PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamas Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamas Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hebert
vs
Boy

185 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamison Hebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamas Boy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hebert manages to get to full guard.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hebert wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hebert looking to control.
Hebert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hebert looking for a sweep. Not yet Hebert, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hebert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Hebert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hebert controlling Boy's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hebert trying to control the position here.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hebert 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.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hebert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hebert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boy postures up in Hebert's guard and throws a big left but Hebert blocks it.
Hebert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hebert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boy's guard.
Boy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hebert trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hebert!
Boy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throwing strikes here but Hebert is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Boy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hebert is looking to improve his position but Boy isn't that keen on the idea.
Boy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boy punching from mount but Hebert doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hebert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hebert blocking the ground and pound.
Boy thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy thowing shots but they're missing.
Boy 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.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hebert is bucking up trying to escape but Boy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hebert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Hebert tries to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Hebert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamas Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hebert is looking to improve his position.
Hebert trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hebert trying to control but Boy postures up.
Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hebert's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy lands with a punch from half guard.
Hebert tries to get to full guard but Boy has control of the leg.
Boy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boy throwing shots but Hebert is blocking nicely.
Hebert is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy throws a strike but Hebert avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hebert looking for a sweep. Not yet Hebert, not yet.
Hebert is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hebert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hebert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Boy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boy is in close to Hebert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hebert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hebert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hebert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Hebert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy cracks Hebert with a solid left hand.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boy is in close to Hebert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hebert trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Hebert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hebert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy throws an elbow that misses. Hebert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boy's guard. Nice move by Hebert!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mamas Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hebert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hebert wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Boy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hebert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hebert throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamas Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hebert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hebert to the mat! Hebert manages to get full guard.
Hebert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
Boy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hebert looking to control.
Hebert seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hebert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boy throws an elbow that misses. Hebert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boy's guard. Nice move by Hebert!
Boy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hebert postures up and lands a big shot to Boy's brow.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hebert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
Boy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hebert's head.
Hebert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hebert managing to control the position.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Boy chips away with some ground and pound.
Boy is looking to work some ground and pound but Hebert has wrist control.
Hebert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hebert looking for a sweep. Not yet Hebert, not yet.
Hebert is trying to keep Boy in close.
Boy working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hebert pulls Boy in to control the position.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Hebert blocks nicely.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy stands up over Hebert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hebert has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
Hebert wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamas Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamas Boy!
Our winner, Mamas Boy, 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.