PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constrictor Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Huna has chosen Chevelle-Jars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Boa
vs
Te Huna

190 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
32
219 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constrictor Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Te Huna scores with a jab to the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Te Huna enables Boa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Te Huna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Te Huna keeping moving, preventing Boa from controlling successfully.
Boa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boa wants to control from the top but Te Huna keeps moving.
Te Huna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Te Huna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Constrictor Boa.
Boa fails to land the takedown.
Boa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Constrictor Boa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Te Huna throws a hook but Boa avoids it easily.
Te Huna scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Boa - just one landing.
Boa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Te Huna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Te Huna scores with a jab to the head.
Boa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Te Huna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boa.
Boa takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boa looks for a takedown but Te Huna sprawls well.
Boa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Te Huna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James Te Huna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boa wants to clinch up but Te Huna keeps it at a distance.
Boa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Te Huna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Te Huna gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Te Huna keeping moving, preventing Boa from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Te Huna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boa wants to control from the top but Te Huna keeps moving.
Boa scoring with some ground and pound.
Boa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Te Huna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boa is stalling in the full guard.
Te Huna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boa looking to sit in guard and control but Te Huna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boa trying to keep a closed guard but Te Huna is proving a slippery customer.
Te Huna must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Constrictor Boa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Te Huna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Te Huna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Te Huna misses with a few strikes there.
Boa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Te Huna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Te Huna looks to land a combination but Boa avoids it well.
Boa throws a big shot that misses.
James Te Huna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boa throws a lazy right hand but Te Huna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boa misses with a body shot.
Te Huna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Te Huna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boa somewhat.
Boa scores with a hook to the body. Te Huna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa tries to clinch up but Te Huna circles away and keeps his distance.
Boa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Te Huna manages to avoid it.
Boa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Te Huna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Te Huna throws a series of strikes that have Boa backpedaling.
Te Huna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boa is looking to clinch.
James Te Huna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constrictor Boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boa misses with an uppercut.
Boa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Te Huna defends it nicely.
Boa misses the body punch
and Te Huna counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa throws a poor cross that misses
and Te Huna counters with a left and a right that stings Boa.
Boa fails with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te Huna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boa.
Te Huna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Te Huna throws a hook but Boa avoids it easily.
Te Huna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boa fails with a takedown attempt.

Boa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Te Huna napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boa is looking to take a break and control but Te Huna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Te Huna taking a bit of punishment here - Boa scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boa throws a strike aimed at the side of Te Huna's head but Te Huna avoids it well.
Boa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boa in side control, throwing shots but Te Huna defends.
Boa working the ground and pound but Te Huna is defending the strikes.
Te Huna is not content to let Boa control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna is trying to buck Boa off.
Boa taking a break here but Te Huna is having none of it and regains half guard.
Te Huna pushes Boa off looking to stand but Boa dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Constrictor Boa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boa throws out a loose jab but Te Huna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Te Huna as Boa shoots in.
Boa cracks Te Huna with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boa. Te Huna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Te Huna throws a big shot that misses.
Boa wants to clinch but Te Huna slips to the side
and Te Huna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Te Huna fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boa.
Te Huna throws a hook but Boa blocks it.
Te Huna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Te Huna.
Boa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Boa finds it's target.
Boa is looking to clinch but Te Huna is avoiding it.
Boa doesn't manage to clinch there - Te Huna circles away.
Te Huna misses with the combination.
Te Huna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boa falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Te Huna to counter with a crisp jab.
Boa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Te Huna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boa somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constrictor Boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Te Huna lands with a straight right. Boa didn't see that one coming.
Te Huna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa throws a sloppy body shot
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
Boa slips under a jab from Te Huna.
Te Huna swings for the body but Boa moves out of range.
Te Huna swats away the attempt to clinch by Boa.
Te Huna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Te Huna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boa.
Te Huna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Te Huna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Te Huna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Te Huna misses with a looping left.
Boa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boa looks to score with a jab to the body but Te Huna is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna misses with a two punch combination.
Te Huna misses with a shot to the body
and Boa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Te Huna lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boa cracks a nice hook into Te Huna's ribs.
Te Huna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boa.
A clash of legs there as Te Huna blocks the low kick.
Te Huna throws a shot from downtown. Boa moves away and avoids it.
Boa lands a nice hook to Te Huna's body. Te Huna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boa misses with a two punch combination.
Boa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Boa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boa misses with a low kick.
Te Huna looks to land a combination but Boa avoids it well.
Boa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Te Huna circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Te Huna misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Te Huna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Te Huna moves away from the strike by Boa.
Jab by Boa.
Boa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Te Huna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boa thinking.
Boa misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Te Huna misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Te Huna throws a looping overhand right but Boa ducks down to avoid it.
Te Huna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Te Huna lands with a straight right. Boa didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Constrictor Boa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Te Huna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Te Huna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Te Huna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Te Huna looks to throw the jab but Boa is out of range.
Boa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Te Huna misses the shot to the body.
Te Huna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boa misses with a double jab.
Boa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Te Huna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Te Huna misses with a series of wild punches.
Boa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna avoids the body shot from Boa.
Boa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Te Huna catches Boa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Te Huna ducks under a wild hook from Boa.
Te Huna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Te Huna misses with a lunging right hand
and Boa counters with a left to the body.
Boa swings widly with a right hand
and Te Huna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boa misses with a wild body shot.
Boa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Te Huna.
Good shot there by Te Huna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boa drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Boa postures up and lands a big shot to Te Huna's brow.
Boa wants to pass the guard but Te Huna is keeping the position.
Boa 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.
Boa trying to move into half guard but instead Te Huna has managed to sweep!
Boa has a closed guard, preventing Te Huna from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Te Huna is one step ahead there.
Te Huna is fighting to break Boa's control of his arms but Boa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Te Huna has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Boa to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Te Huna is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Boa pulls down on the head and he's put Te Huna to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Constrictor Boa!
Constrictor Boa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.