PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Savage (ranked 2290 p4p, 68 weight class) and Like Boss (ranked 2159 p4p, 64 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by Many Men By 50 cent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savage
vs
Boss

205 cm
26
282 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
267 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

Fanatic Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Boss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boss missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Savage misses with an uppercut.
Boss throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boss tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Savage misses the target.
Boss jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savage tries to bum rush Boss with a series of wild strikes but Boss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage throws a jab when Boss was well out of range.
Boss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Boss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Boss scores with a jab.

It looks like Tom Savage has been cut.
Boss misses with a looping left.
Savage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.

Boss moves into the clinch.
Boss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
Savage tries to circle away but Boss has him pinned against the cage.
Boss throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Boss working aggressively here.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Boss.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Boss on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boss.
Boss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boss.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Boss has double underhooks.
Savage wants to get back to striking at distance but Boss won't allow it.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boss blocking some punches.
Boss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boss working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Savage.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Boss on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Savage.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.
Boss misses with the head strike.
Savage prevents a body shot from Boss.
Boss throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage can't break the clinch.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
Boss blocks a body shot from Savage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Savage stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss blocks a body shot from Savage.
Boss lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boss.
Savage wants to get back to striking at distance but Boss won't allow it.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss lands with a short shot to the head.
Boss lands with a light punch inside.

Boss drops Savage onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Savage is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Savage is rocked!

Tom Savage's cut is getting worse.
Boss misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Like Boss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Savage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Savage ducks under a wild hook from Boss.

Boss has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Savage.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boss working aggressively here.
Boss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Boss gets through Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boss has a couple of punches blocked by Savage.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boss in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Savage controlling the action here for a moment.
Savage wants to break free but Boss has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Boss misses the target.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boss manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boss.
Boss misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Boss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savage doesn't seem bothered though.
Savage slips a straight right by Boss.
Boss takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Boss throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Like Boss seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boss lands a body shot.
Boss's corner calls for a 1-2. Boss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage misses with an uppercut

and Boss counters by moving into the clinch.
Boss tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss lands a left hand.
Like Boss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Boss has a couple of punches blocked by Savage.
Boss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boss fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savage leaning against his opponent.
Savage blocking some punches.
Savage blocking some punches.
Savage working hard to break the clinch.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Boss.
Boss is working Savage over against the cage.
Savage stalling in the clinch but Boss improves position.
Boss is working Savage over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Boss.
Savage blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tom Savage's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short left from Boss.
Savage wants to stall.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boss lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boss.
Boss scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boss.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boss has a couple of punches blocked by Savage.
Savage seems to have got his legs back now.
Boss lands a body shot.

Boss drops Savage onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Savage is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boss creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Savage's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Savage drops to his knees and Boss pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Like Boss!
A pretty intense looking Like Boss took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.