PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Le Rone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boothe comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler The Creator - Yonkers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Le Rone's choice of entrance music: Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool. This should be a great matchup!

Boothe
vs
Le Rone

190 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
213 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Le Rone!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boothe.
Boothe misses the jab.
Le Rone tries to land a body kick
letting Boothe counter with a right hand.
Le Rone misses with a body shot.
Boothe scores with a leg kick.
Le Rone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Boothe swinging wildly here.
Le Rone cracks the inside of Boothe's front leg.

Le Rone moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Le Rone.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boothe.
Boothe presses Le Rone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boothe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boothe misses with a body punch.
Boothe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boothe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boothe.
Boothe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Rone's elbow.
Le Rone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boothe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boothe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Rone misses with some punches.
Boothe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le Rone misses with some punches.
Boothe tries to throw a body punch but Le Rone avoids it by throwing Boothe back against the cage.
Le Rone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Le Rone controls the action.
Le Rone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boothe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boothe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Rone backwards.
Le Rone tries to work over Boothe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Rone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Le Rone prevents a body shot from Boothe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone tries to stall but Boothe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boothe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Rone's elbow.
Boothe stalling in the clinch but Le Rone improves position.
Le Rone blocks an uppercut.
Boothe stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boothe digs a right hand into Le Rone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le Rone's gas tank.
Le Rone controlling the action here for a moment.
Le Rone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Rone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Boothe.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Boothe throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Rone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boothe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boothe tries a body shot but Le Rone blocks it.
Le Rone stalls.
Boothe digs a right hand into Le Rone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le Rone's gas tank.
Boothe tries a body shot but Le Rone blocks it.
Boothe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Rone backwards.
Boothe throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Rone.
Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Rone throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boothe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Boothe.
Boothe lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Rone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone misses with a punch to the body.
Le Rone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boothe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boothe lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Rone backwards.
Boothe has Le Rone pushed against the cage.
Boothe tries to throw a body punch but Le Rone avoids it by throwing Boothe back against the cage.
Boothe tries to throw a body punch but Le Rone avoids it by throwing Boothe back against the cage.
Le Rone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boothe takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boothe misses with some punches.
Le Rone lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Rone.
Le Rone letting Boothe take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Boothe dominated that round.
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.

Boothe moves out of range of the body kick.
Boothe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le Rone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Le Rone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le Rone throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range.
Boothe misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Rone feints and then cracks Boothe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boothe down.
Boothe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Rone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boothe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boothe throws a chopping leg kick but Le Rone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le Rone.
A low kick from Le Rone misses

and Boothe counters by clinching up.
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!
Boothe misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Le Rone as Boothe tries to tie him up.
Le Rone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Boothe to work.
Boothe lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Rone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Le Rone controls the action.
Le Rone prevents a body shot from Boothe.
Le Rone lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Le Rone on the inside.
Boothe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boothe tries a body shot but Le Rone blocks it.
Boothe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Rones head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone prevents a body shot from Boothe.
Boothe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boothe tries to stall but Le Rone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le Rone stalling against the cage.
Boothe tries a body shot but Le Rone blocks it.
Le Rone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boothe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Rone or not.
Boothe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Rone's elbow.
Boothe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Le Rone fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Boothe fails to land.
Boothe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Rone backwards.
Le Rone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boothe.
A right hook to the body lands for Boothe.
Le Rone is breathing heavily.
Boothe trying to stall but Le Rone improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Rone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boothe with a knee to the head.

