PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seeley Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Part
vs
Booth

183 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

180 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Bart Part!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seeley Booth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Booth duly obliges.
Booth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Part tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Booth swivels and escapes.
Part is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Part fails with the takedown.
Part keeps the fight on the outside.
Part tries a head kick but it misses.
Part keeps the fight on the outside.
Part misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Part misses with an uppercut. Booth saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Part fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Part looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bart Part seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Part misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Part misses with a combination
and Booth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Part showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booth.
Part tries for a takedown but Booth circles away easily
and Booth counters with a series of strikes. Part will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booth throws a series of punches but Part avoids them all with ease.
Part shoots and misses
and Booth counters with a left and a right that stings Part.
Booth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Part misses the jab.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Part avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Part tries to clinch but Booth moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Booth checks a leg kick.
Booth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Part.
Booth tries to bum rush Part with a series of wild strikes but Part uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth scores with a nice right hand.
Part tries to clinch there but Booth circles away.
Part is looking to clinch.
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seeley Booth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booth fails to land with a series of punches.
Part shoots in for a takedown but Booth shows good takedown defense.
Part gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Booth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Booth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Part swats away the attempt to clinch by Booth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth looks to land a combination but Part avoids it well.
Part with a poor takedown
and Booth counters with a series of strikes. Part will be more careful next time no doubt.
Part will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Part takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Part looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Part misses with a takedown
and Booth counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seeley Booth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch lands to the side of Part 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Part gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Booth counters with a left and a right that stings Part.
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth scores with a three punch combo!
Part shoots and misses
and Booth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Booth throws a right hand that Part ducks under and follows up with a left that Part also avoids with ease.
Part tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Booth is looking to clinch.
Booth cracks Part with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Part clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Part drags the fight down to the ground.
Part is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Booth wants to control from the top but Part keeps moving.
Part is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Part has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Part wants to improve his position but instead Booth has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Booth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Booth is trying to control. Part wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Part wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part wants to improve his position but Booth is controlling well.
Booth prevents Part from standing back up.
Part wants to get back to full guard.
Booth passes into side control, despite Part's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Part's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Part misses with a takedown attempt
and Booth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Part tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Part shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Booth as he jumps to the side.
Booth looks to land a combination but Part avoids it well.
Booth moves in looking to clinch but Part pushes him off.
Part shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Booth counters with a left and a right that stings Part.
Booth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Part misses with a takedown attempt
and Booth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seeley Booth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Booth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Booth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Part tries for a takedown but Booth circles away easily
and Booth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booth swats away the attempt to clinch by Part.
Part looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Part swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Part jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Booth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bart Part is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Part fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Part with a poor takedown
and Booth counters with a two punch combo.
Part tries to clinch up but Booth circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Part shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth looks to land a combination but Part avoids it well.
Booth is working the combinations to good effect here.

Part closes the distance and clinches.

Part pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Part is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Booth.
Booth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seeley Booth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booth misses with a low kick.
Part tries to clinch there but Booth circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Part swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Part looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Part wants to clinch.
Booth throws a leg kick that misses.
Part doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.

Part feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Part is looking to work some ground and pound but Booth has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Part controls the pace.
Part trying to control but Booth is working from the bottom.
Booth trying to keep a closed guard but Part is proving a slippery customer.
Part preventing the sweep.
Part wants to stand but Booth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Part stands up from Booth's guard - Part perhaps looking for a knockout.
Part doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Booth counters with a one-two to the body.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Part tries to clinch there but Booth circles away.
Booth misses with the combination.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seeley Booth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Booth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seeley Booth!