PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between linus backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wish Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). backer comes to the cage accompanied by 100 million dollars. Bone has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. linus backer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

backer
vs
Bone

191 cm
27
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, linus backer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wish Bone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
backer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bone's waist but Bone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing backer off to one side.
backer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
backer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bone avoids it really well and circles away.
backer closes the distance and clinches up with Bone, looking for a takedown. backer pushes Bone against the cage but Bone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for linus backer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
backer misses with an uppercut.
Bone scores with a sloppy right hand. backer should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
Bone misses with a straight right.
backer throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
backer misses with a hook.
Bone moves away from the strike by backer.
backer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
backer with a jab.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but backer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
backer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bone is fending him off so far but backer persists. Nope, Bone circles away and we're back to standing.
backer tries to land a front kick but Bone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
backer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
backer throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but backer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from backer.
Bone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down backer rather than just go for the knockout.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice shot that snaps backer's head back.
backer misses with a straight right.
Jab from Bone.
backer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bone circles away.
A combination from backer does no damage.
Bone slaps away a takedown attempt from backer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
backer avoids the body shot from Bone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
backer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
backer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wish Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone slaps away a takedown attempt from backer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
backer misses with an uppercut.
backer shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.
backer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone dominated that round.
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.

Bone scores with a punch to the head.
Bone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between backer's hands.
Bone throws a body punch but backer moves out of range.
backer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Bone scores with a jab. backer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
backer tries for a takedown but Bone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
backer moves away from the strike by Bone.
Bone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bone wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
backer looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bone stuffs the takedown attempt from backer. backer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for linus backer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
backer moves forwards but Bone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
backer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
backer fails with the takedown
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wish Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bone lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone connects with a single shot there.
Bone scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
backer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Bone throws a good cross that connects.
backer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
backer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
backer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
backer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone cracks a nice hook into backer's ribs.
Bone lands a body shot.
backer drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
backer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Bone finds it's way through backer's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bone cracks a nice hook into backer's ribs.
Bone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. backer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bone lunges at backer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by backer's hand.
Bone lands with a nice body punch.
backer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

backer is rocked!
Bone connects with a nice cross there... backer is looking wobbly and Bone recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send backer to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bone jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wish Bone!