PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 128 p4p, 178 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 8 p4p, 10 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Preciso me encontrar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boaz
vs
Lê

164 cm
36
136
35 - 21 - 1

168 cm
36
137
35 - 13 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Boaz throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Boaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê.
Lê scoring well with a low kick there.
Lê bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boaz slips a straight right by Lê.
Lê connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Boaz.
Lê throws out a powerful jab.
Lê misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lê slips a straight right by Boaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boaz.
Boaz dives in and grabs Lê's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lê pushes down on Boaz's head and hops out.
Boaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lê on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê tries to clinch but Boaz moves out of range.

Lê has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lê lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lê lands with a right to the head.
Boaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Lê lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Lê goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lê tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Lê misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lê.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boaz.
Lê working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lê controls the action.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lê has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lê creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boaz tries for a takedown but Lê manages to get underhooks.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Boaz throws a head punch that misses.
Lê blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Lê cracks Boaz with a nice body shot.
Lê lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lê throws a punch but it's blocked by Boaz.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Lê.
Lê blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz prevents a body shot from Lê.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
A hook to the body from Boaz.
Lê misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Lê's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lê blocks it with crossed arms.
Boaz is working Lê over against the cage.

Lê escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lê tries to close the distance and clinch but Boaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Lê - just one landing.
Lê checks a leg kick.
Boaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boaz swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Lê throws a leg kick but Boaz moved away.
Boaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boaz shoots in and drives through. Lê sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boaz throws the kick towards the body but Lê avoids it.
And Lê responds with a good body kick, but Boaz manages to step out the way in time.
Lê circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaz scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê throws a leg kick
and Boaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Boaz misses its intended target.
Lê cracks a nice hook into Boaz's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lê uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boaz.
Lê looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lê buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lê slips under a jab.
Boaz misses the jab.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lê fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boaz.
Boaz loads up on a big right hand but Lê slips the punch.
Lê throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lê loads up on a big right hand but Boaz slips the punch.
Boaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lê.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lê lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quân Lê dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boaz with a hook.
Lê throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Lê backs away, Boaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boaz is looking to slow Lê down with leg kicks.
Boaz is looking to clinch but Lê is avoiding it.
Lê scores with a jab.
Quân Lê seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lê moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
A jab from Boaz misses.
Lê was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lê looks to land a body kick but Boaz moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz scores with a spinning back kick!

Lê moves into the clinch successfully.
Lê misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boaz tries a body shot but Lê blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lê fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lê has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Boaz lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lê tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lê working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Boaz.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lê letting Boaz take a breather here.
Boaz tries to work over Lê's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lê blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lê working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lê lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boaz.
Good body shot from Boaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lê.
Boaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lê misses with some punches.
Lê's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Lê avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
Boaz lands a shot to the body.
Lê lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lê tries to break free but Boaz pushes him back against the cage.
Lê gets through Boaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lê lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lê blocking some punches.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê scores with a shoulder strike.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lê breaks from the clinch.
Lê lands a nice hook to Boaz's body. Boaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Boaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz closes the distance and clinches up with Lê, looking for a takedown. Boaz pushes Lê against the cage but Lê circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Boaz does it's job there.
Boaz throws a wild body kick that Lê sees coming a mile off.
Boaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lê is looking to slow Boaz down with leg kicks.
Boaz misses the jab.
Lê now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaz looks to land a left hand but Lê moved out of range nicely.
Lê scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Lê throws a body kick that misses.
Lê misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
Boaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boaz misses with an uppercut
and Lê counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Boaz throws a chopping leg kick but Lê manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lê. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lê darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lê has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
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!
Lê scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boaz misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Lê throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lê checks a leg kick.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Boaz staying out of range there.
Boaz throwing a counter right hand but Lê manages to avoid it.
Boaz throws a shot to the body.
Lê tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lê on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lê throws a sloppy head kick and Boaz moves out of range easily.
Boaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lê looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz misses with an uppercut
enabling Lê to counter with a crisp jab.
Boaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
Lê misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Quân Lê will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Lê misses with a low kick as Boaz jumps back.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Lê misses
enabling Boaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Lê avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lê is able to avoid easily.
Lê tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lê.
Boaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lê scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Lê avoids the head kick by Boaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lê defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Lê avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a body kick.
Lê throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lê moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê throws a body kick that misses.
Boaz slips under a jab from Lê.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boaz defending well as Lê loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz cracks Lê with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boaz throws a shot to the body.
Boaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lê throws a poor cross that misses
and Boaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Boaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lê under the eye.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
Lê jabs Boaz right on the nose. Boaz blinks but takes it well.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lê tries to clinch but Boaz moves out of range.
Boaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lê. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz slips under a jab.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lê.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê throws a solid leg kick but Boaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lê.
A good leg kick by Boaz.
Boaz throws a push kick but Lê slaps the foot to one side.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Lê moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Lê uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boaz.

Lê gets a clinch.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Lê avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Boaz lands with a left to the head.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Lê.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lê controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz has a couple of punches blocked by Lê.
Lê fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz presses Lê against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Lê avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lê tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Nice body punch from Lê - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Lê.
Lê struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quân Lê seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lê throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Boaz.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
Lê pushes Boaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lê.
Boaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lê backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê lands with a short shot to the head.
Lê works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz lands a left hand.
Boaz tries a body shot but Lê blocks it.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lê controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
Lê throws a head punch that misses.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lê.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Boaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Lê blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz takes a shot to the head.
Lê working aggressively here.
Lê scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wamberto Boaz.
Well Lê has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!