PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ooga Booga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booga comes into the arena with Tech N9ne - So Dope blaring out of the sound system. George comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Return of the Mack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matthew George told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Booga
vs
George

199 cm
27
290 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

220 cm
34
300 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ooga Booga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew George!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a two punch combination.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Booga counters with a low kick, right behind George 's knee.
Booga moves out of range of the strikes.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Booga is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts George, as that shot connected.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from George as Booga shoots in.
Booga misses with a series of wild punches.
George looks to land a combination but Booga avoids it well.
Booga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as George sprawls well. George wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Booga gets slowly back to his feet.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for George.

It looks like Ooga Booga has been cut.
No joy there for George, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Booga counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from George misses.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booga.
George works the jab nicely.
George misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for George. That snapped Booga's head back.

George drives through and clinches with Booga against the cage.

Booga breaks the clinch.
Booga thows a body shot but no joy.
Booga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
We've been told by Booga's head coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
George with a hook.
George jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!

Booga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. George is trying to defend but Booga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Booga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed George's head.

Booga is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
George is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Booga scores with a couple of nice shots.
George is trying to stand.
Booga trying to control the pace.
Booga prevents George from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed George's head.
George wants to get back to his feet.

Booga wants to work for an arm triangle but George is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Booga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Booga is nestled in close to George, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
George avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Booga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booga wants to control but George is keeping him busy.
George is trying to stand back up but Booga is controlling him
Booga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Booga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and George defends it well.
Booga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. George defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Booga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booga content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ooga Booga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ooga Booga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

George misses with a left hand
and Booga counters with a low kick, right behind George 's knee.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
George is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
George tries to clinch up.
Booga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Booga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
Booga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Booga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
Booga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that George has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
George throws a hook to the side of Booga's head but Booga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Booga throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booga takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Booga lands a high kick to the side of George's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Booga dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Matthew George has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booga scoring with some ground and pound.

Booga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Booga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
George has momentary wrist control but Booga slips an elbow through the middle.
Booga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of George's head.
Booga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ooga Booga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
George is looking to stand up but Booga isn't so interested in that idea.
Booga works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booga lands strikes from half guard.
Booga thows a huge punch but George dodges it nicely.
George is staying active underneath Booga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Booga is really struggling to control George but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Booga is looking for a kimura but George is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Booga to get the leverage.
Booga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Booga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Booga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Booga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Booga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Booga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Booga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Booga throwing shots but George is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Booga lands a nice short elbow.
Booga with the ground and pound but George uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. George swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booga throws a big right hand that misses.
George utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Booga wants to pass the guard but George is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Booga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Booga is pushing down on George's leg trying to pass to half guard. George is fighting to maintain full guard but Booga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Booga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Booga is trying for a kimura here. George looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Booga wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ooga Booga!
A very excited looking Ooga Booga rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.