PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerrin Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agogo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slim Thug - Click Clack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jerrin Booth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Agogo's chin.

Booth
vs
Agogo

179 cm
21
180 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerrin Booth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agogo staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Booth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Agogo.

Booth darts in and clinches Agogo up against the cage.
Booth slowing the pace effectively.
Agogo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Booth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booth stalling against the cage.
Booth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Booth misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Booth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Booth stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Booth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth is struggling to control the position.
Agogo blocks an uppercut.
Agogo prevents a body shot from Booth.
Agogo prevents a body shot from Booth.
Booth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Booth misses with a punch to the body.
Booth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Booth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Booth seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Agogo is trying to break the clinch but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Booth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Booth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Booth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Agogo backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Booth misses with a body punch.
Booth effectively controlling the action here.
Booth struggles to land a body shot inside as Agogo controls his hands.
Come on Booth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerrin Booth.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Booth drops his hands momentarily and Agogo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Agogo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Booth.
Agogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booth misses with a looping left.
Booth thows a body shot but no joy.
Booth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Agogo. Agogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Agogo slips under a jab.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Booth's head backwards.
Booth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agogo.
Junior Agogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agogo throws a looping overhand right but Booth ducks down to avoid it.
Agogo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Booth cracks a nice hook into Agogo's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Agogo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agogo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agogo throws a shot from downtown. Booth moves away and avoids it.
Booth misses with a looping right.
Booth throws out a loose jab but Agogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Agogo misses.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.
Agogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Booth.
Agogo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Booth to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Booth.
Agogo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Booth backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Booth has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Agogo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Booth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agogo or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrin Booth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Booth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agogo.
Agogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Booth.
Agogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booth circles away quickly and effectively.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Booth scores with a hook to the body. Agogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agogo misses with a two punch combination.
Agogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Booth.
Agogo throws a series of punches but Booth moves out of range.
Booth walks into a straight right hand from Agogo.
A jab lands there for Booth.
Agogo throws a hook to the side of Booth's head but Booth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Booth lands a nice hook to Agogo's body. Agogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agogo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Booth.
Agogo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Booth backs up against the cage.
Agogo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agogo throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Booth scores with a nice head shot.
Agogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Booth thuds his right hand into Agogo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agogo swings for the body but Booth moves out of range.
Agogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Booth scores with a jab to the head.
Agogo lands with a cross.
Junior Agogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booth moves out of range as Agogo strikes.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
A cross from Booth lands.
Agogo misses with a straight left.
Booth scores with a body shot.
Agogo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Booth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Agogo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo tries to bum rush Booth with a series of wild strikes but Booth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Agogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Agogo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agogo.
Booth misses with a hook.
Booth thuds a left hand into Agogo's body.
Agogo throws a nice looking combination but Booth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agogo misses with the combination.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo throws a series of punches but Booth moves out of range.
Agogo misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Booth misses with a looping right.
Booth missing with a left hand there. Agogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agogo throws a hook but Booth avoids it easily.
A jab from Agogo misses.
Agogo takes a swing at Booth's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo misses with a straight right.
Agogo throws a shot from downtown. Booth moves away and avoids it.
Agogo takes a swing at Booth's ribcage but misses.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth walks into a left hand.
Agogo misses with a wild combination.
Booth throws a jab when Agogo was well out of range.
Junior Agogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agogo.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agogo misses with a hook.
Booth misses with a shot to the body
and Agogo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Agogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Booth.
Booth cracks Agogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four 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.
Good exchange - Booth coming out on top.
Booth lands a jab to Agogo's midsection.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Agogo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Agogo connects with a jab.

