PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Boksingero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush has chosen I'M T.N.T as his entrance music. Umberto Boksingero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Boksingero
vs
Kush

225 cm
21
265 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
255 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160
1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Umberto Boksingero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Kush!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush throws a right and a left that Boksingero avoids nicely.
Boksingero connects with the punch.
Umberto Boksingero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boksingero lands a jab to the head.
Boksingero clobbers Kush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boksingero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kushs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kush!
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!
Nice body punch from Boksingero.
Boksingero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boksingero circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Kush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Boksingero.
Boksingero throws a lazy uppercut
and Kush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kush swings for the body but Boksingero moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boksingero misses its intended target.
Boksingero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boksingero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kush at a distance.
Kush swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boksingero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boksingero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush walks into a left hand.
Kush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boksingero finds it's way round the side to connect with Kush's head.
Boksingero misses with a body shot.
Boksingero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kush in his tracks.
Kush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Kush.
Kush on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boksingero lands a jab to Kush's midsection.
Nice body punch from Boksingero.
Boksingero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boksingero loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Boksingero jabs Kush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boksingero misses with an uppercut.

Kush closes the distance and pushes Boksingero back into the cage.
Good body shot from Kush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with a body punch.

Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boksingero on the side of the head.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boksingero stuns Kush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Boksingero lands.
Boksingero connects with a crisp jab.
Kush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boksingero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kush thinking.
Boksingero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boksingero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kush tries to land a leg kick but Boksingero saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush swings for the body but Boksingero moves out of range.
Kush tries to move into range but Boksingero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boksingero swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
Boksingero connects with a body shot that sends Kush's belly button to the back.
Boksingero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boksingero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Boksingero.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Boksingero is just out of range.
Boksingero jabs at Kush's body.
Kush looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boksingero lands with a straight right. Kush didn't see that one coming.
Kush on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boksingero clobbers Kush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Boksingero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Boksingero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boksingero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush tries to clinch but Boksingero is having none of it.
Boksingero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kush throws a sloppy head kick and Boksingero moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Kush.
Good work by Kush as he checks the leg kick.
Kush swings for the body but Boksingero moves out of range.
Kush is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boksingero rather than just go for the knockout.
Boksingero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boksingero.
Kush misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksingero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Boksingero.
Boksingero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kush.
Kush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boksingero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kush.
A big left from Boksingero misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kush lands with a hook. Boksingero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boksingero lands with a hook. Kush tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Boksingero throws a body punch but Kush moves out of range.
Boksingero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boksingero circles away quickly and effectively.
Boksingero looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boksingero manages to avoid it.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boksingero.
Boksingero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boksingero lunges at Kush with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kush's hand.
Boksingero thows a body shot but no joy.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero throws a leg kick which misses Kush's front leg but catches the back leg as Kush tries to avoid it.
Boksingero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush is breathing heavily.
Kush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boksingero stuns Kush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boksingero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kush has time to react.
Boksingero lands a jab to Kush's midsection.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boksingero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kush tries to move into range but Boksingero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boksingero punishes Kush's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boksingero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kush scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Boksingero.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boksingero manages to avoid it.
Boksingero lands a nice shot to the body.
Kush tries to move into range but Boksingero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boksingero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush throws a sloppy body shot
and Kush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boksingero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Boksingero does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Boksingero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Boksingero'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.

