PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sak Boooogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patel
vs
Boooogie

163 cm
20
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earle Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sak Boooogie!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boooogie scores with a takedown into Patel's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boooogie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooogie wants to control from the top but Patel keeps moving.
Patel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Patel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boooogie defends it easily.
Boooogie wants to control from the top but Patel keeps moving.
Patel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patel pulls Boooogie in close to prevent any damage.
Patel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Patel looking for a guillotine here but Boooogie defends easily.
Boooogie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boooogie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patel.

Patel drives through with a takedown into Boooogie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boooogie looking for a sweep. Not yet Boooogie, not yet.
Boooogie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patel.
Patel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Patel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boooogie is keeping the position for now.
Patel is stalling in the full guard.
Patel trying to control but Boooogie is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Earle Patel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boooogie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooogie throws a solid leg kick but Patel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boooogie.

Boooogie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Patel is trying to defend but Boooogie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boooogie slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boooogie trying to control from half guard but Patel is working away.

Boooogie stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Patel to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooogie tries to close the distance and clinch but Patel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooogie stuffs the takedown attempt from Patel. Patel gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooogie swats away the attempt to clinch by Patel.
Patel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boooogie but Boooogie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earle Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patel misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boooogie.
Boooogie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Patel defends well and Boooogie ends up having to push Patel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boooogie throws a head kick that misses.
Patel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boooogie counters with a shoot takedown. Patel fights it but they end up in guard.
Patel wants to stand up but Boooogie is controlling him.
Boooogie trying to control the position from guard on top but Patel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patel looking to control.
Boooogie tries to free his leg and advance position but Patel is retaining full guard.
Boooogie wants to stand but Patel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Patel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel wants to stand but Boooogie is controlling his arm.
Patel throws an elbow but Boooogie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Patel is looking to take a break and control but Boooogie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patel tries to stand but Boooogie is controlling his head.
Patel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boooogie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooogie trying to control the position from guard on top but Patel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patel doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boooogie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patel's guard.
Patel wants to sweep but no luck.
Patel pulls Boooogie in to control the position.

Patel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Boooogie escapes and throws Patel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boooogie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Patel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooogie just content to control the position.
Patel is trying to control Boooogie's posture but Boooogie avoids it.
Boooogie trying to control the position but Patel is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooogie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patel wants to control but Boooogie postures up.
Boooogie controls the position.
Patel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boooogie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patel is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooogie is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sak Boooogie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 momentary lapse in concentration from Patel enables Boooogie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Patel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Patel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boooogie defends it easily.
Patel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooogie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Patel keeping moving, preventing Boooogie from controlling successfully.
Patel wants to hit a switch here but Boooogie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Patel there!
Boooogie raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Patel regains half guard.
Patel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Patel actively working from the bottom here.
Patel is looking to control Boooogie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patel avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boooogie.
Boooogie trying to control from Patel's half guard. Patel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boooogie preventing the sweep.
Patel is pulling down on Boooogie's head to control his posture.

Boooogie stands and steps away. Patel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooogie thows a body kick. Patel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boooogie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooogie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boooogie fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boooogie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Earle Patel has been cut.
Boooogie doesn't manage to clinch there - Patel circles away.
Boooogie avoids a kick to the body.
Patel is looking to clinch.
Boooogie is looking to clinch.
Patel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boooogie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooogie avoids the head kick by Patel.
Boooogie swats away the attempt to clinch by Patel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooogie checks the leg kick.

Boooogie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boooogie is thwarting Patel's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patel is pressing down on Boooogie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooogie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooogie sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boooogie looking to pass the guard.
Patel wants to stand and escape but Boooogie is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sak Boooogie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boooogie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!