PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bolten
vs
Storm

188 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

189 cm
26
183 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bolten.
Storm lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolten's head.
A head kick by Bolten misses
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolten looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Bolten checks the leg kick.
Bolten wants to clinch
and Storm counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bolten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Storm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolten wants to clinch
and Storm counters with a left to the body.
Bolten checks a leg kick.
Good work by Bolten as he checks the leg kick.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolten blocks a jab.
Storm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bolten darts in and clinches Storm up against the cage.
Storm is trying to push Bolten away but Bolten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Storm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is trying to break free.
Bolten is trying to pull guard but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.
Storm stalls.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Storm holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolten drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Storm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bolten. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bolten ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bolten no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Bolten is retaining full guard.

Bolten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bolten looking for a guillotine here but Storm defends easily.

Bolten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
Bolten looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolten, not yet.

Storm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Storm was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Bolten is looking to clinch.
Bolten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolten doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Bolten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolten blocks a head kick by Storm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm throws a hook but Bolten avoids it easily.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm with a hook.

Bolten closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolten is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Bolten tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Storm dominated that round.
That's time! Bolten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolten is looking to clinch.
Bolten slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Bolten.
Bolten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolten tries to clinch up.
Bolten wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.

Bolten clinches up against the cage.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Storm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Storm manages to break the clinch.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Bolten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bolten rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolten's elbow.
Storm avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Storm.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm has Bolten pressed against the cage.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.
Bolten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but Storm blocks it.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Storm holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolten drops back down to his feet.
Bolten scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.
Bolten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Storm to keep the fight standing.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Storm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bolten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm with a hook.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Storm.

Bolten forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolten tries to clinch up.
Bolten moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Bolten throws a lazy head kick
and Storm counters with a low kick, right behind Bolten 's knee.
Storm lands a leg kick that knocks Bolten off balance momentarily.
Storm throws a push kick but Bolten slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolten in his tracks.
Storm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolten's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Bolten wants to clinch.
Bolten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bolten wants to clinch but Storm slips to the side
and Storm counters with a solid body kick.
Bolten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm with a hook.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolten.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Storm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bolten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bolten tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Bolten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm throws a body punch but Bolten moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bolten.
Bolten throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm blocks a head kick by Bolten.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm connects with the punch.
Storm digs a good hook to Bolten's body.
Bolten throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Storm lands a leg kick that knocks Bolten off balance momentarily.
Bolten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm avoids the head kick by Bolten.
Bolten is looking to land body kicks.
Storm lands with a shot to the body.
Bolten tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolten's head backwards.
Bolten is looking to clinch.
Bolten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolten avoids the head kick by Storm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Bolten blocks a head kick by Storm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bolten's head.
Bolten tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm scores with a body shot.
Storm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bolten rather than just go for the knockout.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Storm scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Storm lands but Bolten takes it in his stride.
Storm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bolten.
Bolten tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten tries to clinch but Storm moves away
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bolten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm throws a wild body kick that Bolten sees coming a mile off.
Bolten moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bolten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm tries to bum rush Bolten with a series of wild strikes but Bolten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm looks to land a combination but Bolten avoids it well.
Bolten wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Bolten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolten has time to react.

Bolten rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bolten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joey Bolten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Bolten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.
Bolten working Storm over with knees to the body.
Joey Bolten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Storm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!
A very excited looking Johnny Storm made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.