PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Boon 2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valuev's entrance music is Mala Dama - Kabat. A fine choice. Boon 2 is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teach me how daugie. Bam Boon 2 will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Valuev
vs
Boon 2

194 cm
32
285 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

208 cm
27
288 lbs
11 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Valuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Boon 2!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon 2 misses with a double jab.
Boon 2 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valuev circles away quickly and effectively.
Valuev dodges the punch combination from Boon 2.
Boon 2 swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valuev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boon 2 thinking.
Valuev looks for a takedown but Boon 2 sprawls well.
Bam Boon 2 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valuev tries for a takedown but Boon 2 sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Boon 2 tries to sprawl but Valuev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boon 2 is trying to get back to full guard.
Boon 2 works his way to full guard. Good work.
Valuev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Boon 2 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boon 2 utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valuev landing some decent shots from guard.
Boon 2 keeping moving, preventing Valuev from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valuev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Boon 2 looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valuev landing with the ground and pound.
Valuev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boon 2's head.
Boon 2 lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valuev!
Boon 2 avoids the attempt from Valuev to control.
Valuev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Boon 2 escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boon 2 lands a jab-cross combination.
Boon 2 misses with a few strikes there.
Bam Boon 2 is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valuev wants to clinch.
Boon 2 has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boon 2 throws a series of punches but Valuev moves out of range.
Valuev throws a good cross that connects.
Boon 2 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valuev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boon 2!
Valuev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valuev swings for the body but Boon 2 moves out of range.
Boon 2 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boon 2 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valuev.
Valuev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boon 2 paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valuev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boon 2 lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boon 2.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boon 2 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valuev circles away quickly and effectively.
Boon 2 circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Boon 2 does no damage.
Boon 2 misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon 2 dodges the punch combination from Valuev.

Valuev shoots in and gets a takedown into Boon 2's guard.

Boon 2 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Boon 2 has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valuev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valuev forces his way into half guard.

Boon 2 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Valuev there.

Boon 2 looking for submissions off his back.
Valuev slips a nice elbow through Boon 2's hands, connecting with Boon 2's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon 2 moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valuev wants to control from the top but Boon 2 keeps moving.

Valuev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Valuev slips nicely into half guard.

Boon 2 looking for submissions off his back.

Boon 2 looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Boon 2 looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valuev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Valuev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Valuev is looking to land body kicks.
Valuev darts in looking for a takedown but Boon 2 gets double underhooks and turns Valuev into the cage.
Boon 2 tries to break free but Valuev pushes him back against the cage.
Valuev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boon 2 pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Boon 2 breaks the clinch.
Valuev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boon 2.
Valuev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boon 2 defends well and Valuev ends up having to push Boon 2 into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Valuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boon 2 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valuev looks to score with a jab to the body but Boon 2 is just out of range.
Valuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boon 2 moves away.
A combination from Boon 2 does no damage.
Valuev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boon 2 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boon 2 moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boon 2!
Boon 2 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boon 2 avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valuev drives through and clinches with Boon 2 against the cage.

Boon 2's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boon 2 looks to land a combination. Valuev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valuev shoots in but no luck this time.
Valuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boon 2 throws a combination. Valuev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bam Boon 2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valuev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boon 2 swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boon 2 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valuev shoots in and drives through. Boon 2 sprawls well.
Valuev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boon 2.
Valuev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boon 2 as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boon 2 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valuev circles away quickly and effectively.
Boon 2 throws a nice looking combination but Valuev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boon 2 goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boon 2 tries to bum rush Valuev with a series of wild strikes but Valuev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boon 2 will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valuev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boon 2 keeps the fight on the outside.
Boon 2 stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boon 2 wants it to stay on the feet.
Boon 2 misses with the combination.
Valuev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boon 2 as he jumps to the side.
Boon 2 throws a series of punches but Valuev avoids them all with ease.
Boon 2 swinging wildly here.
Valuev throws a nice looking combination but Boon 2 bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valuev slips a jab and a cross from Boon 2.
Valuev misses with a few strikes there.
Valuev shoots in and drives through. Boon 2 sprawls well.
Boon 2 throws a right and a left that Valuev avoids nicely.
Valuev takes a swing at Boon 2's ribcage but misses.
Boon 2 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Valuev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boon 2 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Boon 2 looking for submissions off his back.

Boon 2 is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valuev pulls his head out easily.
Valuev moves into full mount! Boon 2 won't be happy about that!
Valuev with good strikes from the mount here!
Valuev scoring with strikes but Boon 2 is staying in there.
Boon 2 in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Valuev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valuev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boon 2 looks a forlorn figure.
Valuev wants to control the pace but Boon 2 is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon 2 sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Valuev is keen to just control but Boon 2 is a slippery customer.
Valuev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Valuev is looking to take a break and control but Boon 2 is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Boon 2 actively working from the bottom here.
Boon 2 taking some punishment here, with Valuev in his half guard.

Boon 2 is rocked!
Valuev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valuev postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Boon 2 in real trouble here! The ref calls for Boon 2 to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Valuev!