PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugga Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Mercy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Boo
vs
Mercy

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Hugga Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mercy with that takedown attempt.
Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Mercy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hugga Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.
A punch combination from Boo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo swinging wilding here.
Boo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sebastian Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boo wants to clinch up but Mercy keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mercy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mercy prevents Boo from getting the reversal.
Boo is breathing heavily.
Boo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mercy throws some wild stikes that Boo manages to avoid easily.
Mercy cracks Boo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mercy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mercy controlling his opponent.
Boo is squirming around, avoiding Mercy's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mercy looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mercy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Boo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy is looking to stand but Mercy has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Boo tries to lock up and control but Mercy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mercy wants to control the pace but Boo is squirming around nicely.
Boo is working to get back to half guard.
Boo tries to hold on but Mercy pushes him away.
Boo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mercy avoids the attempt from Boo to control.
Boo is desperately trying to improve his position but Mercy has a good base and remains in mount.
Mercy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boo looks a forlorn figure.
Boo controls the position.
Mercy looking to control but Boo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boo reaches up to try and control the position but Mercy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Boo rolls and tries to escape and now Mercy has his back!
Mercy trying to control momentarily.
Boo just trying to survive but Mercy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mercy.

Boo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mercy's arms.
Boo has hold of Mercy's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Mercy is looking to control Boo but Boo is wriggling around and keeping busy.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sebastian Mercy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercy closes the distance and clinches up with Boo, looking for a takedown. Mercy pushes Boo against the cage but Boo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mercy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mercy.
Boo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boo is on top in guard.
Boo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercy looking to control but Boo passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Boo seems content to control.
Boo uses his free foot to push down on Mercy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mercy.
Boo controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Mercy dominated that round.
That's time! Boo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boo tries to clinch up.
Mercy misses with a takedown attempt - Boo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boo shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercy tries to sprawl out of it but Boo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercy's knee momentarily.

Mercy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mercy is thwarting Boo's attempts to control the position.

Mercy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mercy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mercy is keen to just control but Boo is a slippery customer.
Mercy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mercy wants to take a breather but Boo is having none of it.
Boo tries to roll over but Mercy keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boo dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
Mercy misses with a leg kick

and Boo counters with a takedown into side control.
Boo working away.
Boo trying to control the action but Mercy is working from the bottom.
Boo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mercy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mercy looking for submissions off his back.
Boo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sebastian Mercy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boo slips a nice elbow through Mercy's hands, connecting with Mercy's forehead.
Boo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mercy wants to get back to full guard.
Boo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mercy!
Mercy is looking to improve his position but Boo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boo keeping full guard, as Mercy tries to pass.
Boo wants to control the position but Mercy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Mercy is working for a kimura but Boo is defending it quite comfortably.
Boo wants to improve his position but Mercy is controlling well.
Mercy is thwarting Boo's attempts to control the position.

Mercy stands up from half guard.
Mercy misses with a takedown attempt

and Boo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boo.
Hugga Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boo breaks the clinch.
Mercy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Boo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mercy is in trouble now - Boo has advanced to mount!
Mercy wants to hold on but Boo pushes him away.
Boo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mercy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boo avoids the attempt from Mercy to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mercy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugga Boo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boo tries to clinch there but Mercy circles away.
Hugga Boo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercy blocks the leg kick.
Mercy has his takedown stuffed
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Mercy misses.
Boo tries to clinch

and Mercy counters with a single leg into guard. Boo didn't expect that.
Boo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mercy wants to pass the guard but Boo is keeping the position.
Mercy trying to control but Boo is working from the bottom.

Mercy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mercy postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercy.
Boo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercy swivels and escapes.
Mercy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Boo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mercy!
Boo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mercy tries to hold on but Boo postures up.
Boo controlling from the full mount.
Boo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mercy tries to hold on but Boo pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mercy wants to control but Boo is having none of it.
Boo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mercy tries to hold on but Boo pushes him away.
Boo wants to control the pace but Mercy is squirming around nicely.
Mercy has given up his back here.
Boo has the hooks in. Mercy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boo controls the position.
Boo throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mercy could be in trouble here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy turns into Boo and is now in his guard.
Boo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mercy wants to control from the top but Boo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy works over Boo with some ground and pound from guard.
Mercy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boo's guard.
Mercy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boo is keeping the position for now.
Boo managing to control the position.
Mercy wanted to stand there but Boo had control of the position.
Boo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four 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.
Boo keeping moving, preventing Mercy from controlling successfully.
Mercy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boo has his hands on Mercy's head, controlling the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hugga Boo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mercy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Boo counters with a shoot takedown. Mercy fights it but they end up in guard.
Hugga Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy working a defensive guard here.

Mercy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Boo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mercy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Boo's back instead.
Mercy is not going to allow Boo to sit and survive in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugga Boo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugga Boo!