PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 608 p4p, 76 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 978 p4p, 116 weight class). Snorten has chosen Sound of Silence as his entrance music. Rip Snorten has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Boxer
vs
Snorten

180 cm
36
169 lbs
44 - 20 - 3

180 cm
34
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten fakes the leg kick and cracks Boxer in the body.
Snorten has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boxer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snorten checks it well.
The fighters circling - Snorten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Snorten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boxer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snorten looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Snorten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boxer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snorten throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Snorten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boxer's head.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snorten.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snorten misses with a head shot. Boxer uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snorten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snorten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snorten wants to pass the guard but Boxer is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snorten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snorten passes Boxer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snorten slips a nice elbow through Boxer's hands, connecting with Boxer's forehead.
Boxer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snorten.
Snorten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snorten lands with a punch from half guard.
Snorten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boxer defending well though.
Snorten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snorten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snorten throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Boxer wants to control but Snorten is keeping busy.
Snorten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boxer defending well though.
Snorten thows a huge punch but Boxer dodges it nicely.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snorten.
Boxer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boxer is looking for a sweep. Snorten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boxer to regain full guard.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer controls Snorten momentarily but Snorten frees himself.
Snorten working some strikes from top position.
Snorten postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Snorten forces his way into half guard.
Snorten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Snorten slips a nice elbow through Boxer's hands, connecting with Boxer's forehead.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snorten.
Snorten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snorten throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Snorten connects with a nice short shot to Boxer's temple.
Boxer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Snorten thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snorten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snorten.
Boxer wants to improve his position but Snorten is controlling well.
Boxer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Snorten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boxer defending well though.
Snorten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorten throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Snorten lands strikes from half guard.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Snorten missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snorten throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Snorten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boxer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rip Snorten dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Snorten scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snorten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snorten throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick from Snorten.
Snorten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boxer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Snorten jabs at Boxer's body.
Good leg kick by Snorten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boxer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snorten, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Boxer.
Snorten pushes Boxer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
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!
Snorten misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Snorten throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Snorten controls his hands.
Snorten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snorten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Snorten lands a body punch.
Snorten jumps guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snorten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Snorten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Snorten uses good head movement to avoid it.

Snorten decides to pull guard.
Boxer won't allow Snorten to sweep him here.
Snorten is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boxer preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten keeps trying to improve his position.
Snorten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Snorten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snorten is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Snorten lands a nice short elbow.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boxer to regain full guard.
Snorten scoring with some ground and pound.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Snorten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snorten passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer struggling a bit here.
Snorten is putting a hurting on Boxer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boxer parries the strikes from Snorten easily there. Snorten is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boxer to escape.
Snorten creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boxer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Snorten fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Snorten has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Boxer!
Snorten lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Snorten with good strikes from the mount here!
Snorten is landing with some decent strikes but Boxer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Snorten looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Snorten lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten raining down shots from the mount!

Boxer is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Boxer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snorten punching from mount but Boxer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boxer seems to have got his legs back now.
Snorten fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snorten lands with some strikes.
Snorten postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Boxer badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Snorten around the waist but Snorten pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Snorten is the winner by TKO! Snorten jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rip Snorten!
Rip Snorten is the new welterweight champion!
Rip Snorten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.