PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Boogaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcu Bilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Boogaard looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Boogaard
vs
Bilo

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Boogaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcu Bilo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bilo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boogaard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bilo working the ground and pound.

Bilo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bilo stands up and beckons Boogaard to his feet.
Bilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boogaard scores with a shot to the body.
Bilo shoots for a takedown but Boogaard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bilo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bilo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bilo trying to control but Boogaard is having none of it.
Bilo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boogaard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilo breaks from Boogaard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boogaard is trying desperately to improve position.

Bilo looking for a guillotine from mount but Boogaard is having none of it.
Bilo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bilo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bilo working Boogaard over with strikes here.
Bilo controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard is in a horrible position here. Bilo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bilo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boogaard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Bilo.
Bilo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boogaard tries to lock up and control but Bilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boogaard can't escape the position.
Boogaard tries to hold on but Bilo pushes him away.
Bilo tries to control but Boogaard wriggling away.
Bilo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boogaard can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bilo scoring with strikes but Boogaard is staying in there.
Boogaard wants to hold on but Bilo pushes him away.
Bilo looking to control but Boogaard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bilo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bilo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boogaard tries to hold on but Bilo postures up.
Boogaard is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Boogaard is trying to reverse the position but instead Bilo has taken his back - oops!
Boogaard rolls, trying to escape but Bilo keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boogaard manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bilo's guard. Nice work there by Boogaard.
Bilo trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boogaard trying to control but Bilo is working from the bottom.
Bilo controlling the position.

Bilo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boogaard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bilo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Bilo or perhaps it was just good defense by Boogaard which made him look bad.
Derek Boogaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcu Bilo.

Bilo shoots in and bounces Boogaard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bilo stands and steps away. Boogaard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boogaard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bilo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcu Bilo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bilo looks for a takedown but Boogaard sprawls well.
Bilo shoots for a takedown but Boogaard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bilo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boogaard looks to move to half guard but instead Bilo has passed into mount! Damn!
Bilo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bilo with shots to the head and body - Boogaard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bilo controlling his opponent.
Boogaard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bilo landing strikes from the mount.
Bilo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilo wants to control the pace but Boogaard is squirming around nicely.
Boogaard wants to hold on but Bilo pushes him away.
Bilo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bilo dominating with strikes here.
Bilo prevents Boogaard from getting the reversal.
Boogaard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bilo tries to pass to full mount but Boogaard defends it.
Bilo throwing shots but Boogaard is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bilo content to control rather than advance.
Boogaard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bilo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bilo's back!
Bilo tries to break free.
Bilo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bilo trying to control from the bottom.
Boogaard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bilo wants to control but Boogaard is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilo is holding on to half guard well.
Bilo is trying to get back to full guard.
Bilo trying to hold on to Boogaard's head to control him but Boogaard postures up.
Bilo tries to get to full guard but Boogaard has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Boogaard scores with a shot to the body.
Marcu Bilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boogaard gets caught flat footed, as Bilo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boogaard is looking to stand up but Bilo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bilo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilo tries to free his leg and advance position but Boogaard is retaining full guard.

Bilo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bilo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bilo tries to close the distance and clinch but Boogaard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bilo shoots in for a takedown but Boogaard shows good takedown defense.
Derek Boogaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcu Bilo.
Good standup being displayed there by Boogaard as he connects with a hook.
Boogaard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bilo has his takedown stuffed
and Boogaard counters with a left to the body.
Bilo shoots in looking for a takedown. Boogaard tries to sprawl out of it but Bilo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boogaard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bilo darts in and clinches Boogaard up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcu Bilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Bilo.
Bilo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boogaard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bilo tries to avoid it but Boogaard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bilo to the ground. Bilo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Bilo has Boogaard up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boogaard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bilo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bilo scores with a knee to the head.
Boogaard blocks the elbow strike.
Bilo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilo is pressed up against the cage. Boogaard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bilo down to the mat. Bilo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bilo thuds his shin into the meat of Boogaard's side.
Bilo just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boogaard misses with a takedown

and Bilo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boogaard!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Boogaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bilo breaks from Boogaard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bilo with good strikes from the mount here!
Boogaard is squirming around, avoiding Bilo's attempts to control the action.
Bilo lands a nice shot to the head.
Boogaard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boogaard tries to lock up and control but Bilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bilo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bilo lands a nice shot to the head.

Bilo looking for a guillotine from mount but Boogaard is having none of it.
Bilo wants to control the pace but Boogaard is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bilo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boogaard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bilo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bilo landing strikes from the mount.
Bilo landing punches.

Bilo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boogaard tries to reverse the position but Bilo maintains control.
Boogaard is working hard here to advance position.
Bilo content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bilo looking to control but Boogaard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boogaard wants to hold on but Bilo pushes him away.
Boogaard is bucking up trying to escape but Bilo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bilo prevents Boogaard from getting the reversal.
Bilo is landing with some decent strikes but Boogaard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boogaard tries to lock up and control but Bilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bilo content just to control the position here.
Bilo scoring with strikes but Boogaard is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Bilo.
Boogaard is working to get back to half guard.
Bilo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bilo tries to control but Boogaard wriggling away.
Bilo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boogaard because Bilo loaded up on that one.
Bilo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bilo trying to control but Boogaard is having none of it.
Derek Boogaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boogaard taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcu Bilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bilo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcu Bilo!