PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jairo Bolsonato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Tortoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Tortoise told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bolsonato
vs
Tortoise

190 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jairo Bolsonato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Tortoise!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tortoise tries to clinch up.
Tortoise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolsonato slips under a jab from Tortoise.
Bolsonato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tortoise tries to score with a low kick but Bolsonato moves his leg out of the way.
Bolsonato misses with a hook. Tortoise ducked under it nicely.
Tortoise throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tortoise misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bolsonato.
Tortoise takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tortoise throws an overhand right that lands on Bolsonato's shoulder, as Bolsonato tries to avoid the shot.
Bolsonato misses the shot to the body.
Tortoise misses the shot to the body.
Bolsonato scores with a nice strike.
Tortoise ducks under a wild hook from Bolsonato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tortoise throws a jab when Bolsonato was well out of range.
A jab from Tortoise does it's job there.
Bolsonato throws a jab but it's blocked by Tortoise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tortoise throws a low kick but Bolsonato moves out of range easily.
Bolsonato misses with an uppercut. Tortoise saw that one coming.
Tortoise misses with a wild body shot.
Tortoise throws a hook but Bolsonato blocks it.
Tortoise thuds a left hand into Bolsonato's body.
Tortoise just misses with a punch to the body.
Tortoise ducks under a wild hook from Bolsonato.
Bolsonato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tortoise doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolsonato throws a body punch but Tortoise moves out of range.
Thomas Tortoise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Bolsonato lands.
Tortoise throws a low kick but Bolsonato moves out of range easily.
Tortoise jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tortoise manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolsonato misses with a body shot
and Tortoise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolsonato throws a shot to the body.
Bolsonato lands with a straight right. Tortoise didn't see that one coming.
Tortoise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolsonato. That did some damage!
Tortoise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolsonato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tortoise throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bolsonato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tortoise throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolsonato.
A telegraphed right hand from Tortoise misses the target.
Bolsonato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bolsonato throws a shot to the body.
Bolsonato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tortoise tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolsonato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tortoise.
Tortoise throws a shot from downtown. Bolsonato moves away and avoids it.
Bolsonato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Bolsonato misses its intended target.
Bolsonato moves out of range as Tortoise strikes.
Tortoise throws a lazy right hand but Bolsonato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolsonato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bolsonato checks a low kick from Tortoise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolsonato. Tortoise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tortoise throws out a loose jab but Bolsonato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tortoise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolsonato's head backwards.
Tortoise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolsonato throws out a loose jab but Tortoise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolsonato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tortoise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolsonato throws a hook but Tortoise avoids it easily.
Bolsonato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tortoise looks winded!
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!
Tortoise thows a body shot but no joy.
Tortoise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolsonato scores with a hook.
Tortoise throws the left hand but Bolsonato avoids the punch easily.
Bolsonato connects with a crisp jab.
Tortoise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolsonato.
Bolsonato ducks under a wild hook from Tortoise.
Tortoise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolsonato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bolsonato misses with a looping right.
Bolsonato throws a body punch but Tortoise moves out of range.
Bolsonato cracks a nice hook into Tortoise's ribs.
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 Jairo Bolsonato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Bolsonato misses.
Bolsonato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tortoise cracks the inside of Bolsonato's front leg.
Tortoise looks to land a right hand but Bolsonato moved out of range.
Tortoise misses with a straight right.
Bolsonato avoids the body shot from Tortoise.
Bolsonato looks to throw the jab but Tortoise is out of range.
Tortoise tries a head kick but it misses.
Tortoise catches Bolsonato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tortoise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolsonato.
Bolsonato misses with a looping left.
Bolsonato takes a swing at Tortoise's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Tortoise tenderised Bolsonato's leg. Bolsonato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bolsonato misses the shot to the body.
Bolsonato takes a swing at Tortoise's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tortoise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tortoise swings for the body but Bolsonato moves out of range.
Thomas Tortoise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tortoise loads up on a big right hand but Bolsonato slips the punch.
Tortoise looks to land a combination but Bolsonato avoids it well.
Tortoise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolsonato moves away.
Bolsonato misses with a hook.
Bolsonato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tortoise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolsonato throws out the jab.
Tortoise throws an overhand right that lands on Bolsonato's shoulder, as Bolsonato tries to avoid the shot.
Tortoise takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tortoise cracks Bolsonato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tortoise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolsonato. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tortoise misses with a low kick.
Bolsonato throws a hook but Tortoise avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tortoise has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolsonato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tortoise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolsonato misses with a lunging right hand
and Tortoise counters with a left to the body.
Bolsonato misses with a looping right.
Tortoise misses with a hook.
Bolsonato misses the jab.
Bolsonato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tortoise throws a series of punches but Bolsonato moves out of range.
Tortoise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolsonato moves out of range of the body kick.
Bolsonato misses with a wild body shot.
Bolsonato throws a jab but it's blocked by Tortoise.
Tortoise blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolsonato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolsonato throws a hook to the side of Tortoise's head but Tortoise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tortoise misses with a body shot.
Bolsonato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tortoise walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolsonato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Tortoise clinches up with Bolsonato and pushes him back against the cage.
Tortoise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolsonato pushes Tortoise back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tortoise creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolsonato.
Tortoise tries a body shot but Bolsonato blocks it.
Tortoise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolsonato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tortoise.
Tortoise scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise looking to slow down the pace here.
Tortoise misses with a punch to the body.

Bolsonato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tortoise moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolsonato circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Bolsonato just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolsonato throws a jab when Tortoise was well out of range.
Bolsonato misses with a shot to the body
and Tortoise counters with a huge left! Bolsonato is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tortoise isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bolsonato from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tortoise!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Tortoise!