PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You'll Never Walk Alone. Ulysseus Xenophobus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bone
vs
Xenophobus

182 cm
26
180 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
173 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Perkele!

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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus slips under a jab from Bone.
Bone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bone clobbers Xenophobus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus misses with a hook.
Bone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xenophobus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've been hearing reports that Bone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Xenophobus misses its intended target.
Xenophobus lands a nice shot that snaps Bone's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xenophobus.
Bone's corner calls for a 1-2. Bone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xenophobus manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Bone both land. Nice combination.
Bone scores with a one two! Xenophobus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bone. Bone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Xenophobus slips the punch.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xenophobus circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Xenophobus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bone defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Bone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xenophobus.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone is looking for a counter combo.
Bone scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Xenophobus does no damage.
Xenophobus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bone momentarily.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Bone looks to land a right hand but Xenophobus moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Xenophobus.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Bone.
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!
Xenophobus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bone defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Bone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bone showed some decent athleticism there.
Bone wants to control but Xenophobus is keeping him busy.
Xenophobus won't allow Bone to pass to mount.
Xenophobus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bone is looking for a kimura but Xenophobus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.

Bone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Xenophobus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bone.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Xenophobus is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Xenophobus is defending well.
Bone wants to take a breather but Xenophobus is having none of it.
Xenophobus wants to get back to full guard.

Bone is looking for a kimura but Xenophobus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Xenophobus tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.

Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Xenophobus defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xenophobus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bone is thwarting Xenophobus's attempts to control the position.

Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Bone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Xenophobus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bone prevents Xenophobus from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Xenophobus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Xenophobus.
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xenophobus.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Xenophobus counters with a nice uppercut.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone misses with a double jab
letting Xenophobus counter with a right hand.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone ducks right into an uppercut from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xenophobus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xenophobus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenophobus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone digs a good hook to Xenophobus's body.
Bone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bone avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xenophobus throws out the jab.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Xenophobus misses.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
enabling Xenophobus to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Bone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bone shoots for a takedown but Xenophobus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xenophobus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xenophobus misses with a straight left.
Xenophobus lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xenophobus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenophobus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Xenophobus duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Xenophobus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bone doesn't seem phased though.
Xenophobus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Xenophobus circles away.
Xenophobus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bone.
Xenophobus moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Xenophobus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xenophobus.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xenophobus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Xenophobus.
Some wild striking there from Xenophobus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a right and a left that Xenophobus avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Xenophobus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bone takes a swing at Xenophobus's ribcage but misses.
Bone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bone slips a straight right by Xenophobus.
It looked like Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xenophobus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xenophobus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Bone misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bone misses with a hook.
Xenophobus throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Xenophobus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone throws a series of strikes that have Xenophobus backpedaling.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xenophobus.
Bone shoots in for a takedown but Xenophobus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Xenophobus misses its intended target.
Bone is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xenophobus lunges at Bone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bone's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to clinch but Xenophobus is having none of it.
It seemed like Xenophobus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xenophobus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xenophobus lands with an uppercut that bounces Bone off the cage and back into range.
Bone scores with a jab.
Bone misses with the combination.
Xenophobus drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xenophobus throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xenophobus scores with a nice strike.

Bone gets the takedown into side control.

Bone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone trying to control the action but Xenophobus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Xenophobus scores with a nice strike.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bone.
Bone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xenophobus tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bone catches Xenophobus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenophobus moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenophobus cracks Bone with an open hand slap.
Xenophobus stuffs the takedown.
Xenophobus lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Xenophobus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone blocks a jab.
Xenophobus scores with the left hand. Bone knows he should have avoided that one.
Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Xenophobus's shoulder, as Xenophobus tries to avoid the shot.
Bone misses with a combination
and Xenophobus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenophobus connects with a body shot.

Xenophobus has Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bone.
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Bone tries to throw a body punch but Xenophobus avoids it by throwing Bone back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bone.
Bone working aggressively here.
Xenophobus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xenophobus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Xenophobus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.

Bone has hold of one of Xenophobus's legs. Xenophobus is fighting the takedown attempt but Bone gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone tries to free his leg and advance position but Xenophobus is retaining full guard.
Xenophobus has Bone pulled in close to control his posture.
Joe Bone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xenophobus keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Xenophobus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Xenophobus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bone is now in half guard.

Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xenophobus wants to get back to full guard.

Xenophobus is defending against the submission attempts here by Bone.

Bone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xenophobus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Xenophobus.
Bone is fighting to break Xenophobus's control of his arms but Xenophobus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Xenophobus is trying to keep Bone in close.
Bone advances position into side control!
Xenophobus wants to control but Bone postures up.

Bone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Xenophobus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ulysseus Xenophobus.
I think Xenophobus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ulysseus Xenophobus!
Ulysseus Xenophobus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.