PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman, by Metallica. Boone has chosen Hero by Nas featuring Keri Hilson as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rood
vs
Boone

182 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Demonic Drugs

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Boone!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boone gets the takedown into side control.
Rood is not content to let Boone control the position.
Rood is trying to get back to half guard.
Rood dodges the ground and pound from Boone.
Rood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boone on the ground.
Boone tries to get to his feet but Rood is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Boone in his guard.
Boone stopping the sweep attempt from Rood.
Rood trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boone with the ground and pound but Rood uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone is looking to work some ground and pound but Rood has wrist control.
Boone tries to stand but Rood is controlling from the bottom.
Rood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rood trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rood digs a good body shot into Boone's ribs.
Boone shoots in and drives through. Rood sprawls well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rood.
You can see the frustration on Boone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rood advances nicely into full mount.
Rood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood landing punches.
Boone tries to buck Rood off but he can't manage it.
Boone looks gassed!
Rood controlling from the full mount.
Rood unloading with bombs!
Rood with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boone looks a forlorn figure.
Rood punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood dominating with strikes here.
Rood dominating with strikes here.
Rood scoring with strikes but Boone is staying in there.
Boone is trying to escape the mount.
Boone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rood landing strikes from the mount.

Rood swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boone is now in Rood's guard. A big mistake from Rood there, giving up the dominant position!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rood is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rood stopping the sweep attempt from Boone.
Boone wants to improve his position but instead Rood has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Rood wants to take a breather but Boone is having none of it.
Rood slips a nice elbow through Boone's hands, connecting with Boone's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boone wants to control but Rood is keeping busy.
Rood works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rood dominated that round.
That's time! Rood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rood swinging wilding here.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boone fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Rood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rood throws a right hand that Boone ducks under and follows up with a left that Boone also avoids with ease.
Rood wants to clinch.
Boone tries to bum rush Rood with a series of wild strikes but Rood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone lands a two punch combo.
Rood misses with a hook.
Rood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boone moves away.
Boone doesn't manage to clinch there - Rood circles away.
Boone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rood looks for a takedown but Boone sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Rood.
Rood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab from Boone.
Boone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rood momentarily.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rood misses with a combination
and Boone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rood thinking.
Boone tries to clinch up but Rood circles away and keeps his distance.
Rood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone darts in trying to clinch

and Rood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rood scoring with some ground and pound.
Boone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boone looking to control.
Brad Rood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boone throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rood slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Rood gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws out a loose jab but Boone uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rood bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boone gets back to half guard.
Rood tries to pass to full mount but Boone defends it.
Boone has a hand on Rood's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rood takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Boone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rood controlling the pace for now.
Boone is in a horrible position here. Rood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boone is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boone hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rood throws a leg kick that misses.
Boone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boone looks for a takedown but Rood sprawls well.
Boone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rood paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boone tries to score a body lock takedown but Rood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boone keeps control of Rood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rood manages to break the clinch.
Boone keeps the fight on the outside.
Boone fails with the takedown

and Rood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rood.
Brad Rood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Boone.
Boone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood trying to control but Boone is working from the bottom.
Rood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rood's guard.

Rood has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boone off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rood sizes up Boone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Boone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rood's guard now.
Rood wants to sweep here but Boone controlling him for the moment.
Rood strikes from his own guard.
Rood is trying to control the position but Boone postures up.
Rood wants to stand up but Boone is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone trying to control the position from guard on top but Rood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boone!
Rood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boone is looking to improve his position but Rood isn't that keen on the idea.
Rood is landing with some decent strikes but Boone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rood lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone tries to hold on but Rood postures up.
Rood prevents Boone from getting the reversal.
Rood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rood prevents Boone from getting the reversal.
Boone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rood lands a nice shot to the head.
Brad Rood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rood lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone is looking to get to half guard.
Rood raining down shots from the mount!
Rood looking to finish Boone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boone!
Boone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenneth Boone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Rood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rood!