PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Boothe
vs
Macintosh

190 cm
29
215 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

192 cm
34
212 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boothe.
Boothe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Macintosh as he connects with a hook.
Boothe slips under a jab.
Boothe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Macintosh misses with a hook. Boothe ducked under it nicely.
Macintosh tests Boothe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Macintosh finds it's way through Boothe's defenses.
A big left from Macintosh misses.
Bud Macintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boothe misses the jab.
Boothe throws a nice looking combination but Macintosh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boothe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macintosh looks to throw the jab but Boothe is out of range.
Boothe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boothe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macintosh lands with a good body shot.
Boothe leaves Macintosh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boothe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macintosh has time to react.
Boothe tries a head kick but it misses.
Macintosh throws a series of punches but Boothe moves out of range.
Macintosh with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macintosh. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boothe slips a straight right by Macintosh.
Macintosh throws a looping overhand right but Boothe ducks down to avoid it.
Macintosh misses with a hook.
Macintosh misses with a straight right.
Boothe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macintosh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macintosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boothe scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macintosh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boothe.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt - Boothe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Macintosh ducks under a wild hook from Boothe.
Macintosh tries to bum rush Boothe with a series of wild strikes but Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boothe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Macintosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Macintosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Boothe which made him look bad.
Thomas Boothe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Macintosh.
Macintosh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boothe closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Bud Macintosh has been cut.
Boothe tries to move into range but Macintosh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Macintosh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boothe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boothe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Macintosh off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boothe controlling well, preventing Macintosh from escaping the position.
Boothe trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Macintosh doesn't escape.
Boothe is not going to allow Macintosh to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on Macintosh's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Macintosh turns into Boothe and is now in his guard.
Boothe controls Macintosh momentarily but Macintosh frees himself.

Macintosh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boothe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Macintosh, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh has a closed guard, preventing Boothe from standing up.
Boothe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Macintosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Macintosh wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boothe pushing down on Macintosh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boothe is taking a breather. Macintosh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Macintosh is pressing down on Boothe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Boothe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bud Macintosh's cut.
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.

A big right from Boothe misses.
A good leg kick by Boothe.
Macintosh throws a lazy uppercut
and Boothe counters with a leg kick.
Boothe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macintosh.
A slow jab from Boothe misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Macintosh.
Macintosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Boothe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macintosh.
Macintosh shoots for a double leg takedown but Boothe sprawls well. He's pushed Macintosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boothe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Macintosh - just one landing.
Boothe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Boothe misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macintosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boothe.
Boothe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boothe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Boothe.
Boothe cracks a nice hook into Macintosh's ribs.
Macintosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boothe.
Nice sprawl there from Boothe as Macintosh shoots in.
Boothe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boothe connects with a right hand. Macintosh shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boothe. That's going to slow Macintosh down.
Boothe throws an overhand right that lands on Macintosh's shoulder, as Macintosh tries to avoid the shot.
Macintosh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Macintosh misses with a left hand
and Boothe counters with a stiff right hand.
Boothe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macintosh.

Boothe tries to sprawl but Macintosh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe wants to control but Macintosh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Macintosh trying to control the action but Boothe is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Macintosh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boothe is trying to escape back to his feet but Macintosh uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintosh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Macintosh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh tries to move to mount but Boothe blocks the move with his legs.
Boothe tries to bench press Macintosh off him but Macintosh keeps the position.
Macintosh advances nicely into full mount.
Boothe can't escape the position.

Macintosh looking to secure an arm triangle but Boothe defends it well.
Macintosh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Macintosh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh with shots to the head and body - Boothe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boothe is looking to improve his position but Macintosh isn't that keen on the idea.
Macintosh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Macintosh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Macintosh wants to control the pace but Boothe is squirming around nicely.

Macintosh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boothe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bud Macintosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Macintosh looking to secure an arm triangle but Boothe defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bud Macintosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bud Macintosh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Boothe misses with a hook. Macintosh ducked under it nicely.
Macintosh fails with the takedown
and Boothe counters with an inside leg kick.
Boothe throws a front kick aimed at Macintosh's knee but Macintosh avoids it well.
Boothe tests Macintosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Macintosh.
Macintosh trying to control the action but Boothe is working from the bottom.
Boothe pushes Macintosh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Macintosh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Macintosh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Macintosh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Macintosh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Macintosh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boothe's legs.
Macintosh trying to control the position but Boothe is working away.
Macintosh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boothe some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Macintosh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boothe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Macintosh but great work by Boothe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boothe happy to just control the position for now.
Macintosh is trying to improve his position.
Boothe tries to stand but Macintosh is controlling his head.
Boothe wants to control but Macintosh is keeping him busy.
Macintosh looking for a sweep but Boothe has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is desperately trying to improve his position but Boothe has a good base and remains in mount.
Macintosh tries to hold on but Boothe postures up.
Macintosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boothe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boothe wants to control the pace but Macintosh is squirming around nicely.
Boothe controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Macintosh wants to hold on but Boothe pushes him away.
Macintosh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boothe avoids the attempt from Macintosh to control.
Boothe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Macintosh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Macintosh trying to control but Boothe is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bud Macintosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Macintosh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bud Macintosh!
During a confident post fight interview, Bud Macintosh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.