PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jovanni Bokacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovanni Bokacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bokacho
vs
Champ

178 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jovanni Bokacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Champ. No joy for Bokacho on that attempt.
Champ misses the shot to the body.
Bokacho tries to close the distance and clinch but Champ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bokacho ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
Bokacho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Champ sprawls well. Champ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bokacho gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokacho slips a straight right by Champ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokacho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bokacho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bokacho off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovanni Bokacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ takes a swing at Bokacho's ribcage but misses.
Champ moves out of range as Bokacho throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Bokacho.
Bokacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Champ circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Champ misses with an uppercut. Bokacho saw that one coming.
Bokacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champ throws out the jab.
The Champ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bokacho wants to clinch up but Champ keeps it at a distance.
Bokacho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Champ lands with a nice body punch.
Bokacho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Champ misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Champ defends it nicely.
Bokacho ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
Bokacho moves away from the strike by Champ.
Bokacho staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bokacho misses with a kick to the body.
Bokacho wants to clinch up but Champ keeps it at a distance.
Bokacho staying out of range there.

Bokacho gets a clinch.
Champ keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bokacho's efforts to push away.
Bokacho jumps guard but Champ stands there with Bokacho around his waist. Bokacho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bokacho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bokacho working hard to break the clinch.
Bokacho jumps guard but Champ stands there with Bokacho around his waist. Bokacho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Champ keeps control of Bokacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bokacho is trying to break the clinch but Champ is controlling him.

Champ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bokacho blocks a jab.
Champ throws the left hand but Bokacho avoids the punch easily.
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bokacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Champ swings for the body but Bokacho moves out of range.
Bokacho tries to clinch up.

That's six 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.
Bokacho blocks a jab.
Bokacho defending well as Champ loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bokacho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Champ throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bokacho.
Champ throws a right and a left that Bokacho avoids nicely.
Champ throws a looping overhand right but Bokacho ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Champ.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bokacho shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bokacho tries to clinch but Champ is having none of it.
Champ swings for the body but Bokacho moves out of range.
Bokacho misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Champ misses its intended target.
Champ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's eight 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.
Bokacho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bokacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bokacho tries to clinch there but Champ circles away.
Bokacho drops his hands momentarily and Champ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws a lazy right hand but Bokacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bokacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champ with a jab.
A slow jab from Champ misses its intended target.
Bokacho tries to close the distance and clinch but Champ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Champ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Champ dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Champ misses with the combination.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokacho staying out of range there.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bokacho.
Bokacho staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokacho shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense.
Champ looks to land a left hand but Bokacho moved out of range nicely.
Bokacho slips under a jab from Champ.

Bokacho moves into range and clinches up with Champ.
Bokacho gets through Champ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Champ keeps control of Bokacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bokacho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Champ has him pressed against the ropes.
Champ holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Champ 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Champ throws a lazy right hand but Bokacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Champ swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokacho.
Champ lands a glancing blow to the side of Bokacho's head.
Champ throws a big shot that misses.
Jovanni Bokacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Champ misses the target.
The Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ misses with an uppercut. Bokacho saw that one coming.
Champ swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokacho.

Bokacho moves into range and clinches up with Champ.
Champ wants to stall.

Champ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Champ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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.
An inside leg kick from Champ misses.
Bokacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Champ misses with a double jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bokacho tries to land a front kick but Champ steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick from Bokacho lands but Champ takes it in his stride.
Bokacho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Champ pinned against the cage. Champ gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bokacho fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's six 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.
Bokacho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Champ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokacho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Champ finds it's way round the side to connect with Bokacho's head.
Bokacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovanni Bokacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bokacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Bokacho's head back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Champ misses with a hook. Bokacho ducked under it nicely.
Bokacho moves in looking to clinch but Champ pushes him off.
Bokacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Champ looks to land a right hand but Bokacho moved out of range.
Bokacho tries to clinch but Champ is having none of it.
Bokacho is looking to clinch but Champ is avoiding it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Champ. Bokacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Champ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Champ misses with a hook. Bokacho ducked under it nicely.
Champ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bokacho tries to close the distance and clinch but Champ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bokacho tries to clinch but Champ is having none of it.
Champ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bokacho.
Bokacho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Champ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokacho delivers a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Champ misses with a straight left.
Bokacho closes the distance and clinches up with Champ, looking for a takedown. Bokacho pushes Champ against the ropes but Champ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Champ 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for The Champ!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for The Champ!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for The Champ!

The Champ wins by unanimous decision!