PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Boston (ranked 1188 p4p, 139 weight class) and Ross Barkley (ranked 976 p4p, 117 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Brent Boston has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brent Boston seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Boston
vs
Barkley

182 cm
31
265 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

204 cm
25
277 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barkley.
Boston lands with a nice body punch.
Ross Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Boston sets himself, and Barkley steps forward looking for the clinch! Boston avoids it this time.
Boston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
A telegraphed right hand from Boston misses the target.
Boston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barkley tries to avoid it but Boston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barkley to the ground. Barkley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Barkley. That snapped Boston's head back.
Boston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Boston gets caught flat footed, as Barkley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barkley preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barkley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barkley landing some decent shots from guard.
Barkley scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston looking for a sweep. Not yet Boston, not yet.
Barkley postures up in Boston's guard and throws a big left but Boston blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barkley manages to get himself to full guard.

Boston wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Barkley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've been hearing good reports from Boston's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barkley's guard.

Barkley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boston defends well.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boston stopping the sweep attempt from Barkley.
Boston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boston trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Boston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
Boston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
Barkley is trying to control the position but Boston postures up.
Boston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barkley looking to control.

Barkley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boston lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barkley is adopting a defensive guard.
Boston throwing strikes from guard but Barkley blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Boston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barkley fails to land the takedown.
Boston tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley tries to counter with a clinch but Boston shakes him off and moves away.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley slips a straight right by Boston.
Barkley lands with a good body shot.
Boston moves forwards but Barkley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barkley lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Boston is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boston.
Barkley with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston tries to bum rush Barkley with a series of wild strikes but Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boston takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boston. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley tries to bum rush Boston with a series of wild strikes but Boston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boston wants it to stay on the feet.
Barkley swings for the body but Boston moves out of range.
Boston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barkley lands with a nice combination. Boston backs away looking to recover.
Nice body kick from Barkley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boston 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.
Barkley trying to keep a closed guard but Boston is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boston's guard.

Barkley stands and throws Boston's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Barkley tries for a kimura but Boston is defending well.
Boston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boston is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barkley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boston is looking for a sweep. Barkley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barkley blocks the strikes from Boston.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barkley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boston's head.
Barkley drops an elbow to the side of Boston's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Barkley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boston showed some decent athleticism there.
Barkley tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Boston manages to move to mount!
Barkley is looking to get to half guard.
Barkley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Boston.
Boston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkley keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley trying to hold on to Boston's head to control him but Boston postures up.
Boston thows a huge punch but Barkley dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barkley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barkley is looking for a sweep. Boston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barkley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boston is working away from the top position though.
Boston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a punch from half guard.
Barkley is refusing to be controlled, as Boston sits in half guard.
Boston is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barkley?
Boston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Barkley is rocked!
Barkley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barkley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. Boston connects with a nice short shot to Barkley's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Boston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boston 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Brent Boston!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Brent Boston!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Brent Boston!

Brent Boston wins by unanimous decision!
Brent Boston decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.