PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Ill Song Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Boss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ill Song Bird
vs
Boss

158 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kim Ill Song Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Boss!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ill Song Bird.
Boss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ill Song Bird looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ill Song Bird connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ill Song Bird clinches with his opponent.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boss.
Ill Song Bird tries to work over Boss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ill Song Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Boss controls his hands.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ill Song Bird tries to work over Boss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Boss avoiding damage as Ill Song Bird throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss tries a body shot but Ill Song Bird blocks it.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Boss.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ill Song Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Boss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ill Song Bird or not.
Ill Song Bird tries to throw a body punch but Boss avoids it by throwing Ill Song Bird back against the cage.
Ill Song Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ill Song Bird's defenses.
Boss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ill Song Bird.
Nice elbow from Boss.
Ill Song Bird jumps guard but Boss stands there with Ill Song Bird around his waist. Ill Song Bird gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss lands an elbow inside that Ill Song Bird shrugs off.
Boss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ill Song Bird misses with a body punch.
Ill Song Bird tries to throw a body punch but Boss avoids it by throwing Ill Song Bird back against the cage.
Boss managing to block the knees to the body from Ill Song Bird.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boss.
Ill Song Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ill Song Bird's defenses.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Boss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ill Song Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ill Song Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ill Song Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ill Song Bird is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ill Song Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Boss controls his hands.
Boss prevents a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boss prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Boss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ill Song Bird is trying to drag Boss to the mat but Boss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Ill Song Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boss lands with a left to the head.
Ill Song Bird fails to pull guard.
Boss lands an elbow that stopped Ill Song Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Ill Song Bird missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ill Song Bird misses with a body punch.
Ill Song Bird wants a takedown but no success here.
Ill Song Bird tries a body shot but Boss blocks it.
Boss lands an elbow that stopped Ill Song Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Boss is leaning against Ill Song Bird and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss lands an elbow that stopped Ill Song Bird in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Boss.
Boss lands an elbow inside that Ill Song Bird shrugs off.
Boss lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boss.
Ill Song Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boss's elbow.
Ill Song Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Nice elbow from Boss.
Ill Song Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ill Song Bird's defenses.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Boss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ill Song Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Boss has Ill Song Bird pressed against the cage, preventing Ill Song Bird from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Boss.
Boss lands an elbow just above Ill Song Bird 's eye.
Ill Song Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Boss prevents a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ill Song Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Ill Song Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Boss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Boss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ill Song Bird fails with the takedown.

Boss has Ill Song Bird up against the cage in a clinch.
Boss lands with a right to the head.
Boss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss lands a left hand.
Ill Song Bird has had enough of the clinch but Boss keeps him there for the moment.
Boss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boss lands with a right to the head.
Ill Song Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ill Song Bird misses with a body punch.
Ill Song Bird is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boss is defending well.
Ill Song Bird tries to break free but Boss pushes him back against the cage.
Boss lands an elbow just above Ill Song Bird 's eye.
Ill Song Bird misses with a body punch.
Boss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss lands an elbow inside that Ill Song Bird shrugs off.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.
Roger Boss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ill Song Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Boss controls the action.
Ill Song Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Ill Song Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Boss controls the action.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Ill Song Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boss's elbow.
Ill Song Bird misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boss.
Nice body punch from Boss - that landed with a thud.
Boss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.
Boss prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Ill Song Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ill Song Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ill Song Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss lands a nice elbow.
Ill Song Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Boss avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Ill Song Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boss's elbow.
Boss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Boss.
Boss digs a right hand into Ill Song Bird's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ill Song Bird's gas tank.
Boss is working Ill Song Bird over against the cage.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ill Song Bird is trying to force a seperation but Boss has the dominant position.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird can't get the takedown.
Ill Song Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Boss controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Boss.
Boss is leaning against Ill Song Bird and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Boss - that landed with a thud.
Ill Song Bird looking to slow down the pace here.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Boss.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Ill Song Bird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boss is keeping busy.
Ill Song Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Boss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Boss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boss.
Boss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ill Song Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Boss controls his hands.
Boss lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Boss.
Boss lands a right hand.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.
Ill Song Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ill Song Bird is looking to break free of the clinch but Boss has double underhooks.
Boss is leaning against Ill Song Bird and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boss digs a right hand underneath Ill Song Bird's ribcage. Ill Song Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ill Song Bird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ill Song Bird tries to circle away but Boss has him pinned against the cage.
Boss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ill Song Bird backwards.
Boss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ill Song Bird's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ill Song Bird tries a body shot but Boss blocks it.
Boss lands a shoulder strike.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Ill Song Bird tries a body shot but Boss blocks it.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Boss.
Ill Song Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Boss controls the action.
Ill Song Bird is trying to break the clinch but Boss is controlling him.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Ill Song Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Boss controls the action.
Ill Song Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boss lands an elbow that stopped Ill Song Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Ill Song Bird wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Boss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A lazy left from Boss finds it's target.
Kim Ill Song Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Ill Song Bird darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ill Song Bird.
Boss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Boss.
Boss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ill Song Bird trying to stall but Boss improves his position.
Ill Song Bird tries to work over Boss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss digs a right hand underneath Ill Song Bird's ribcage. Ill Song Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ill Song Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ill Song Bird tries to work over Boss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ill Song Bird tries to score a body lock takedown but Boss shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boss.
Boss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ill Song Bird or not.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Boss lands an elbow inside that Ill Song Bird shrugs off.
Good body shot from Boss.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.
Boss scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boss.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Boss.
Ill Song Bird is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boss presses Ill Song Bird against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ill Song Bird tries to throw a body punch but Boss avoids it by throwing Ill Song Bird back against the cage.
Boss digs a right hand into Ill Song Bird's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ill Song Bird's gas tank.
Ill Song Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ill Song Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ill Song Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ill Song Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ill Song Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boss.
Boss lands a damaging elbow.
Boss lands a nice elbow.
Boss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ill Song Bird tries to throw a body punch but Boss avoids it by throwing Ill Song Bird back against the cage.
Ill Song Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
A hook to the body from Boss.
Boss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ill Song Bird backwards.
Boss lands an elbow inside.
Boss stops a takedown attempt from Ill Song Bird.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Ill Song Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boss lands a nice uppercut.
Boss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ill Song Bird backwards.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Boss lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boss.
Boss blocks a body shot from Ill Song Bird.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss pushes Ill Song Bird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ill Song Bird is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Boss.
A right handed body shot lands from Boss.
Good body shot from Ill Song Bird.
Ill Song Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Boss lands a shot to the body.
Ill Song Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Ill Song Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Boss controls his hands.
Boss lands an elbow that stopped Ill Song Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Boss.
Boss is leaning against Ill Song Bird and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ill Song Bird or not.
Nice body punch from Boss.
Boss lands an elbow just above Ill Song Bird 's eye.
Boss lands a nice elbow.
Ill Song Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boss's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ill Song Bird is trying to drag Boss to the mat but Boss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ill Song Bird has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boss clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boss can't escape the position.
Ill Song Bird is trying to stick to Boss's back but Boss is turning into Ill Song Bird. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ill Song Bird's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Boss.
Boss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim Ill Song Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boss slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boss trying to control the action but Ill Song Bird is working from the bottom.
Ill Song Bird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ill Song Bird throws a couple of strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Boss!