PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chance Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux comes into the arena with Forsake Not The Dream blaring out of the sound system. Man has chosen Penthouse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boudreaux
vs
Man

184 cm
26
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chance Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands with a nice combination. Boudreaux backs away looking to recover.
Boudreaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Chance Boudreaux has been cut.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Boudreaux which made him look bad.
Boudreaux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boudreaux wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Chance Boudreaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Boudreaux throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.

Man closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Man lands in his opponent's guard.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
Boudreaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chance Boudreaux.
Boudreaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.

Man gets a takedown into half guard.

Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boudreaux is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Boudreaux won't allow Man to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chance Boudreaux's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boudreaux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boudreaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boudreaux with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boudreaux on the side of the head.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudreaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Boudreaux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Ice Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man moves away from the strike by Boudreaux.
Man misses the jab.
Man looks to land a combination. Boudreaux sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boudreaux is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux regains full guard. Nicely done.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boudreaux keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ice Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boudreaux lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man jabs Boudreaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boudreaux avoids it really well and circles away.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boudreaux thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Man.
Boudreaux scores with a kick to the body.
Man looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoids the head kick by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Boudreaux slips the punch.
Man looks to land a combination but Boudreaux avoids it well.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boudreaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Boudreaux tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab from Boudreaux.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.

Boudreaux tries to sprawl but Man drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boudreaux wants to get back to full guard.
Man prevents Boudreaux from standing back up.
Boudreaux is looking to get back to full guard here but Man has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boudreaux tries to control but Man manages to take his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Boudreaux tries to buck him off.
Chance Boudreaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux manages to reverse the position and now he's in Man's guard. Nice work there by Boudreaux.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boudreaux's guard.
Ice Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ice Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ice Man.
Well Man 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!
As Ice Man got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Brazil best of the world. Thank Cigano for the hard training. hahah'.