Boksingero throws a shot to the body.
Boksingero scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boksingero.
Boksingero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush cracks Boksingero with an open hand slap.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Boksingero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boksingero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boksingero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boksingero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boksingero. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boksingero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksingero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kush misses with a combination
and Boksingero counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boksingero lands with a straight right. Kush didn't see that one coming.
Boksingero connects with a right hand. Kush shakes it off.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Boksingero moved out of range nicely.
Kush throws a right and a left that Boksingero avoids nicely.
Kush throws a shot to the body.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Boksingero misses with a looping left.
Kush thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Boksingero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kush takes a swing at Boksingero's ribcage but misses.
Boksingero lands with a shot to the body.
Kush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boksingero connects with a crisp jab.
Kush has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Kush. Those never looked like landing.
Kush tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Boksingero throws the left hand but Kush avoids the punch easily.
Boksingero dips to his left and cracks Kush with an uppercut!
Umberto Boksingero is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kush's hands.
Boksingero stuns Kush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kush takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boksingero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boksingero, as that shot connected.
Boksingero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boksingero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boksingero moves away.
Kush throws a body punch but Boksingero moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Boksingero.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Kush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boksingero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kush.
Boksingero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boksingero misses with a shot to the body
and Kush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boksingero punishes Kush's body with a nice straight punch.
Boksingero lands a right hook to the body.
Kush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Boksingero clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Boksingero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boksingero takes a swing at Kush's ribcage but misses.
Boksingero lands a jab to Kush's midsection.
Dutch Kush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boksingero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boksingero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kush misses with a jab to the body
and Boksingero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kush tries to clinch but Boksingero moves out of range.
Boksingero misses with a lunging right hand
and Kush counters with a straight right hand.
Boksingero scores with a jab.
A left and a right from Kush both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boksingero scores with a hook to the body.
Kush is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boksingero's elbow.
Kush prevents a body shot from Boksingero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boksingero.
Boksingero has a couple of punches blocked by Kush.
Boksingero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boksingero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boksingero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kush wants to break free but Boksingero has control.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Boksingero is controlling him.
Boksingero is leaning against Kush and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boksingero's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boksingero.
Kush blocks a body shot from Boksingero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boksingero is trying to stall.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush tries to work over Boksingero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Boksingero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boksingero pushes Kush back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Boksingero.
Boksingero prevents a body shot from Kush.
Boksingero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boksingero cracks Kush with a nice body shot.
Boksingero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero is trying to maintain a safe position but Kush gets an underhook and turns Boksingero into the cage.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Boksingero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush misses with a body punch.
A short left from Boksingero.
Boksingero lands a shoulder strike.
Boksingero struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.
Kush letting Boksingero take a breather here.
Boksingero pushes Kush back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boksingero blocking some punches.

Boksingero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a right hand that misses
and Boksingero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boksingero misses with an uppercut.
Kush moves out of range as Boksingero strikes.
Boksingero swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Kush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush misses with a combination
and Kush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Boksingero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kush can do to turn this around?
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Boksingero had his way with Dutch Kush in that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Boksingero's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Boksingero looks to land a right hand but Kush moved out of range.
Boksingero cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
Kush slips under a jab.
Boksingero digs a good hook to Kush's body.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Boksingero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kush momentarily.
Boksingero misses with a looping right.
Boksingero misses with a looping left.
Kush blocks a jab.
Kush jabs Boksingero to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Kush gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boksingero misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Kush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boksingero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kush ducks right into an uppercut from Boksingero.
Kush throws a big shot that misses.
Kush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boksingero counters with a nice uppercut.
Boksingero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boksingero jabs Kush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dutch Kush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umberto Boksingero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kush is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Boksingero.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boksingero was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Boksingero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boksingero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kush stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boksingero misses with a looping left.
Kush defending well as Boksingero loads up on a big left hand.
Boksingero throws a body punch but Kush moves out of range.
Kush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kush takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kush takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kush throws an off balance right hand
and Boksingero counters with a stiff right hand.
Boksingero throws the left hand but Kush avoids the punch easily.
Kush slips a jab from Boksingero.
Boksingero avoids the head kick by Kush.
Boksingero avoids the body shot from Kush.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boksingero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Boksingero.
Kush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Boksingero. That snapped Kush's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero sizes up Kush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Boksingero is just out of range.
Boksingero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Boksingero.
Boksingero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kush in his tracks.
Boksingero scores with the left hand. Kush knows he should have avoided that one.
Kush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boksingero with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush staying out of range there.
Boksingero misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Boksingero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boksingero 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Boksingero!
A victorious Umberto Boksingero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.