PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Lisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Boren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arthur Lisaki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lisaki
vs
Boren

195 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Sydney, Arthur Lisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Boren!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lisaki throws a low kick but Boren avoids it.
Lisaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lisaki throws a nice looking combination but Boren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lisaki throws a nice looking combination but Boren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boren avoids a punch combination nicely.

Boren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boren is taking a breather. Lisaki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Lisaki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Lisaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boren keeping hold of Lisaki's head, controlling as best he can.
Boren is trying to control but can't.
Boren is positioning himself well to prevent Lisaki advancing to mount.
Lisaki is looking to advance position but Boren won't allow it.

Lisaki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Boren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lisaki is looking to advance position but Boren won't allow it.
Boren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lisaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lisaki's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boren controlling the position well here. Lisaki rolled but Boren kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Boren is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lisaki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lisaki tries to break free.
Lisaki is breathing heavily.
Boren cracks Lisaki with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lisaki from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Boren controlling the position well here. Lisaki rolled but Boren kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boren doesn't have the hooks in and Lisaki manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisaki throwing strikes from guard but Boren blocks nicely.
Lisaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boren keeping moving, preventing Lisaki from controlling successfully.
Boren is controlling Lisaki's posture.
Boren is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Austin Boren just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lisaki with a poor takedown

and Boren counters with a single leg into guard. Lisaki didn't expect that.
Boren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Boren might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Lisaki pushes Boren off and gets back to his feet.

Boren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lisaki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boren off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lisaki tries to clinch

and Boren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lisaki's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boren advances position into side control!
Lisaki is trying to get back to his feet.

Boren decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Boren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Lisaki.
A choreographed right hand from Lisaki misses the target.
Lisaki throws a right hand that Boren ducks under and follows up with a left that Boren also avoids with ease.

Lisaki gets caught flat footed, as Boren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lisaki pushes Boren off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Boren.
Boren controlling from side mount.
Lisaki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boren is trying to maintain the position but Lisaki is very close to passing his half guard.

Lisaki stands up out of the half guard.
Boren defending well as Lisaki loads up on a big left hand.
Lisaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Lisaki misses.
Lisaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boren there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Lisaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lisaki throws a right hand that Boren ducks under and follows up with a left that Boren also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lisaki shoots and misses

and Boren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lisaki's guard.
Boren advances position into side control!
Lisaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lisaki pushes Boren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Boren content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lisaki wants to get back to his feet but Boren drags him back down.
Lisaki is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Boren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lisaki misses with a double jab

so Boren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lisaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boren manages to get himself to full guard.
Lisaki wants to pass the guard but Boren is keeping the position.
Lisaki wanted to stand there but Boren had control of the position.
Lisaki wants to stand and escape but instead Boren has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lisaki pushes Boren off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lisaki closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lisaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boren wants to control from the top but Lisaki keeps moving.
Lisaki is looking to stand up but Boren isn't so interested in that idea.
Lisaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Boren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Boren stands up from Lisaki's guard - Boren perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lisaki has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boren with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lisaki counters with a left and a right that stings Boren.

Boren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boren lands in his opponent's guard.
Boren is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Boren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lisaki wants to stand up but Boren is controlling him.
Boren won't allow Lisaki to sweep him here.
Lisaki looking to control.
Boren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lisaki wants to get back to his feet.
Lisaki 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.
Boren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lisaki wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Boren is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisaki is trying to stand up here but Boren is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lisaki wants to get back to full guard.
Lisaki pushes Boren off looking to stand but Boren dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boren misses with a takedown attempt - Lisaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Lisaki misses.
Lisaki fails with the takedown

and Boren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boren in particular looking to stall.

Lisaki kicks off Boren and gets to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Lisaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lisaki throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lisaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Lisaki is trying to break free.
Lisaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lisaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boren's elbow.

Lisaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Lisaki.
Lisaki with a poor takedown

and Boren counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Lisaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boren controlling the position from side mount.
Lisaki is looking for a sweep.
Austin Boren has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boren taking a breather here.

Boren decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Boren instigates a clinch.
Lisaki is trying to break free.
Lisaki is trying to break free.

Boren successfully pulls guard.
Boren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lisaki.
Lisaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lisaki tries to stand but Boren is controlling from the bottom.
Lisaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boren is keeping the position for now.
Lisaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arthur Lisaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boren has his foot on Lisaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lisaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Lisaki wants to stand but Boren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boren misses with the combination.

Boren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Boren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boren 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Boren!