PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Boulder (ranked 921 p4p, 119 weight class) and Jhin Markell (ranked 1280 p4p, 165 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Boulder
vs
Markell

177 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Fanatic ($125)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Boulder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Markell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Boulder.
Markell drops his hands momentarily and Boulder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boulder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boulder throws a chopping leg kick but Markell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jhin Markell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boulder.
Markell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boulder as he jumps to the side.
Boulder slips a jab and a cross from Markell.
Boulder takes one to the side of the head.
Markell misses the shot to the body.
Boulder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Boulder catches Markell right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markell misses with a double jab

and Boulder counters with a takedown into side control.

Markell is rocked!

Boulder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Markell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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Markell tries to improve position but can't.
Boulder lands a nice forearm strike.
Markell tries to buck Boulder off but Boulder is having none of it.
Markell gets back to half guard.
Markell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markell has hold of Boulder's hands but Boulder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been hearing that Boulder has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boulder drops an elbow to the side of Markell's head.
Markell taking some punishment here, with Boulder in his half guard.
Markell is still in real trouble! Can Boulder finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Markell wants to get back to full guard.
Markell seems to have recovered his senses.
Boulder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boulder connects with a nice short shot to Markell's temple.
Markell gets back to full guard.
Boulder scoring with some ground and pound.
Markell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boulder controls the pace.
Boulder won't allow Markell to sweep him here.
Markell can't keep his opponent in guard - Boulder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Markell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell is staying active underneath Boulder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boulder is looking to advance position but Markell won't allow it.
Boulder winds up and cracks Markell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boulder is nestled in close to Markell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Markell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Markell 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.
Markell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boulder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boulder scoring with some ground and pound.
Markell has his hands on Boulder's head, controlling the position.
Boulder wants to control from the top but Markell keeps moving.
Boulder distracts Markell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulder lands a couple of digs.
Markell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boulder is in close to Markell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boulder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Markell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boulder defends well.
Boulder landing with the ground and pound.
Boulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Markell is looking for a triangle but Boulder pushes his legs off easily.
Boulder wants to pass the guard but Markell is keeping the position.
Boulder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Boulder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boulder slips a jab from Markell.
Boulder with a nice cross.
Markell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boulder throws a jab when Markell was well out of range.
Markell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boulder.
Boulder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Markell misses with a few strikes there.
Jhin Markell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boulder ducks under a wild hook from Markell.
Boulder attempts a counter takedown but Markell avoids it well and moves away.
Boulder misses with a low kick.
Markell misses with an uppercut

and Boulder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boulder.
Boulder connects with a couple of short punches.
Markell has momentary wrist control but Boulder slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boulder is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulder wants to control from the top but Markell keeps moving.
Boulder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Boulder is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Markell tries to strike from the bottom.
Boulder stopping the sweep attempt from Markell.
Boulder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Markell looking for a guillotine here but Boulder defends easily.
Boulder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Markell pulls Boulder in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Markell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boulder is aware though and is defending well.
Markell pulls Boulder in close to prevent any damage.
Markell wants to sweep here but Boulder controlling him for the moment.
Boulder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boulder landing some decent shots from guard.
Boulder connects with a couple of short punches.
Markell wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boulder is now in half guard.
Boris Boulder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markell is looking to control Boulder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Markell avoid being mounted?
Markell is concentrating on defense, preventing Boulder from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boulder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markell trying to control but Boulder postures up.
Markell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boulder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Markell is trying to get back to full guard.
Markell has hold of Boulder's hands but Boulder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boulder lands strikes from half guard.
Markell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boulder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boulder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markell can do to turn this around?

Markell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markell trying to control from the bottom.
Boulder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boulder creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Markell is out cold and this one is all over! Boulder climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boris Boulder!
Boris Boulder is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Boris Boulder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.