PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo has chosen Дамат - Новый & as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Gardner
vs
Bo

188 cm
22
230 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

192 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thai Bo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardner.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gardner. That's going to slow Bo down.
Bo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardner.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bo.
Bo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gardner throws a big shot that misses.
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
Gardner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gardner throws a low kick but Bo moves out of range easily.
Gardner tests Bo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardner is looking to land body kicks.
Bo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bo misses with a kick to the body.
Bo connects with a jab.
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!
Bo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardner's sensitive parts.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo moves away.
Gardner checks a leg kick.
Bo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gardner. That one must have hurt.
Gardner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Gardner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gardner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Gardner digs a good body shot into Bo's ribs.
Bo moves out of range as Gardner strikes.
Bo tried to score with a low kick but Gardner checks it.
Gardner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gardner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bo looks for the body kick but Gardner saw that one coming.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardner looks to land a body kick but Bo moved away.
Gardner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gardner throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo moves out of range of the body kick from Gardner.
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!
Bo lands with a kick to the temple. Gardner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gardner checks a leg kick.
Gardner checks a leg kick.
Gardner is looking to wear down Bo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Gardner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bo. Bo obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gardner.

Bo lands a big head kick that sends Gardner tumbling to the mat! Bo takes a step backwards and waves Gardner back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gardner is rocked!

It looks like Josh Gardner has been cut.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Bo connects with the punch.
Oh Gardner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bo, right into the meat.
Gardner seems to have got his legs back now.
Gardner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gardner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bo.
Gardner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo moves away.
Gardner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo lands with a slapping head kick.
Bo tries to move into range but Gardner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gardner thuds a left hand into Bo's body.
Bo slips a straight right by Gardner.
Gardner misses with a body shot.

Bo lands a big head kick that sends Gardner tumbling to the mat! Bo takes a step backwards and waves Gardner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo misses with a low kick.
Bo throws out a leg kick but Gardner moves out of range and Bo only half commits.
Gardner takes a swing at Bo's ribcage but misses.
Gardner thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Gardner as he checks the leg kick.
Bo connects with an inside leg kick.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Gardner.
Bo tries a low kick but Gardner avoids it.
Bo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner jabs at Bo's body.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Bo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Gardner throws a hook but Bo blocks it.
Gardner slips under a jab from Bo.
Gardner lands a front kick.
Gardner misses with a hook.
Gardner looks for the body kick but Bo saw that one coming.
Gardner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gardner throws the kick towards the body but Bo avoids it.
Bo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A cross from Gardner lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bo misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gardner.
Bo moves out of range of the body kick from Gardner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Bo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Gardner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gardner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gardner. That did some damage!
Gardner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gardner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gardner throws a chopping leg kick but Bo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Bo blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Gardner.
Bo scores with a nice head shot.
Bo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Bo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Bo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardner's sensitive parts.
Thai Bo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Bo sees coming a mile off.
Gardner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bo.
Gardner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bo manages to avoid it.
Gardner moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner throws a sloppy body shot

and Bo counters with a head kick that drops Gardner to the mat! Gardner scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gardner keeps Bo at a distance using the push kick.
Bo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardner's sensitive parts.
Gardner works Bo's body with a nice hook.
Gardner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gardner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gardner checks a leg kick.
Bo misses with a body kick.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Bo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gardner is out of range and Bo settles back down.
Bo misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gardner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gardner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Bo staying out of range there.
Bo throws a solid leg kick but Gardner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bo.
Bo misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Gardner.
Bo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gardners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gardner throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardner blocks a head kick by Bo.
Gardner scores with a kick to the body.
Bo moves out of range as Gardner throws a body kick.
Gardner checks a leg kick nicely.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Gardner tries to land a front kick but Bo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Bo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bo 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.
Bo throws a hook but Gardner avoids it easily.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gardner.
Bo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gardner is out of range and Bo settles back down.
Bo misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Bo misses.
Gardner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bo.
Gardner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A clash of legs there as Gardner blocks the low kick.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Gardner throws a jab when Bo was well out of range.
Bo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardner.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Gardner takes one to the chin there.
Bo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gardner defending well as Bo loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from Gardner.
Bo avoids the body shot from Gardner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gardner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gardner blocks a head kick by Bo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bo misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Gardner.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bo misses with a leg kick.
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
A swing and a miss from Bo.
Gardner lands a nice looking body kick.
Bo tests Gardner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Gardner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gardner missing with a left hand there. Bo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Bo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Gardner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Bo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gardner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bo's head backwards.
Bo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardner.
Bo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gardner checks it well.
Gardner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gardner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bo moves out of range as Gardner strikes.
Gardner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bo.
Bo missing with a left hand there. Gardner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bo wants to slow Gardner down by chopping away at his legs.
Gardner fakes the leg kick and cracks Bo in the body.
Nice defenses there by Gardner.
Bo moves out of range as Gardner throws a body kick.
Bo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Bo slips a straight right by Gardner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Bo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gardner under the eye.
Gardner lands a glancing blow to the side of Bo's head.
Gardner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bo.
Bo lands a head kick!
Gardner throws a low kick, looking for Bo's leg but Bo calmly moves out of range.
Gardner throws an overhand right that lands on Bo's shoulder, as Bo tries to avoid the shot.
Bo tries to land a front kick but Gardner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gardner misses with an uppercut.
Gardner moves away from the strike by Bo.
Gardner takes a swing at Bo's ribcage but misses.
Gardner throws a chopping leg kick but Bo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bo tries to score with a low kick but Gardner moves his leg out of the way.
Gardner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bo misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bo's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner moves out of range of the body kick from Bo.
Bo avoids a kick to the body.
Gardner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gardner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bo.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Bo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gardner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bo blocks the body kick.
Bo thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gardner.
Bo throws a nice head kick!
Bo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bo misses with a low kick.
Gardner misses with an uppercut. Bo saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo blocks the body kick.
Gardner misses with a head kick.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Bo's head back.
Gardner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bo moves out of range of the body kick from Gardner.
Bo walks into a left hand.
Bo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gardner cracks Bo with an open hand slap.
Bo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gardner blocks a low kick nicely.
Bo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bo avoids the body shot from Gardner.
Thai Bo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bo lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Gardner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bo moves out of range of the body kick.
Gardner throws a looping overhand right but Bo ducks down to avoid it.
Bo throws a head kick that misses.
Gardner checks a leg kick nicely.
Josh Gardner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo.
Bo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gardner misses with a kick to the body.
Bo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardner.
A head kick from Bo lands but Gardner takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Gardner scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gardner.
Bo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gardner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Gardner.
Well Bo 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Bo!