PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Justice (ranked 24144 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Bolt (ranked 8272 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ernest Justice has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Justice
vs
Bolt

165 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernest Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tex Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bolt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Justice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Justice is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Bolt seems content to control.

Bolt wants to work for an arm triangle but Justice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolt is trying to control the action in half guard but Justice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolt working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Justice's thigh. Justice counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Justice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice being controlled here, momentarily.
Bolt looking to pass the guard.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
Justice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Bolt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Justice to the ground. Bolt is now in Justice's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice controls Bolt momentarily but Bolt frees himself.
Bolt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Justice looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bolt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justice is trying to control. Bolt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolt wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Bolt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Justice wants to control but Bolt is keeping him busy.
Bolt wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt has hold of Justice's hands but Justice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Bolt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bolt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Justice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bolt trying to control here.
Bolt has his hands clasped together around Justice's back. He's all about the action.
Justice throwing shots but Bolt is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Bolt is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bolt wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Justice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Justice winds up and cracks Bolt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bolt trying to hold on to Justice's head to control him but Justice postures up.
Justice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Bolt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bolt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolt taking some punishment here, with Justice in his half guard.
Bolt tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tex Bolt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Justice lunges at Bolt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolt's hand.

Bolt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Justice tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bolt is in Justice's guard.
Bolt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Bolt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice striking from the bottom.
Bolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Justice manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bolt has Justice in his guard.

Bolt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bolt is continuing to stall.
Justice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Justice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bolt pulls Justice in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing strikes from guard but Bolt blocks nicely.
Bolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Bolt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.
Justice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Justice trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.

Bolt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bolt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bolt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bolt is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bolt content to stall in guard here.
Bolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.

Bolt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Justice manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bolt has Justice in his guard.

Bolt keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.

Bolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justice defends it easily.
Tex Bolt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bolt keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tex Bolt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bolt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Justice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bolt off and has taken his back!
Justice punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bolt trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Justice tries to keep control of the position but Bolt is staying busy.
Bolt is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Justice.
Justice missing with strikes from the back.
Bolt covering up well and avoiding damage.
Justice is hanging on to Bolt's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt wants to control his opponent's hands but Justice gets his hands free.
Justice throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Justice tries to keep control of the position but Bolt is staying busy.
Bolt tries to escape but Justice has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Justice throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bolt could be in trouble here!
Justice thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bolt wants to escape the position.
Justice throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bolt trying to control the hands but Justice won't let him.
Justice trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is trying to break free.
Justice punches the canvas rather than the man.
Justice is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bolt up.
Justice throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Justice punishes Bolt with strikes from the back mount.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolt can do to turn this around?
Justice trying to control momentarily.
Bolt covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bolt is trapped and Justice is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Justice biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bolt trying to control the hands but Justice breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is trapped and Justice is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bolt tries to escape the position.
Justice gets his hands free as Bolt looks to control.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Justice's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bolt tries to break free.
Bolt trying to control the hands but Justice won't let him.
Bolt staying busy and making it hard for Justice to control.
Bolt covers up after that shot from Justice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing sloppy strikes.
I really don't envy Bolt right now.
Bolt is still trying to improve position.
Bolt just trying to survive but Justice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bolt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bolt!
Justice trying to control.
Bolt is trying to break free.
Bolt trying to control the hands but Justice breaks the grip.
Justice misses with a punch to the head.
Justice biding his time, controlling Bolt.
Justice lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Justice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bolt 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tex Bolt!
An out of breath Tex Bolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.