PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Hurt Soccer Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Booth
vs
Hurt Soccer Kick

175 cm
19
137 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Hurt Soccer Kick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soccer Kick throws a body punch but Booth moves out of range.
Soccer Kick moves away from the strike by Booth.
Soccer Kick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soccer Kick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Soccer Kick misses its intended target.
Booth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soccer Kick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth throws a hook but Soccer Kick blocks it.

Soccer Kick scores with a takedown into Booth's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Soccer Kick is stalling in the full guard.
Booth wants to stand up but Soccer Kick is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soccer Kick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roger Hurt Soccer Kick.
Booth slips a jab and a cross from Soccer Kick.
Soccer Kick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Booth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soccer Kick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soccer Kick throws a body punch but Booth moves out of range.
Soccer Kick takes a swing at Booth's ribcage but misses.
Soccer Kick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Booth. Those never looked like landing.
Soccer Kick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
Booth misses with a looping left.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soccer Kick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booth.
A combination from Booth does no damage.
Booth moves forwards but Soccer Kick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Booth throws a combination that misses
and Soccer Kick counters with a nice uppercut.
Soccer Kick scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soccer Kick connects with a crisp jab.

Booth is rocked!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Booth enables Soccer Kick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Booth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh Booth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Booth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soccer Kick on the ground.
Soccer Kick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Booth seems to have got his legs back now.
Soccer Kick wants to stand but Booth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soccer Kick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soccer Kick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Booth keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soccer Kick throws an elbow but Booth slips to the side and avoids it well.
Soccer Kick working the ground and pound but Booth is defending the strikes.
Soccer Kick takes a little break here. Booth wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Hurt Soccer Kick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Soccer Kick misses the target.
Soccer Kick throws a body punch but Booth moves out of range.
Soccer Kick stuns Booth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soccer Kick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soccer Kick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soccer Kick walks into a straight right hand from Booth.
Soccer Kick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Booth on the side of the head.
Soccer Kick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Booth rather than just go for the knockout.
Soccer Kick throws out a powerful jab.
Soccer Kick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Booth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Booth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soccer Kick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Soccer Kick or perhaps it was just good defense by Booth which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Soccer Kick misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soccer Kick moves away.
Soccer Kick with a jab.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trevor Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Booth.
Booth misses with a double jab
and Soccer Kick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soccer Kick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Booth moves away.
Booth ducks right into an uppercut from Soccer Kick.
Booth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soccer Kick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booth tries to clinch but Soccer Kick moves away
and Soccer Kick counters with a nice uppercut.
Soccer Kick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soccer Kick throws out a powerful jab.
Booth fails to land with a series of punches.
Booth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soccer Kick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Booth throws a right hand that Soccer Kick ducks under and follows up with a left that Soccer Kick also avoids with ease.
Booth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soccer Kick to score with a decent uppercut.
Booth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soccer Kick ducks under a wild hook from Booth.
Trevor Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Soccer Kick misses the target.
Soccer Kick throws a leg kick
and Booth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Booth lands a leg kick that knocks Soccer Kick off balance momentarily.
Soccer Kick throws a shot from downtown. Booth moves away and avoids it.
Booth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Booth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Booth moves away from the strike by Soccer Kick.
Booth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soccer Kick.
Soccer Kick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soccer Kick cracks Booth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soccer Kick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Booth!
Soccer Kick is breathing heavily.

Soccer Kick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Soccer Kick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Booth misses with a wild combination.
Booth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soccer Kick counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Soccer Kick.
Roger Hurt Soccer Kick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booth connects with a nice looking jab.
Soccer Kick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
Booth tries to bum rush Soccer Kick with a series of wild strikes but Soccer Kick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soccer Kick keeps the fight on the outside.
Soccer Kick takes a swing at Booth's ribcage but misses.

Soccer Kick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Booth did well to prevent Soccer Kick getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soccer Kick prevents Booth from standing back up.
Soccer Kick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soccer Kick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Hurt Soccer Kick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Booth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Soccer Kick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soccer Kick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Booth throws out the jab.
Soccer Kick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Booth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soccer Kick throws out the jab.
Soccer Kick scores with a sloppy right hand. Booth should have avoided that one.
Soccer Kick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Booth misses.
Booth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booth falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Soccer Kick counter with a right hand.
Soccer Kick punishes Booth's body with a nice straight punch.
Booth ducks under a wild hook from Soccer Kick.
Booth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booth throws a right and a left that Soccer Kick avoids nicely.
Soccer Kick punishes Booth's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Booth throws a series of punches but Soccer Kick avoids them all with ease.
Booth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Booth is looking to clinch but Soccer Kick is avoiding it.
Soccer Kick lands a glancing blow to the side of Booth's head.
Booth throws a series of punches but Soccer Kick avoids them all with ease.
Booth scores with a jab. Soccer Kick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Booth throws a right hand that Soccer Kick ducks under and follows up with a left that Soccer Kick also avoids with ease.

Soccer Kick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soccer Kick moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Booth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soccer Kick decides to stand back up. Soccer Kick steps back and let's Booth get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soccer Kick circles away quickly and effectively.
Booth throws a right hand that Soccer Kick ducks under and follows up with a left that Soccer Kick also avoids with ease.
Soccer Kick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Booth does no damage.
Soccer Kick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Soccer Kick misses.
Soccer Kick's corner calls for a 1-2. Soccer Kick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Soccer Kick dives in and scores a takedown into Booth's guard.
Soccer Kick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soccer Kick landing with the ground and pound.
Soccer Kick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Roger Hurt Soccer Kick has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Soccer Kick throws a combination. Booth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.
Trevor Booth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Booth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soccer Kick scores with a body shot.

Soccer Kick gets a double leg takedown into Booth's guard.
Soccer Kick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trevor Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Booth is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Soccer Kick dives into side control.
Roger Hurt Soccer Kick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soccer Kick cracks Booth with a big right hand but Booth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Hurt Soccer Kick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soccer Kick 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Hurt Soccer Kick!