PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolda comes to the cage accompanied by Fett's Vette. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Josh Bolda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Josh Bolda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bolda
vs
Of Ravia

185 cm
33
203 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

176 cm
32
203 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
A combination from Of Ravia does no damage.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been informed that Of Ravia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Of Ravia misses with a wild body shot.
Of Ravia staying out of range there.
Bolda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Of Ravia misses.
Bolda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bolda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big left from Bolda misses.
Bolda missing with a left hand there. Of Ravia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bolda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Of Ravia wants to sweep but no luck.
Of Ravia keeping full guard, as Bolda tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia wants to sweep here but Bolda controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bolda content to stall in guard here.

Bolda drops back looking for a leg! Of Ravia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Of Ravia manages to kick Bolda off! Bolda jumps back into Of Ravia's guard.
Bolda throwing strikes from guard but Of Ravia blocks nicely.
Of Ravia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Of Ravia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bolda is aware though and is defending well.
Bolda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolda stands up over Of Ravia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda throwing strikes but missing.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Bolda trying to control but Of Ravia is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Ravia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bolda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Of Ravia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bolda manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bolda is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Of Ravia has his hands clasped together but Bolda extends and breaks Of Ravia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bolda.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Bolda!
An out of breath and clearly excited Josh Bolda thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).