PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Bigwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosj has chosen We don't like mexicans or blackards as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bigwood
vs
Bosj

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Attliction

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Bigwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Bosj!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Bigwood.
Bosj takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bigwood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bosj closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigwood circles away.
Bigwood wants to clinch.
Bigwood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bosj. Bosj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sir Bigwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosj.
Bigwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosj swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigwood.
Bigwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosj swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigwood.
Nice sprawl there from Bigwood as Bosj shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Bigwood is looking to clinch.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bosj closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigwood circles away.
Bosj tries for a takedown but Bigwood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bigwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosj is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bigwood.
Bigwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bigwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Bigwood as Bosj shoots in.
Bosj changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigwood tries to avoid it but Bosj manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigwood to the ground. Bigwood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bosj looks gassed!
Bosj shoots for a takedown but Bigwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bigwood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bigwood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bosj shoots in but Bigwood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bigwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bosj takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Bosj with that takedown attempt.
Bigwood stuffs the takedown.
Sir Bigwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosj shoots in and drives through. Bigwood sprawls well.
Bigwood tries to clinch but Bosj is having none of it.
Bosj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bigwood is fending him off so far but Bosj persists. Nope, Bigwood circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosj shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bigwood pinned against the cage. Bigwood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bosj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigwood but Bigwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bosj.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosj fails to land the takedown.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigwood as he avoids it easily.
Bigwood scores with a jab. Bosj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bosj shoots in looking for a takedown. Bigwood tries to sprawl out of it but Bosj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bigwood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bigwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bigwood lands a two punch combo.
Bigwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bigwood to score with a decent uppercut.
Bosj shoots in but no luck this time.
Bigwood works Bosj's body with a nice hook.
Bigwood wants to clinch.
Bosj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bosj is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bigwood.
A right-left combo lands from Bigwood.
Bosj needs to keep his hands up - Bigwood had a free shot at his head there.
Bigwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood tries to clinch but Bosj moves out of range.
Bigwood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bosj's head.
Bigwood tries to clinch but Bosj moves out of range.
Bosj has a takedown stuffed.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigwood as he jumps to the side.
Bigwood throws a body punch but Bosj moves out of range.
Bigwood lands a two punch combo.
Bigwood wants to clinch.
Bosj tries for a takedown but Bigwood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bosj or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigwood which made him look bad.
Bosj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Bosj or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigwood which made him look bad.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bosj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bigwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bosj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bosj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good exchange - Bigwood coming out on top.
Bosj has a takedown stuffed.
Bigwood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bosj shoots for a takedown but Bigwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bosj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bosj slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bigwood is looking to stand up but Bosj isn't so interested in that idea.
Bosj looking to pass the guard.
Bosj content to stall in guard here.
Bosj works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Bigwood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Bigwood there.
Nice takedown defense from Bigwood. No joy for Bosj on that attempt.
Bosj keeps the fight on the outside.
Bosj tries for a takedown but Bigwood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bigwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Bosj should have avoided that one.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sir Bigwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosj.
Bigwood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bigwood tries to clinch there but Bosj circles away.
Bosj shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bosj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bosj fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bosj.
Nice sprawl there from Bigwood as Bosj shoots in.
Bosj shoots for a takedown but Bigwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bigwood lands a head shot.
Good shot there by Bigwood.
Bigwood lands with a nice combination. Bosj backs away looking to recover.
Bigwood stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosj. Bosj gets slowly back to his feet.
Bigwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bigwood is looking to clinch but Bosj is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bigwood. No joy for Bosj on that attempt.
Bigwood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bigwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bosj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Bosj or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigwood which made him look bad.
Bigwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosj.
Bosj tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bigwood swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Bigwood. No joy for Bosj on that attempt.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt.
Bigwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bigwood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bigwood is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bigwood scores with a nice strike.
Bosj dodges the punch combination from Bigwood.
Nice takedown defense from Bigwood. No joy for Bosj on that attempt.
Bigwood moves in looking to clinch but Bosj pushes him off.
Bigwood is looking to clinch but Bosj is avoiding it.
Bosj looks for a takedown but Bigwood sprawls well.
Sir Bigwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosj has a takedown stuffed.
Bosj shoots in but no luck this time.
Bigwood looks to land a combination but Bosj avoids it well.
