PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Skillz (ranked 24482 p4p, 24033 weight class) and Ace Boogie (ranked 298 p4p, 285 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Skillz
vs
Boogie

172 cm
21
147
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
142
7 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Skillz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Boogie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skillz lands a head kick. Boogie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Ace Boogie has been cut.
Boogie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skillz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Boogie misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boogie. Skillz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boogie checks a leg kick.
Boogie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boogie misses the shot to the body.
Boogie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skillz's head.

Skillz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Skillz trying to stall but Boogie improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Skillz.
Boogie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skillz or not.
Skillz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boogie managing to block the knees to the body from Skillz.

Boogie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boogie connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skillz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boogie moves away.
Skillz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boogie misses with a looping right.
Skillz throws a sloppy body shot
and Skillz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boogie blocks a head kick by Skillz.
Boogie walks into a straight right hand from Skillz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Skillz does no damage.
Boogie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boogie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skillz on the side of the head.
Skillz throws a push kick but Boogie slaps the foot to one side.
Skillz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boogie moves away.
Boogie throws a right hand that misses
and Skillz counters with a straight right hand.
Skillz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skillz.
Skillz throws a body punch but Boogie moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Skillz misses the target.
Skillz throws a combination that misses
and Boogie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skillz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skillz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boogie's hands.
Boogie cracks Skillz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boogie throws a hook but Skillz blocks it.
Skillz takes a swing at Boogie's ribcage but misses.
Skillz throws a hook to the side of Boogie's head but Boogie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skillz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skillz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Boogie looks to move away, Skillz throws a big counter combo but Boogie just gets out of the way.
Good leg kick by Skillz.
Skillz throws a leg kick but Boogie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skillz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Boogie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boogie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheers as Boogie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skillz doesn't seem phased though.
Skillz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Skillz.
Boogie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skillz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boogie throws a body punch but Skillz moves out of range.
Skillz tries to land a leg kick but Boogie saw it coming and moves away.
Boogie misses with a straight right.
It looked like Skillz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Skillz is looking to slow Boogie down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boogie throws a body shot but no joy.
Boogie checks a leg kick nicely.
Boogie 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.
Boogie sizes up Skillz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ace Boogie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
That's time! Skillz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boogie lands a nice shot to the body.
Skillz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Skillz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Skillz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skillz takes a swing at Boogie's ribcage but misses.
Boogie scores with a nice strike.
Skillz throws a good cross that connects.
Skillz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skillz misses with a body shot.
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skillz blocks a jab.
Boogie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skillz circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skillz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skillz tries to clinch up.
Jason Skillz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skillz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boogie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skillz.
Skillz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boogie throws a hook but Skillz avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skillz. Boogie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Boogie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie looks to score with a jab to the body but Skillz is just out of range.
Boogie catches Skillz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Boogie moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skillz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boogie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boogie scores with a nice head shot.
Boogie misses with a wild body shot.
Boogie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skillz was well out of range. Poor timing from Boogie.
As Boogie backs away, Skillz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Skillz.
Skillz walks into a stiff left hand from Boogie.
Boogie avoids the head kick by Skillz.
Skillz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boogie.
Skillz throws a right and a left that Boogie avoids nicely.
Boogie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boogie lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boogie cracks Skillz with an open hand slap.
Boogie misses with a double jab
and Skillz counters with a nice body shot.
Jab from Skillz.
Skillz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boogie.
Skillz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab by Boogie.
A combination from Skillz does no damage.
Boogie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skillz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boogie avoids the body shot from Skillz.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boogie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skillz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boogie manages to avoid it.
Skillz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Skillz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Skillz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Skillz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boogie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skillz.
Skillz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boogie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skillz.
Boogie connects with a single shot there.
Skillz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boogie to score with a decent uppercut.
Skillz walks into a stiff left hand from Boogie.
Skillz slips under a jab.
Boogie misses with a looping right.
Skillz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Skillz needs to keep his hands up - Boogie had a free shot at his head there.
Jason Skillz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boogie throws an overhand right that lands on Skillz's shoulder, as Skillz tries to avoid the shot.
Boogie scores with a hook to the body. Skillz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boogie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skillz.
Boogie ducks under a wild hook from Skillz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boogie throws a body shot but no joy.
Skillz throws the kick towards the body but Boogie avoids it.
Skillz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Boogie.
Boogie moves out of range of the body kick.
Skillz doesn't manage to clinch there - Boogie circles away.
Boogie works over Skillz's head and body with a nice combination.
Skillz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Skillz is rocked!
Boogie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Skillz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boogie connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Skillz's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Skillz - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ace Boogie!
A victorious Ace Boogie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.