PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg has chosen In the Jailhouse Now 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.

Rios
vs
Boorg

182 cm
36
205 lbs
31 - 10 - 0

188 cm
33
222 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

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World class MT
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World class MT
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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 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boorg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boorg.

Boorg instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rios tries a body shot but Boorg blocks it.
Boorg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Boorg.
Boorg goes for a takedown attempt but Rios pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and Boorg moves out of range easily.

Rios moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Boorg.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Boorg.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boorg throws an elbow but misses.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Boorg.

Boorg successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg looking for a sweep. Not yet Boorg, not yet.
Boorg is looking to sweep but instead, Rios has passed into half guard.
Boorg regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios is fighting to break Boorg's control of his arms but Boorg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rios stays in close to Boorg's body and controls the position.
Rios being controlled here momentarily.
Rios preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boorg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rios has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios scores with a head kick. Boorg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Boorg.
Boorg throws a looping overhand right but Rios ducks down to avoid it.
Rios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rios wants to land a leg kick but Boorg is out of range.

Rios moves into the clinch.
Rios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to work over Boorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg lands with a light punch inside.
Boorg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rios after a bit of a struggle.
Rios scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Boorg misses with some punches.
Boorg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boorg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boorg working Rios over with knees to the body.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
Boorg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boorg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rios is defending well for now.
Boorg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Boorg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rios.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rios blocks it with crossed arms.
Boorg lands a good knee to the midsection. Rios won't want to take too many of those.
Rios misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rios.
A short uppercut from Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rios has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boorg.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Boorg avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Rios will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boorg up against the cage.
Boorg lands a hook that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Boorg trying to land knees to the body.
Boorg working hard to break the clinch.
Boorg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Rios trying to control the position but instead, Boorg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rios into the cage.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Rios blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
That's time! Rios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Boorg counters with a big head kick but Rios shrugs it off.

Rios is rocked!
A head kick misses from Rios.
A solid body kick from Rios.
Boorg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boorg tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boorg throws a shot from downtown. Rios moves away and avoids it.
Boorg looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Boorg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boorg doesn't seem bothered though.
Boorg misses with a head kick.
Boorg takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rios pushes Boorg up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rios.
Boorg prevents a body shot from Rios.
Boorg misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
Boorg throws an elbow but it misses.
Boorg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boorg blocking some punches.
Boorg crunches a lovely knee into Rios's ribcage.
Boorg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios'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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg tries for a takedown but Rios manages to get underhooks.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Boorg avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Boorg.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Boorg controls the action.
Ishmael Boorg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boorg looking to slow down the pace here.
Boorg tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Boorg back against the cage.
Rios is leaning against Boorg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boorg is breathing heavily.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios lands a right hand.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boorg cracks Rios with a nice body shot.
Boorg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rios is defending well for now.
Rios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios is looking to control Boorg's arms but Boorg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rios has his back to the cage.
Rios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but Rios blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rios's defenses.
Rios trying to stall but Boorg improves his position.
Boorg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boorg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boorg pushes off an throws an elbow but Rios leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Rios.
Rios dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boorg tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
Rios lands a nice shot to the body.
Boorg tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rios is keeping busy.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Rios as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rios.
Rios gets through Boorg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rios.
Rios pushes Boorg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios lands a shoulder strike.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boorg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rios.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boorg's elbow.
Rios tries a body shot but Boorg blocks it.
Rios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rios avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Rios.
Rios stalling.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Rios dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rios tries to clinch there but Boorg circles away.
Rios lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boorg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rios scoring well with a low kick there.
Boorg fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rios.
Boorg swats away the attempt to clinch by Rios.
Nice body kick there by Rios.
A good leg kick by Rios.
Boorg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rios.
Rios cracks the inside of Boorg's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boorg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boorg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boorg. That did some damage!

Rios gets a clinch.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Boorg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Rios gets through Boorg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Rios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boorg prevents a body shot from Rios.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boorg has Rios pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rios manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rios taking a breather.
Rios dodges an elbow strike from Boorg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Rios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios lands a body shot.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boorg's elbow.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Boorg controls his hands.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Boorg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rios.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Rios digs a right hand into Boorg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boorg's gas tank.
Rios scores with a hook to the body.
Rios gets through Boorg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rios.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Boorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boorg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Boorg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Rios dodges an elbow strike from Boorg.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boorg.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boorg can do to turn this around?
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios works on Boorg's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios is working Boorg over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios tries to work over Boorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boorg up against the cage.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Boorg avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
A short right from Rios on the inside.
Boorg trying to land knees to the body.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Boorg throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rios tries to work over Boorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios is struggling to control the position.
Rios pushes Boorg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rios has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Rios!
After winning the bout, Jesus Rios thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.