Bosj shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bigwood pinned against the cage. Bigwood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bigwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bigwood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bigwood duly obliges.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigwood but Bigwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosj fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bosj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chris Bosj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigwood misses with a hook. Bosj ducked under it nicely.
Bigwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bosj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bigwood is fending him off so far but Bosj persists. Nope, Bigwood circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bigwood connects with a jab.
Bigwood misses with a wild combination.
Bigwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosj paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood throws a series of punches but Bosj moves out of range.
Bosj fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Bigwood. No joy for Bosj on that attempt.
Bigwood tries to clinch up but Bosj circles away and keeps his distance.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bosj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bigwood's waist but Bigwood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bosj off to one side.
Bigwood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bosj.
Bosj tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bigwood swivels and escapes.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigwood but Bigwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bigwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bigwood looks to land a combination but Bosj avoids it well.
Bigwood is looking to clinch but Bosj is avoiding it.
Bosj shoots for a takedown but Bigwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bigwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosj.
Bigwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigwood stuffs the takedown.
Bigwood moves in looking to clinch but Bosj pushes him off.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigwood as he jumps to the side.
Bigwood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bigwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Bosj circles away.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bigwood as Bosj shoots in.
Bosj tries for a takedown but Bigwood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bosj shoots in but no luck this time.
Bigwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosj fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bigwood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bosj doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosj has a takedown stuffed.
Bosj shoots for a takedown but Bigwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bigwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosj changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigwood tries to avoid it but Bosj manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigwood to the ground. Bigwood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bosj misses with a takedown attempt - Bigwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bigwood misses with a wild combination.
Bosj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosj looks for a takedown but Bigwood sprawls well.
No luck for Bosj with that takedown attempt.
Bosj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bigwood works over Bosj's head and body with a nice combination.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bosj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bosj shoots for a takedown but Bigwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Bigwood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Bigwood.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigwood as he avoids it easily.
Bigwood throws a nice looking combination but Bosj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bosj fails with the takedown.
Sir Bigwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosj.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bosj shoots in looking for a takedown. Bigwood tries to sprawl out of it but Bosj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bigwood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosj keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigwood swinging wilding here.
Bigwood looks to land a combination but Bosj avoids it well.
Bosj fails with a takedown attempt.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown but Bigwood shows good takedown defense.
Bigwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Bigwood tries to clinch there but Bosj circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bigwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bosj on the side of the head.
Bigwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bigwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bigwood cracks Bosj with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigwood wants to clinch up but Bosj keeps it at a distance.
Bigwood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bigwood is looking to clinch but Bosj is avoiding it.
Bosj changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigwood tries to avoid it but Bosj manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigwood to the ground. Bigwood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bigwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosj has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Bigwood. No joy for Bosj on that attempt.
Bosj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bosj has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Bigwood.
Bigwood tries to clinch up but Bosj circles away and keeps his distance.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigwood as he jumps to the side.
Bosj closes the distance and clinches up with Bigwood, looking for a takedown. Bosj pushes Bigwood against the cage but Bigwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bigwood.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown but Bigwood shows good takedown defense.
Bigwood wants to clinch.
Bosj ducks under a wild hook from Bigwood.
Bigwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood stuffs the takedown.
Bigwood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bosj slips a jab and a cross from Bigwood.
Bosj dodges the punch combination from Bigwood.
Bosj fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosj tries for a takedown but Bigwood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bosj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bigwood wants to stand and escape but Bosj is having none of it.
Bosj controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bosj trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigwood wants to get back to his feet but Bosj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bosj controlling from the top position.
Chris Bosj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood wants to get back to his feet but Bosj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bosj content to stall in guard here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Bosj just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Bosj or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigwood which made him look bad.
Bosj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bosj takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bigwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bosj dodges the punch combination from Bigwood.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bosj.
Nice sprawl there from Bigwood as Bosj shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bigwood!
Bosj shoots in looking for a takedown. Bigwood tries to sprawl out of it but Bosj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bigwood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigwood but Bigwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bigwood throws a right hand that Bosj ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosj also avoids with ease.
Bigwood moves in looking to clinch but Bosj pushes him off.
Bosj shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigwood sprawls well. He's pushed Bosj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosj fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Bigwood as Bosj shoots in.
Bigwood tries to clinch there but Bosj circles away.
Horrible takedown by Bosj or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigwood which made him look bad.
Bigwood wants to clinch up but Bosj keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Bigwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bigwood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Bigwood!