PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Bolivar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sun God Ra
vs
Bolivar

189 cm
37
222 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

188 cm
30
206 lbs
20 - 12 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Sun God Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Bolivar!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bolivar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ra misses with a shot to the body
and Bolivar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolivar.
Bolivar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ra.
A shot to the liver by Bolivar. Beautiful body shot.
Bolivar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ra momentarily.
Ra misses the jab.
Bolivar throws out a counter right but Ra avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolivar, as that shot connected.

Ra has managed to clinch.
Bolivar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolivar avoids the damage to the body.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolivar is defending well for now.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Bolivar avoids a wild elbow strike from Ra.
Bolivar blocks an elbow strike from Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolivar.
Bolivar lands a body shot.
Ra throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolivar.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
Ra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolivar blocks an elbow strike.
Ra has Bolivar pressed against the cage, preventing Bolivar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolivar's brow.
Bolivar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Bolivar lands with a light punch inside.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolivar blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolivars head.
Bolivar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bolivar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ra seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bolivar can turn it around.
Bolivar lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolivar's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolivar is defending well for now.
Bolivar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolivar avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolivar presses Ra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolivar.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolivar's elbow.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
Bolivar avoids a wild elbow strike from Ra.
Bolivar blocks the elbow strike.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Bolivar on the inside.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks with his arms.
Bolivar blocking some punches.
Ra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolivar is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Bolivar fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolivar avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Bolivar lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolivar dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.

Bolivar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolivar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra tries to clinch but Bolivar moves away
and Bolivar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ra thinking.
Ra misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Bolivar.
Bolivar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolivar blocks a jab.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolivar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolivar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that The Sun God Ra will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big right from Ra misses.
Bolivar wants to clinch.
Bolivar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Sun God Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ra instigates a clinch.
Ra working aggressively here.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolivar.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolivar blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolivar.
Bolivar blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolivar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.

Bolivar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolivar slips under a jab.

Ra pushes Bolivar up against the cage in a clinch.
The Sun God Ra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolivar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolivar blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Bolivar.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to throw a body punch but Bolivar avoids it by throwing Ra back against the cage.
Bolivar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ra's elbow.
Bolivar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Bolivar in his tracks for a moment.
Ra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolivar can do to turn this around?
Ra blocking some punches.
Ra blocks a body shot from Bolivar.
Bolivar lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolivar avoids it.
Ra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.
A short left from Bolivar.
Bolivar avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Bolivar.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolivar avoids the damage to the body.
Bolivar gets through Ra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ra tries a body shot but Bolivar blocks it.
Bolivar avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Bolivar swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolivar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolivar's defenses.
Bolivar blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolivar avoids it.
Ra misses with some punches.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
Ra prevents a body shot from Bolivar.
Bolivar misses with a body punch.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
Ra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolivar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sun God Ra dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolivar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolivar throws a shot to the body.
Bolivar moves out of range as Ra strikes.
Bolivar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ra with a body shot.
Ra misses with a looping left.
Ra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ra backing away here, and Bolivar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bolivar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bolivar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Ra.
Ra avoids the head kick by Bolivar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bolivar.
Ra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bolivar scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolivar.
Bolivar tries to move into range but Ra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bolivar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Bolivar slips under a jab from Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra swings widly with a right hand
and Bolivar counters with an inside leg kick.
Bolivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolivar scores with a jab to the head.
Ra missing with a left hand there. Bolivar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolivar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bolivar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ra rushes Bolivar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolivar.
Ra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolivar.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Bolivar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Sun God Ra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolivar misses with a punch to the body.
Ra throws a head punch that misses.
Pablo Bolivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ra blocks a body shot from Bolivar.
Bolivar working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a damaging elbow.
Bolivar tries to throw a body punch but Ra avoids it by throwing Bolivar back against the cage.
Bolivar avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Bolivar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ra has double underhooks.
Bolivar lands with a light punch inside.
Ra can't find room to land a body shot as Bolivar controls the action.
Bolivar working hard to break the clinch.
Bolivar swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolivar.
Bolivar lands with a right to the head.
Ra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolivar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ra's elbow.
Ra pushes off an throws an elbow but Bolivar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bolivar lands a hook that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Bolivar is leaning against Ra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Bolivar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Sun God Ra!
The Sun God Ra tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.