PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Bradley Boston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phan Tran Le's chin.

Tran Le
vs
Boston

179 cm
25
182 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
183 lbs
13 - 8 - 2

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bradley Boston!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston throws a good cross that connects.
Le delivers a nice body kick.
Boston misses with a low kick.
Boston tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Le closes the distance and clinches.
Boston avoids the elbow strike from Le, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Boston.
A short left from Le.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Boston wants to break free but Le has control.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boston looking to stall.
Boston has Le pushed against the cage.

Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston scores with a body shot.
Boston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boston misses with a low kick.
Boston misses the shot to the body.
Boston misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boston.
Boston avoids the head kick by Le.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Good exchange - Boston coming out on top.
Boston throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Boston wants to slow Le down by chopping away at his legs.
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Boston circles away.
Boston throws a low kick but Le avoids it.
Boston throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston blocks a jab.
Boston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Le back to the cage. Boston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Boston tenderised Le's leg. Le is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from Le does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston stuns Le with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boston misses with a leg kick
and Le counters with a good, hard body kick but Boston shrugs it off.
Le connects with a jab.
Bradley Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boston just misses with a punch to the body.
Le throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Boston scores with a hook to the body. Le takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le. That did some damage!
Boston keeps the fight on the outside.
Boston looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Boston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boston throws a leg kick that misses.
Boston tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Le misses.
Boston avoids the head kick by Le.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Boston.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boston.
Boston throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Boston lands a slapping body shot.
Le moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Boston as he connects with a hook.
Le throws a right and a left that Boston avoids nicely.
Le misses with a kick to the body.
Boston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boston scores with a punch to the head.
Le throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston with a jab.
Boston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boston looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Boston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le.
Le tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le moves out of range as Boston throws a body kick.
Boston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le avoids the head kick by Boston.
Sloppy strikes from Boston. Those never looked like landing.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boston.
Boston misses with a low kick.
Boston tried to score with a low kick but Le checks it.
Le moves out of range of the body kick from Boston.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
Boston misses with a few strikes there.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Boston pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boston at a distance.
Le defending well as Boston loads up on a big left hand.
Boston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Boston delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Boston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boston misses with a body shot.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Boston pushes him off.
Le walks into a stiff left hand from Boston.
Boston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boston connects with the punch.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Boston moves out of range easily.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le in his tracks.
Boston slips under a jab.
Boston scores with a one two! Le had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Bradley Boston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Boston moves out of range easily.
Boston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boston lands a lovely overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boston.
Le throws a series of punches but Boston avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le cracks Boston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston blocks a head kick by Le.
Le misses with a hook.
Le takes one on the button.
Boston lands a nice shot that snaps Le's head back.
Le with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boston to score with a decent uppercut.
Boston lands a nice hook to Le's body. Le takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le walks into a left hand.
Jab by Boston.
Boston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Le.
Boston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
Le walks into a left hand.
Jab by Boston.
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!
Boston thuds his shin into the meat of Le's side.
Boston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Le misses with a body shot.
Boston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boston blocks a head kick by Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le looks to land a body kick but Boston moved away.
Le with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boston to score with a decent uppercut.
Boston lands a jab to the head.
Boston avoids the head kick by Le.
Le looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boston throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boston.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boston throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boston throws a leg kick which misses Le's front leg but catches the back leg as Le tries to avoid it.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
Le is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le tries to clinch there but Boston circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Le lands but Boston takes it in his stride.
Boston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Le moves into the clinch.
Le tries a knee to the head but Boston blocks it.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
Boston has Le pressed against the cage, preventing Le from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Boston on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Boston.
Boston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boston breaks the clinch.
Boston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boston thows a body kick. Le tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Le wants to clinch.
Le throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston throws a body kick that misses.
Boston lands a glancing blow to the side of Le's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Boston. That snapped Le's head back.
Boston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Le looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Boston throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boston.
Boston lunges at Le with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le's hand.
Le moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le walks into a stiff left hand from Boston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le throws a hook but Boston avoids it easily.
Boston lands with a cross.
Boston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Boston.
Boston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Le is rocked!
Le swings for the body but Boston moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Boston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Le tries to clinch up but Boston circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Boston.
Le throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boston scores with a decent looking hook.
Boston throws a right hand that misses

and Le moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Boston to work.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boston tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Boston breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Boston misses its intended target.
Boston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boston can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boston looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Boston throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a head kick.
Boston scores with a nice strike.
Boston scores with a leg kick.
Boston throws out a powerful jab.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boston cracks Le with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le walks into a stiff left hand from Boston.
Boston is looking to land body kicks.
Boston defending well as Le loads up on a big left hand.
Boston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le.
Boston throws a push kick but Le slaps the foot to one side.
Boston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Le will feel that in the morning.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Boston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Le doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Le finds it's target.
Le tries to bum rush Boston with a series of wild strikes but Boston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Le.

That's two 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!
Boston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Le.
Boston lands a jab to the head.
Boston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.
Boston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le under the eye.
Le will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le takes a swing at Boston's ribcage but misses.
Boston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le moves forwards but Boston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Le tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le misses with a low kick.
Boston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boston thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le misses with a looping left.
Boston misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Phan Tran Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boston lands a nice shot to the body.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Le slips under a jab.
Boston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Boston is just out of range.
Le takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boston is looking to slow Le down with leg kicks.
Boston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch but Boston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boston fakes the leg kick and cracks Le in the body.
Boston tries a head kick but it misses.
Boston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Le gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Boston.
Boston tries to stall but Le uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Le is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boston is trying to push Le away but Le has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Le has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le is keeping busy.

Boston manages to break the clinch.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boston.
Boston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donk. Le catches Boston right on the button with a cross.
Boston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boston dips to his left and cracks Le with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boston lands a leg kick that knocks Le off balance momentarily.
Boston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boston tests Le's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley Boston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Boston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Boston!
A victorious Bradley Boston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.