PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baku Bolo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bolo
vs
Jamie

168 cm
21
138 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
147 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Humberto Jamie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamie tries to move into range but Bolo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bolo misses with a body kick.
Jamie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolo moves away.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses.
Bolo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jamie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamie misses with a straight right.
Bolo looks to land a right hand but Jamie moved out of range.
Jamie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jamie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jamie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jamie jabs at Bolo's body.
Bolo scores with a one two! Jamie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bolo connects with the punch.
Jamie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jamie.

Jamie moves into the clinch.
Bolo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.

Jamie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bolo missing with a left hand there. Jamie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolo checks it well.
Bolo clobbers Jamie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jamie clinches with his opponent.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Jamie has the dominant position.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jamie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jamie landing knees to the body.
Jamie keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Jamie won't allow it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Nice uppercut lands for Bolo. That snapped Jamie's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Jamie as he connects with a hook.
Jamie slips under a jab.
Jamie slips under a jab from Bolo.
Bolo throws a combination. Jamie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolo misses with a two punch combination.
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamie.
Jamie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jamie's head.
Jamie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolo misses with a looping left.
Bolo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jamie moves away from the strike by Bolo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jamie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolo.
Jamie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Bolo misses.
Bolo defending well as Jamie loads up on a big left hand.
Jamie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Jamie clinches up with Bolo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jamie misses with a knee to the head.
Jamie scores a nice knee to the body.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Jamie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie looks gassed!
Jamie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolo throws a hook to the side of Jamie's head but Jamie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolo.
Jamie throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.
Bolo misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolo.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Bolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamie.
Jamie throws a sloppy head kick and Bolo moves out of range easily.
Bolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jamie.
Jamie slips under a jab.
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamie.
Bolo blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
Bolo misses with a body shot.

Jamie rushes Bolo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Bolo is trying to break free.

Bolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Jamie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamie misses with a combination
and Bolo counters with a three punch combo that has Jamie backing up. Jamie nods at Bolo to acknowledge the strikes.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamie throws a lazy head kick
and Bolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolo walks into a jab.
Bolo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolo clobbers Jamie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolo scores with a jab. Jamie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jamie circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolo throws a series of punches but Jamie avoids them all with ease.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolo misses the shot to the body.
Jamie misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Jamie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolo.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jamie can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bolo there.
Bolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamie.
Jamie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baku Bolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Jamie.
Good leg kick by Jamie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jamie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolo.
Bolo throws a nice looking combination but Jamie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolo swings for the body but Jamie moves out of range.
Bolo misses with a combination
and Jamie counters with a left to the body.
Bolo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jamie throws a series of punches but Bolo avoids them all with ease.
Jamie connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bolo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bolo.
Bolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamie tries to move into range but Bolo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Bolo there.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jamie throws a hook but Bolo avoids it easily.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.

Jamie drives through and clinches with Bolo against the ropes.

Jamie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolo throws a one two combo.
Jamie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jamie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolo. Jamie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jamie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bolo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolo scores with a hook to the body. Jamie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Jamie does it's job there.
Bolo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Bolo does no damage.
Bolo throws a right and a left that Jamie avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo stuns Jamie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamie misses with a double jab
and Bolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jamie drives through and clinches with Bolo against the ropes.
Bolo tries to break free but Jamie pushes him back against the ropes.
Bolo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamie prevents Bolo from breaking the clinch.

Jamie manages to break the clinch.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolo cracks a nice hook into Jamie's ribs.
Jamie tries to clinch up.
Jamie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolo's head backwards.
Bolo misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jamie.
Bolo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jamie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolo.
Jamie misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
Nice shot lands for Bolo.
Jamie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolo needs to keep his hands up - Jamie had a free shot at his head there.
Jamie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolo thuds his right hand into Jamie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Jamie.
Jamie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolo catches Jamie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jamie's hands.

Jamie instigates a clinch.

Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jamie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jamie landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamie lands a good knee to the midsection. Bolo won't want to take too many of those.
Jamie is breathing heavily.
Bolo avoids the elbow strike from Jamie, against the ropes.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jamie manages to break the clinch.
Bolo scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Jamie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jamie throws a leg kick which misses Bolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolo tries to avoid it.
Jamie tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
No joy there for Bolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolo, as that shot connected.
Bolo throws a good cross that connects.
Jamie throws a front kick that sends Bolo stumbling back into the ropes.
Bolo misses with a hook. Jamie ducked under it nicely.
Jamie thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jamie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamie throws a body kick that misses.
Bolo misses with a combination
and Jamie counters with an inside leg kick.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamie scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jamie moves into range and clinches up with Bolo.

Jamie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamie moves in looking to clinch but Bolo pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Jamie.
Jamie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Jamie misses.
Jamie walks into a straight right hand from Bolo.

Jamie closes the distance and clinches.

Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Bolo coming out on top.
Jamie dodges the punch combination from Bolo.
Bolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolo dodges the punch combination from Jamie.
Bolo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bolo.
Jamie misses with a looping right.
Bolo tries to bum rush Jamie with a series of wild strikes but Jamie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamie misses with an uppercut. Bolo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolo looks to land a left hand but Jamie moved out of range nicely.
Jamie tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses.
Jamie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolo lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Bolo.
Bolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Bolo.
Jamie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolo.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Jamie misses with a body shot.
Jamie drops his hands momentarily and Bolo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jamie throws a head kick but Bolo moves out of range.
Jamie throws a combination that misses
and Bolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamie loads up on a big right hand but Bolo slips the punch.
Jamie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bolo does it's job there.
Jamie misses with a body punch
and Bolo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo connects with a jab.
Bolo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Bolo works over Jamie's head and body with a nice combination.
Jamie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bolo counters with a left and a right that stings Jamie.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Bolo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bolo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jamie slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
Jamie throws a body kick that misses.
Bolo scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Bolo.
Baku Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo lands with a straight right. Jamie didn't see that one coming.
Jamie swings for the body but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo slips under a jab.
Bolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jamie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jamie.
Bolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Jamie clinches up against the ropes.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Bolo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamie is keeping busy.
Jamie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolo avoids the damage to the body.
Bolo has a couple of punches blocked by Jamie.
Jamie with a knee to the head.
Jamie has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolo lands an uppercut.
Jamie working Bolo over with knees to the body.
Bolo throws a head punch that misses.
Bolo lands with a left to the head.
Jamie with a knee to the head.
Bolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baku Bolo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamie 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 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Jamie!