PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Staal
vs
Boy

190 cm
26
246 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theros Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Theros Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
It seemed like Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Staal.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Staal - the referee stops the clock and Boy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Staal. Boy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
A big right from Staal misses.
Staal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Staal rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Staal should have avoided that one.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Staal sizes up Boy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boy throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
Staal moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boy scores with a jab.
Boy slips under a jab.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Staal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Boy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staal at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to chop away at Boy's legs.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Boy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Boy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boy moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Staal. Those never looked like landing.
Boy connects with a crisp jab.
Staal misses with a two punch combination.
Staal looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Boy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Staal 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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Jab from Boy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boy checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Staal moves into the clinch.

Staal breaks from the clinch.

Staal drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Boy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Staal to keep the fight standing.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.

Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.

Boy gets tackled into the cage by Staal. Staal maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Theros Staal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Staal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staal throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Staal slips under a jab from Boy.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Staal misses the body punch
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Staal.
A big left from Boy misses.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Boy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Staal misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
A cross from Boy lands.
Staal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Theros Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boy lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staal, right into the meat.
Boy throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Staal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with the combination.
Boy thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Staal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Boy checks a low kick from Staal.
It seemed like Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Staal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
Boy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Staal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Staal is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boy connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Boy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Staal misses.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Boy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Staal doesn't seem phased though.
Staal misses with a hook to the body
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal avoids the body shot from Boy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boy jabs Staal right on the nose. Staal blinks but takes it well.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Staal misses with a wild body shot.
Boy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Staal's head.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Boy lands with a cross.
Staal misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
Staal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Staal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shy Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Staal.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staal throws a solid leg kick but Boy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Staal.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy blocks a head kick by Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy with a hook.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Staal throws an off balance right hand
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy walks into a left hand.
Boy misses the jab.
Boy moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
An inside leg kick lands from Staal.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Staal seems unphased.
Staal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boy with a nice cross.
Staal lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal misses with an uppercut
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Boy throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Boy sizes up Staal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
You can see that Boy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Staal lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses with the combination.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal moves away from the strike by Boy.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boy scores with a hook to the body. Staal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Staal throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Boy misses.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with a hook.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Boy off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Staal throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Staal throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Boy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Staal misses with a right hand
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shy Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shy Boy!