PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boubeez comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Words for boobs. Wha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. On his way into the cage it seems that Iliek Boubeez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Iliek Boubeez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Boubeez
vs
Wha

195 cm
35
285 lbs
24 - 26 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha scores with a jab.

It looks like Iliek Boubeez has been cut.

Wha gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Boubeez manages to break the clinch.
Boubeez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Boubeez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wha closes the distance but Boubeez moves to the side

and Boubeez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Wha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Boubeez has managed to clinch.
Wha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wha blocking some punches.
Wha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boubeez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Boubeez.
Wha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boubeez goes for a takedown attempt but Wha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wha thows a body shot but no joy.
Wha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wha moves to clinch but Boubeez breaks away

so Boubeez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boubeez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez throws a big elbow that misses.
Boubeez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boubeez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Iliek Boubeez.
Wha is looking to clinch.
Wha takes a swing at Boubeez's ribcage but misses.
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boubeez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wha moves into the clinch.
Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubeez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boubeez takes a knee right on the jaw!

Boubeez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha throws a right and a left that Boubeez avoids nicely.
Wha tries to clinch but Boubeez moves out of range.
Wha with a hook.
Wha scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Wha as he connects with a hook.
Wha wants to clinch.
Boubeez ducks under a wild hook from Wha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha is looking to clinch.

Boubeez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boubeez 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.
Boubeez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boubeez won't allow Wha to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bleh Wha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iliek Boubeez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wha wants to clinch.

Boubeez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boubeez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wha stops Boubeez from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Wha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wha is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boubeez gets his hands free as Wha looks to control.
Boubeez controlling from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wha for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Iliek Boubeez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boubeez throws a jab when Wha was well out of range.
Wha ducks under a wild hook from Boubeez.
Boubeez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Boubeez counters by clinching up.

Boubeez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Iliek Boubeez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boubeez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boubeez.
Boubeez stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha is not content to let Boubeez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iliek Boubeez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iliek Boubeez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wha tries to clinch
and Boubeez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boubeez keeps the fight on the outside.

Boubeez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Boubeez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boubeez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wha is defending well.
Boubeez is working for takedown but Wha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boubeez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iliek Boubeez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boubeez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boubeez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wha.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boubeez breaks from the clinch.
Boubeez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boubeez throws a head kick that misses.
Wha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boubeez keeps the fight on the outside.
Boubeez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boubeez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boubeez blocks a head kick by Wha.
Wha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boubeez.
Wha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boubeez throws a head kick but Wha moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha tries to clinch up.
Wha avoids the head kick by Boubeez.
Bleh Wha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boubeez throws out a loose jab but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boubeez throws a jab when Wha was well out of range.
Boubeez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boubeez wants to clinch.
Wha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez throws out a powerful jab.
Boubeez throws a hook to the side of Wha's head but Wha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boubeez throws a hook but Wha blocks it.
Wha wants to clinch.
Boubeez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wha's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boubeez swings widly with a right hand
and Wha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boubeez slips under a jab.
Wha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boubeez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha tries to clinch there but Boubeez circles away.

Boubeez moves into range and clinches up with Wha.
Boubeez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boubeez prevents Wha from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Wha.
Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubeez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wha lands with a right to the head.
Boubeez takes a shot to the head.
Boubeez misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iliek Boubeez.
I think Boubeez 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.