PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booger comes to the cage accompanied by Ang Kulangot. Chris Booger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Booger
vs
Gravas

185 cm
34
185 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

185 cm
33
188 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Booger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Booger.
Gravas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Booger misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Booger.
Booger swinging wildly here.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Booger's sensitive parts.
Gravas tries to clinch but Booger is having none of it.
Booger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravas circles away quickly and effectively.
Booger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Booger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Booger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gravas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gravas keeping moving, preventing Booger from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas 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.
Gravas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Booger trying to control but Gravas is working from the bottom.
Booger throws a big right hand that misses.
Booger looking to pass the guard.
Booger stopping the sweep attempt from Gravas.
Booger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Booger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gravas's head.
Booger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger throws a big elbow that misses.
Booger lands a couple of digs.
Booger with a nice head shot there.
Booger landing with the ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gravas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gravas keeping moving, preventing Booger from controlling successfully.
Gravas controlling Booger's posture.
Gravas wants to sweep here but Booger controlling him for the moment.
Gravas is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Latka Gravas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Booger misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Booger with that takedown attempt.
Chris Booger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booger connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Booger. Those never looked like landing.
Booger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Booger.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Booger slips the punch.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Booger.
Gravas throws out a loose jab but Booger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravas counters with an outside leg kick.

Booger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gravas to the mat! Gravas manages to get full guard.
Gravas is trying to keep Booger in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger wants to pass the guard but Gravas is keeping the position.
Booger trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Booger's guard.
Gravas trying to control the position from guard on top but Booger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gravas slips nicely into half guard.
Gravas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Booger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Booger keeping moving, preventing Gravas from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Booger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gravas lands a jab to the head.
Booger ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Booger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravas, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Booger misses.
Booger avoids the head kick by Gravas.
A shot to the liver by Gravas. Beautiful body shot.
Booger misses with a series of wild punches.
Booger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
Booger checks the leg kick.
Booger throws a nice looking combination but Gravas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Booger takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Booger.
Gravas wants to clinch.
Gravas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Booger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gravas counters with an inside leg kick.
Booger misses with a wild combination.
Booger looks to land a combination but Gravas avoids it well.
Chris Booger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Booger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger throws a right hand that Gravas ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravas also avoids with ease.
Gravas throws a hook but Booger blocks it.
Gravas is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gravas. Booger shrugs it off though.
Booger moves out of range of the strikes.
Booger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gravas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Booger.
A combination from Booger does no damage.
Gravas moves in looking to clinch but Booger pushes him off.
Gravas looks to throw the jab but Booger is out of range.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Booger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas.
A head kick misses from Gravas.
Gravas sizes up Booger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas. That's going to slow Booger down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Booger cracks Gravas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Booger checks a low kick from Gravas.
Gravas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gravas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Booger misses with a few strikes there.
Booger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravas circles away quickly and effectively.
Booger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Booger throws a nice looking combination but Gravas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Booger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Booger throws a right and a left that Gravas avoids nicely.
Gravas scores with a head kick.
Gravas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Booger. Booger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Booger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gravas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravas circles away quickly and effectively.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Booger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Booger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Booger with a poor takedown
and Gravas counters with a right hand to the body.
Booger looks to land a combination but Gravas avoids it well.
Booger throws a nice looking combination but Gravas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Booger scrambles back to his feet.
Gravas throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Booger will feel that in the morning.
Booger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Booger throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latka Gravas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.

Booger scores with a takedown into Gravas's guard.
Booger lands a couple of elbows.
Gravas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Booger is one step ahead there.
Gravas controls Booger momentarily but Booger frees himself.
Gravas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gravas prevents Booger from improving his position.
Booger is trying to stand up here but Gravas is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas wants to stand up but Booger is controlling the position.
Booger is looking to improve his position.
Booger wants to sweep but Gravas has passed to side control!

Gravas stands up.
Gravas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Booger throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravas cracks Booger with a good jab.
Booger fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger walks into a stiff left hand from Gravas.
Gravas tries to bum rush Booger with a series of wild strikes but Booger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Booger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Booger throws a series of punches but Gravas avoids them all with ease.
Booger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravas defends it nicely.
Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Booger.
Booger misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravas throws a head kick that misses.
Booger cracks Gravas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Booger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Latka Gravas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booger keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands with an uppercut that bounces Booger off the cage and back into range.
Booger throws a right hand that Gravas ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravas also avoids with ease.
Gravas lands a nice hook to Booger's body. Booger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Booger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booger missing with a left hand there. Gravas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Booger swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravas throws a head kick that Booger semi-blocks.
Booger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Booger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Booger.
Gravas tries to clinch up but Booger circles away and keeps his distance.
Booger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravas.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Booger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gravas pinned against the cage. Gravas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Booger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Booger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booger blocks a head kick by Gravas.
Gravas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booger.
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Booger blocks a leg kick.
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Booger misses.
Booger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gravas scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Gravas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gravas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas!
A relieved looking Latka Gravas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.