PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 281 p4p, 43 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 932 p4p, 141 weight class). De Bois comes into the arena with Brad Fiedel - Terminator blaring out of the sound system. Mwenye Kwadwo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

De Bois
vs
Kwadwo

186 cm
29
205 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois takes one on the button.
Kwadwo lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwadwo. De Bois does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Bois gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kwadwo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

De Bois gets a double leg takedown into Kwadwo's 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.
De Bois postures up in Kwadwo's guard and throws a big left but Kwadwo blocks it.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kwadwo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kwadwo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Bois is one step ahead there.
Kwadwo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Bois.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bois loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kwadwo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kwadwo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Bois.
Kwadwo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Bois.
De Bois loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
Kwadwo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kwadwo's head.
De Bois scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Bois scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Bois throwing strikes from guard but Kwadwo blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
De Bois lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kwadwo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kwadwo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kwadwo's head.
De Bois throws an elbow that misses. Kwadwo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Bois's guard. Nice move by Kwadwo!

De Bois 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.
De Bois is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kwadwo is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Bois pushes Kwadwo off and gets back to his feet.
Kwadwo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Bois is just out of range.
De Bois attempts a counter takedown but Kwadwo avoids it well and moves away.
De Bois shoots in looking for a takedown but Kwadwo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Bois's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kwadwo misses.
Kwadwo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kwadwo jabs De Bois to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Bois fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo stuffs the takedown.
De Bois uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwadwo.
Kwadwo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Bois looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kwadwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

De Bois drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Bois throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Bois misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Bois tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
De Bois looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kwadwo is avoiding damage well.
Kwadwo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jambe De Bois will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Bois moves out of range as Kwadwo strikes.
De Bois tries to counter with a takedown but Kwadwo is quick to defend against it.
De Bois closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kwadwo circles away.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Bois.
De Bois misses with a takedown attempt - Kwadwo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwadwo! But no joy.
Kwadwo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Bois at a distance.
De Bois keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwadwo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwadwo.
De Bois drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kwadwo sprawls and moves away.
Kwadwo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Bois stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Bois looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jambe De Bois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Bois looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwadwo pulls De Bois in close to his closed guard and prevents De Bois from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kwadwo pulls De Bois in close to prevent any damage.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kwadwo looking to control.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Bois accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kwadwo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Bois looking to sit in guard and control but Kwadwo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

De Bois is looking to stand up but Kwadwo isn't so interested in that idea.
Kwadwo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Bois wants to stand and escape but Kwadwo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Bois avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Bois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Bois changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kwadwo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Kwadwo. Beautiful body shot.
De Bois with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwadwo misses the jab.
Kwadwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bois was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwadwo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kwadwo tries to sprawl but De Bois drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kwadwo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kwadwo won't allow De Bois to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kwadwo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Bois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kwadwo's head.
De Bois throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Bois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kwadwo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Bois looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Bois tries to pass to full mount but Kwadwo defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mwenye Kwadwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Kwadwo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kwadwo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Bois.
Kwadwo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Bois is defended easily by Kwadwo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwadwo! But no joy.
De Bois gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kwadwo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois slips under a jab from Kwadwo.

De Bois scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kwadwo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Bois.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Bois is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Bois lands strikes from half guard.
De Bois trying to control from half guard but Kwadwo is working away.
De Bois throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kwadwo wants to control but De Bois is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Bois not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwadwo is in trouble now - De Bois has advanced to mount!
Kwadwo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Bois.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois unloads with some shots from mount but Kwadwo bucks and avoids them well.
De Bois connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Bois thowing shots but they're missing.
Oooooh, big shot lands for De Bois! Kwadwo is hurt baaadly! De Bois is firing away with more strikes - Kwadwo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambe De Bois!
Our winner, Jambe De Bois, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Mwenye Kwadwo had this to say: 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.