PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boston (ranked 4105 p4p, 5228 weight class) and Strong Chai (ranked 478 p4p, 544 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boston
vs
Chai

182 cm
25
175
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Strong Chai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boston on the side of the head.
Boston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boston is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Boston's head back.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
Boston drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boston throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Boston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai connects with a jab.
Boston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Boston.
A swing and a miss from Boston.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Boston seems unphased.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Boston does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boston throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Boston's head.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boston misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Boston's belly button to the back.
Boston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michael Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Boston.
Boston swinging wildly here.
Boston misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai stalks Boston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boston's face. Boston staggers backwards, shaken.
Danga de danga de dang - Chai scores with a four punch combination!
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai blocks a jab.
Boston misses with a wild combination.
Boston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boston wants to clinch
and Chai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Chai lands.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Boston's ribs.
Boston throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Boston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Boston misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston cracks Chai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai lands a jab.
A combination from Boston does no damage.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Boston misses.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands with a nice combination. Boston backs away looking to recover.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Strong Chai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Boston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boston misses with a double jab.
Strong Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boston fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boston has time to react.
Chai lunges at Boston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boston's hand.
Chai moves out of range as Boston strikes.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boston misses with an uppercut
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Boston throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
Chai throws out a counter right but Boston avoids it with no problem.
Boston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boston cracks Chai with an open hand slap.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boston throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boston misses with the combination.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Michael Boston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boston misses with a two punch combination.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boston throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boston misses with a two punch combination.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Boston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boston's head.
Boston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Donk. Chai catches Boston right on the button with a cross.
Boston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boston throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Boston does no damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boston might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boston scrambles back to his feet.
Chai scores with a hook.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston misses with a combination
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Boston's defenses.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai cracks Boston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chai stuns Boston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boston misses with the combination.
Boston looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boston on the side of the head.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Boston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Chai catches Boston right on the button with a cross.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Boston fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Boston's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Boston counter with a right hand.
Chai scores with the left hand. Boston knows he should have avoided that one.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Boston.
Boston tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai tests Boston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Chai looks to move away, Boston throws a big counter combo but Chai just gets out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Boston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Strong Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Chai.
Boston looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai with a nice cross.
Boston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boston scrambles back to his feet.
Boston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai sizes up Boston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai staying out of range there.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chai counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boston jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boston.
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai jabs Boston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai lunges at Boston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boston's hand.
Good shot there by Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Boston misses with a double jab
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Boston should have avoided that one.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Boston throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai connects with a right hand. Boston shakes it off.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Boston's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai connects with a jab.
Boston misses with a two punch combination.
Boston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a left to the body.
Chai lands a jab-cross combination.
Chai with a nice cross.
Boston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Boston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boston misses with the combination.
Boston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Boston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Boston ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boston misses with some punches.
Chai stalling.

Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boston throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
Strong Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
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!
Boston misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Boston misses with a series of wild punches.
Michael Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boston fails with the takedown.
Chai throws out a counter right but Boston avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Boston misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Strong Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Strong Chai!
Strong Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.