PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Boulks
vs
Pope

175 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
157 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulks shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Boulks gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Boulks jumps guard but Pope turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boulks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pope after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Boulks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boulks's defenses.
Pope lands an elbow just above Boulks 's eye.
Boulks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boulks can't get the takedown.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Boulks tries to pull guard but Pope forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boulks's defenses.
Pope lands an elbow just above Boulks 's eye.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Boulks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boulks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Boulks in his tracks for a moment.
Pope lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Pope is trying to stall.
Boulks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boulks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pope trying to stall but Boulks improves his position.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Boulks shrugs off.
Boulks takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope gets underhooks to prevent Boulks's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Boulks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Boulks is trying to pull guard but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Boulks shrugs off.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Pope lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks takes an elbow to the temple.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulks avoids the damage to the body.
Pope wants to stall.
Boulks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Boulks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pope looking for a guillotine here but Boulks defends easily.
Boulks is stalling in the full guard.

Pope looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boulks has picked Pope up and slammed him! Pope can't keep hold of the triangle and Boulks manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking for a sweep.
Pope trying to remain calm as Boulks controls from the top position.
Boulks working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boulks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Boulks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boulks is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pope is trying to escape and Boulks transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pope is forced to tap! Nice work there by Boulks! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Boulks!
Our winner, Will Boulks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.