PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Boxer (ranked 4188 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Kk Ww (ranked 54 p4p, 26 weight class). Bruce Boxer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Boxer
vs
Ww

188 cm
26
205
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
28
189
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kk Ww!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boxer closes the distance and pushes Ww back into the cage.
Ww looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Boxer jumps guard and drags Ww to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Boxer controlling the position.
Ww preventing the sweep.
Ww passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
My spies in SISU Fight gym inform me that Ww has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Boxer wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer is trying to control but can't.
Ww prevents Boxer from improving his position.
Ww is looking to take a break and control but Boxer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ww in particular looking to stall.
Boxer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boxer wants to control but Ww is keeping busy.
Ww is looking to take a break and control but Boxer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boxer is concentrating on defense, preventing Ww from advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ww dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Ww's head and hops out.

Ww tries to keep at a distance but Boxer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Ww blocks with his arms.
Boxer is working for takedown but Ww is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boxer is working for takedown but Ww is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boxer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ww has double underhooks.
Boxer tries to score a body lock takedown but Ww shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Ww keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boxer shoots for a takedown but Ww saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ww fails in his attempt to clinch.

Boxer rushes Ww and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ww misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ww prevents the takedown attempt.
Ww is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Ww into the cage.
Ww struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Ww lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
Boxer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ww gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boxer jumps guard but Ww turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Boxer drags the fight down to the ground.
Boxer is trying to control the position but Ww postures up.
Boxer wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ww trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boxer's guard.

Ww stands up from Boxer's guard - Ww perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ww lands a jab-cross combination.
Boxer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boxer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Boxer pushes Ww up against the cage in a clinch.

Boxer gets control of Ww's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boxer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boxer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ww trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Boxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boxer darts in looking for a takedown but Ww gets double underhooks and turns Boxer into the cage.
Ww misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ww tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ww.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
Ww misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ww has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
Ww throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Ww has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Boxer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boxer.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Ww holds him up against the cage and eventually Boxer drops back down to his feet.
Ww stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Ww misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boxer jumps into guard, dragging Ww to the mat.
Ww is breathing heavily.
Ww won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Ww with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxer pulls Ww in close to prevent any damage.
Boxer controls Ww momentarily but Ww frees himself.

Boxer working for a triangle but Ww defends it easily.
Boxer wants to sweep but no luck.
Boxer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ww has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boxer is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boxer controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ww falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ww takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches up with Ww, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes Ww against the cage but Ww circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer darts in looking for a takedown but Ww gets double underhooks and turns Boxer into the cage.
Boxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ww tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ww tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxer swivels and escapes.
Boxer tries to counter with a takedown but Ww is quick to defend against it.

Boxer moves into the clinch.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Ww holds him up against the cage and eventually Boxer drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ww walks away with a smile on his face. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Ww.
Boxer tries for a takedown but Ww sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boxer tries for a takedown but Ww sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ww as he jumps to the side.
Ww dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Kk Ww seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ww closes the distance but Boxer moves to the side
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Ww tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Ww moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boxer moves into the clinch successfully.
Ww throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer tries to score a body lock takedown but Ww shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ww lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ww prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Ww gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
Boxer jumps guard but Ww stands there with Boxer around his waist. Boxer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boxer missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ww working aggressively here.
Boxer can't get the takedown.
Ww swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Boxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ww gets tackled into the cage by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxer wants to take the fight to the mat but Ww manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ww throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ww avoids a kick to the body.
Ww takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Ww moves out of range easily.
Ww tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Boxer closes the distance and pushes Ww back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Ww won't allow it.
Boxer jumps guard but Ww stands there with Boxer around his waist. Boxer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ww misses with some punches.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Ww is blocking nicely.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ww to keep the fight standing.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Boxer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boxer missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Boxer.
Ww is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ww has his back to the cage.
Boxer wants a takedown.

Boxer pulls guard.
Boxer wants to sweep here but Ww controlling him for the moment.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Ww from controlling successfully.
Ww wants to stand but Boxer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boxer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer has his hands on Ww's head, controlling the position.

Boxer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Ww from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kk Ww has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruce Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ww but Ww pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ww walks into a straight right hand from Boxer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boxer cracks Ww with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown but Ww shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ww gets tackled into the cage by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ww can do to turn this around?
Ww is pushing Boxer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Boxer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boxer looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxer, not yet.

Boxer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ww defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ww stands and throws Boxer's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boxer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!