PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artur Boruc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Majak Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Boruc
vs
Daw

191 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Boruc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Majak Daw!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Boruc coming out on top.
Daw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boruc.
Daw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boruc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Boruc.
Boruc misses with a wild combination.
Daw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boruc throws a hook to the side of Daw's head but Daw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daw looks to land a left hand but Boruc moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Boruc does no damage.
Daw looks to score with a jab to the body but Boruc is just out of range.
Boruc throws a poor cross that misses
and Daw counters with a nice body shot.
Boruc walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daw scores with a jab to the head.
Boruc misses with a left hand
and Daw counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw needs to keep his hands up - Boruc had a free shot at his head there.
Daw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boruc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daw misses with an uppercut
and Boruc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boruc with a hook.
Daw takes one to the chin there.
Boruc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boruc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daw.
Boruc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boruc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daw throws a lazy uppercut
and Boruc counters with a stiff right hand.
Boruc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daw swings widly with a right hand
and Boruc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw throws a body punch but Boruc moves out of range.
Boruc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boruc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daw at a distance.
Daw throws a poor cross that misses
and Boruc counters with a stiff right hand.
Daw defending well as Boruc loads up on a big left hand.
Boruc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daw counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw swings widly with a right hand
enabling Boruc to counter with a crisp jab.
Daw slips under a jab from Boruc.
Boruc blocks a jab.
Boruc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boruc throws a lazy uppercut
and Daw counters with a left to the body.
Boruc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boruc slips a straight right by Daw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daw looks gassed!
Boruc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boruc.
Boruc moves forwards but Daw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daw throws the left hand but Boruc avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Boruc misses.
Boruc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boruc.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boruc. Daw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daw misses with a body punch
and Boruc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boruc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daw thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw misses with a right hand
and Boruc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boruc throws out a loose jab but Daw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boruc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boruc. Daw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boruc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Boruc.
Boruc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boruc moves away.
Boruc swings widly with a right hand
and Daw counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daw misses with an uppercut
and Boruc counters with a left to the body.
Daw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daw throws a hook but Boruc blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Boruc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boruc swings for the body but Daw moves out of range.
Daw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boruc scores with a hook to the body. Daw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daw misses with a lunging right hand
and Boruc counters with a nice body shot.
Boruc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boruc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boruc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daw counters with a stiff right hand.
Daw cracks Boruc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boruc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daw manages to avoid it.
Boruc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boruc lands a nice hook to Daw's body. Daw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daw is breathing heavily.
Daw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boruc.
Boruc misses with a hook
and Daw counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boruc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daw throws a poor cross that misses
and Boruc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boruc misses with a left hand
and Daw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daw misses the jab.
Boruc sizes up Daw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boruc lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Daw does it's job there.
Daw throws a lazy uppercut
and Boruc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boruc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boruc scores with a hook.
Daw misses with a hook
and Boruc counters with a nice uppercut.
Boruc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw takes a swing at Boruc's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Daw.
Artur Boruc is winning the standup battle so far.
Daw misses with a left hand
and Boruc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daw throws a right and a left that Boruc avoids nicely.
Boruc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boruc lands with a good body shot.
Boruc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daw was well out of range. Poor timing from Boruc.
Boruc moves out of range of the strikes.
Boruc misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Daw.
Nice body punch from Boruc.
Artur Boruc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boruc looks to throw the jab but Daw is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boruc misses with a hook
letting Daw counter with a right hand.
Boruc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boruc missing with a left hand there. Daw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boruc slips a jab from Daw.
Boruc looks to land a left hand but Daw moved out of range nicely.
Boruc misses with a hook. Daw ducked under it nicely.
Daw defending well as Boruc loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Boruc - just one landing.
Daw throws a hook to the side of Boruc's head but Boruc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boruc missing with a left hand there. Daw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boruc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Boruc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boruc just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boruc, as that shot connected.
Daw sizes up Boruc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boruc misses with a hook
and Daw counters with a stiff right hand.
Daw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boruc.
Daw lands with a shot to the body.
Boruc throws a right hand that misses
and Daw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boruc thinking.
Daw throws a body punch but Boruc moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Boruc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Boruc misses
and Daw counters with a nice body shot.
Daw scores with a hook to the body. Boruc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Artur Boruc will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daw misses with an uppercut. Boruc saw that one coming.
Daw throws a right hand that misses
and Boruc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boruc misses with a left hand
and Daw counters with a two punch combo.
Daw scores with a sloppy right hand. Boruc should have avoided that one.
Boruc cracks a nice hook into Daw's ribs.
Boruc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boruc throws a right hand that misses
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boruc throws a big shot that misses.
Boruc throws a lazy right hand but Daw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boruc throws a series of punches but Daw avoids them all with ease.
Boruc misses with a shot to the body
and Daw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boruc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw throws a hook but Boruc avoids it easily.
