PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Boston (ranked 2397 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 290 p4p, 268 weight class). Boston comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston. Professor Xe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boston
vs
Xe

182 cm
42
265
28 - 15 - 0

190 cm
31
265
18 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Grunge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Xe misses its intended target.
Xe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boston moves away.
Xe throws a series of punches but Boston moves out of range.
Xe walks into a stiff left hand from Boston.

It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Xe misses with a double jab.
Xe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boston connects with a crisp jab.
Boston sizes up Xe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Boston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boston throws the left hand but Xe avoids the punch easily.
Boston scores with a punch to the head.

That has opened up Professor Xe's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston throws the left hand but Xe avoids the punch easily.
Brent Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xe avoids the body shot from Boston.
Boston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xe under the eye.
Boston throws an overhand right that lands on Xe's shoulder, as Xe tries to avoid the shot.
Xe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boston.
Boston digs a good body shot into Xe's ribs.
Xe misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe misses with a body shot.
Boston misses with the combination.
Boston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xe with the counter takedown but Boston avoids it easily.
Boston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boston tests Xe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xe misses with a body shot.
Xe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xe feints the counter takedown.
Boston catches Xe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xe misses the shot to the body.
Boston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

The cut above Professor Xe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Xe lands a slapping body shot.
Xe staying out of range there.
Boston moves away from the strike by Xe.
Xe misses with a looping right.
Boston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Xe cracks a nice hook into Boston's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xe lands a jab to the head.
Xe swings for the body but Boston moves out of range.
Xe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boston.
Xe slips under a jab from Boston.
Brent Boston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boston has time to react.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by Xe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Boston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boston is breathing heavily.
Xe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Xe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boston doesn't seem bothered though.
Boston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boston manages to avoid it.

Xe lands a left and a right that send Boston crashing to the mat, dazed. Xe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Brent Boston has been cut.
Xe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boston circles away quickly and effectively.
Boston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xe jabs at Boston's body.
Boston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xe scores with a hook to the body. Boston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xe clobbers Boston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xe scores with a jab. Boston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xe.
Decent striking displayed by Xe there.
Boston throws a body punch but Xe moves out of range.
Xe scores with a jab to the head.
Boston scores with a decent looking hook.
Xe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Xe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Xe showed some decent athleticism there.
Boston tries to roll over but Xe keeps him under control.
Boston trying to control from the bottom.
Xe slows the pace down in half guard.
Boston is looking to control Xe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boston avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xe stalling.
Xe wants to take a breather but Boston is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston trying to control but Xe postures up.
Xe wants to control but Boston is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xe is thwarting Boston's attempts to control the position.
Xe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Xe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boston throws a big shot that misses.
Xe slips a straight right by Boston.
Xe with the counter takedown but Boston avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Boston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston misses with a straight right.
Xe slips a straight right by Boston.
Xe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boston throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xe lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Boston.
Xe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boston rather than just go for the knockout.
Boston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xe to score with a decent uppercut.
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Xe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Professor Xe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xe slips a straight right by Boston.
Xe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xe lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Xe.
Boston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston throws a series of punches but Xe avoids them all with ease.
Xe misses the shot to the body.
Xe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xe cracks a nice hook into Boston's ribs.
Boston ducks right into an uppercut from Xe.
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Xe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xe lands a nice looking body shot.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
Xe lands a right hook to the body.
Boston avoids the body shot from Xe.
Donk. Xe catches Boston right on the button with a cross.

Xe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xe is chipping away with strikes.

Boston is rocked!
Boston is not content to let Xe control the position.
Boston wants to control but Xe postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Boston can't do much from the bottom here.
Xe landing strikes.
Boston tries to buck Xe off but Xe is having none of it.
Xe is looking to take a break and control but Boston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boston is trying to improve his position.
Xe tries to advance to mount but Boston denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Xe stalls from top position.
Boston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Xe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xe cracks Boston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Boston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xe cracks Boston with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Xe immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Boston is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Xe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Xe!
During a confident post fight interview, Professor Xe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.