PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen up with the Cock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Boucher
vs
Malone

180 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Malone!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher throws a looping overhand right but Malone ducks down to avoid it.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boucher throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boucher misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Boucher coming out on top.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boucher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Boucher.
Boucher throws a one two combo.
Malone tries to clinch there but Boucher circles away.
Malone is looking to clinch but Boucher is avoiding it.
Malone blocks a jab.
Boucher throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.
Boucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malone slips under a jab.
Boucher throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bobby Boucher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Boucher misses with an uppercut.
Boucher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bobby Boucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boucher misses with a wild combination.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.
Boucher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boucher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Boucher.
Boucher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boucher throws out a loose jab but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher clobbers Malone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boucher swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malone defending well as Boucher loads up on a big left hand.
Boucher looks to throw the jab but Malone is out of range.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Boucher.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.
Malone doesn't manage to clinch there - Boucher circles away.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boucher looks to throw the jab but Malone is out of range.
Malone shoots in but Boucher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boucher.
Boucher throws a series of punches but Malone avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malone moves into the clinch successfully.
Boucher avoids the elbow strike from Malone, against the cage.
Malone pushes off an throws an elbow but Boucher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boucher's brow.
Boucher has had enough of the clinch but Malone keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Malone.

It looks like Bobby Boucher has been cut.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Malone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boucher avoids it.
Malone pushes off an throws an elbow but Boucher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boucher.
Boucher is trying to break the clinch but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boucher is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The referee calls for Malone to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Boucher is blocking nicely.
Malone keeps control of Boucher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malone misses with a punch to the body.
Malone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boucher tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Malone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Malone throws an elbow but it misses.
Boucher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boucher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boucher avoiding damage as Malone throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boucher as Malone tries to tie him up.
Malone tries a body shot but Boucher blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Boucher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Boucher's cut.
That's time! Boucher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Boucher does it's job there.
Malone slips a jab from Boucher.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boucher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boucher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malone backs up against the cage.
Boucher misses with an uppercut. Malone saw that one coming.
Malone walks into a left hand.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Boucher as he connects with a hook.
Mick Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malone.
Boucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Boucher.
Malone scores with a one two! Boucher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone tries to clinch there but Boucher circles away.
Boucher looks to throw the jab but Malone is out of range.
Malone is looking to clinch but Boucher is avoiding it.
Malone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boucher loads up on a big right hand but Malone slips the punch.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Boucher pushes him off.
Malone is looking to clinch but Boucher is avoiding it.
Boucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boucher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malone in his tracks.
Boucher misses with an uppercut. Malone saw that one coming.
Malone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boucher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boucher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boucher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malone backs up against the cage.
Boucher looks to land a left hand but Malone moved out of range nicely.
Malone tries to clinch but Boucher is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Malone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boucher looks to land a combination. Malone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Mick Malone has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boucher lands with a nice body punch.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Boucher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher scores with a shot to the body.
Boucher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Boucher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boucher lands with a hook. Malone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boucher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Malone counters by clinching up.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Boucher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boucher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Boucher duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Boucher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boucher lands a two punch combo.
Malone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boucher.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boucher throws a nice looking combination but Malone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobby Boucher is winning the standup battle so far.
Boucher scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.
Boucher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boucher looks to land a right hand but Malone moved out of range.
Boucher misses the jab.
Boucher throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone.
Boucher lunges at Malone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boucher to score with a decent uppercut.
Boucher misses with a looping left.
Boucher lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Boucher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boucher misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Boucher lunges at Malone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone's hand.
Boucher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Boucher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boucher scores with a hook.
Boucher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boucher blocks a low kick nicely.
Malone moves out of range as Boucher strikes.
Malone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boucher.
Boucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Boucher misses the target.
Boucher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boucher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Boucher throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throws a nice head kick!
Boucher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Boucher.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.

Malone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boucher wants to break free but Malone has control.
Boucher is trying to break the clinch but Malone is controlling him.
Boucher tries to circle away but Malone has him pinned against the cage.
Malone tries to land knees in the clinch but Boucher avoids the damage to the body.
Boucher avoiding damage as Malone throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boucher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone has Boucher pressed against the cage.
Boucher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boucher avoiding damage as Malone throws knees to the body.
Malone prevents Boucher from breaking the clinch.
Malone scores a nice knee to the body.
Boucher managing to block the knees to the body from Malone.
Malone keeps control of Boucher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malone stalling the fight.
Malone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malone working Boucher over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boucher's brow.
Malone lands a good knee to the midsection. Boucher won't want to take too many of those.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boucher's brow.
Malone trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Boucher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boucher.
Boucher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boucher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boucher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boucher's knee momentarily.
Malone slips under a jab.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boucher.
Boucher misses with a body shot
and Malone counters with a low kick, right behind Boucher 's knee.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boucher looks to land a right hand but Malone moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boucher works over Malone's head and body with a nice combination.
Boucher misses with a looping right.
Boucher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malone's head backwards.
Boucher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malone tries to clinch up but Boucher circles away and keeps his distance.
Mick Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Boucher pushes him off.
Malone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boucher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boucher misses with a few strikes there.
Malone lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Malone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Malone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boucher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Boucher!