PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seeley Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Booth
vs
Foreman

180 cm
21
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

189 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Seeley Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Noah Foreman has been cut.
Booth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
Booth swinging wildly here.
Booth tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Booth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foreman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Booth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Booth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foreman tries to bum rush Booth with a series of wild strikes but Booth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foreman misses with a two punch combination.
Booth is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
A jab from Booth does it's job there.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Seeley Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foreman.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Booth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Foreman tries to bum rush Booth with a series of wild strikes but Booth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foreman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Booth tries to avoid it but Foreman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Booth to the ground. Booth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seeley Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Foreman.
Booth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foreman circles away quickly and effectively.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Booth sprawls well. Booth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Foreman looks gassed!
Booth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman misses with a wild combination.
Booth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Booth circles away and keeps his distance.
Booth throws a sloppy body shot
and Foreman counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Foreman does no damage.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Booth. That snapped Foreman's head back.
Booth scores with a jab. Foreman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That has opened up Noah Foreman's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booth misses with an uppercut.
Booth clobbers Foreman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foreman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Booth is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Foreman.
Booth wants to clinch.
Seeley Booth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booth digs a good hook to Foreman's body.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Booth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth misses with a wild combination.
Foreman slips under a jab from Booth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Booth lands with a shot to the body.
Booth slaps away a takedown attempt from Foreman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Booth throws a hook but Foreman blocks it.
Booth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foreman has time to react.
Booth missing with a left hand there. Foreman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Booth misses with a double jab

and Foreman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Foreman is looking for a kimura here.
Foreman trying to control the action but Booth is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booth trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Foreman manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seeley Booth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Foreman's cut.
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.

Booth missing with a left hand there. Foreman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foreman misses with a two punch combination.
Booth misses with a hook.
Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Booth moves into the clinch.
Booth tries to stall but Foreman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Booth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Booth blocks an uppercut.

Foreman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Booth clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Foreman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Booth knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Booth for a finish.
Booth wants to control his opponent's hands but Foreman gets his hands free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Foreman moves nicely into side control.
Booth prevents Foreman from moving into mount.

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.

Foreman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foreman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Booth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Foreman is working for a submission of some sort.
Foreman prevents Booth from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman is thwarting Booth's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Booth gets full guard.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Foreman from controlling successfully.
Booth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foreman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Foreman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Booth tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Booth tries to clinch up
and Booth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Booth throws a leg kick but Foreman checks it.
Booth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Foreman.

Foreman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Booth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Booth keeping full guard, as Foreman tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foreman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control the position from guard on top but Booth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foreman looking to pass the guard.
Foreman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foreman throws a strike but Booth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet but Booth passes into half guard.
Foreman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth wants to pass the guard but Foreman is defending well.
Foreman works his way to full guard. Good work.

Foreman working for a triangle but Booth defends it easily.
Foreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Booth is pushing down on Foreman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Foreman is fighting to maintain full guard but Booth has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foreman pushes Booth off looking to stand but Booth dives back in and keeps control.
Booth prevents Foreman from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foreman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Foreman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foreman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Foreman!