PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paul Fish
vs
Bolan

186 cm
21
224 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

196 cm
22
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mack Bolan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolan in his tracks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bolan checks a leg kick.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Bolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Fish misses.
Nice defenses there by Bolan.
Bolan is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish throws a head kick that half lands.
Bolan checks a leg kick.
Fish misses with a looping left.
Bolan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fish scores with a kick to the body.
Bolan is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Fish misses with a double jab.
Fish lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bolan backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Fish. That snapped Bolan's head back.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Bolan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan slips under a jab from Fish.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fish.
Fish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bolan wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Bolan wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a low kick but Bolan avoids it.
Fish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish tries to land a leg kick but Bolan saw it coming and moves away.
Fish wants to land a leg kick but Bolan is out of range.
Bolan tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Fish throws a leg kick but Bolan moved away.
A solid body kick from Fish.
A telegraphed right hand from Fish misses the target.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Fish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fish finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to land a leg kick but Bolan saw it coming and moves away.
Fish throws a leg kick but Bolan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bolan is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
A left lands for Fish.
Fish misses the jab.
Fish misses with a left hand

and Bolan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolan.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Fish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bolan walks away with a smile on his face. Fish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bolan tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish throws a head kick but Bolan moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Fish. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Paul Fish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fish misses with a hook

and Bolan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Bolan.

It looks like Jon Paul Fish has been cut.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Fish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Fish jumps guard but Bolan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish jumps guard but Bolan stands there with Fish around his waist. Fish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fish takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish lands a knee to the body.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Fish blocks with his arms.
Mack Bolan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
Fish jumps guard but Bolan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Paul Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolan prevents a body shot from Fish.
Bolan presses Fish against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolan is working Fish over against the cage.
Fish tries to pull guard but Bolan won't allow it.
Fish tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Fish is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolan is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
A short right from Bolan.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Fish is blocking nicely.
Bolan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Fish is rocked!
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands a damaging elbow.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fish's face.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fish's face.
Fish looking to throw knees to the head but Bolan is blocking nicely.
Bolan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fish is trying to push Bolan away but Bolan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fish blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fish is trying to pull guard but Bolan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Fish won't want to take too many of those.
Fish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan lands a hook that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Fish tries to pull guard but Bolan won't allow it.
Bolan working Fish over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Fish in his tracks for a moment.
Bolan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fish.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fish has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bolan uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bolan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bolan is looking to stand up but Fish won't let him.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Fish seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Fish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bolan is aware though and is defending well.
Bolan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Paul Fish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fish lands an overhand right.
Bolan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
Bolan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fish finds it's way round the side to connect with Bolan's head.
Fish thows a body shot but no joy.
Fish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fish lands a body shot.
A combination from Fish does no damage.
Bolan moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fish does it's job there.
Fish swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fish thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Bolan blocks the low kick.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Bolan moves away from the strike by Fish.

Bolan drives through and clinches with Fish against the cage.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Fish blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan throws an elbow that misses.
Bolan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan misses with some punches.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Fish jumps guard and drags Bolan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bolan wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.

Fish has his foot on Bolan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolan works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolan wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Fish trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mack Bolan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Bolan ducks down to avoid it.
Fish lands a nice shot that snaps Bolan's head back.
Fish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolan.
Bolan tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Fish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fish scores with a head kick. Bolan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan avoids the head kick by Fish.
Fish throws a low kick, looking for Bolan's leg but Bolan calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Fish.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Fish lands a body shot.
Bolan slips under a jab from Fish.
Bolan avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan moves out of range of the body kick from Fish.
Bolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Paul Fish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fish 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Paul Fish!
After winning the bout, Jon Paul Fish thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.