PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Booth
vs
Willie

180 cm
20
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jarvis Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Theo Willie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth misses with a takedown attempt - Willie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willie wants to counter with a clinch but Booth pushes him away.

Willie has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Willie as Booth tries to tie him up.
Booth is trying to break free.
Booth wants a takedown but no success here.
Booth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Willie pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarvis Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Willie moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth trying to control the position but instead, Willie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Booth into the cage.
Booth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Booth tightens his grip and picks Willie up, before dumping him to the ground. Willie manages to land in guard.
Willie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Booth is looking to stand up but Willie won't let him.
Willie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Willie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booth postures up in Willie's guard and throws a big left but Willie blocks it.
Willie is pulling down on Booth's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Booth 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.
Let's hope that Willie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Willie.

Booth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Willie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Willie wants to sweep but no luck.
Booth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Booth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Booth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Willie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Booth's guard.

Booth trying to control the position.
Willie throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth pulls Willie in close to prevent any damage.
Booth throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Willie is looking to pass into half guard but Booth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Booth is in guard.

Willie looking for a sweep. Not yet Willie, not yet.
Booth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Willie working for a triangle but Booth defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Booth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Booth postures up.
Booth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Booth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Booth works over Willie with some ground and pound from guard.
Booth distracts Willie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Booth trying to control but Willie is working from the bottom.
Booth works over Willie with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jarvis Booth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Booth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Willie lands a head shot.
Willie doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Booth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Willie.
Willie fails to land the takedown.
Willie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Booth blocks the body kick.
Booth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Booth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willie somewhat.

Willie has closed the distance and engaged Booth in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Booth gets underhooks to prevent Willie's takedown attempt.
Jarvis Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Willie.
Booth is trying to break the clinch but Willie is controlling him.

Willie manages to pull guard.
Willie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Booth throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booth lands a couple of elbows.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Willie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Booth stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willie.
Booth tries to counter with a takedown but Willie is quick to defend against it.
Booth goes for a double leg but Willie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Willie continues to drive forward.
Willie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Booth avoids it really well and circles away.
Willie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Booth defends it nicely.
Booth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Willie.
Willie is breathing heavily.
Willie throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Booth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Willie won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth working the body and head with strikes.
Booth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Booth taking a break here but Willie is having none of it and regains half guard.
Booth working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Booth seems content to control.
Willie wants to control but Booth is keeping busy.
Booth wants to take a breather but Willie is having none of it.
Willie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Willie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Booth chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth works over Willie with some ground and pound from guard.
Willie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Booth won't allow Willie to sweep him here.
Booth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Booth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willie wants to sweep but no luck.
Booth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Booth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Booth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Willie on his heels. He'll look to pass Willie's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarvis Booth dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Willie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Booth but Booth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willie fails with the takedown

and Booth counters with a single leg into guard. Willie didn't expect that.

Willie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Booth is aware though and is defending well.
Booth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Booth throwing strikes from guard but Willie blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Booth decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth misses with a takedown attempt - Willie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jarvis Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willie doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Theo Willie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Booth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willie can do to turn this around?
Willie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Booth. No joy for Willie on that attempt.
Jarvis Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Willie.
Booth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Booth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willie as he avoids it easily.
Willie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Booth avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Booth's waist but Booth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willie off to one side.
Booth seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Willie is just out of range.
Willie wants to clinch

and Booth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Booth.
Willie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Booth dives into side control.

Willie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Booth connects with a decent elbow.
Booth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willie keeps working.
Booth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Willie some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willie is looking to regain half guard here but Booth keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Booth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Booth lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Willie's face as Booth controls the position.

Booth decides to stand up, so the ref orders Willie to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willie.
Booth shoots for a double leg takedown but Willie sprawls well. He's pushed Booth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Booth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willie pinned against the cage. Willie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie shoots in for a takedown but Booth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Booth shoots for a double leg takedown but Willie sprawls well. He's pushed Booth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willie is defended easily by Booth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willie but Willie pushes him off and we're back to square one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarvis Booth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Booth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarvis Booth!