PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Key Zai Boah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Interstate Travel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key Zai Boah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Interstate Travel's chin.

Zai Boah
vs
Travel

197 cm
25
237 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
239 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Key Zai Boah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Interstate Travel!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Key Zai Boah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boah throws a hook but Travel avoids it easily.
Travel is looking to slow Boah down with leg kicks.
Boah throws a leg kick

and Travel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boah won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Travel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Travel throws a strike aimed at the side of Boah's head but Boah avoids it well.
Travel grinds an elbow into Boah's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travel is looking to take a break and control but Boah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Travel cracks Boah with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travel working the ground and pound from side control.
Travel tries to advance to mount but Boah denies him.
Travel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Travel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Travel throws a strike aimed at the side of Boah's head but Boah avoids it well.
Travel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Boah's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boah tries to get out of the position.
Boah parries the strikes from Travel easily there. Travel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boah to escape.
Boah is not content to let Travel control the position.
Boah gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travel looking to control but Boah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Travel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Travel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Travel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boah?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travel landing shots from mount.
Travel dominating with strikes here.
Boah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Travel controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Travel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Boah is rocked!
Travel loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Boah scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Travel land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Travel stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Interstate Travel!