PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehab's entrance music is saturday nights alright for fighting. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rehab
vs
Bolten

185 cm
29
177 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

188 cm
29
175 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bolten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rehab, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rehab.
Rehab is trying to pull guard but Bolten has him pressed against the cage.
Bolten scores with a knee to the head.
Rehab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rehab avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.

Rehab jumps guard and drags Bolten to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bolten trying to control the position from guard on top but Rehab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolten wants to stand but Rehab is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bolten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bolten trying to control the position from guard on top but Rehab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rehab tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joey Bolten.

Bolten instigates a clinch.
Bolten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rehab avoids it.
Bolten is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehab softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolten.
A knee to the head by Bolten.
Rehab tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolten connects with a knee to the head.
Bolten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rehab's face.
Rehab jumps guard but Bolten stands there with Rehab around his waist. Rehab gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rab Rehab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehab lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolten takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolten lands a knee to the body.
Rehab is trying to pull guard but Bolten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bolten lands a good knee to the midsection. Rehab won't want to take too many of those.
Rehab tries to stall but Bolten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rehab working aggressively here.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rehab is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolten to keep the fight standing.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehab avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Rehab swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolten uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rehab jumps guard and drags Bolten to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bolten trying to control but Rehab is working from the bottom.

Rehab has his foot on Bolten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolten works his way back into a safe position though.
Bolten trying to control but Rehab is working from the bottom.
Rehab looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bolten is pushing down on Rehab's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rehab is fighting to maintain full guard but Bolten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bolten passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rehab sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten trying to pass the guard but Rehab defending well.

Bolten is looking for a kimura but Rehab is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bolten to get the leverage.
Bolten is keen to just control but Rehab is a slippery customer.

Bolten is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rehab has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rehab makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rehab.

Rehab has an active guard here but Bolten has managed to pass into half guard.
Rehab tries to roll over but Bolten keeps him under control.
Bolten is keen to just control but Rehab is a slippery customer.
Rehab is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bolten's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bolten's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehab landing with strikes.
Bolten is trying to break free.
Bolten looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rehab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten tries to escape the position.
Rehab lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bolten.
Bolten can't escape the position.
Bolten is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rehab avoiding Bolten 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rehab tries to get the hooks in deep but Bolten pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Bolten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bolten wants to clinch up but Rehab keeps it at a distance.
Rehab swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolten.
Bolten is looking to clinch but Rehab is avoiding it.
Rehab jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Joey Bolten has been cut.
Bolten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolten wants to clinch.
Rehab keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rehab counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rehab lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolten's sensitive parts.
Bolten dodges the punch combination from Rehab.
Bolten tries to clinch but Rehab moves out of range.
Rehab tries a low kick but Bolten avoids it.
Bolten looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rehab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolten manages to avoid it.
Joey Bolten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bolten closes the distance and clinches.
Rehab works on Bolten's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.
Bolten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehab blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rehab jumps guard but Bolten stands there with Rehab around his waist. Rehab gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rehab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolten tries to land knees in the clinch but Rehab avoids the damage to the body.
Rehab misses with a punch on the inside.
Rehab tries to pull guard but Bolten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rehab tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolten just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rab Rehab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rehab stalling in the clinch but Bolten improves position.
Rehab tries to break free but Bolten pushes him back against the cage.
Bolten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rehab in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bolten.
Rehab jumps guard but Bolten stands there with Rehab around his waist. Rehab gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rehab fails to land.
Bolten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolten looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Rehab.
Bolten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rehab tries to work over Bolten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehab takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rehab takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Rehab.
Rehab misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolten landing knees to the body.
Rehab lands a nice uppercut.
Rehab tries a body shot but Bolten blocks it.
Bolten misses with a knee to the head.
Bolten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehab has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rehab on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rehab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rehab avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Bolten misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bolten crunches a lovely knee into Rehab's ribcage.

Rehab decides to pull guard.
Bolten wants to control from the top but Rehab keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rehab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolten is one step ahead there.

Bolten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rehab keeping full guard, as Bolten tries to pass.

Bolten got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rehab has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolten has managed to get both his arms back between Rehab's legs - danger averted.
Bolten trying to control but Rehab is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rehab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bolten wanted to stand there but Rehab had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joey Bolten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joey Bolten's cut.
That's time! Rehab's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rehab fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rehab jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolten tries to clinch but Rehab moves away
and Bolten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rehab connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bolten is rocked!
Bolten darts in trying to clinch
and Rehab counters with a right hand from hell and Bolten is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rab Rehab!
Rab Rehab managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.