PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jeff quaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chris bosh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

quaker
vs
bosh

225 cm
21
289 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

220 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, jeff quaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, chris bosh!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

quaker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
quaker is keen to just control but bosh is a slippery customer.

quaker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
bosh tries to get to full guard but quaker has control of the leg.
quaker is thwarting bosh's attempts to control the position.
bosh taking some punishment here, with quaker in his half guard.
quaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
quaker controlling the pace.
bosh regains full guard. Nicely done.
quaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
quaker 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.
bosh keeping moving, preventing quaker from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
bosh keeping moving, preventing quaker from controlling successfully.
bosh looking to control.
quaker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
bosh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bosh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
quaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
quaker throwing strikes but missing.
quaker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for quaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
quaker has a takedown stuffed.
bosh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and bosh wants it to stay on the feet.
quaker shoots for a takedown but bosh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff quaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bosh is defended easily by quaker.
quaker is looking to clinch.
bosh shoots in looking for a takedown. quaker tries to sprawl out of it but bosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. quaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
quaker misses with a takedown attempt

and bosh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bosh.

quaker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
quaker is breathing heavily.
bosh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
quaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
quaker is working hard here to advance position.
quaker cracks bosh with a solid left hand.
quaker trying to control but bosh is working from the bottom.
quaker stands and throws bosh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
bosh is not content to let quaker control the position.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bosh wants to control but quaker postures up.
quaker wants to take a breather but bosh manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for quaker.
bosh trying to keep a closed guard but quaker is proving a slippery customer.
quaker trying to control the position from guard on top but bosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bosh is trying to keep quaker in close.
quaker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed bosh's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jeff quaker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

quaker shoots and misses

and bosh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
quaker trying to control the position.

quaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. bosh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. bosh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
bosh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

quaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and bosh defends well.
bosh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
bosh trying to control but quaker is working from the bottom.

quaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and bosh defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bosh wants to control from the top but quaker keeps moving.
quaker keeping full guard, as bosh tries to pass.
quaker tries to strike from the bottom.
bosh is looking to work some ground and pound but quaker has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
quaker has his takedown stuffed

and bosh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for quaker!
quaker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
quaker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
quaker is looking to improve his position.
bosh trying to control from half guard but quaker is working away.
bosh is breathing heavily.
quaker manages to get to full guard.

quaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

bosh stands and steps away. quaker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
quaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
jeff quaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
quaker with a poor takedown

and bosh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff quaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bosh trying to control the pace.
bosh trying to control from half guard but quaker is working away.

quaker actively working from the bottom here.
quaker is trying to get back to full guard.
quaker tries to kick bosh off but bosh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
quaker moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
quaker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bosh!
bosh regains half guard.

quaker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
bosh trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. quaker lands a nice short elbow.
quaker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

quaker is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But bosh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from bosh!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chris bosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

bosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
quaker misses with a takedown

and bosh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in quaker's guard now.
bosh stopping the sweep attempt from quaker.
bosh trying to control but quaker is working from the bottom.

quaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

quaker isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. bosh stacks quaker on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by bosh!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bosh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but quaker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
bosh is looking to take a break and control but quaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
quaker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

quaker looking for submissions off his back.
bosh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
quaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. bosh is working away from the top position though.
bosh trying to control the action but quaker is working from the bottom.
quaker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of bosh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take bosh's back!

quaker is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
quaker misses with an elbow to the head.
quaker is hanging on to bosh's back as he tries to escape.
bosh trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
quaker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

quaker looking for the RNC.
bosh trying to control the action but quaker just sinks the hooks in.
bosh is in bad spot here.
quaker not allowing bosh to control his hands.

quaker looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bosh defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
bosh trying to control the position but quaker manages to sink in the hooks.
quaker lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns bosh.
quaker scores with strikes from the back.
bosh trying to control but not successfully.

quaker looking for the choke but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
jeff quaker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think quaker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jeff quaker!