PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ram Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greater Daemon Of (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of has chosen Blood For The Blood God as his entrance music. Of has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bo
vs
Daemon Of

200 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ram Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Greater Daemon Of!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bo throws a series of punches but Of moves out of range.
Bo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Of sprawls well. Of wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Of avoids it really well and circles away.
Of doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bo misses the target.
Bo looks to score with a jab to the body but Of is just out of range.
Bo misses with the combination.
Bo misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Of rushes Bo and presses him up against the cage.
Of landing knees to the head.

Of breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of looks gassed!
Bo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bo tries to keep at a distance but Of has taken the fight into the clinch.

Of escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Of has managed to clinch.
Of with a knee to the head.
Bo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Of breaks from the clinch.

Of tries to keep at a distance but Bo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bo tries to break the clinch but Of is controlling the position.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.

Bo shoots in and bounces Of off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bo distracts Of with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Of really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of is looking to stand up but Bo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bo postures up in Of's guard and throws a big left but Of blocks it.
Bo postures up in Of's guard and throws a big left but Of blocks it.
Bo thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Of moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of effectively controlling the action here.
Bo tries to pull guard but Of won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Of counters with a two punch combo.

Of closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of is looking to clinch.
Bo tries to bum rush Of with a series of wild strikes but Of uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bo clinches but Of breaks the clinch

and Of counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Of is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bo is trying to break the clinch but Of is controlling him.
Of blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bo is looking to break free of the clinch but Of has double underhooks.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bo fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo misses with the combination.
Bo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bo.
Of tries to clinch there but Bo circles away.

Of has Bo up against the cage in a clinch.

Of breaks from the clinch.
Of circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Of has closed the distance and engaged Bo in a clinch.

Of breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of throws a series of strikes that have Bo backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greater Daemon Of dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bo shoots in looking for a takedown. Of tries to sprawl out of it but Bo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Of manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ram Bo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Of. No joy for Bo on that attempt.
Of is looking to clinch but Bo is avoiding it.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bo tries to clinch but Of is having none of it.
Bo misses with a double jab
enabling Of to counter with a crisp jab.

Of moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Bo is blocking nicely.
Bo swings wildly with an uppercut but Of uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Of counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of wants to clinch.
Bo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bo or perhaps it was just good defense by Of which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Of closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Of lands a knee to the head.

Bo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bo misses with a combination

and Of moves into the clinch.

Of escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bo clinches but Of breaks the clinch

and Of counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Of.
Bo tries to circle away but Of has him pinned against the cage.

Of manages to break the clinch.

Of rushes Bo and presses him up against the cage.

Of breaks the clinch.
Bo throws a hook but Of blocks it.

Of gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of misses with a knee to the head.
Bo is trying to drag Of to the mat but Of just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Of connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bo's face.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bo counters with a shoot takedown. Of fights it but they end up in guard.
Of can't keep his opponent in guard - Bo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo thows a huge punch but Of dodges it nicely.
Bo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of's head.
Bo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bo.
Of wants to get back to his feet but Bo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bo postures up in Of's guard and throws a big left but Of blocks it.
Bo looking to pass the guard.
Bo throwing strikes from guard but Of blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Of is looking to clinch.

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.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Of displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bo throws out the jab.
Of is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bo counters by clinching up.

Of escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bo shoots in for a double leg but Of sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Of doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.

Bo forces Of back against the cage and clinches.

Of breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greater Daemon Of seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bo wants to clinch up but Of keeps it at a distance.
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 Ram Bo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Of. No joy for Bo on that attempt.

Bo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bo lands in his opponent's guard.
Bo is looking to work some ground and pound but Of has wrist control.
Bo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bo postures up in Of's guard and throws a big left but Of blocks it.
Bo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bo throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Of working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bo.
Of avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throwing strikes but missing.
Bo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Of gets a clinch.
Bo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Of is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bo is trying to break the clinch but Of has him pressed against the cage.
Of using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Of lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Bo swinging wildly here.
Of doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.

Of clinches up with Bo and pushes him back against the cage.
Of throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bo blocks it with crossed arms.

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Of tries to clinch up.
Of dips to his left and cracks Bo with an uppercut!

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.
Of misses with a two punch combination.
Of tries to clinch there but Bo circles away.
Bo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
Bo wants to clinch up but Of keeps it at a distance.

Bo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Of to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of prevents Bo from getting back to his feet.
Of must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Of postures up and lands a big shot to Bo's brow.
Of is in close to Bo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Of missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of is looking to work some ground and pound but Bo has wrist control.
Bo wants to get back to his feet but Of is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bo 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Of pushes Bo up against the cage in a clinch.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo shoots in looking for a takedown. Of tries to sprawl out of it but Bo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Of manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.

Of closes the distance and clinches.

Bo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of tries to clinch up.

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.
Bo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Of closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bo throws a punch but it's blocked by Of.
Of is trying to maintain a safe position but Bo gets an underhook and turns Of into the cage.
Bo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Of blocks an uppercut.

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bo does no damage.

Bo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bo lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Of can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Greater Daemon Of.
I think Of 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greater Daemon Of!