PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boxing Champ has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Booker
vs
Champ

162 cm
18
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boxing Champ!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ is looking to clinch but Booker is avoiding it.
Champ tries to clinch up.
Boxing Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Champ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champ tries to clinch but Booker is having none of it.
Champ misses with the combination.
Champ throws a right and a left that Booker avoids nicely.
Champ misses with a wild combination.
Booker tries to clinch
and Champ counters with a left and a right that stings Booker.
Champ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Booker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Champ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booker circles away quickly and effectively.
Booker tries to clinch
and Champ counters with a two punch combo.
Champ lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Champ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champ tries to clinch but Booker is having none of it.
Champ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Booker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Champ wants to clinch.

Booker clinches up against the cage.
Booker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Champ is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Champ has had enough of the clinch but Booker keeps him there for the moment.
Champ wants to break free but Booker has control.
Champ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Booker.
Booker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Champ is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ is trying to push Booker away but Booker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Booker is trying to drag Champ to the mat but Champ just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Champ is trying to push Booker away but Booker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Booker is trying to pull guard but Champ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Booker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Champ smiles and moves away.
Champ lands a jab-cross combination.
Champ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Champ fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ fails to land with a series of punches.
Champ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Booker moves in looking to clinch but Champ pushes him off.

Champ moves into the clinch successfully.
Booker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Champ just stands there and leans against the cage.
Booker tries to land a knee to the head but Champ blocks with his arms.
Champ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Champ creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Champ is trying to push Booker away but Booker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Booker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Champ prevents it.
Champ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Booker is keeping busy.
Champ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker wants to break free but Champ has control.
Champ scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Sol Booker has been cut.
Booker tries to pull guard but Champ won't allow it.
Booker is breathing heavily.
Champ controlling the action here for a moment.
Booker working aggressively here.
Booker can't get the takedown.
Champ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Champ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Booker jumps guard but Champ stands there with Booker around his waist. Booker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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!
Champ lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Booker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Champ to keep the fight standing.
Champ taking a breather.
Booker fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Booker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Champ fails in his attempt to clinch.
Champ is looking to clinch.
Booker wants to clinch.
Sol Booker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champ wants to clinch.
Champ is looking to clinch but Booker is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Champ tries to clinch there but Booker circles away.
Champ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Champ.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch but Champ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Champ misses with a series of wild punches.
Champ is looking to clinch.
Champ tries to clinch

and Booker counters by clinching up.
Booker has Champ pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Champ manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Champ gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Booker.
Booker tries a knee to the head but Champ blocks it.

Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ darts in trying to clinch

and Booker counters by clinching up.
Champ prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ has had enough of the clinch but Booker keeps him there for the moment.
Booker has Champ pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Champ manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Champ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Booker breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Champ misses.
Champ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Champ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champ displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ feints a jab promting Booker to slip. Champ then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Booker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Champ stalks Booker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Booker's face. Booker staggers backwards, shaken.

Booker is rocked!
Booker swats away the attempt to clinch by Champ.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Champ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Champ doesn't manage to clinch there - Booker circles away.
Champ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champ tries to clinch but Booker moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Booker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Champ tries to clinch but Booker moves out of range.

Champ instigates a clinch.
Champ tries to circle away but Booker has him pinned against the cage.
Boxing Champ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Champ.
Booker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Champ just stands there and leans against the cage.
Booker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Champ walks away with a smile on his face. Booker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxing Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champ is looking to clinch but Booker is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Champ gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Champ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Booker get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Booker stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Champ runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boxing Champ!