PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boon Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baggins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (my hero). Boon Baggins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Baggins
vs
Boy

180 cm
18
163 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boon Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Del Boy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy moves into the clinch.

Boy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Baggins regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Baggins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Boy escapes and throws Baggins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baggins is not content to let Boy control the position.
Boy misses with the ground and pound.
Boy misses with the ground and pound.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baggins keeps working.

Boy stands up.
Boy throws a leg kick but Baggins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boon Baggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins shoots in looking for a takedown. Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Baggins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baggins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boy on his heels. He'll look to pass Boy's guard now, I'm sure.
Baggins postures up.
Boy trying to strike off his back.

Baggins drops back looking for a leg! Boy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boy manages to kick Baggins off! Baggins jumps back into Boy's guard.
Baggins trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Baggins slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy moves into full guard.
Boy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy is trying to control the position but Baggins postures up.

Baggins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baggins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Baggins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baggins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baggins forces his way into half guard.
Boy looks gassed!
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as Baggins sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to improve his position but Baggins is controlling well.

Baggins seems to be working for a kimura but Boy defends the submission attempt.

Baggins seems to be looking for submissions.

Baggins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boy is defending against the submission attempts here by Baggins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is trying to control the action in half guard but Boy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Baggins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baggins.

Baggins is working for a kimura but Boy is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Baggins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boon Baggins will probably get the nod.
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.

Boy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baggins to the ground. Boy is now in Baggins's guard.

Baggins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boy looking to pass the guard.

Baggins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Baggins working for a triangle but Boy defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy trying to control but Baggins is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baggins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baggins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Baggins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boy defends it easily.

Baggins looking for a guillotine here but Boy defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Baggins has his foot on Boy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boy works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Baggins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baggins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Baggins is tightening it up a little... Boy has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boy reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boy taps out! Nice BJJ there by Baggins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Boon Baggins!