TFC 3: Statham VS Boy PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Seithman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Headstrong as his entrance music. Ryan Black looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Seithman
vs
Black

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Seithman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Black!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seithman forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Black is working for takedown but Seithman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seithman wants to break free but Black has control.

Seithman manages to break the clinch.
Seithman leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black stands and throws Seithman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Black tries for a kimura but Seithman is defending well.

Black tries for a kimura but Seithman is defending well.
Black looks gassed!

Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seithman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Black decides to stand up, so the ref orders Seithman to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seithman connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Ryan Black has been cut.
A solid body kick from Seithman.
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!
Seithman catches Black with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Black forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Seithman!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Brainson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Gribble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brainson
vs
Gribble

190 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Brainson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dale Gribble!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brainson wants to clinch but Gribble slips to the side
letting Gribble counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Gribble.
Gribble circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brainson closes the distance and clinches.
Brainson can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Gribble fails to land.

Gribble gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brainson trying to control here.

Gribble is looking for a kimura here.
Gribble slips a nice elbow through Brainson's hands, connecting with Brainson's forehead.
Brainson is not content to let Gribble control the position.
Gribble prevents Brainson from improving his position.

Gribble seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribble trying to control the action but Brainson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gribble seems to be looking for submissions.
Brainson is looking for a sweep. Gribble is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gribble is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gribble controlling the pace.
Gribble is pressing down on Brainson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brainson is holding on for now.
Gribble trying to control from half guard but Brainson is working away.
Gribble is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribble controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brainson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Gribble looking to secure an arm triangle but Brainson defends it well.
Brainson tries to hold on but Gribble pushes him away.
Brainson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gribble breaks from Brainson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brainson tries to reverse the position but Gribble maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Gribble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainson tries to hold on but Gribble pushes him away.
Gribble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brainson?

Gribble has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Brainson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dale Gribble!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Savage
vs
Cole

172 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Cole!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Edward Cole has been cut.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savage lands a glancing blow to the side of Cole's head.
A big right from Cole misses.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Savage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole misses with a shot to the body

and Savage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Savage lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Savage.
Nice body punch from Savage.
Cole is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Savage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savage stalls.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole fails to pull guard.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nathan Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Cole.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Cole misses with an uppercut

and Savage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savage lands a nice uppercut.
Cole being controlled against the cage.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Savage smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savage counters with a left to the body.
Nathan Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand

and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. Savage fights it but they end up in guard.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Cole is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Cole is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole pushing down on Savage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Savage misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a left to the body.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole misses with a takedown
and Savage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Cole tries to keep at a distance but Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand

and Cole counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Savage!
Cole looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savage tries to get out of the position.

Cole is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Cole!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edward Cole!
Edward Cole is the new lightweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen New York as his entrance music. First Boy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Statham
vs
Boy

190 cm
25
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Statham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, First Boy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Statham rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Statham tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Statham digs a right hand into Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boy's gas tank.
Statham slows down the pace here.
Statham is working Boy over against the cage.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
Boy just leaning against Statham, taking a breather.
Boy blocking some punches.
Statham blocks an uppercut.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Statham lands a body punch.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Statham.
Boy looks gassed!
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
A short body shot lands from Statham as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Statham scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham throws a head punch that misses.
Boy blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Statham scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Statham fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Statham.
Statham lands a nice uppercut.
Statham pushes Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Statham.
Statham working aggressively here.
Statham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Statham lands a left hand.
Statham misses with the head strike.
Statham pushes Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Statham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boy is keeping busy.
Statham stalling.
A body shot lands from Statham.
A nice left hand lands by Statham.
Statham cracks Boy with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Statham.
Statham working aggressively here.
Boy looking to stall.
Statham swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Statham lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy takes a shot to the head.
Statham lands a left hand.
Statham tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy misses with some punches.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
Boy takes a shot to the head.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
Statham tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Statham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy blocking some punches.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Statham blocking some punches.
Statham lands with a light punch inside.
Statham has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Statham swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Statham looking to slow down the pace here.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy misses with some punches.
Statham throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham blocking some punches.
Boy taking a breather.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Statham misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Statham fails to land.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Statham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Statham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boy or not.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Statham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Statham looking to slow down the pace here.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Come on Statham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Statham blocks an uppercut.
Boy working aggressively here.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statham.
Boy blocking some punches.
Boy lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham stalling in the clinch but Boy improves position.
Statham digs a right hand underneath Boy's ribcage. Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Statham taking a breather.
Boy taking a breather.
Statham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Statham cracks Boy with a nice body shot.
A short left from Statham.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy blocking some punches.
Statham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Statham lands a nice uppercut.
Statham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Statham throws a head punch that misses.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Statham lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Statham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boy jabs Statham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Statham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Statham to counter with a crisp jab.
First Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statham throws a poor cross that misses
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boy scores with a punch to the head.
Statham walks into a left hand.
Boy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Statham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Statham dodges the punch combination from Boy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Statham.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
First Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Statham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy throws a combination. Statham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Statham punishes Boy's body with a nice straight punch.

