PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas King (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.

Bo
vs
King

185 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Liberty Fight Gear

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 New York, Bo Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonidas King!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo misses with a body shot.
Bo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King tries to clinch up but Bo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonidas King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bo tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bo backwards.
Bo wants to break free but King has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Bo is breathing heavily.
Bo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo tries for a takedown. No joy.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bo backwards.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Leonidas King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bo misses with a series of wild punches.

King moves into the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King scores with a one two! Bo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
King tries to clinch there but Bo circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

King breaks the clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Bo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch up.
King tries to clinch up.

King clinches with his opponent.
Bo goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Bo pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King takes a swing at Bo's ribcage but misses.
Bo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bo shoots in but no luck this time.
King moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
King scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bo tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bo.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Bo on that attempt.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt.

King pushes Bo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

King breaks from the clinch.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bo, pushing him back against the cage.
King is pressed up against the cage. Bo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King wants to clinch.
King tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from King.
King tries to clinch up but Bo circles away and keeps his distance.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.
King is looking to clinch.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
King stops a takedown attempt from Bo.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bo backwards.
Bo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.

King gets a clinch.
Bo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bo.
Bo is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bo goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Bo. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bo fails to land the takedown.
Bo keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bo.
Bo misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King throws a nice looking combination but Bo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bo Bo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. King catches Bo right on the button with a cross.
Bo stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.

King is rocked!

It looks like Leonidas King has been cut.
Bo lands a jab-cross combination.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Bo finish him?
Bo is looking to clinch.

Bo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Bo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bo wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King seems to have recovered his senses.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo is looking to pass King's guard but actually King recovers to full guard.
Bo tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King 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.
Bo stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bo in side control, throwing shots but King defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King stops Bo from passing to mount.

Bo tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
King is pushing Bo's head away, looking to escape. Bo manages to hold on to the position though.
King prevents Bo from improving position.
Bo trying to control the position but King is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo fails with the takedown.

King drives through and clinches with Bo against the cage.
King pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bo is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bo backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bo throws an elbow but misses.
Bo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bo.
King keeps control of Bo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King gets underhooks to prevent Bo's takedown attempt.
King lands with a right to the head.
Bo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Bo on that attempt.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bo swinging wilding here.
Bo tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.

King has managed to clinch.
Bo wants to break the clinch but can't.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

King manages to break the clinch.
Bo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Bo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

King clinches up with Bo and pushes him back against the cage.
King stops a takedown attempt from Bo.
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 Bo Bo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonidas King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

King moves into the clinch successfully.
Bo looking for a takedown.
Bo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King gets underhooks to prevent Bo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bo tries for a takedown. No joy.
King avoiding damage as Bo throws knees to the body.
Bo is trying to break free.
Bo has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bo tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.

King manages to break the clinch.
King tries to clinch but Bo moves away
and Bo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King looks to clinch
and Bo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bo throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bo fails with the takedown.

King has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

King breaks the clinch.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leonidas King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Bo persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Bo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bo closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Bo pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bo tries to clinch up.
King looks to clinch
and Bo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Bo circles away and keeps his distance.
King is looking to clinch but Bo is avoiding it.
Bo tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Bo. Bo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bo fails with the takedown.
Bo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Bo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bo slips under a jab from King.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to clinch up
and Bo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bo.
Bo looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King tries to clinch up
and Bo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Bo circles away and keeps his distance.
King tries to clinch but Bo moves out of range.
Bo looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.
Bo looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Bo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up.

King darts in and clinches Bo up against the cage.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Bo has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Bo can't break the clinch.
Bo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bo has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

King has closed the distance and engaged Bo in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bo wants a takedown but no success here.
Bo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bos head.

King manages to break the clinch.

King gets a clinch.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bo backwards.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Bo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bo doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Bo drops King with a right and a left! Bo comes rushing in but King regains his composure and manages to keep Bo in guard.

Bo drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bo as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! King screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bo! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bo Bo!