PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Boulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voodoo Child. Kakashi Hatake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hatake
vs
Boulder

200 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

199 cm
26
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kakashi Hatake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Boulder!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boulder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatake.
Boulder misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Boulder. Those never looked like landing.
Hatake slips a jab and a cross from Boulder.
Sloppy strikes from Boulder. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Boulder. Those never looked like landing.

Hatake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boulder's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hatake is controlling the pace.

Hatake is looking for a kimura here.

Hatake is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boulder is defending against the submission attempts here by Hatake.
Hatake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hatake passes to full mount!

Hatake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boulder manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hatake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hatake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hatake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Hatake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Hatake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hatake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hatake stands up and waves to Boulder to follow him.
Alex Boulder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulder throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hatake counters by moving into the clinch.
Boulder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulder tries to circle away but Hatake has him pinned against the cage.
Hatake pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hatake tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hatake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulder wants to break free but Hatake has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boulder throws an elbow but misses.
Boulder is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake is working for takedown but Boulder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boulder managing to block the knees to the body from Hatake.
Hatake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boulder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Boulder fails to land.
Boulder working aggressively here.
Boulder is trying to break free.
Boulder stops a takedown attempt from Hatake.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hatake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatake goes for a takedown attempt but Boulder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kakashi Hatake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boulder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hatake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boulder throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatake shoots for a takedown but Boulder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boulder thows a leg kick but Hatake checks it

so Hatake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Hatake drops back looking for a leg! Boulder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boulder manages to kick Hatake off! Hatake jumps back into Boulder's guard.
Hatake throwing strikes from guard but Boulder blocks nicely.
Boulder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatake is controlling him.

Hatake stands up and waves to Boulder to follow him.
Alex Boulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatake.
Hatake slips a jab and a cross from Boulder.
Boulder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boulder throws a series of punches but Hatake avoids them all with ease.
Hatake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hatake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Boulder lands a left and a right that sends Hatake crashing to the canvas! Boulder dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Kakashi Hatake has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatake bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hatake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Hatake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hatake controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatake landing with the ground and pound.

Hatake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hatake pushes down on Boulder's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Hatake seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Boulder is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kakashi Hatake!