PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldo Boss has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Boss
vs
Law

175 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Renegade Extreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Boss!
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, Huey Law!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Law moves into the clinch successfully.
Law landing knees to the body.
Boss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Law fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Law tries to clinch up but Boss circles away and keeps his distance.
Law wants to clinch.

Law rushes Boss and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss tries to pull guard but Law won't allow it.
Boss looking to slow down the pace here.
Law landing knees to the body.
Law gets through Boss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boss is looking to control Law's arms but Law gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boss has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Boss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boss tries to pull guard but Law won't allow it.
Law lands an elbow inside.
Law lands a damaging elbow.

Law turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Law off and has taken his back!
Law wants to get back to his feet.
Boss has Law flattened out and is raining down punches.

Law manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

Law moves into range and clinches up with Boss.
Law is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Law comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boss looking for a takedown.
Boss can't get the takedown.
Law prevents a takedown attempt there.
Law stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is pressed up against the cage. Boss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Law down to the mat. Law avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boss shoots in for a takedown but Law shows good takedown defense.
Boss is breathing heavily.
Law is looking to land body kicks.
Law wants to clinch.

Law moves into the clinch successfully.
Boss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Law fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Law gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a knee to the head.
Boss goes for a takedown attempt but Law pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Boss circles away.
Huey Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law throws a right and a left that Boss avoids nicely.
No joy there for Law, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Boss pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boss misses with a few strikes there.
Law stuffs the takedown attempt from Boss. Boss gets slowly back to his feet.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Law has Boss up against the cage in a clinch.

Law has picked Boss up - he's going for a ride! Law dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Boss wants to get back to full guard but Law has mounted him!
Law really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Law is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Boss closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Law dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Boss circles away.
Law stuffs the takedown attempt from Boss. Boss gets slowly back to his feet.
Law thows a body shot but no joy.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law tries to clinch up but Boss circles away and keeps his distance.
Boss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Law closes the distance and clinches.

Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Boss pushes him off.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boss swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Boss drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law is breathing heavily.
Boss throws a strike aimed at the side of Law's head but Law avoids it well.
Law wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Law taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boss has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Law!
Boss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boss landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boss looking for a guillotine from mount but Law is having none of it.
Boss working the ground and pound effectively.

Boss working for a guillotine from mount but Law is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boss misses with a head shot.
Boss throwing strikes here but Law is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law tries to buck Boss off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Law?
Boss 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.
Boss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Law can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Law is trying to stand up.
Boss with good strikes from the mount here!
Boss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boss dominating with strikes here.
Boss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boss throws some wild stikes that Law manages to avoid easily.
Law is trying to stand up.
Law in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boss with shots to the head and body - Law looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss looking to finish with strikes here!

Boss looking to secure an arm triangle but Law defends it well.
Boss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boss misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Law's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Boss dominating with strikes here.
Boss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Boss dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law throws a body punch but Boss moves out of range.
Boss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Law tries to avoid it but Boss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Law to the ground. Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waldo Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Law stuffs the takedown.
Huey Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Law steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boss.
Boss fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Boss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Law rushes Boss and presses him up against the cage.
Boss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Law pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boss keeps the fight on the outside.

Law darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.
Boss goes for a takedown attempt but Law pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Law closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law gets underhooks to prevent Boss's takedown attempt.
Boss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boss takes an elbow to the forehead.

Law gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boss misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boss tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Law is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Boss wants to improve his position but Law is controlling well.
Boss punching from the bottom.
Law wants to stand up but Boss has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Boss is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Law as he avoids it easily.
Law tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range.
Law fails in his attempt to clinch.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Boss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Law tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range.
Boss misses with a takedown attempt - Law sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boss dodges the punch combination from Law.
Law wants to clinch.
Boss is looking to wear down Law with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boss shoots in but no luck this time.
Law pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boss is out of range and Law settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law is looking to clinch.
Boss keeps the fight on the outside.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Boss pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Law has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Law!