Boy clinches with his opponent.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
A short right from Statham.
Boy wants to stall.
Statham taking a breather.
Statham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy taking a breather.
Carl Statham has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with some punches.
Statham misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
Boy looking to stall.
Statham takes a shot to the head.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Statham.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Statham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Statham misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Statham blocking some punches.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy pushes Statham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Statham blocking some punches.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy prevents a body shot from Statham.
Statham can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Statham's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
Statham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Statham throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Statham misses with a body punch.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham blocking some punches.
A short right from Statham.
Statham taking a breather.
Statham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Statham swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Boy taking a breather.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Statham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Statham.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Statham pushes Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Statham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Statham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Statham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boy cracks Statham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Statham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Statham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Statham. That snapped Boy's head back.
Boy tests Statham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Boy.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy throws a shot to the body.

Statham gets a clinch.
Statham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Statham gets through Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Statham.
Statham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
Statham lands a hook that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Statham can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Statham lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Statham.
Statham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Statham.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
Statham throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Statham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Statham misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
Statham throws a head punch that misses.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Statham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Boy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
Statham throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Statham wants to stall.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statham.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Statham blocking some punches.
Statham misses with some punches.
Statham takes a shot to the head.
Statham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Statham swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Statham's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Statham working aggressively here.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statham lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boy stalls.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Boy on the inside.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Statham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Statham blocking some punches.
Boy working aggressively here.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Statham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Statham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Statham has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Statham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Statham lands a nice shot to the body.
Statham working aggressively here.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy wants to stall.
Statham misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but First Boy just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Statham wants to clinch.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Statham throws out the jab.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boy tries to clinch up but Statham circles away and keeps his distance.
Statham misses the body punch
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Statham's head but Statham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy is looking to land body kicks.
Boy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boy jabs at Statham's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boy moves into range and clinches up with Statham.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Statham is keeping busy.
Statham tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
Boy has Statham pressed against the cage.
Statham misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
A short right from Boy.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Boy.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boy misses with some punches.
Boy gets through Statham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statham.
Statham misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Boy pushes Statham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Statham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Statham misses with the head strike.
Statham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Boy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Statham up against the cage.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
Statham has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Statham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Statham scores with a hook to the body.
Boy working aggressively here.
Boy trying to stall but Statham improves his position.
Statham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Statham tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Statham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage.
Statham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boy or not.
Statham lands a body punch.
A short right from Boy.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Statham blocking some punches.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Statham stalling.
Boy blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Statham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Statham working aggressively here.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Statham.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Statham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statham scores with a shoulder strike.
Statham misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Statham's head.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Statham trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
Boy stalling against the cage.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy prevents a body shot from Statham.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Boy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Statham up against the cage.
Boy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Boy dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Boy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Statham under the eye.
Statham misses with an uppercut
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boy takes a swing at Statham's ribcage but misses.
First Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Statham misses with a looping right.
Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Statham should have avoided that one.
Statham misses with a wild body shot.
Boy with a nice cross.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Statham throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Statham looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy is looking to clinch.

Statham moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Statham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boy looking to stall.
Statham tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
Statham misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Statham on the inside.
Statham working aggressively here.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Statham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Statham gets through Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Statham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage.
Statham tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Statham back against the cage.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statham.
Statham lands a hook that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statham.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Boy trying to stall but Statham improves his position.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Statham takes a shot to the head.
Boy tries to stall but Statham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Statham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham scores with a hook to the body.
Statham has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Statham misses with some punches.
Statham gets through Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Statham.
Boy pushes Statham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Statham misses with a body punch.
Statham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Statham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Statham working aggressively here.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Statham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Statham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Statham takes a shot to the head.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham misses with some punches.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Statham can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Statham misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Boy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
Statham blocking some punches.
Statham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Statham backwards.
Boy misses with some punches.
Boy gets through Statham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Statham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Statham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Statham misses with some punches.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Statham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but Statham gets an underhook and turns Boy into the cage.
Statham lands a left hand.
Statham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Statham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Statham.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boy has Statham pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Statham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy tries to stall but Statham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Statham lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Statham.
Statham has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Boy tries to stall but Statham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

And that's the end of the fight!
First Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for First Boy!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for First Boy!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for First Boy!

First Boy wins by unanimous decision!
First Boy is the new light heavyweight champion!