PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minsc Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boo
vs
Fay

170 cm
24
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minsc Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Fay!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fay.
Fay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boo.

It looks like Dean Fay has been cut.
Good exchange - Fay coming out on top.
Fay scores with a decent looking hook.

Fay closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fay lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fay stands and throws Boo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fay tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fay on the ground.

Fay decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boo tries to clinch but Fay is having none of it.
Boo just misses with a punch to the body.

Fay moves into the clinch.
Fay wants to get back to striking at distance but Boo won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fay has had enough of the clinch but Boo keeps him there for the moment.
Boo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Fay.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boo obliges.
Boo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fay.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boo obliges.
Fay wants to get back to striking at distance but Boo won't allow it.
Boo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fay is defending well for now.
Boo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fay looks gassed!
Fay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fay tries to break the clinch but Boo is controlling the position.
Fay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Boo.
Boo lands an elbow inside.
Boo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fay's face.
Boo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fay.
Boo prevents the takedown attempt.
Boo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Boo.
Boo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fay takes a knee right on the jaw!

Fay is rocked!
Boo landing knees to the body.
Fay is still on wobbly legs! Can Boo finish him?
Boo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fay seems to have recovered his senses.
Boo lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo has Fay pressed against the cage, preventing Fay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fay is trying to break the clinch but Boo is controlling him.
Boo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boo crunches a lovely knee into Fay's ribcage.
Fay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boo looking to throw knees to the head but Fay is blocking nicely.
Fay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Minsc Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Fay.
Fay takes an elbow to the temple.
Fay avoiding damage as Boo throws knees to the body.
Boo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fay blocks it with crossed arms.

Fay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boo misses with a head kick.

Fay has managed to clinch.

Fay breaks from the clinch.
Fay throws a right hand that Boo ducks under and follows up with a left that Boo also avoids with ease.
Fay throws a hook to the side of Boo's head but Boo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boo darts in trying to clinch
letting Fay counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo thumps Fay with a low kick.
Boo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boo sprawls well. Boo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fay gets slowly back to his feet.
Fay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boo.

Boo clinches up with Fay and pushes him back against the cage.
Boo connects with a knee to the head.
Fay tries to pull guard but Boo won't allow it.
Boo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boo lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Dean Fay's cut even more.
Boo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boo lands an elbow inside that Fay shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Boo.
Boo lands an elbow inside that Fay shrugs off.
Fay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boo scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Boo.
Fay wants to break free but Boo has control.
Fay wants to get back to striking at distance but Boo won't allow it.
Boo tries a knee to the head but Fay blocks it.
Fay has had enough of the clinch but Boo keeps him there for the moment.
Boo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fay's face.
Boo missing with knees to the body.
Fay wants to break free but Boo has control.
Fay looking for a takedown.
Boo tries to land a knee to the head but Fay blocks with his arms.

Fay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fay fails to land with a series of punches.
Fay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boo throws a head kick that half lands.
Fay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boo cracks a nice hook into Fay's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minsc Boo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Fay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minsc Boo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boo has Fay pressed against the cage, preventing Fay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Boo - that landed with a thud.
Boo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fay takes an elbow to the temple.
Boo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Boo.
Fay is trying to break free.
Boo landing knees to the body.
Fay takes an elbow to the temple.
Boo lands a good knee to the midsection. Fay won't want to take too many of those.
Boo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fay's face.
Boo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fay has had enough of the clinch but Boo keeps him there for the moment.
Boo scores a nice knee to the body.
Fay wants to break free but Boo has control.
Boo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fay's efforts to push away.
Boo tries a knee to the head but Fay blocks it.

Fay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fay shoots in for a takedown but Boo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boo.
Boo is looking to slow Fay down with leg kicks.
Boo cracks Fay with an open hand slap.
Boo scores with a nice body kick.
Fay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boo throws a head kick that half lands.
Boo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Boo has managed to clinch.
Boo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Fay breaks the clinch.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boo pinned against the cage. Boo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Minsc Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Fay.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fay. Fay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boo wants to slow Fay down by chopping away at his legs.
Boo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Fay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Fay decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boo.
Boo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Boo blocks the leg kick.
Boo is looking to slow Fay down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boo fakes the leg kick and cracks Fay in the body.
Boo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Boo as he connects with a hook.
Boo keeps Fay at a distance using the push kick.
Fay is looking to clinch but Boo is avoiding it.

Boo clinches.
Boo lands an elbow that stopped Fay in his tracks for a moment.
Fay is trying to break the clinch but Boo is controlling him.
Boo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boo landing knees to the head.
Boo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boo lands an elbow just above Fay 's eye.
Boo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fay blocks an elbow strike.
Boo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fay's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boo backwards.

Fay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boo.
Fay ducks right into an uppercut from Boo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Boo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fay working hard to break the clinch.
Boo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fay tries to break free but Boo pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Boo - that landed with a thud.
Boo looking to throw knees to the head but Fay is blocking nicely.
Boo working Fay over with knees to the body.
Fay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fay's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Boo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minsc Boo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Fay's cut.
That's time! Boo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean Fay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fay.
Boo connects with a jab.
Fay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Boo.
Minsc Boo is winning the standup battle so far.

Boo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fay, pushing him back against the cage.
Boo tries a knee to the head but Fay blocks it.
Fay is trying to force a seperation but Boo has the dominant position.
Fay takes an elbow to the temple.
Boo lands an elbow that stopped Fay in his tracks for a moment.
Fay swings wildly with an uppercut but Boo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boo lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Dean Fay's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fay can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fay's face.
Boo lands an elbow just above Fay 's eye.
Fay managing to block the knees to the body from Boo.
Boo lands an elbow inside that Fay shrugs off.
Fay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A knee to the head by Boo.
Fay takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Fay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boo.
Fay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boo.
Fay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Fay as Boo shoots in.
Fay clinches but Boo breaks the clinch

and Boo counters by moving into the clinch.
Fay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fay tries for a takedown but Boo manages to get underhooks.
Boo working Fay over with knees to the body.
Boo lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Boo.
Boo misses with a knee strike.
Boo misses with an elbow over the top.
Fay avoids the elbow strike from Boo, against the cage.
Fay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fay avoids it.
Minsc Boo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fay goes for a takedown attempt but Boo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Minsc Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Fay.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Boo lands.

Boo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fay working hard to break the clinch.
Fay has had enough of the clinch but Boo keeps him there for the moment.
Fay tries to break free but Boo pushes him back against the cage.
Fay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boo has him pressed against the cage.
Boo lands a damaging elbow.

Dean Fay's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boo keeps control of Fay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fay misses with a knee strike.
Fay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dean Fay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fay's defenses.
Fay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boo.
Boo with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dean Fay's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Minsc Boo!