PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulogy Spoakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boldin comes into the arena with Noisia - Machine gun blaring out of the sound system. Spoakin has chosen Scarface ft Devin The Dude - Hand Of The Dead Body as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boldin
vs
Spoakin

200 cm
28
275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

187 cm
34
272 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boldin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eulogy Spoakin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoakin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boldin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Spoakin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boldin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spoakin in side control, throwing shots but Boldin defends.
Spoakin in side control, throwing shots but Boldin defends.
Spoakin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boldin down.
Boldin is looking for a sweep.
Boldin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spoakin connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spoakin taking a breather here.
Spoakin in side control, throwing shots but Boldin defends.
Boldin is not content to let Spoakin control the position.
Boldin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spoakin on the ground.
Spoakin in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoakin trying to control the position but Boldin is working away.
Boldin is looking to reverse the position.
Boldin is not content to let Spoakin control the position.
Boldin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boldin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spoakin connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spoakin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Spoakin misses with the ground and pound.
Spoakin tries to score with some ground and pound. Boldin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boldin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boldin tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoakin wants to control but Boldin is keeping him busy.
Spoakin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spoakin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boldin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Spoakin is putting a hurting on Boldin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spoakin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spoakin wants to control but Boldin is keeping him busy.
Spoakin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin is not content to let Spoakin control the position.
Boldin is trying to improve his position.
Spoakin tries to score with some ground and pound. Boldin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as Spoakin stalls from top position.
Spoakin landing a few strikes.
Spoakin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boldin struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin tries to buck Spoakin off but Spoakin is having none of it.
Spoakin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boldin keeps working.
Spoakin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spoakin lands a few punches from side control.
Boldin pushes Spoakin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Spoakin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spoakin misses with the ground and pound.
Boldin is looking to regain half guard here but Spoakin keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spoakin is putting a hurting on Boldin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spoakin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boldin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eulogy Spoakin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boldin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spoakin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spoakin slips nicely into half guard.
Boldin won't allow Spoakin to pass to mount.
Spoakin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spoakin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boldin keeps working.
Spoakin trying to pass the guard but Boldin defending well.
Spoakin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boldin's head.
Spoakin is stalling here. Boldin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Spoakin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boldin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoakin struggling a bit here.
Spoakin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Spoakin lands with a punch from half guard.
Spoakin works his way into side control.
Boldin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spoakin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoakin working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boldin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boldin is trying to escape the position but Spoakin is controlling the position.
Spoakin tries to score with some ground and pound. Boldin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spoakin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boldin keeps working.
Boldin is trying to control Spoakin's posture but Spoakin avoids it.
Spoakin trying to control the action but Boldin is working from the bottom.
Spoakin moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin wants to control but Spoakin is having none of it.
Spoakin working Boldin over with strikes here.
Boldin is trying desperately to improve position.
Spoakin is landing with some decent strikes but Boldin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Spoakin postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Boldin is out cold - huge knockout for Spoakin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eulogy Spoakin!