Booth closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Booth.
Booth working aggressively here.
Booth tries to throw a body punch but Agogo avoids it by throwing Booth back against the cage.
Booth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Booth stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Junior Agogo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo takes a swing at Booth's ribcage but misses.
Agogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booth circles away quickly and effectively.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
A cross from Agogo lands.
Booth lands a glancing blow to the side of Agogo's head.
Booth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agogo misses with a wild combination.
Agogo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agogo misses with a body kick.
Booth sizes up Agogo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Agogo needs to keep his hands up - Booth had a free shot at his head there.
Agogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booth throws a hook to the side of Agogo's head but Agogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Agogo.
Agogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo throws a right and a left that Booth avoids nicely.
Agogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Agogo misses the body punch
and Booth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Agogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Agogo defending well as Booth loads up on a big left hand.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo throws a hook to the side of Booth's head but Booth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agogo throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.
Booth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agogo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Booth throws a big shot that misses.
Agogo tries to bum rush Booth with a series of wild strikes but Booth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agogo swinging wildly here.
Agogo lands an overhand right.
Booth misses with an uppercut. Agogo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Agogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booth throws a lazy right hand but Agogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Agogo!
Agogo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agogo thinking.
Booth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
Booth misses with a hook. Agogo ducked under it nicely.
Agogo looks to land a left hand but Booth moved out of range nicely.
Booth dodges the punch combination from Agogo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Booth.
Agogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agogo lands a nice shot that snaps Booth's head back.
A jab lands there for Booth.
Agogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Booth digs a good body shot into Agogo's ribs.
Agogo misses with a few strikes there.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth throws a jab but it's blocked by Agogo.
Agogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booth misses with a straight left.

Booth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Booth stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Booth.
Booth stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a nice shot to the body.
Booth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booth struggles to land a body shot inside as Agogo controls his hands.
Booth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Agogo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Agogo is trying to break the clinch but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Booth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Agogo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booth scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrin Booth clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Agogo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
A big left from Agogo misses.
Booth lands with a shot to the body.
Agogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Booth slips under a jab from Agogo.
Agogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Booth walks into a jab.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth is looking to wear down Agogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Booth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agogo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agogo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Agogo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agogo ducks under a wild hook from Booth.
Agogo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Agogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Agogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Booth.
Agogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booth misses with an uppercut.
Booth connects with a jab.
Agogo throws a series of punches but Booth moves out of range.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Agogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Agogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Booth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Agogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Agogo does no damage.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Booth misses.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Booth counters with a stiff right hand.
Agogo throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Agogo misses with a combination
and Booth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Booth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Agogo counters with a nice uppercut.
Booth misses with a body shot
and Agogo counters with a two punch combo.
Booth lands with a straight right. Agogo didn't see that one coming.
Agogo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Booth takes the fight into the clinch.
Agogo blocks an uppercut.
Booth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Booth tries a body shot but Agogo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth gets through Agogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Booth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Booth avoiding damage.
Agogo is trying to break free.
Booth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agogo's efforts to push away.
Booth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerrin Booth.
Agogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Agogo throws a right and a left that Booth avoids nicely.
Booth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agogo.
Agogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agogo slips a jab from Booth.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agogo throws a hook but Booth avoids it easily.
Agogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Booth.
Agogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrin Booth had his way with Junior Agogo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agogo.
Booth connects with a single shot there.
Agogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booth circles away quickly and effectively.
Booth throws out a loose jab but Agogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agogo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Booth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Agogo scores with a nice head shot.
Booth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Booth lands a nice shot that snaps Agogo's head back.
Booth lands a nice hook to Agogo's body. Agogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Booth darts in trying to clinch
and Agogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Booth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agogo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Agogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Booth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Agogo staying out of range there.
Booth dodges the punch combination from Agogo.
Agogo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Booth avoids the body shot from Agogo.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Booth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agogo misses with a double jab
and Booth counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booth throws a hook but Agogo avoids it easily.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Booth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Agogo counters with a left and a right that stings Booth.
Agogo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Agogo there.
Agogo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agogo throws a right and a left that Booth avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a nice hook to Agogo's body. Agogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agogo throws a nice looking combination but Booth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Booth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Agogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Booth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Booth has Agogo pressed against the cage, preventing Agogo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agogo's elbow.
Booth pushes Agogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a body punch.
Booth is struggling to control the position.
Booth tries to throw a body punch but Agogo avoids it by throwing Booth back against the cage.
Junior Agogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Booth.
Booth has Agogo pressed against the cage, preventing Agogo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Booth.
Booth misses with the head strike.
Booth gets through Agogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerrin Booth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Booth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerrin Booth!
Jerrin Booth retains his welterweight title!