PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between chris bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and scott tremmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). scott tremmer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

bosh
vs
tremmer

220 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

220 cm
25
329 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, chris bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, scott tremmer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bosh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

tremmer moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from bosh.
tremmer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bosh smiles and moves away.
tremmer misses with a head kick.

bosh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but tremmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bosh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
tremmer is pulling down on bosh's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
bosh wants to control from the top but tremmer keeps moving.
tremmer keeping full guard, as bosh tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. chris bosh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A bone on bone clash there as bosh blocks the leg kick.
bosh throws a head kick but tremmer moves out of range.

bosh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. tremmer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
tremmer controls bosh momentarily but bosh frees himself.
bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but tremmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

bosh stands up from tremmer's guard - bosh perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

bosh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. tremmer did well to prevent bosh getting side control.
tremmer is looking for a sweep. bosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
tremmer wants to control but bosh is keeping busy.
tremmer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
tremmer is trying to control but can't.
tremmer is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

scott tremmer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
tremmer misses with a takedown

and bosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bosh.
bosh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
tremmer looks gassed!
bosh passes tremmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
bosh wants to pass to mount but tremmer is defending the position.
bosh controlling the action here.
bosh trying to control the action but tremmer is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if bosh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

bosh trying to work for an americana but tremmer has managed to regain full guard.
bosh trying to control but tremmer is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because chris bosh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

bosh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tremmer tries to roll over but bosh keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chris bosh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

tremmer shoots in and bounces bosh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
bosh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
tremmer won't allow bosh to get back to his feet.
bosh working a defensive guard but tremmer manages to pass into side control anyway.
bosh struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tremmer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
tremmer looks for a takedown but bosh sprawls well.
tremmer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and bosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
bosh takes a kick to the side of the head.
bosh misses with a takedown

and tremmer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in bosh's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
tremmer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
bosh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
tremmer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tremmer prevents bosh from getting back to his feet.
tremmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. scott tremmer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from tremmer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bosh throws a jab but it's blocked by tremmer.

bosh pushes tremmer up against the cage in a clinch.
bosh drops down looking for an ankle pick but tremmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
chris bosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

tremmer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. bosh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. tremmer is in bosh's guard.
tremmer wants to pass the guard but bosh is keeping the position.
tremmer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
chris bosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bosh looking to control.

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

tremmer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. bosh sprawls well initially but tremmer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

tremmer escapes and gets back to his feet.
tremmer fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tremmer throws a head kick that bosh semi-blocks.
tremmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

scott tremmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

tremmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
tremmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

bosh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
bosh stops a takedown attempt from tremmer.

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

bosh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. tremmer sprawls well initially but bosh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
tremmer trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
tremmer tries to improve his position but instead bosh has taken his back!
bosh scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on tremmer's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
tremmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tremmer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if bosh gets his way!
tremmer is in bad spot here.
bosh is working the ground and pound. Can tremmer escape?
tremmer tries to escape the position.
bosh trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Can tremmer hold on?! bosh is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on tremmer's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
bosh tries to keep control of the position but tremmer is staying busy.
bosh is trying to stick to tremmer's back but tremmer is turning into bosh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in bosh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by tremmer.
tremmer landing some decent shots from guard.
tremmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
tremmer trying to control the position from guard on top but bosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bosh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in tremmer's guard.
tremmer trying to keep a closed guard but bosh is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by scott tremmer.

bosh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with tremmer, pushing him back against the cage.
tremmer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bosh is working for takedown but tremmer is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
tremmer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from bosh.
bosh goes for a takedown attempt but tremmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chris bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and tremmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bosh is pressed up against the cage. tremmer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag bosh down to the mat. bosh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
bosh with a poor takedown

and tremmer counters with a shoot takedown. bosh fights it but they end up in guard.
tremmer controls from within his opponent's guard.
tremmer throwing strikes from guard but bosh blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to chris bosh.
I think bosh 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... chris bosh!