PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees comes to the cage accompanied by Cities in Dust. Boorg has chosen In the Jailhouse Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ishmael Boorg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Banshees
vs
Boorg

192 cm
31
214 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

188 cm
31
222 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banshees looks to land a body kick but Boorg moved away.
A lazy left from Banshees finds it's target.
Banshees connects with the punch.
Banshees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boorg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banshees misses with a wild combination.
Banshees lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banshees throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boorg on the side of the head.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Boorg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banshees wants to stand up but Boorg is controlling him.
Boorg landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg wants to pass the guard but Banshees is keeping the position.
Boorg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boorg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banshees is keeping the position for now.
Banshees looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boorg throws an elbow that misses. Banshees uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boorg's guard. Nice move by Banshees!
Banshees is fighting to break Boorg's control of his arms but Boorg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg trying to keep a closed guard but Banshees is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banshees slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ishmael Boorg was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Boorg clinches up with Banshees and pushes him back against the cage.
Banshees takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boorg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banshees's brow.
Banshees displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boorg up against the cage.
Boorg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boorg.
Banshees blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Banshees blocks it.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banshees has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boorg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Banshees working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Boorg on the inside.
Boorg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boorg tries to land knees in the clinch but Banshees avoids the damage to the body.

Boorg has Banshees pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Boorg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Banshees tumbling to the mat - Boorg dives into Banshees's guard.
Banshees wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg stops Banshees from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees controlling the position.
Banshees working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boorg.
Boorg throwing strikes from guard but Banshees blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boorg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banshees wants to get back to his feet but Boorg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boorg looking to sit in guard and control but Banshees gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boorg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Banshees to the mat! Banshees manages to get full guard.
Banshees wants to control the position but Boorg says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Banshees manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Banshees wants to clinch

and Boorg counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boorg is not content to let Banshees control the position.
Banshees prevents Boorg from improving his position.
Banshees trying to control from half guard but Boorg is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg is looking for a sweep. Banshees is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boorg wants to control but Banshees is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banshees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boorg under the eye.

Boorg has closed the distance and engaged Banshees in a clinch.
Banshees wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banshees tries to work over Boorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees dodges an elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banshees has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boorg.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boorg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banshees avoiding damage as Boorg throws knees to the body.
Banshees blocks an elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg effectively controlling the action here.
Banshees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boorg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banshees avoiding damage.
Banshees dodges an elbow strike from Boorg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Boorg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banshees is trying to break the clinch but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boorg throws an elbow but misses.

Boorg has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Banshees is trying to keep an underhook but Boorg manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Banshees wants to control but Boorg is keeping busy.
Banshees is trying is best to control the position here.
Boorg lands with a punch from half guard.
Boorg throwing shots but Banshees is blocking nicely.
Boorg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boorg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boorg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Banshees with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees is trying to maintain the position but Boorg is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg working Banshees over with strikes.
Boorg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banshees trying to control from the bottom.
Boorg misses with a head shot. Banshees uses the momentum to regain guard.
Boorg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Banshees is on top in guard.
Banshees preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Boorg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boorg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Banshees regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boorg landing some decent shots from guard.
Banshees pulls Boorg in close to his closed guard and prevents Boorg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boorg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banshees works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boorg is working Banshees over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banshees working a defensive guard here.
Boorg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banshees swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg stopping the sweep attempt from Banshees.
Banshees keeping moving, preventing Boorg from controlling successfully.
Banshees seems keen to control Boorg's posture.

Banshees wriggles free and stands up.
Banshees takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boorg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Banshees tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boorg is in Banshees's guard.
Boorg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boorg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boorg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banshees wants to improve his position but Boorg is controlling well.
Boorg is thwarting Banshees's attempts to control the position.
Banshees keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boorg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banshees's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg thows a huge punch but Banshees dodges it nicely.
Boorg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banshees is trying to control but can't.
Boorg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banshees keeps working.
Boorg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banshees defending well though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banshees avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boorg.
Boorg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ishmael Boorg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Boorg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Banshees is trying to stand up here but Boorg is controlling him well.
Banshees is not content to let Boorg control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boorg in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ishmael Boorg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Banshees misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banshees throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siouxsie Banshees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Banshees misses
and Boorg counters with a low kick, right behind Banshees 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Boorg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boorg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Boorg!
A relieved looking Ishmael Boorg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.