PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Grapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinwi Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolo has chosen Let's go! as his entrance music. Mister Grapple is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grapple
vs
Bolo

199 cm
21
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Average Joes FC Smashwear clothing (CBK)

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinwi Bolo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolo misses with a series of wild punches.
Grapple looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolo cracks the inside of Grapple's front leg.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bolo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bolo lands a few punches from side control.
Bolo working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grapple to see if he's OK.
Bolo wants to control but Grapple is keeping him busy.
Bolo lands a nice forearm strike.

Bolo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grapple has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bolo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grapple some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo trying to control the action but Grapple is working from the bottom.
Bolo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grapple sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grapple is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bolo is looking to take a break and control but Grapple is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grapple takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bolo lands a few punches from side control.
Grapple is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grapple takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grapple takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bolo working the ground and pound.
Grapple tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bolo is trying to get an arm triangle but Grapple is defending well.
Grapple is not content to let Bolo control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bolo is putting a hurting on Grapple here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bolo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grapple to see if he's OK.
Bolo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grapple sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grapple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolo is working away from the top position though.
Bolo is pressing down on Grapple's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grapple is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo stalling.
Grapple tries to get to full guard but Bolo has control of the leg.
Bolo works his way into side control.
Bolo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bolo controlling the position from side mount.
Grapple is not content to let Bolo control the position.

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.
Grapple is looking to regain half guard here but Bolo keeps moving and retains side control.
Grapple is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bolo connects with a decent elbow.
Bolo lands a nice forearm strike.
Grapple on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bolo in side control lands a decent elbow.

Bolo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bolo lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grapple misses with a strike from the bottom.
Check out the look on Bolo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinwi Bolo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bolo lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Bolo.
Bolo scores with a jab. Grapple acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Bolo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bolo showed some decent athleticism there.
Bolo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grapple does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grapple flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bolo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolo drops an elbow to the side of Grapple's head.
Bolo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolo thows a huge punch but Grapple dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolo is keen to just control but Grapple is a slippery customer.
Bolo winds up and cracks Grapple with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grapple makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grapple.
Bolo won't allow Grapple to sweep him here.
Grapple keeping moving, preventing Bolo from controlling successfully.
Bolo postures up and lands a big shot to Grapple's brow.
Bolo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bolo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grapple is controlling Bolo's trapped leg to prevent Bolo from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo is stalling here. Grapple is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bolo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grapple has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Grapple works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bolo regains half guard.
Bolo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grapple thows a big elbow that misses.
Bolo is looking to stand up but Grapple isn't so interested in that idea.
Grapple postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grapple preventing the sweep.
Bolo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grapple.
Grapple has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bolo tries for a takedown but Grapple sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grapple slaps away a takedown attempt from Bolo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grapple misses with a takedown attempt
and Bolo counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grapple.
Grapple looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Grapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Bolo misses with a takedown attempt

and Grapple counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bolo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grapple defends well.
Grapple postures up in Bolo's guard and throws a big left but Bolo blocks it.
Bolo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolo, not yet.

Bolo looking for a guillotine here but Grapple defends easily.
Grapple landing some decent shots from guard.
Grapple missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shinwi Bolo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grapple on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grapple with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bolo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bolo.
Bolo throwing strikes from guard but Grapple blocks nicely.
Bolo wants to control from the top but Grapple keeps moving.
Grapple utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bolo landing with the ground and pound.
Grapple avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grapple preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Grapple scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bolo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Grapple shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolo throws a combination. Grapple tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grapple blocks the body kick.
Grapple with a poor takedown
and Bolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Grapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolo tries for a takedown but Grapple circles away easily

and Grapple counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple prevents Bolo from getting back to his feet.
Bolo wants to sweep here but Grapple controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grapple's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grapple scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Bolo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Grapple off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bolo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grapple shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bolo counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bolo works his way into side control.
Bolo lands some shots froms side control.
Bolo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mister Grapple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grapple is trying to improve his position.
Grapple manages to get back to half guard.
Grapple moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grapple preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolo throwing strikes but missing.
Grapple trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shinwi Bolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo won't allow Grapple to sweep him here.
Bolo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grapple trying to keep a closed guard but Bolo is proving a slippery customer.

Grapple throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bolo sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bolo gets caught flat footed, as Grapple shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grapple working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinwi Bolo.
Well Bolo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinwi Bolo!