PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen mahna mahna as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boardwalk
vs
Torres

166 cm
20
141 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonnie Boardwalk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a low kick.
Miguel Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Torres gets caught flat footed, as Boardwalk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boardwalk pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boardwalk trying to control the pace.
Boardwalk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torres takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boardwalk raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boardwalk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boardwalk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee warns Torres that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boardwalk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boardwalk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boardwalk landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boardwalk landing punches.
Boardwalk looking to finish Torres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Torres!
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Boardwalk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boardwalk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boardwalk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to reverse the position but Boardwalk maintains control.
Boardwalk is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boardwalk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boardwalk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Boardwalk controlling the position easily from mount.
Boardwalk landing shots from mount.
Boardwalk working Torres over with strikes here.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boardwalk with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk controlling from the full mount.
Boardwalk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boardwalk content just to control the position here.
Boardwalk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Torres for as long as he can get away with.
Boardwalk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boardwalk scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Boardwalk content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk lands a big shot there that rocks Torres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Boardwalk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boardwalk controlling the position easily from mount.
Boardwalk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boardwalk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torres working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boardwalk is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boardwalk controlling from the full mount.
Boardwalk landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonnie Boardwalk 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.

Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boardwalk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boardwalk defends it easily.
Boardwalk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Torres wants to sweep here but Boardwalk controlling him for the moment.
Boardwalk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk working some strikes from top position.
Boardwalk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boardwalk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boardwalk chips away with some ground and pound.
Boardwalk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boardwalk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boardwalk lands a couple of elbows.
Boardwalk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk slips nicely 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!
Torres works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boardwalk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boardwalk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boardwalk working some strikes from top position.
Boardwalk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boardwalk throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Boardwalk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk lands a couple of elbows.
Torres controls Boardwalk momentarily but Boardwalk frees himself.
Boardwalk wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Boardwalk is stalling in the full guard.
Boardwalk throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk wants to sweep but no luck.
Boardwalk is controlling Torres's posture.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Boardwalk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Boardwalk off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonnie Boardwalk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Boardwalk misses with a wild combination.
Boardwalk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Torres throws a leg kick but Boardwalk sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Boardwalk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Boardwalk dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Miguel Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boardwalk throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres is looking to chop away at Boardwalk's legs.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boardwalk circles away quickly and effectively.

Boardwalk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boardwalk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torres's guard.
Boardwalk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boardwalk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boardwalk working Torres over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Boardwalk seems content to control.
Boardwalk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boardwalk 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.
Boardwalk drops an elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Boardwalk lands strikes from half guard.
Jonnie Boardwalk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boardwalk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boardwalk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Torres wants to improve his position but Boardwalk is controlling well.
Boardwalk controlling the pace.
Boardwalk drops an elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Boardwalk 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.
Boardwalk winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torres trying to hold on to Boardwalk's head to control him but Boardwalk postures up.
Boardwalk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boardwalk working Torres over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boardwalk lands strikes from half guard.
Boardwalk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boardwalk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jonnie Boardwalk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boardwalk drops an elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Boardwalk working the head and body with strikes.
Boardwalk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Torres is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boardwalk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boardwalk working the head and body with strikes.
Boardwalk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boardwalk pulls his head out easily.
Boardwalk controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonnie Boardwalk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boardwalk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnie Boardwalk!
An out of breath Jonnie Boardwalk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.