PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 468 p4p, 452 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 66 p4p, 64 weight class). Boretti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Boretti
vs
Bob

188 cm
35
201
32 - 17 - 1

184 cm
30
185
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob lands a jab to Boretti's midsection.
Bob slips under a jab.
Bob takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Boretti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob tries a quick counter leg kick but Boretti is wise to it.
Boretti throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bob explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boretti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bob is looking to land body kicks.
Boretti throws a head kick that Bob semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boretti's head backwards.
Boretti staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Boretti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti slips a jab from Bob.
Boretti throws a solid leg kick but Bob takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boretti.
Bob throws out a counter right but Boretti avoids it with no problem.
Boretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Bob.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob lands a jab to the nose.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Boretti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Boretti moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boretti throws a combination that misses
and Boretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boretti needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Boretti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Boretti is looking to chop away at Bob's legs.
Bob takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Bob there.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boretti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob misses the jab.
Boretti tried to counter with a leg kick but Bob avoided it.
Boretti looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
A low kick from Bob is predictable there
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boretti will feel that in the morning.
Bob lands with a straight right. Boretti didn't see that one coming.
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Boretti cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boretti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boretti misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob tries to clinch but Boretti is having none of it.
Boretti throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Boretti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Boretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boretti scores with a head kick.
Boretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boretti 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boretti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boretti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boretti 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Boretti checks the leg kick.
Bob misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boretti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boretti throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Boretti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boretti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boretti 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.
Bob catches Boretti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob is looking to slow Boretti down with leg kicks.
Bob misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boretti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bob! But no joy.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silent Bob will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boretti clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
Bob with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Bob tries to score with a low kick but Boretti moves his leg out of the way.
Boretti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob looks for the body kick but Boretti saw that one coming.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Bob.
Bob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boretti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bob.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob jabs at Boretti's body.
Boretti checks a low kick from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bob.

Bob clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boretti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob's brow.

Boretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob misses with a hook.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob defending well as Boretti loads up on a big left hand.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Boretti 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.
Bob buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Boretti misses
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow Boretti down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boretti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Boretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Bob finds it's way through Boretti's defenses.
Boretti tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.

Bob darts in and clinches Boretti up against the cage.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob lands with a light punch inside.
Boretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Bob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Boretti.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bob pulls Boretti into guard.
Boretti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boretti wants to stand but Bob is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bob looking to control.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Boretti from controlling successfully.
Boretti wanted to stand there but Bob had control of the position.

Bob is working an open guard so Boretti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boretti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boretti's hands.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Boretti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bob tenderised Boretti's leg. Boretti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bob takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boretti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Boretti misses
and Bob counters with a low kick, right behind Boretti 's knee.
Boretti blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Boretti misses.
Boretti throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boretti misses with a low kick.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boretti.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti 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.
Boretti scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silent Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bob is looking to slow Boretti down with leg kicks.
Boretti looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti throws a lazy uppercut
and Bob counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Boretti blocks the leg kick.
Boretti is looking to counter punch.

Bob pushes Boretti up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.

Bob drags the fight down to the ground.

Bob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boretti defends it easily.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti wants to stand but Bob is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bob has his foot on Boretti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boretti works his way back into a safe position though.
Boretti is looking to stand up but Bob won't let him.
Boretti trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bob is trying to keep Boretti in close.
Boretti tries to stand but Bob is controlling from the bottom.

Boretti stands up and waves to Bob to follow him.
Boretti moves away from the strike by Bob.
A big right from Boretti misses.
Boretti misses with a two punch combination.
Matteo Boretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bob defending well as Boretti loads up on a big left hand.
Bob is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boretti looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bob will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boretti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Boretti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bob.
Bob with a hook.
Boretti cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boretti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boretti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boretti. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Bob.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boretti's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
Boretti throws an off balance right hand
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob feints and then cracks Boretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boretti down.
Boretti takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Boretti.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob with the inside leg kick.
Boretti misses with a looping left.
Bob feints and then cracks Boretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boretti down.
Boretti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bob scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
A relieved looking Silent Bob thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.