PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rog Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Booth had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Booth
vs
Bison

190 cm
21
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rog Bison!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Booth scores with a hook.
Booth digs a good hook to Bison's body.
Booth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Booth.

It looks like Rog Bison has been cut.
Booth takes one on the button.
Bison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Booth eats them both and turns towards Bison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Booth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Booth throws a front kick that sends Bison stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Bison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Bison.
Bison lands with a shot to the body.
Booth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Booth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Booth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bison misses with a wild body shot.
Booth looks to land a left hand but Bison moved out of range nicely.
Bison ducks right into an uppercut from Booth.
Bison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Booth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Booth gets a clinch.
Bison has had enough of the clinch but Booth keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Bison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bison tries to circle away but Booth has him pinned against the ropes.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but Bison blocks with his arms.

Bison manages to break the clinch.
Bison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Booth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bison misses with the combination.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bison manages to avoid it.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bison! But no joy.
Booth is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Bison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Bison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Booth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bison.
Bison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like William Booth has been cut.
Booth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bison moves out of range of the strikes.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bison moves away.
Bison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Booth. Bison shrugs it off though.
Booth misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison throws a hook to the side of Booth's head but Booth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Booth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Booth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Bison throws a shot from downtown. Booth moves away and avoids it.
Booth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Booth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bison misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rog Bison will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A swing and a miss from Booth.
As Booth backs off Bison throws a huge counter combo but Booth manages to avoid it all.
Booth lands a nice looking body shot.
Rog Bison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth wants to clinch but Bison slips to the side
and Bison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Booth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bison misses with a straight left.
Bison connects with a body shot that sends Booth's belly button to the back.
Rog Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Booth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Booth lands with an overhand left.
Bison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bison misses with an uppercut
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
Booth swings widly with a right hand
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booth thuds a left hand into Bison's body.
Booth avoids a kick to the body.
Bison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Booth misses.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Booth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Booth throws a jab but it's blocked by Bison.
Despite the aggression on Bison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bison counters with a nice uppercut.
Booth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Booth loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
Bison misses with a looping left.
Bison just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBooth.
Bison works Booth's body with a nice hook.
Bison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booth slips a straight right by Bison.
Bison lands with an uppercut that bounces Booth off the ropes and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with a hook to the body
and Booth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bison moves out of range of the body kick from Booth.
Bison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Booth with a body shot.
Booth ducks under a wild hook from Bison.
Booth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Bison does no damage.
Jab from Booth.
Bison slips a straight right by Booth.
A countering left hand to the body from Bison misses.

Booth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booth scores with a hook to the body.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Booth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Booth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
Booth throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Booth has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Booth tries to work over Bison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bison can't break the clinch.
Booth prevents Bison from breaking the clinch.
Booth misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Booth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bison can turn it around.
Bison wants to break free but Booth has control.

Bison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booth.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bison ducks under a wild hook from Booth.
Booth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Booth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bison.

Booth rushes Bison and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Booth will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Bison misses.
Booth throws a right hand that Bison ducks under and follows up with a left that Bison also avoids with ease.
A jab from Booth misses.
No joy there for Bison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Booth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bison doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Booth misses.
Bison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Booth back to the ropes. Bison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bison misses with a double jab
enabling Booth to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Booth.
Bison misses the jab.
Booth moves out of range as Bison strikes.
Bison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Booth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bison eats them both and turns towards Booth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Booth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth misses with a left hand
and Bison counters with a stiff right hand.
Booth throws a sloppy head kick and Bison moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth with a hook.
Bison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Booth to score with a decent uppercut.
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!

Booth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Bison manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Booth.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bison.
Bison scores with a shot to the body.
Booth throws the left hand but Bison avoids the punch easily.
Bison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Booth.
Booth throws a head kick that misses.
Bison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bison misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Booth misses the target.
Booth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Booth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Booth slips under a jab from Bison.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Booth avoids the body shot from Bison.
Bison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bison misses with a looping right.
Bison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Booth to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Booth.
Booth scores with a head kick. Bison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bison lands a nice shot to the body.
Bison throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth looks for the body kick but Bison saw that one coming.
Booth lands with a nice body punch.
Bison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Booth connects with the punch.
Booth misses with a leg kick
and Bison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Booth moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Booth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Booth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Booth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Booth!
During a confident post fight interview, William Booth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.