PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elliott Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer comes to the cage accompanied by The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. Boom Boom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Spencer
vs
Boom

180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
172 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elliott Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boom Boom!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Spencer tries to clinch but Boom moves out of range.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spencer shoots in for a double leg but Boom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Boom as Spencer shoots in.
Boom fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spencer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliott Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Boom moves into the clinch.
Boom landing knees to the body.
Boom lands a knee to the head.
Spencer wants a takedown.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

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

Boom has managed to clinch.
Boom connects with a knee to the head.
Boom lands a knee to the head.

Spencer is rocked!

It looks like Elliott Spencer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oh Spencer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boom lands a nice knee to the body.

Boom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Spencer seems to have got his legs back now.

Boom is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

Boom scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Spencer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Boom prevents Spencer from breaking the clinch.
Spencer takes a knee to the side of the body.

Boom breaks from the clinch.

Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Boom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!

Boom has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spencer uses from the top position.

Boom has his foot on Spencer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spencer works his way back into a safe position though.
Spencer trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.

Boom wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Boom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spencer, pushing him back against the cage.
Boom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Spencer has Boom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boom obliges.

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

Boom has Spencer up against the cage in a clinch.
Boom landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spencer shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.

Boom pushes Spencer up against the cage in a clinch.
Boom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boom landing knees to the body.
Boom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spencer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Boom breaks from the clinch.

Boom rushes Spencer and presses him up against the cage.
Boom with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Boom - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spencer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Boom gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Spencer wants to stand and escape but Boom is having none of it.
Boom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boom won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
Boom works over Spencer with some ground and pound from guard.
Boom pushes down on Spencer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boom lands with a punch from half guard.
Boom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Boom.
Boom drops an elbow to the side of Spencer's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boom connects with a nice short shot to Spencer's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Boom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spencer sees it coming and defends easily.
Boom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spencer's head.
Boom stops Spencer from getting back to his feet.
Boom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boom landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spencer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Boom there.
Boom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boom Boom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elliott Spencer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Spencer tries to keep at a distance but Boom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boom gets through Spencer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Boom pulls Spencer into guard.
Spencer postures up in Boom's guard and throws a big left but Boom blocks it.
Spencer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boom lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Boom is pulling down on Spencer's head. It's preventing any offense from Spencer, at least for the moment.

Boom pushes Spencer off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spencer keeps the fight on the outside.

Boom clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spencer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spencer looking for a takedown.
Boom gets underhooks to prevent Spencer's takedown attempt.
Boom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Boom.

Boom has hold of one of Spencer's legs. Spencer is fighting the takedown attempt but Boom gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Boom scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom postures up in Spencer's guard and throws a big left but Spencer blocks it.
Boom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boom is working Spencer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boom Boom has got the better of the ground game so far.

Spencer is working an open guard so Boom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom jabs at Spencer's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boom rushes Spencer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Boom.

Boom wants the takedown. Spencer is fighting it off but Boom persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Spencer's guard against the cage.
Boom wants to pass the guard but Spencer is keeping the position.
Spencer trying to keep a closed guard but Boom is proving a slippery customer.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boom wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Boom scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spencer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to keep Boom in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer keeping full guard, as Boom tries to pass.

Boom stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Boom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spencer is trying to break free.
Boom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boom.
Boom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Boom.

Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands with a good body shot.

Boom moves into the clinch successfully.

Boom breaks from the clinch.
Boom tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Boom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spencer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliott Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Spencer counters with a shoot takedown. Boom fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boom pushes Spencer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Boom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boom Boom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elliott Spencer'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boom gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Spencer shoots in and bounces Boom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boom keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Boom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spencer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Boom is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer wants to stand but Boom has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Elliott Spencer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.

Boom moves into the clinch.
Spencer tries to score a body lock takedown but Boom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Boom.

Boom works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Boom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boom working some strikes from top position.
Boom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
Boom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boom landing some decent shots from guard.
Boom wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Spencer is looking to stand up but Boom isn't so interested in that idea.
Boom landing with the ground and pound.

Boom stands up and waves to Spencer to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Boom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.

Boom moves into the clinch.
Boom Boom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Boom breaks the clinch.
Spencer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boom.
Boom lands with a shot to the body.

Boom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spencer is looking to break free of the clinch but Boom has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spencer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boom lands a knee to the body.
Spencer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.

Boom instigates a clinch.

Boom manages to break the clinch.
Boom lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Boom clinches up against the cage.

Boom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Elliott Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Boom Boom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boom 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boom Boom!