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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boko Haram (ranked 5740 p4p, 24347 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 266 p4p, 279 weight class). The key to victory for Boko Haram has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haram counters with a one-two to the body.
Haram slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haram is looking to counter punch.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haram on his heels. He'll look to pass Haram's guard now, I'm sure.
Haram looking for a sweep. Not yet Haram, not yet.
Haram wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Haram has wrist control.
Haram working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Haram definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Haram.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith stands up over Haram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haram is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Haram is working from the bottom.
Smith throws a strike but Haram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haram trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Haram won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haram is controlling him.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haram has passed into side control.
Haram trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haram trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Haram is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haram did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haram avoid being mounted?
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Haram is looking to escape.
Haram avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith working Haram over with strikes.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith prevents Haram from standing back up.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Haram tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Haram gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haram is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith working Haram over with strikes.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haram defending well though.
Smith works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith working the ground and pound but Haram is defending the strikes.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Haram is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Haram taking punishment in the form of punches.
Haram tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith with the ground and pound but Haram regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Haram's head.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haram is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Haram's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Haram is in full control for now.
Will Haram go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the hands but Haram breaks the grip.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smith prevents Haram from getting a body triangle.
Smith trying to control the action but Haram just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
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.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Haram is in full control for now.
Smith trying to control the action but Haram just sinks the hooks in.
Haram controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
Haram not allowing Smith to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Haram throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haram sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haram pinned against the cage. Haram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boko Haram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haram is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haram with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haram gets back to full guard.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Haram has wrist control.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith wants to control from the top but Haram keeps moving.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haram's head.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Haram blocks nicely.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Haram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith postures up in Haram's guard and throws a big left but Haram blocks it.
Haram not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith is working Haram over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith stands up over Haram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith stands up over Haram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haram trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haram's head.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haram's head.
Boko Haram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haram's head.
Smith cracks Haram with a solid left hand.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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