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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boris The Animal (ranked 5747 p4p, 232 weight class) and John Pollock (ranked 25609 p4p, 298 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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139 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris The Animal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Animal misses the shot to the body.
Pollock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Animal lands a jab to the nose.
The Animal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pollock is trying to break free.
The Animal is working Pollock over against the cage.
The Animal is working Pollock over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Animal lands with a light punch inside.
The Animal prevents Pollock from breaking the clinch.
The Animal misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock is looking to break free of the clinch but The Animal has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from The Animal.
Pollock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Animal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pollock can turn it around.
The Animal pushes Pollock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Animal works on Pollock's body with a couple of short punches.
The Animal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pollock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pollock is trying to break the clinch but The Animal has him pressed against the cage.
The Animal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pollock.
The Animal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for The Animal.
Pollock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Animal has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Animal.
The Animal gets through Pollock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Animal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Animal scores with a shot to the side of Pollock's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by The Animal.
The Animal digs a right hand into Pollock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pollock's gas tank.
The Animal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Animal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal lands with a left to the head.
The Animal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollock or not.
The Animal is leaning against Pollock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pollock looks winded!
The Animal lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Animal lands a shoulder strike.
The Animal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pollock working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for The Animal.
The Animal lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Animal slowing the pace effectively.
The Animal is leaning against Pollock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Animal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Animal is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, The Animal scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Animal lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Animal has Pollock pressed against the cage, preventing Pollock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Animal tries a body shot but Pollock blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris The Animal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Animal punishes Pollock's body with a nice straight punch.
The Animal sizes up Pollock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Animal closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Animal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pollock wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Animal misses with a punch to the body.
The Animal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pollock.
The Animal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal slows down the pace here.
The Animal leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Animal tries to throw a body punch but Pollock avoids it by throwing The Animal back against the cage.
The Animal lands a left hand.
The Animal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Animal presses Pollock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Animal lands a nice uppercut.
The Animal avoiding damage.
The Animal is working Pollock over against the cage.
Nice body punch from The Animal.
The Animal stalls.
A short right from The Animal on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Animal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Animal just misses with a punch to the body.
The Animal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Animal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pollock in his tracks.
The Animal clinches with his opponent.
Pollock is looking to break free of the clinch but The Animal has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Animal lands with a right to the head.
Pollock is trying to push The Animal away but The Animal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Animal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Pollock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pollock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from The Animal.
The Animal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hand to the body from The Animal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Animal has Pollock pressed against the cage, preventing Pollock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris The Animal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Animal moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for The Animal to work.
Pollock has had enough of the clinch but The Animal keeps him there for the moment.
The Animal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pollock's efforts to push away.
The Animal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Animal scores with a hook to the body.
Pollock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal digs a right hand underneath Pollock's ribcage. Pollock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Animal.
The Animal scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from The Animal.
Good body shot from The Animal.
The Animal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollock or not.
The Animal taking a breather.
The Animal avoiding damage.
Boris The Animal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Animal has Pollock pressed against the cage, preventing Pollock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Animal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Animal lands a nice shot to the body.
The Animal is leaning against Pollock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Animal is struggling to control the position.
Pollock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pollock being controlled against the cage.
Boris The Animal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock tries to circle away but The Animal has him pinned against the cage.
The Animal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Animal is working Pollock over against the cage.
The Animal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Pollock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pollock wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Animal is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Animal.
Good body shot from The Animal.
Pollock wants to break free but The Animal has control.
John Pollock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Animal leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Animal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris The Animal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Animal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris The Animal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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