PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bolpar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt Angle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Angle
vs
Bolpar

188 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

GummIberry Nutrition ($10 Sale)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Bolpar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolpar.
Bolpar slips a jab from Angle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bolpar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Angle is trying to break the clinch but Bolpar has him pressed against the cage.
Bolpar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angle's face.

It looks like Burt Angle has been cut.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolpar misses with a knee to the head.
Angle has Bolpar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bolpar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
Bolpar misses with a knee to the head.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but Angle blocks with his arms.
Angle is working for takedown but Bolpar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angle blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolpar prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angle blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolpar stops a takedown attempt from Angle.
Angle blocks an uppercut.
Angle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bolpar pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Angle has hold of one of Bolpar's legs. Bolpar is fighting the takedown attempt but Angle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angle preventing the sweep.
Bolpar looks gassed!
Angle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolpar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angle stopping the sweep attempt from Bolpar.
Angle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolpar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angle is one step ahead there.
Bolpar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Angle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Angle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bolpar can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bolpar fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolpar tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Angle circles away from the clinch attempt.

Angle feints and as Bolpar raises his hands in defense, Angle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Angle lands a couple of digs.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolpar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bolpar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Angle cracks Bolpar with a solid left hand.
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bolpar's head.

Angle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Angle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Angle misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar slips a straight right by Angle.
Bolpar tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Bolpar - just one landing.
Bolpar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolpar doesn't manage to clinch there - Angle circles away.
Bolpar shoots in but Angle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angle throws a right hand that Bolpar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolpar also avoids with ease.
Bolpar wants to clinch up but Angle keeps it at a distance.
Jack Bolpar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolpar tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Angle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bolpar is fending him off so far but Angle persists. Nope, Bolpar circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolpar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolpar is looking to clinch.

Bolpar has managed to clinch.
Bolpar keeps control of Angle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but Angle blocks with his arms.
Angle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angle blocks it with crossed arms.
Angle tries to break the clinch but Bolpar is controlling the position.
Bolpar connects with a knee to the head.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angle blocks it with crossed arms.
Angle blocks an uppercut.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Angle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Angle had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bolpar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Angle Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bolpar's back instead.
Bolpar prevents Angle from getting a body triangle.
I really don't envy Bolpar right now.
Bolpar is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Bolpar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burt Angle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Angle throws a looping overhand right but Bolpar ducks down to avoid it.
Angle throws a hook to the side of Bolpar's head but Bolpar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolpar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolpar tries to clinch but Angle moves out of range.
Bolpar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolpar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burt Angle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolpar circles away quickly and effectively.
Angle throws a big shot that misses.
Angle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolpar checks it well.
Bolpar tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Angle tries for a takedown but Bolpar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Angle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolpar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bolpar gets a clinch.
Bolpar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angle's face.
Bolpar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angle takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bolpar.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar misses with a knee to the head.
Angle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angle blocking some punches.
Angle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bolpar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Angle blocks an uppercut.
Bolpar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bolpar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Angle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bolpar to the mat. Bolpar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bolpar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolpar, not yet.
Angle is in close to Bolpar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Angle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolpar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolpar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolpar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angle looks to land a right hand but Bolpar moved out of range.
Bolpar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Angle misses with a wild combination.

Bolpar drives through and clinches with Angle against the cage.
Bolpar gets underhooks to prevent Angle's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolpar misses with a knee strike.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar with a knee to the head.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolpar misses with a knee strike.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Angle is blocking nicely.
Angle is trying to drag Bolpar to the mat but Bolpar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bolpar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Angle is blocking nicely.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Angle is blocking nicely.
Bolpar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angle can't get the takedown.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolpar is pressed up against the cage. Angle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bolpar down to the mat. Bolpar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch but Angle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolpar moves away from the strike by Angle.
Bolpar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolpar tries to clinch up.
Bolpar misses with a few strikes there.
Angle throws a right and a left that Bolpar avoids nicely.
Bolpar pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Angle shoots in for a takedown but Bolpar shows good takedown defense.
Bolpar tries to clinch but Angle is having none of it.
Bolpar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Angle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolpar circles away quickly and effectively.
Angle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bolpar as he avoids it easily.
Angle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolpar lands a jab-cross combination.
Angle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Bolpar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolpar is looking to clinch.

Angle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Angle lands in his opponent's guard.
Angle passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Nice strikes from Angle there.
Bolpar tries to get to full guard but Angle has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bolpar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Burt Angle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bolpar is looking to clinch but Angle is avoiding it.
Bolpar tries to clinch but Angle moves out of range.
Angle throws a right hand that Bolpar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolpar also avoids with ease.
Bolpar scores with a one two! Angle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bolpar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolpar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angle swinging wilding here.
Bolpar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolpar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolpar.
Bolpar tries to clinch but Angle moves out of range.

Bolpar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Angle is blocking nicely.

Angle decides to pull guard.
Angle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bolpar!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle throwing strikes here but Bolpar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Angle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bolpar can't escape the position.
Angle looking to finish with strikes here!
Angle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Angle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Angle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Angle looking to ground and pound but Bolpar is blocking nicely.
Angle 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.
Angle looking to control but Bolpar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Angle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bolpar looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bolpar is trying desperately to improve position.
Angle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bolpar is looking to get to half guard.
Angle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Angle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bolpar tries to hold on but Angle postures up.
Bolpar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bolpar is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle wants to control the pace but Bolpar is squirming around nicely.
Angle cracks Bolpar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jack Bolpar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angle controlling from mount.
Angle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bolpar hang on?
Bolpar is trying to escape the mount.
Angle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bolpar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Angle.
Poor strikes thrown by Angle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burt Angle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bolpar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolpar wants to improve his position but Angle is controlling well.
Bolpar is concentrating on defense, preventing Angle from advancing position.
Angle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Angle thows a huge punch but Bolpar dodges it nicely.
Bolpar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Angle.
Angle is trying to control. Bolpar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Angle prevents Bolpar from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolpar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bolpar throws a head kick that Angle semi-blocks.
Bolpar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bolpar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolpar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bolpar!