PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg comes to the cage accompanied by In the Jailhouse Now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Boorg
vs
Kush

188 cm
33
222 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

192 cm
32
215 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

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World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ishmael Boorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Og Kush!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Boorg moves into the clinch.
Kush is struggling to control the position.
Boorg lands an elbow that stopped Kush in his tracks for a moment.
Boorg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kush or not.
Boorg misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boorg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boorg missing with knees to the body.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
Boorg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boorg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kush up against the cage.
Kush blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Kush has had enough of the clinch but Boorg keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg missing with knees to the body.
Kush scores with a nice hook to the head.

Boorg gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kush is controlling Boorg's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boorg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kush keeps working.
Kush wants to get back to his feet.
Kush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg wants to control but Kush is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boorg tries to clinch up.

Boorg darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Boorg scores a nice knee to the body.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kush breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Boorg.
Boorg thumps Kush with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush is looking to clinch but Boorg is avoiding it.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boorg misses with a low kick.

Boorg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boorg lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boorg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boorg trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Boorg throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boorg trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ishmael Boorg.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boorg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boorg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kush is fending him off so far but Boorg persists. Nope, Kush circles away and we're back to standing.

Kush gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boorg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Kush as he connects with a hook.
Boorg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Boorg clinches up with Kush and pushes him back against the cage.
Kush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Boorg struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.

Boorg breaks the clinch.
Kush moves out of range of the leg kick from Boorg.
Boorg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boorg tries to bum rush Kush with a series of wild strikes but Kush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boorg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boorg is looking to clinch.
Kush throws a right and a left that Boorg avoids nicely.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boorg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boorg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg walks into a jab.
Kush tries to clinch there but Boorg circles away.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boorg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boorg misses with a body kick.
Boorg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boorg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boorg shoots for a double leg takedown but Kush sprawls well. He's pushed Boorg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kush lands with a right hand.
Ishmael Boorg is winning the standup battle so far.
Kush closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boorg counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boorg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kush's brow.
A short uppercut from Kush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kush.
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg lands an elbow just above Kush 's eye.
Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kush.
Boorg struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kush blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Boorg.
Kush lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boorg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Kush is looking to control Boorg's arms but Boorg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kush has his back to the cage.
Kush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kush works on Boorg's body with a couple of short punches.
Boorg misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Kush blocks it.
Kush scores with a shot to the side of Boorg's head.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishmael Boorg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boorg takes a shot to the head.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Kush pushes Boorg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kush.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush taking a breather.
Boorg swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boorg keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush looks to clinch

and Boorg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kush wants to get back to his feet but Boorg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boorg trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Kush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ishmael Boorg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Og Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Kush.
Kush tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Boorg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boorg.
Boorg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boorg distracts Kush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boorg throwing strikes but missing.
Boorg wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is looking to stand up but Boorg isn't so interested in that idea.
Boorg lands a couple of elbows.
Boorg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boorg looking to pass the guard.
Boorg wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush wants to clinch but Boorg slips to the side

and Boorg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Boorg is controlling him.
Kush avoids a wild elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boorg misses with a punch on the inside.
Boorg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Boorg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Boorg tightens his grip and picks Kush up, before dumping him to the ground. Kush manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush keeping full guard, as Boorg tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boorg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Og Kush has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ishmael Boorg has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch but Boorg moves out of range.

Kush moves into the clinch.
Kush blocks a body shot from Boorg.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Kush working aggressively here.
Kush tries to stall but Boorg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Boorg.
Boorg is trying to pull guard but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kush blocks it with crossed arms.
Boorg working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boorg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kush dodges an elbow strike from Boorg.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Boorg is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Boorg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boorg 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Boorg!
A relieved looking Ishmael Boorg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.