PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ankalagon The Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boss
vs
The Black

175 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boxing Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ankalagon The Black!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Black's hands.
The Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Boss sprawls well. He's pushed The Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Black momentarily.

It looks like Ankalagon The Black has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Boss as The Black shoots in.
Boss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Black backs up against the cage.

Boss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boss could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Black prevents Boss from breaking the clinch.
Boss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boss lands a hook that snaps the head of The Black backwards.
Boss tries to break the clinch but The Black is controlling the position.
The Black fails to pull guard.
Boxing Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ankalagon The Black.
Boss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boss tries to break free but The Black pushes him back against the cage.
Boss gets underhooks to prevent The Black's takedown attempt.
The Black prevents Boss from breaking the clinch.

The Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
The Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Black looks gassed!
The Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss lands a slapping body shot.
Boss lands with a nice body punch.

Boss forces The Black back against the cage and clinches.
Boss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Boss.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boss wants to get back to striking at distance but The Black won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boss.

That has opened up Ankalagon The Black's cut even more.
A short right from Boss.
Boss wants to break free but The Black has control.
Boss is trying to break the clinch but The Black has him pressed against the cage.
Boss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Black has him pressed against the cage.
Boss lands with a short shot to the head.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Boss lands a nice uppercut.
Boss scores with a shot to the side of The Black's head.

Boss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boss lands a nice shot to the body.
Boss thuds his right hand into The Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boss lands a nice hook to The Black's body. The Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boss's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Boss duly obliges.
Boss throws a series of punches but The Black avoids them all with ease.
Boss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Black.
Boss scores with a sloppy right hand. The Black should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss wants to clinch but The Black slips to the side
and The Black counters with a solid body kick.
The Black slips a jab and a cross from Boss.
Boss throws a series of punches but The Black moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Boss there.

Boss moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Boss.
The Black is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boss is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Black.
Boss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Black misses with a knee strike.
Boss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boss tries to circle away but The Black has him pinned against the cage.
The Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Boss.

Boss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boss connects with a body shot.

Boss clinches up with The Black and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss tries to break the clinch but The Black is controlling the position.
Boss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Black drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Black tries to pull guard but Boss won't allow it.
Boss tries to circle away but The Black has him pinned against the cage.
Boss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boss is looking to break free of the clinch but The Black has double underhooks.
The Black is looking to control Boss's arms but Boss gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Black has his back to the cage.
Boss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Black.
Boss has had enough of the clinch but The Black keeps him there for the moment.
The Black jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boss walks away with a smile on his face. The Black gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxing Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Boss both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Boss is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Boss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ankalagon The Black'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.

The Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boss.
Nice shot lands for Boss.
The Black misses with a low kick.
Boss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boss is looking to clinch.
The Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxing Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boss tries to clinch but The Black moves away
and The Black counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The Black shoots in for a takedown but Boss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Boss does no damage.
Boss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Black can do to turn this around?
Boss misses with a double jab
and The Black counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boss is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Black misses with a takedown
and Boss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Black throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boss.
Boss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boss.
Boss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boxing Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ankalagon The Black.
Boss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boss wants to clinch
and The Black counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Boss duly obliges.
Boss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Black at a distance.

Boss rushes The Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boss scores with a shoulder strike.
Boss wants to get back to striking at distance but The Black won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Boss scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Boss.
Boss lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Black backwards.
The Black is working for takedown but Boss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boss.
Boss lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Black backwards.
The Black is working for takedown but Boss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boss wants to break free but The Black has control.
The Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boss fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Black has time to react.

The Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boss has control of The Black's left arm, preventing The Black from doing any damage.
The Black trying to control but Boss is working from the bottom.
The Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boss kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss wants to sweep but no luck.
The Black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boss is looking to stand up but The Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Boss looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boss sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Black somewhat.
The Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Boss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ankalagon The Black's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boss checks it well.
Boxing Boss is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Boss scores with a four punch combination!
Boss tries to clinch but The Black is having none of it.
The Black slips a jab and a cross from Boss.
The Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Boss does no damage.
Boss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boss with a nice cross.
The Black misses with a two punch combination.
Boss misses with a combination

and The Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Black trying to control but Boss is working from the bottom.
The Black is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss has control of The Black's left arm, preventing The Black from doing any damage.
Boss trying to control the position.
The Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boss managing to control the position.
Boss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Black trying to control but Boss is working from the bottom.
The Black advances position into side control!

Boss throws The Black to one side and escapes!
The Black avoids a punch combination nicely.

The Black shoots in and bounces Boss off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Black stays in close to Boss's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss wants to get back to his feet but The Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ankalagon The Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Black controls the pace.

Boss has his foot on The Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Black works his way back into a safe position though.
The Black wants to control from the top but Boss keeps moving.
Boss wants to get back to his feet but The Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boss throws a series of punches but The Black avoids them all with ease.
Boss stuffs the takedown attempt from The Black. The Black gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Boss lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boss cracks The Black with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boss takes a step back to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Boss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boss.
Boxing Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Black misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ankalagon The Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Boss!