PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Boucher
vs
Teboulbi

180 cm
29
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
213 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.™
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teboulbi lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boucher. Teboulbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teboulbi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bobby Boucher has been cut.
Boucher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teboulbi manages to avoid it.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Teboulbi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boucher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Teboulbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teboulbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Teboulbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boucher moves away.
Boucher dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teboulbi looks to throw the jab but Boucher is out of range.
Teboulbi misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher throws a body punch but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Teboulbi takes a swing at Boucher's ribcage but misses.
Teboulbi misses with a double jab.
Boucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teboulbi throws out the jab.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut. Boucher saw that one coming.
Teboulbi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boucher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teboulbi blocks a low kick nicely.
Boucher scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher connects with a nice looking jab.
Teboulbi blocks a low kick nicely.
Boucher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teboulbi takes a swing at Boucher's ribcage but misses.
Boucher throws a right hand that Teboulbi ducks under and follows up with a left that Teboulbi also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut
and Boucher counters with a series of strikes. Teboulbi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boucher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teboulbi. Boucher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teboulbi throws a hook but Boucher blocks it.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teboulbi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boucher.
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Boucher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teboulbi looks gassed!
Boucher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teboulbi under the eye.
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Boucher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teboulbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boucher connects with a leg kick. Teboulbi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - Boucher coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boucher.
Boucher is looking to wear down Teboulbi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boucher's corner calls for a 1-2. Boucher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boucher lands a jab to the head.
Teboulbi thows a leg kick but Boucher checks it
and Boucher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boucher lands with an uppercut that bounces Teboulbi off the cage and back into rage.
A nice combination there by Boucher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher lands the left hand.
Teboulbi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teboulbi misses with a looping left.
Boucher punishes Teboulbi's body with a nice straight punch.
Boucher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teboulbi momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Boucher.
Teboulbi takes one to the side of the head.
Teboulbi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teboulbi dodges the punch combination from Boucher.
Teboulbi walks into a jab.
Boucher scores with a three punch combo!

That has opened up Sabry Teboulbi's cut even more.
Teboulbi throws a nice looking combination but Boucher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boucher scores with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Boucher both land. Nice combination.
Boucher scores with the left hand. Teboulbi knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Boucher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Teboulbi misses.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
Teboulbi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boucher thumps Teboulbi with a low kick.
Teboulbi misses with a straight left.
Teboulbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boucher.
Teboulbi throws a leg kick but Boucher moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boucher.
Boucher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teboulbi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teboulbi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Boucher does it's job there.
Boucher scores with a jab to the head.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Teboulbi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boucher has got the better of the exchanges.
Boucher connects with a nice looking jab.
Boucher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teboulbi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boucher.
Sloppy strikes from Teboulbi. Those never looked like landing.
Boucher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teboulbi.
Boucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Boucher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teboulbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boucher blocks a head kick by Teboulbi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boucher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teboulbi can do to turn this around?
Boucher throws a nice looking combination but Teboulbi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Boucher.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boucher scores with a body shot.
Boucher is looking to score with low kicks.
Teboulbi misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teboulbi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boucher can pounce on him.
Boucher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boucher scores with a jab to the head.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bobby Boucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.
Boucher cracks Teboulbi with an open hand slap.
Teboulbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boucher jabs Teboulbi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Boucher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Teboulbi misses.
Boucher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teboulbi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boucher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boucher scores with a jab to the head.
Boucher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Boucher scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Boucher. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boucher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teboulbi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boucher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boucher here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice uppercut there from Boucher.
Teboulbi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boucher.
Boucher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teboulbi has time to react.
Boucher connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boucher is looking to score with low kicks.
Bobby Boucher is winning the standup battle so far.
Boucher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Boucher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boucher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boucher connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Boucher. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Teboulbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boucher scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Teboulbi misses the target.
Teboulbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teboulbi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boucher.
A good leg kick by Boucher.
Teboulbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boucher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher cracks Teboulbi with an open hand slap.
Boucher lands a nice hook to Teboulbi's body. Teboulbi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boucher throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher cracks Teboulbi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boucher connects with a single shot there.
Teboulbi walks into a straight right hand from Boucher.
Boucher lands with a nice combination. Teboulbi backs away looking to recover.

The cut above Sabry Teboulbi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boucher wants to slow Teboulbi down by chopping away at his legs.
Boucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boucher lands a jab to the head.
Boucher throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teboulbi slips a jab and a cross from Boucher.
Boucher connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Boucher.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boucher.
Teboulbi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teboulbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boucher.
Nice shot lands for Boucher.
Boucher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teboulbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boucher with a hook.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boucher dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
Boucher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teboulbi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boucher looks to land a combination. Teboulbi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Boucher.
Boucher throws a right hand that Teboulbi ducks under and follows up with a left that Teboulbi also avoids with ease.
Teboulbi throws a right and a left that Boucher avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boucher. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teboulbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teboulbi looks to land a right hand but Boucher moved out of range.
Boucher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boucher tests Teboulbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boucher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Teboulbi eats them both and turns towards Boucher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boucher!
Nice uppercut lands for Boucher. That snapped Teboulbi's head back.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Boucher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teboulbis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boucher.
Boucher throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boucher.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Boucher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boucher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Boucher!