PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Paddy (ranked 2200 p4p, 244 weight class) and Jo Boo (ranked 3013 p4p, 317 weight class). Jo Boo 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!

Paddy
vs
Boo

185 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

187 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paddy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boo lands a good knee to the midsection. Paddy won't want to take too many of those.
We've been hearing reports that Paddy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paddy is breathing heavily.
Boo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boo tries a knee to the head but Paddy blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boo.
Boo is leaning against Paddy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Max Paddy has been cut.
Boo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paddy pulls his leg out and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy lands a nice hook to Boo's body. Boo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Paddy.
Boo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paddy misses with a body kick.
Boo wants to counter the offense by Paddy and move into the clinch position.
Paddy blocks a head kick by Boo.
Jo Boo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boo tries to clinch but Paddy is having none of it.
Paddy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boo. That one must have hurt.
Paddy misses with a hook

and Boo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boo stalling the fight.
Boo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paddy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boo.
Boo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paddy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boo.
Boo lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Boo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paddy is just riding it out for now. Boo eventually gives up the hold.
Paddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Paddy actively working from the bottom here.

Boo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo fails to take his opponent's back.
Paddy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Paddy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Boo is working for a kimura but Paddy is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.
Boo prevents Paddy from improving his position.

Boo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Paddy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Boo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jo Boo!