PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class) and Snot Slurper (ranked 22 p4p, 4 weight class). Slurper has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bolleke
vs
Slurper

195 cm
28
191 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

186 cm
33
195 lbs
30 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a nice hook to Slurper's body. Slurper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slurper throws a jab when Bolleke was well out of range.
Slurper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slurper moves away.
Slurper lands a right hook to the body.
Slurper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bolleke throws a lazy uppercut
and Slurper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slurper misses with a wild body shot.

Bolleke scores with a takedown into Slurper's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Slurper manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slurper backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slurper.

Bolleke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slurper swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Slurper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slurper throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slurper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Slurper saw that one coming.
Slurper tries to counter with a clinch but Bolleke shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Bolleke throws a body punch but Slurper moves out of range.
Slurper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slurper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slurper scores with a jab. Bolleke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slurper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolleke dodges the punch combination from Slurper.
Bolleke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Bolleke drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Slurper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper working a defensive guard but Bolleke passes into half guard.
Slurper is looking for a sweep. Bolleke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bolleke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bolleke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slurper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Slurper kicks Bolleke off and gets back to his feet.
Snot Slurper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slurper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolleke manages to avoid it.

Bolleke scores with a takedown into Slurper's guard.

Slurper pushes Bolleke off and gets back to his feet.
Slurper throws a shot from downtown. Bolleke moves away and avoids it.
Bolleke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper scores with a nice strike.
Slurper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolleke misses with a straight right.
Bolleke slips a jab from Slurper.
Slurper's coach down at Save America! TRUMP 2020! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slurper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bolleke throws a hook but Slurper avoids it easily.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Slurper is just out of range.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Slurper moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Slurper. No joy for Bolleke on that attempt.

Bolleke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slurper wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slurper wants to sweep but Bolleke has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke scoring with punches from side control.
Bolleke is looking to take a break and control but Slurper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolleke 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.
Slurper is trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolleke working the ground and pound from side control.
Bolleke working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slurper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bolleke moves into full mount!
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 Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Slurper throws out a powerful jab.
Bolleke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slurper sprawls and moves away.
Slurper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Slurper slips the punch.
Slurper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Slurper.
Slurper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bolleke darts in looking for a takedown but Slurper gets double underhooks and turns Bolleke into the cage.
Bolleke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Bolleke - just one landing.
Bolleke connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolleke darts in looking for a takedown but Slurper gets double underhooks and turns Bolleke into the cage.
Slurper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolleke.
Bolleke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slurper. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolleke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slurper throws a right hand that Bolleke ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolleke also avoids with ease.
Slurper looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.
Bolleke misses with a body shot.
Bolleke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slurper counters with a left to the body.
Slurper throws a looping overhand right but Bolleke ducks down to avoid it.
Bolleke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slurper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolleke somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Slurper. Those never looked like landing.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Slurper moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Slurper. Those never looked like landing.

Bolleke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slurper sprawls well initially but Bolleke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Slurper kicks Bolleke off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slurper ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Snot Slurper seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper looks to land a left hand but Bolleke moved out of range nicely.
Slurper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slurper scores with a jab.
A shot to the body from Bolleke misses
letting Slurper counter with a right hand.
Slurper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slurper.
Slurper misses with a body shot.

Bolleke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolleke stands and throws Slurper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Slurper pushes Bolleke away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bolleke gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Slurper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolleke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slurper is looking to improve his position.
Slurper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bolleke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slurper is looking to reverse the position.
Bolleke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper is being controlled here.
Slurper wants to control but Bolleke postures up.
Bolleke working the head with strikes.
Slurper wants to control but Bolleke postures up.
Bolleke working the head and body with strikes.
Slurper is looking for a sweep.
Bolleke is looking to take a break and control but Slurper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolleke lands some shots froms side control.
Bolleke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slurper keeps working.
Bolleke is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bolleke blocks a jab.

Bolleke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slurper wants to get back to his feet but Bolleke passes into half guard.

Bolleke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolleke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slurper trying to control but Bolleke postures up.
Bolleke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke is looking to advance position but Slurper won't allow it.

Bolleke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke stops Slurper from getting back to his feet.
Slurper gets full guard.

Slurper is looking for a triangle but Bolleke pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing that Bolleke has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Slurper controlling the position.

Slurper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bolleke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bolleke is stalling in the full guard.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Slurper keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slurper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bolleke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolleke moves into full guard.
Bolleke trying to control the position.

Bolleke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper tries to stand but Bolleke is controlling from the bottom.
Bolleke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slurper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Bolleke does it's job there.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Slurper slips the punch.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bolleke.
Bolleke sizes up Slurper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slurper. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke tries to counter with a takedown but Slurper is quick to defend against it.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slurper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolleke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Slurper.
Bolleke misses with a lunging right hand
and Slurper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolleke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolleke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolleke goes for a double leg but Slurper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Slurper continues to drive forward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slurper loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Bolleke misses with a takedown
and Slurper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Thomas Bolleke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bolleke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bolleke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Slurper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Bolleke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slurper, who protects the arm well.
Slurper is trying to improve his position.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slurper some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bolleke presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bolleke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bolleke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slurper can't escape the position.
Bolleke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slurper?
Slurper tries to lock up and control but Bolleke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bolleke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slurper is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bolleke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Slurper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Bolleke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bolleke with shots to the head and body - Slurper looks very uncomfortable down there.

Slurper is rocked!
Bolleke loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Slurper scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bolleke land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bolleke stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Bolleke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Snot Slurper stepped up to the mic, saying 'bastard ate boiled eggs and stale beer b4 the fight and fouled the air so bad even the ref was gagging out there ! Do u know how hard it is to fight and NOT vomit at same time???? Bastard should be required to use a buttplug...'.