PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Le Boulder (ranked 3857 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Choto Kanabe (ranked 129 p4p, 64 weight class). Le Boulder comes to the cage accompanied by Monty Python Lumberjack Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Boulder
vs
Kanabe

150 cm
20
300
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
29
285
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Le Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choto Kanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanabe tries to clinch up.

Le Boulder gets a double leg takedown into Kanabe's guard.
Le Boulder advances to half guard.
Kanabe wants to control but Le Boulder is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Boulder not doing much here.
Kanabe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le Boulder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Boulder trying to control the pace.
Le Boulder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Le Boulder moves into full mount! Kanabe won't be happy about that!
Kanabe is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Boulder looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kanabe wants to hold on but Le Boulder pushes him away.
Le Boulder content just to control the position here.
Kanabe tries to reverse the position but Le Boulder maintains control.
Le Boulder controlling the position easily from mount.
Kanabe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Le Boulder.
Le Boulder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kanabe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Le Boulder.
Le Boulder 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe is looking to get to half guard.
Le Boulder controlling from the full mount.
Kanabe tries to lock up and control but Le Boulder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kanabe can't escape the position.
Le Boulder content just to control the position here.
Kanabe is looking to improve his position but Le Boulder isn't that keen on the idea.
Le Boulder avoids the attempt from Kanabe to control.
Le Boulder controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanabe is looking to get to half guard.
Kanabe tries to hold on but Le Boulder postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe is trying to escape the mount.
Le Boulder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Le Boulder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Le Boulder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kanabe for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder looking to ground and pound but Kanabe is blocking nicely.
Le Boulder prevents Kanabe from getting the reversal.
Kanabe tries to hold on but Le Boulder pushes him away.
Kanabe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Le Boulder is staying active.
Le Boulder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kanabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Le Boulder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kanabe is looking to get to half guard.
Le Boulder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Boulder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Le Boulder 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.

Kanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Boulder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanabe tries to clinch but Le Boulder moves out of range.
Le Boulder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanabe can do to turn this around?

Le Boulder throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kanabe was covering up waiting for the punch and Le Boulder finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Le Boulder passes Kanabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kanabe is looking for a sweep. Le Boulder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kanabe is looking to control Le Boulder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kanabe avoid being mounted?

Le Boulder wants to work for an arm triangle but Kanabe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Le Boulder controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Boulder prevents Kanabe from improving his position.
Le Boulder trying to mount his opponent but Kanabe defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le Boulder.
Well, if Le Boulder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Le Boulder thows a huge punch but Kanabe dodges it nicely.
Kanabe tries to get to full guard but Le Boulder has control of the leg.
Le Boulder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le Boulder controlling the pace.

That's two 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.
Le Boulder prevents Kanabe from improving his position.
Le Boulder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Boulder trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bob Le Boulder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanabe wants to control but Le Boulder is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kanabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Boulder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Le Boulder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Le Boulder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Le Boulder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Le Boulder stopping the sweep attempt from Kanabe.
Le Boulder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kanabe is trying to control the position but Le Boulder postures up.
Le Boulder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kanabe wants to stand up but Le Boulder is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Le Boulder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Le Boulder continues to stall.
Le Boulder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Le Boulder throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Le Boulder controls the position.
Kanabe is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Le Boulder is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kanabe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kanabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Le Boulder staying calm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Le Boulder dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Le Boulder looking to score a takedown here. Kanabe is defending well but Le Boulder drives through and ends up in Kanabe's guard.
Le Boulder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Le Boulder wants to pass the guard but Kanabe is keeping the position.
Kanabe pulls Le Boulder in close to prevent any damage.
Kanabe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Le Boulder has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanabe struggling a bit here.
Le Boulder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kanabe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe gets back to half guard.
Le Boulder controlling the action here.
Further stalling from Le Boulder.
Kanabe is trying to maintain the position but Le Boulder is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Le Boulder in particular looking to stall.
Le Boulder tries to pass to full mount but Kanabe defends it.
Le Boulder not doing much here.
Kanabe is looking to control Le Boulder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kanabe avoid being mounted?

That's two 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.
Le Boulder is controlling the pace.
Kanabe is trying to get back to full guard.
Kanabe trying to control from the bottom.
Le Boulder controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kanabe has Le Boulder up against the cage in a clinch.

Le Boulder has picked Kanabe up - he's going for a ride! Le Boulder dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe tries to roll over but Le Boulder keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Le Boulder in particular looking to stall.
More hug and hope from Le Boulder.
Le Boulder moves nicely into side control.
Le Boulder controls the position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Le Boulder is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Le Boulder working away.

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.
Le Boulder taking a breather here.
Kanabe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Le Boulder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Le Boulder staying calm.
Kanabe is looking to regain half guard here but Le Boulder keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Kanabe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Le Boulder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Boulder, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bob Le Boulder!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Bob Le Boulder!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bob Le Boulder!

Bob Le Boulder wins by unanimous decision!
Bob Le Boulder thanked the fans post fight for their support.