It looks like Toby Le Rone has been cut.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Le Rone cracks Boothe with a nice body shot.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Le Rone controls the action.
Boothe digs a right hand into Le Rone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le Rone's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Boothe.
A shot in the inside from Boothe.
Le Rone lands with a short shot to the head.
Boothe managing to block the knees to the body from Le Rone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boothe misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone throws an elbow that misses.
Boothe wants to stall.
Boothe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Rone swings wildly with an uppercut but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boothe.
Le Rone is leaning against Boothe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boothe struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Rone controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le Rone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Rone lands a body shot.
Boothe trying to stall but Le Rone improves his position.
Le Rone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boothe avoids it.
Le Rone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Boothe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toby Le Rone's cut.
That's time! Boothe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boothe throws a big shot that misses.
Le Rone misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Boothe counter with a right hand.
Boothe lands a really nice looking cross but Le Rone seems unphased.
Le Rone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boothe has time to react.
Boothe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Le Rone.
Boothe throws out a leg kick but Le Rone moves out of range and Boothe only half commits.
Le Rone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Rone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boothe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boothe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Rone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Rone throws a low kick, looking for Boothe's leg but Boothe calmly moves out of range.
Le Rone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boothe moves out of range as Le Rone throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Boothe lands.
Le Rone misses the jab.
Boothe scores with a leg kick.
Boothe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Rone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boothe rather than just go for the knockout.
Boothe looks to land a left hand but Le Rone moved out of range nicely.
Boothe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Rone.
Le Rone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boothe can pounce on him.
Boothe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Rone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Rone misses with an uppercut.
Le Rone looks to throw the jab but Boothe is out of range.
That kick from Le Rone tenderised Boothe's leg. Boothe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Le Rone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Rone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe blocks a low kick nicely.
Boothe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe throws a shot from downtown. Le Rone moves away and avoids it.
Le Rone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boothe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Rone. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boothe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Rone throws a chopping leg kick but Boothe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le Rone checks the leg kick.
Boothe throws a good cross that connects.
Boothe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Rone counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Le Rone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Rone misses with a body punch
and Boothe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le Rone digs a good body shot into Boothe's ribs.
Le Rone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Le Rone as he checks the leg kick.
Boothe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Rone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Le Rone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boothe counters with a leg kick.
Boothe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le Rone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boothe pushes Le Rone away with a front kick.
Crunch! Boothe slams his shin into Le Rone's torso.
Le Rone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boothe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Rone blocks a head kick by Boothe.
Boothe cracks Le Rone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boothe throws a head kick that Le Rone semi-blocks.
Le Rone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boothe misses the shot to the body.
Boothe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boothe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Rone. Le Rone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boothe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boothe tries to clinch there but Le Rone circles away.
Boothe connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boothe tries a head kick but it misses.
Boothe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Rone.
Boothe is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Boothe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Le Rone's cut.
That's time! Boothe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boothe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Rone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Rone misses the body punch
and Le Rone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Rone misses with a hook to the body
and Boothe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Le Rone.
Boothe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Le Rone.
Le Rone checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Rone misses with a body kick.
Le Rone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boothe.
The fighters circling - Boothe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Rone lunges at Boothe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boothe's hand.
Boothe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Rone.
Boothe wants to slow Le Rone down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Le Rone instigates a clinch.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Le Rone controls the action.
Boothe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boothe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Rone can do to turn this around?
Boothe tries to work over Le Rone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Rone misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe throws a head punch that misses.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Boothe trying to control the position but instead, Le Rone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boothe into the cage.
Le Rone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boothe looking to stall.
Thomas Boothe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boothe misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe lands with a left to the head.
Boothe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Rone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boothe tries to throw a body punch but Le Rone avoids it by throwing Boothe back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boothe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boothe stalling the fight.
Le Rone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Rone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boothe is defending well for now.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Le Rone.
Boothe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Le Rone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boothe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Le Rone tries a body shot but Boothe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone lands an uppercut.
Boothe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boothe misses with the head strike.

Boothe manages to break the clinch.
Boothe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Le Rone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le Rone misses with a right hand
and Boothe counters with an outside leg kick.
Le Rone misses with an uppercut.
Le Rone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le Rone misses with a low kick.
Le Rone jabs Boothe right on the nose. Boothe blinks but takes it well.
Le Rone tries to score with a low kick but Boothe moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Boothe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Rone misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boothe blocks the leg kick.
Boothe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Rone takes a swing at Boothe's ribcage but misses.
Boothe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le Rone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boothe.
Boothe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Boothe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Le Rone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boothe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Boothe had his way with Toby Le Rone in that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Le Rone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boothe moves in looking to clinch but Le Rone pushes him off.
Le Rone misses with a body punch
and Boothe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boothe wants to slow Le Rone down by chopping away at his legs.
Le Rone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boothe doesn't seem bothered though.
Le Rone looks to score with a jab to the body but Boothe is just out of range.
Le Rone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boothe throws out a powerful jab.
Boothe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Rone counters with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Le Rone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Le Rone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Boothe lands but Le Rone takes it in his stride.
Le Rone with a jab.
Thomas Boothe is winning the standup battle so far.
Boothe catches Le Rone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Rone tries to land a front kick but Boothe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boothe throws a front kick aimed at Le Rone's knee but Le Rone avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Le Rone.
Le Rone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Rone misses with a lunging right hand
and Boothe counters with a one-two to the body.
Boothe lands a nice looking body kick.
Le Rone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Le Rone digs a good hook to Boothe's body.
Le Rone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boothe throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Le Rone counter with a right hand.
Boothe lands a nice shot that snaps Le Rone's head back.
Boothe lands a head kick. Le Rone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Boothe blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone throws a body kick that misses.
Le Rone lands with a nice body punch.
Boothe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le Rone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boothe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le Rone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Le Rone is rocked!
Nice jab there from Le Rone.
Boothe connects with a single shot there.
Le Rone is still on wobbly legs! Can Boothe finish him?
Le Rone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it.
Boothe drops Le Rone with a naaaaasty hook - Le Rone is in real trouble here! Boothe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Boothe!