PBP Commentary

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

wills
vs
Boo

190 cm
21
217 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, dave wills!
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, Hugga Boo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from wills.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? wills is fending him off so far but Boo persists. Nope, wills circles away and we're back to standing.

wills scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

wills gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Boo tries to clinch but wills moves out of range.
wills tries to bum rush Boo with a series of wild strikes but Boo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wills throws out a loose jab but Boo uses good head movement to avoid it.
wills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boo ducks under a wild hook from wills.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boo tries to clinch up.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up but wills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wills looks to land a combination but Boo avoids it well.
Boo fails in his attempt to clinch.
wills attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boo misses with a takedown
and wills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dave wills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugga Boo.
wills throws a looping overhand right but Boo ducks down to avoid it.
wills avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo blocks a jab.
Boo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and wills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Boo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. wills looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boo controls the position.
Boo trying to control the position but wills is working away.
wills tries to escape but Boo is in control.
Boo in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
wills pushes Boo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee asks Boo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boo prefers to stall for the moment though.
I looks like Boo 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.
wills on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if wills tries to get out of the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hugga Boo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
wills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
wills misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

wills wants to clinch.
wills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boo doesn't seem bothered though.
wills misses with a few strikes there.
Boo is looking to slow wills down with leg kicks.
Boo with a poor takedown

and wills counters with a single leg into guard. Boo didn't expect that.
Boo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boo holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wills has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boo is proving hard to escape from.
Boo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boo controls wills momentarily but wills frees himself.
wills trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boo is on top in guard.
Boo won't allow wills to sweep him here.
Boo wants to pass the guard but wills is keeping the position.
Boo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
wills avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boo is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wills 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.
Boo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
wills wants to get back to his feet but Boo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boo content to stall in guard here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hugga Boo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boo wants to clinch

so wills counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo looking to hit a scissor sweep but wills is one step ahead there.
wills wants to control from the top but Boo keeps moving.
Boo is controlling wills's posture.
wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boo controlling the position.
Boo wants to sweep but no luck.
wills wants to control from the top but Boo keeps moving.
wills is looking to stand up but Boo won't let him.

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.
Boo 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.
wills wants to control from the top but Boo keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boo shoots for a double leg takedown but wills sprawls well. He's pushed Boo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

wills closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but wills wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

wills looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boo struggling a bit here.
Boo manages to work his way to half guard, despite wills's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dave wills dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

wills darts in and clinches Boo up against the cage.
Boo stalling in the clinch.
Boo is working for takedown but wills is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boo goes for a takedown in the clinch but wills prevents it.

wills manages to pull guard.
Boo won't allow wills to get back to his feet.
wills trying to keep a closed guard but Boo is proving a slippery customer.
wills 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
wills is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wills throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wills is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boo is controlling him.
Boo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boo clinches but wills breaks the clinch

and wills counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wills.
wills prevents Boo from breaking the clinch.

wills works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Boo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
dave wills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in wills's guard.
wills not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
wills is pushing Boo's head away, looking to escape. Boo manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on wills's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boo trying to control the action but wills is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wills sneaks back into half guard.
wills tries to kick Boo off but Boo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Boo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
wills is looking to get back to full guard here but Boo has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo controlling from mount.
wills is working to get back to half guard.
wills has given up his back here. Will Boo look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Boo struggling to keep hold of the position.
wills tries to roll but Boo sticks to his back.
wills controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Boo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hugga Boo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
wills with a poor takedown
and Boo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boo misses with the combination.
Boo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and wills counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boo won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
dave wills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well wills 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dave wills!