PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bransen Garibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Bransen Garibold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Boston
vs
Garibold

175 cm
25
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 2

179 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bradley Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bransen Garibold!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibold just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Garibold.
Garibold throws a sloppy head kick and Boston moves out of range easily.
Boston misses with a looping right.
Garibold misses the jab.
Boston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Garibold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garibold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibold tries to clinch up but Boston circles away and keeps his distance.
Garibold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garibold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garibold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boston manages to avoid it.
Garibold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
Garibold motions for Boston to come forward. Garibold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garibold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garibold misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garibold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boston throws out the jab.
Boston moves out of range of the body kick from Garibold.
Boston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boston looks to land a left hand but Garibold moved out of range nicely.
Boston blocks a head kick by Garibold.
Garibold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boston swings for the body but Garibold moves out of range.
Garibold throws a sloppy head kick and Boston moves out of range easily.
Garibold moves out of range as Boston strikes.
Boston lands a leg kick that knocks Garibold off balance momentarily.
Garibold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garibold misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Boston.
Boston staying out of range there.
Garibold throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston works Garibold's body with a nice hook.
Boston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Garibold.
Garibold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston misses the jab.
Garibold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boston blocks the body kick.
Boston loads up on a big right hand but Garibold slips the punch.
Boston misses the jab.
Boston scores with a kick to the body.
Garibold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garibold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garibold looks to score with a jab to the body but Boston is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garibold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garibold tries a low kick but Boston avoids it.
Garibold takes one to the side of the head.
Garibold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garibold throws the kick towards the body but Boston avoids it.
Garibold tries a low kick but Boston avoids it.
Boston lands a glancing blow to the side of Garibold's head.
Garibold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garibold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garibold - that will leave a mark!
Garibold misses with a wild body shot.
Boston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garibold back to the cage. Boston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands a jab to the head.
Garibold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Boston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boston throws a shot from downtown. Garibold moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Garibold misses.
Bradley Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston lands a jab to the nose.
Garibold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garibold throws a wild body kick that Boston sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boston misses with a wild body shot.
Boston looks for the body kick but Garibold saw that one coming.
Boston throws a right and a left that Garibold avoids nicely.
Boston tried to score with a low kick but Garibold checks it.
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 Bradley Boston will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garibold throws a leg kick that misses.
Garibold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boston scores with a jab. Garibold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Garibold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boston throws a push kick but Garibold slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Garibold.
A head kick misses from Garibold.
Garibold misses with a leg kick
and Boston counters with a nice body kick.
Garibold is looking to score with low kicks.
Garibold moves out of range of the body kick.
Garibold throws a front kick aimed at Boston's knee but Boston avoids it well.
Boston scores with a hook.
Boston's corner calls for a 1-2. Boston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garibold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boston is out of range.
Boston looks to land a right hand but Garibold moved out of range.
Boston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garibold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garibold misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Garibold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boston throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Garibold misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garibold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Boston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garibold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boston.
Bradley Boston is winning the standup battle so far.
Garibold throws a body punch but Boston moves out of range.
Boston misses with a hook.
Boston tries to land a front kick but Garibold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boston throws a leg kick that misses.
Boston lands with a kick to the temple. Garibold shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garibold scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Boston misses.
Boston misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garibold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garibold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boston moves away.
Boston misses with a looping left.
Boston checks the leg kick.
Garibold throws a leg kick but Boston moved away.
Garibold misses with a left hand
and Boston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garibold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garibold defending well as Boston loads up on a big left hand.
Boston throws a hook but Garibold blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boston thuds a left hand into Garibold's body.
Garibold tries to move into range but Boston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garibold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Boston.
Boston lands the left hand.
Garibold blocks a leg kick.
Boston cracks the inside of Garibold's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Boston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garibold.
Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garibold misses with a low kick as Boston jumps back.
Garibold scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boston.
Garibold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boston lands with a hook. Garibold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garibold scores with a head kick.
Boston throws a push kick but Garibold slaps the foot to one side.
Boston throws a body kick that misses
and Garibold counters with a nice leg kick.
Garibold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boston.
Garibold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garibold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boston with a nice cross.
Garibold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boston swats away the attempt to clinch by Garibold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibolds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garibold misses with a body kick.
A big right from Garibold misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garibold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garibold misses with a wild body shot.
Garibold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boston misses with a kick to the body.
Garibold moves out of range as Boston throws a body kick.
Garibold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boston is looking to slow Garibold down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Garibold.
Boston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibold.
Boston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garibold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garibold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
Garibold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boston was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibold.
Garibold ducks under a wild hook from Boston.
Boston checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston lands an overhand right.
Boston slips under a jab.
Garibold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garibold slips under a jab from Boston.
A jab from Garibold misses.
Boston's corner calls for a 1-2. Boston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses.
Garibold checks a leg kick.
Garibold wants to clinch.
Garibold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garibold throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands the left hand.
Garibold tries a head kick but it misses.
Garibold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boston.
Boston throws the left hand but Garibold avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Garibold misses
and Boston counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston moves away from the strike by Garibold.
Garibold moves forwards but Boston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garibold throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Boston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibold.
Garibold motions for Boston to come forward. Garibold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garibold throws a leg kick
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibold.
Garibold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
A shot to the body from Boston misses
and Garibold counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boston.
Boston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garibold connects with a crisp jab.
Garibold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
Garibold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garibold throws a leg kick but Boston moved away.
Boston throws a low kick but Garibold moves out of range easily.
Boston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garibold tries to clinch but Boston is having none of it.
Garibold works Boston's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Garibold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garibold misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Boston blocks the leg kick.
Donk. Garibold catches Boston right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibold throws a front kick aimed at Boston's knee but Boston avoids it well.
Boston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bransen Garibold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garibold scoring well with a low kick there.
Boston throws a good cross that connects.
Garibold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boston. Boston obviously looking to wear him down.
Boston jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garibold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garibold.
Boston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradley Boston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boston defending well as Garibold loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bransen Garibold.
Well Boston 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bradley Boston!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bradley Boston waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150's logo in front of the cameras.