PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 21 p4p, 11 weight class) and Anthony Falcone (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Falcone has chosen Goodfellas - Long take Restaurant scene - Then He Kissed Me as his entrance music. Thomas Bolleke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Falcone's chin.

Bolleke
vs
Falcone

195 cm
29
191
21 - 5 - 0

191 cm
26
191
18 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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Conviction

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 21 - 5 - 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 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke checks the leg kick.
Falcone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
A little feinted left hand from Bolleke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Bolleke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcone throws out the jab.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Bolleke moved out of range nicely.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Bolleke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolleke moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
A quick step to the side and Bolleke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolleke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolleke scores with a nice head shot.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Falcone at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Falcone. No joy for Bolleke on that attempt.
Bolleke blocks the body kick.
Falcone is looking to slow Bolleke down with leg kicks.
Falcone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab from Falcone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Falcone misses with a body punch
and Bolleke counters with a left to the body.
Falcone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolleke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
Falcone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falcone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolleke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolleke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolleke. That did some damage!
Falcone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolleke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
Anthony Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Falcone.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.

Bolleke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Falcone is adopting a defensive guard.
Bolleke looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is trying to control the position but Bolleke postures up.
Bolleke postures up in Falcone's guard and throws a big left but Falcone blocks it.
Bolleke throwing strikes but missing.
Bolleke won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Falcone trying to keep a closed guard but Bolleke is proving a slippery customer.
Bolleke looking to pass the guard.
Bolleke connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
Falcone managing to control the position.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolleke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falcone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falcone works the jab nicely.

Bolleke drives through with a takedown into Falcone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Falcone 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.
Falcone managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Falcone throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bolleke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Falcone scores with a spinning back kick!
Falcone connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bolleke.
A little jabbing left from Falcone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolleke in his tracks.
Falcone misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolleke misses the target.
Falcone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
Falcone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falcone lands a leg kick that knocks Bolleke off balance momentarily.
Falcone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke scores with a nice head shot.
Bolleke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolleke in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Falcone throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Falcone scores with a kick to the body.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Falcone moves away and avoids it.
Bolleke has a takedown stuffed.
Falcone misses the jab.
Bolleke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolleke misses with a right hand
and Falcone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolleke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falcone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolleke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcone on the side of the head.
Falcone is looking to slow Bolleke down with leg kicks.
Bolleke digs a good body shot into Falcone's ribs.
Bolleke works Falcone's body with a nice hook.
Falcone tries to work over Bolleke's front leg with a kick but Bolleke checks it.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone throws a low kick but Bolleke avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bolleke staying out of range there.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Falcone sprawls and moves away.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Bolleke.
Falcone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolleke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anthony Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Bolleke scores with a sloppy right hand. Falcone should have avoided that one.
Bolleke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolleke jabs Falcone right on the nose. Falcone blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Falcone.
Falcone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcone but Falcone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falcone throws out a counter right but Bolleke avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke connects with a looping right hand.
Falcone misses with a leg kick
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but Falcone shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Falcone feints a counter leg kick.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke scores with a hook to the body. Falcone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolleke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcone connects with an inside leg kick.
Falcone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range and Falcone settles back down.
Falcone lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcone throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falcone tries to land a body kick

and Bolleke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Falcone's guard.
Falcone working a defensive guard here.
Falcone controlling the position.
Falcone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bolleke trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Falcone is keeping the position.
Bolleke stops Falcone from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone slips a straight right by Bolleke.
Falcone lands with a good body shot.
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Bolleke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Bolleke lands.
Falcone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolleke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcone doesn't seem bothered though.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone cracks a nice hook into Bolleke's ribs.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Nice uppercut there from Bolleke.
Falcone jabs Bolleke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Falcone slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Bolleke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcone.
Bolleke shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Falcone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bolleke's head.
Bolleke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke throws a good cross that connects.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone lands a right hook to the body.
Falcone pushes Bolleke away with a front kick.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcone misses the jab.
Bolleke tries to counter with a takedown but Falcone is quick to defend against it.
Bolleke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Falcone misses with a hook. Bolleke ducked under it nicely.
Falcone works Bolleke's body with a nice hook.
Falcone throws a good cross that connects.
Bolleke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Bolleke moves out of range of the strikes.
Falcone lands a head shot.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Bolleke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Falcone stuffs the takedown attempt from Bolleke. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
Bolleke's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolleke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Falcone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bolleke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falcone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Falcone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolleke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
Falcone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Falcone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Falcone is rocked!
Bolleke scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolleke finish him?

Bolleke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Falcone is trying to defend but Bolleke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bolleke is trying to control the action in half guard but Falcone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolleke thows a huge punch but Falcone dodges it nicely.
Falcone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
Falcone seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolleke trying to control from Falcone's half guard. Falcone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bolleke throws a strike but Falcone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bolleke is working an open guard so Falcone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Falcone.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolleke's hands.
Falcone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke takes one on the button.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Falcone scores with a nice right hand.
Bolleke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Falcone lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bolleke there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bolleke circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Falcone to the canvas! Falcone doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bolleke keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Thomas Bolleke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.