Boruc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boruc misses with an uppercut
letting Daw counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Daw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daw.
Boruc scores with a shot to the body.
Boruc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boruc throws a right hand that misses
and Daw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boruc lands a nice hook to Daw's body. Daw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boruc swings for the body but Daw moves out of range.
Daw throws a lazy uppercut
and Boruc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boruc misses with an uppercut
and Daw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boruc slips a straight right by Daw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw misses with a left hand
and Daw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boruc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daw misses the shot to the body.
Boruc moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boruc misses with a lunging right hand
and Daw counters with a left to the body.
Daw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daw misses with a looping left.
Boruc takes one to the chin there.
Daw misses with an uppercut.
Daw misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boruc fails to land with a series of punches.
Boruc walks into a stiff left hand from Daw.
Good standup being displayed there by Daw as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Daw does it's job there.
Boruc takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daw throws a lazy uppercut
and Boruc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boruc misses with a jab to the body
and Daw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daw throws a lazy uppercut
and Boruc counters with a nice uppercut.
Daw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boruc stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boruc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, jab by Daw - just one landing.
Daw misses with a lunging right hand
and Boruc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boruc digs a good hook to Daw's body.
Daw takes one on the button.
Boruc clobbers Daw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boruc misses with a left hand
and Daw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boruc throws an off balance right hand
and Boruc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boruc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boruc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Majak Daw really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boruc lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Boruc.
Boruc throws a right hand that misses
letting Daw counter with a right hand.
Boruc slips under a jab.
Daw stuns Boruc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Boruc catches Daw right on the button with a cross.
Boruc misses with a hook
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boruc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice shot by Boruc.
Daw misses with a left hand
and Boruc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boruc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daw.
Boruc shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daw eats them both and turns towards Boruc to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daw misses with a body shot.
Boruc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daw. Daw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boruc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daw throws a jab when Boruc was well out of range.
Daw throws out a loose jab but Boruc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boruc throws a right hand that misses
and Daw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boruc throws a poor cross that misses
and Daw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Boruc misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boruc misses with a left hand
and Daw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boruc misses with a wild body shot.
Daw misses with a lunging right hand
and Boruc counters with a straight right hand.
Boruc slips under a jab from Daw.
Daw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daw misses with a hook to the body
and Boruc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daw looks to throw the jab but Boruc is out of range.
Boruc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boruc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daw.
Daw misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boruc misses with a two punch combination.
Boruc scores with a jab to the body.
Daw throws the left hand but Boruc avoids the punch easily.
Boruc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daw on the side of the head.
Boruc misses with a hook
and Daw counters with a left to the body.
Boruc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boruc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boruc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boruc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boruc was well out of range. Poor timing from Daw.
Boruc connects with a single shot there.
Daw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boruc throws a sloppy body shot
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boruc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boruc with a hook.
Daw throws a big shot that misses.
Boruc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daw throws a body punch but Boruc moves out of range.
Nice cross by Boruc.
Boruc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boruc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw counters with a nice uppercut.
Boruc misses with a hook
and Daw counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Majak Daw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Daw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boruc misses with a shot to the body
and Daw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boruc has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boruc there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Daw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boruc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boruc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boruc scores with a nice strike.
Boruc throws an off balance right hand
enabling Daw to counter with a crisp jab.
Daw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boruc doesn't seem bothered though.
Daw throws the left hand but Boruc avoids the punch easily.
Boruc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Daw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boruc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boruc lunges at Daw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daw's hand.
Boruc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boruc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daw throws a big shot that misses.
Daw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boruc.
Boruc throws a hook but Daw blocks it.
Boruc cracks Daw with an open hand slap.
Daw misses with a hook. Boruc ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Daw misses the target.
Daw walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boruc misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Daw misses the target.
Daw avoids the body shot from Boruc.
Daw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boruc.
Boruc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boruc misses with a hook
and Daw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boruc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daw swings widly with a right hand
and Boruc counters with a left to the body.
Daw misses with an uppercut. Boruc saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boruc misses with a jab to the body
letting Daw counter with a right hand.
Daw misses with a body shot.
Daw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boruc.
Daw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daw throws out a loose jab but Boruc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boruc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boruc throws a jab when Daw was well out of range.
Boruc scores with a body shot.
Daw takes one to the side of the head.
Daw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw looks to score with a jab to the body but Boruc is just out of range.
Boruc throws a lazy uppercut
and Daw counters with a stiff right hand.
Boruc scores with the left hand. Daw knows he should have avoided that one.
Daw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daw throws a right hand that misses
and Boruc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daw thinking.
Boruc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daw was well out of range. Poor timing from Boruc.
Daw throws a lazy uppercut
and Boruc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daw thinking.
Daw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boruc.
Daw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boruc throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Majak Daw.
I think Daw 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Majak Daw!
Majak Daw is the new welterweight champion!