black.
Bolo throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Bolo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolo throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bolo.
Black tries to clinch up
and Bolo counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baku Bolo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black is looking to clinch but Bolo is avoiding it.
A shot to de liver by Bolo. Beautiful body shot.
Bolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolo throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolo checks a leg kick.
Black misses with a hook.
Black blocks a leg kick.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries to work over Bolo's front leg with a kick but Bolo checks it.
Bolo staying out of range there.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Bolo thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolo.
Bolo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo throws and low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Bolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Black clinches up with Bolo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bolo lands a right hand.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolo.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bolo manages to break the clinch.
Bolo connects with a jab.
Bolo tries to work over Black's front leg with a kick but Black checks it.
Black misses with a hook. Bolo ducked under it nicely.
Bolo throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolo lands a jab-cross combination.
Bolo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Bolo settles back down.
Bolo lands with a good body shot.
Bolo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black misses with a hook. Bolo ducked under it nicely.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Bolo digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Bolo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marvelous Marvin Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black drops his hands momentarily and Bolo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo lands an overhand right.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Black wants to clinch but Bolo slips to the side
and Bolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bolo scores with a sloppy right hand. Black should have avoided that one.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Bolo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bolo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Bolo throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bolo.
Bolo moves out of range as Black strikes.
Bolo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolo lands a lovely overhand right.
Bolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black misses with a body shot.
Bolo with a jab.
Bolo looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Bolo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolo throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black wants to clinch up but Bolo keeps it at a distance.
Bolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolo lands a jab to the nose.
Baku Bolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bolo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black throws a body punch but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bolo connects with a body shot.
Bolo throws a shot to the body.
Bolo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Black misses with a hook. Bolo ducked under it nicely.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolo can pounce on him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bolo, right into the meat.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab, jab by Bolo - just one landing.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bolo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left lands for Bolo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baku Bolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baku Bolo!