PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Boco (ranked 22677 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Three (ranked 5713 p4p, 0 weight class). Boco's entrance music is Crazy Nights. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boco
vs
Three

193 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Boco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Three!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Three closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boco circles away.
Boco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Three manages to circle out of the way.
Three shoots for a double leg takedown but Boco sprawls well. He's pushed Three's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Three throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boco scores with the left hand. Three knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Test Three has been cut.
Three shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boco pinned against the cage. Boco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crazy Boco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Three.
Three fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boco avoids it really well and circles away.

Three tries to sprawl but Boco drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Three defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Three for as long as he can get away with.

Boco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Three to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Three or perhaps it was just good defense by Boco, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Three. No joy for Boco on that attempt.
Three throws a body kick that misses.
Boco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Three defends it nicely.
Boco misses with a takedown
and Boco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Three tries a head kick but it misses.
Three tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boco swivels and escapes.
An attempted straight right counter from Boco misses the target.
Boco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Three sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Three.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three shoots for a double leg takedown but Boco sprawls well. He's pushed Three's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boco shoots in looking for a takedown. Three tries to sprawl out of it but Boco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Three manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Three tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Three looks for a takedown but Boco sprawls well.

Boco fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Three to the ground. Boco is now in Three's guard.
Three wants to stand but Boco is controlling the position.
Boco trying to control the position from guard on top but Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Three is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Three working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boco is standing up over Three. Three looks to escape but Boco dives into side control.
Three is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boco has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Three tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boco works to advance to full mount. Three defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boco looking to ground and pound but Three is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boco stands up from mount. Strange move.

Boco gets a takedown into half guard.
Three trying to control here.
Three is refusing to be controlled, as Boco sits in half guard.
Three wants to get back to full guard.

Boco stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boco. Three does a little dance to reset his feet.
Three throws a combination. Boco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boco is fending him off so far but Three persists. Nope, Boco circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Boco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Three's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Three tries to avoid it but Boco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Three to the ground. Three escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Boco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Three!
Boco advances to full mount.
Boco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boco avoids the attempt from Three to control.

Boco has hold of Three's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Three manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Three can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boco looking to control but Three is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boco throwing strikes here but Three is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Three tries to lock up and control but Boco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Three tries to control the position but Boco now has his back.

Boco working for a choke but Three is defending well.
Three trying to control the action but Boco just sinks the hooks in.
Boco controlling well, preventing Three from escaping the position.

Boco looking for the RNC.

Boco working for a choke but Three is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Three is defending well though. Boco let's go of the attempt for now.

Three fending off the submission attempt from Boco.
Three prevents Boco from getting a body triangle.
Three is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Three is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Boco gets his way!
Boco controlling well, preventing Three from escaping the position.

Boco looking for the RNC.
Three looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Three tries to break free.
Three trying to control the hands but Boco breaks the grip.

Boco working for the choke.

Boco looking for the RNC.
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.
I really don't envy Three right now.

Boco looking for the choke but no joy.
Three is keeping busy.

Boco looking for the choke but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Three wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Boco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Test Three's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Three shoots in looking for a takedown but Boco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Three's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Three tries to clinch up.
Three fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Three.
Crazy Boco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Boco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crazy Boco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boco drops back looking for a leg! Three is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Three manages to kick Boco off! Boco jumps back into Three's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three tries to clinch but Boco is having none of it.
Boco closes the distance and clinches up with Three, looking for a takedown. Boco pushes Three against the cage but Three circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Three throws a wild body kick that Boco sees coming a mile off.
Three fails in his attempt to clinch.
Test Three seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Three throws a head kick that misses.
Three throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boco shoots for a takedown but Three saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Boco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Three tries to counter it with a takedown but Boco pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Three tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boco closes the distance and clinches up with Three, looking for a takedown. Boco pushes Three against the cage but Three circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Three.
Three lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boco at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boco or perhaps it was just good defense by Three, which made it look bad.
Three scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boco doesn't seem bothered though.
Boco slaps away a takedown attempt from Three, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Three fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boco checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Three is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Three tries to bum rush Boco with a series of wild strikes but Boco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boco misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Three shoots for a double leg takedown but Boco sprawls well. He's pushed Three's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boco is looking to counter the offense by Three and move into the clinch.
Three shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boco sprawls well. Boco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Three gets slowly back to his feet.

Boco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Boco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Three doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boco.

Boco is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Three blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boco.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Three wants to stand back up but Boco manages to pass into side control.
Test Three has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crazy Boco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Three tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Test Three.
I think Boco 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Boco!
A victorious Crazy Boco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.