PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Charles
vs
Bookem

171 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
155 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles throws a jab when Bookem was well out of range.
Charles checks the leg kick.
Bookem misses with a straight left.
Charles's corner calls for a 1-2. Charles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Charles misses with a looping left.
Charles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bookem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bookem. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bookem.
Charles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Bookem.
Charles blocks a jab.
Charles misses with a looping right.
Bookem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charles's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bookem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Bookem.
Charles misses with a combination
letting Bookem counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Charles. No joy for Bookem on that attempt.
Charles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Bookem.
Bookem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.

Bookem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bookem throws a strike but Charles avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bookem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bookem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bookem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bookem throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bookem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bookem throwing strikes from guard but Charles blocks nicely.
Bookem stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bookem.
Bookem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bookem is looking to work some ground and pound but Charles has wrist control.
Bookem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Bookem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bookem is looking to work some ground and pound but Charles has wrist control.
Bookem is looking to work some ground and pound but Charles has wrist control.
Bookem is pushing down on Charles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charles is fighting to maintain full guard but Bookem has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bookem lands a nice short elbow.
Bookem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bookem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bookem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bookem working the head and body with strikes.
Charles trying to hold on to Bookem's head to control him but Bookem postures up.
Bookem is looking to advance position but Charles won't allow it.

Bookem is working for a submission of some sort.
Bookem lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bookem working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bookem throws a strike but Charles avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bookem trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bookem is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bookem trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Bookem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bookem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bookem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bookem throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bullet Bookem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bookem throws out the jab.
Charles misses with a hook
letting Bookem counter with a right hand.
Bookem moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Bookem jabs at Charles's body.
Bookem throws a leg kick but Charles checks it.
Bookem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Charles misses with a straight right.
Charles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bookem misses with an uppercut
and Charles counters with a solid body kick.
Charles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bookem.
Bullet Bookem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bookem misses with a hook. Charles ducked under it nicely.
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Bookem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bookem fails to land the takedown.
Bookem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bookem.
Bookem misses with a straight left.

Charles gets tackled into the cage by Bookem. Bookem maintains the clinch.
Charles tries to stall but Bookem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Bookem misses with a punch to the body.
Bookem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bookem breaks from the clinch.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bookem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bookem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Charles throws a hook but Bookem avoids it easily.
Bookem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bookem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charles under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles blocks a low kick nicely.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bookem manages to avoid it.
Charles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bookem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bookem blocks a head kick by Charles.
A big left from Bookem misses.
Bookem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bookem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charles circles away.
Bookem throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bookem catches Charles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles avoids the body shot from Bookem.
Charles lands a nice looking body shot.

Bookem feints and as Charles raises his hands in defense, Bookem changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bookem postures up in Charles's guard and throws a big left but Charles blocks it.
Bookem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bookem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bookem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bookem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bookem throws a big elbow that misses.
Bookem wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bookem works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bookem thows a huge punch but Charles dodges it nicely.

Bookem is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Charles sees it coming and defends easily.
Charles taking some punishment here, with Bookem in his half guard.
Charles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bookem trying to mount his opponent but Charles defends it.
Bookem throwing shots but Charles is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bookem working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
Charles is trying to maintain the position but Bookem is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bullet Bookem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bookem misses with a double jab.
Bookem throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles throws a right and a left that Bookem avoids nicely.
Charles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Bookem finds it's way through Charles's defenses.
Charles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bookem.
Bookem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bookem looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bookem blocks the low kick.
Bookem misses with a looping right.
Bookem throws a jab but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Charles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bookem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charles slaps away a takedown attempt from Bookem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bookem swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles looks to land a combination. Bookem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charles. That's going to slow Bookem down.
Bookem punishes Charles's body with a nice straight punch.
Bookem jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Charles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bookem scores with a jab. Charles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Bookem throws a shot to the body.
Jean Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Bookem.
Bookem connects with a looping right hand.
Bookem throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bookem throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charles is looking to land body kicks.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Charles enables Bookem to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Charles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bookem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bookem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bookem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bookem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bookem postures up.
Bookem throws a big elbow that misses.
Bookem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bookem throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullet Bookem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charles has momentary wrist control but Bookem slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bookem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bookem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bookem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bookem content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bookem is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bookem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Charles's head.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bookem lands a couple of digs.

Charles is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bookem.
Oh Charles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bookem is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bookem distracts Charles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bookem forces his way into half guard.
Charles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bullet Bookem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bookem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charles pushes Bookem off looking to stand but Bookem dives back in and keeps control.
Bookem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bookem wants to take a breather but Charles is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bookem is taking a breather. Charles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bookem winds up and cracks Charles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bullet Bookem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bookem has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bullet Bookem!