PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 645 p4p, 1512 weight class) and Judah Christ (ranked 89 p4p, 195 weight class). Bollomard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mysterium. Judah Christ will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bollomard
vs
Christ

175 cm
26
167
14 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
166
12 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judah Christ!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
Christ works Bollomard's body with a nice hook.
Christ throws a push kick but Bollomard slaps the foot to one side.
Christ is looking to land body kicks.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bollomards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Christ misses.
Jab by Christ.
Christ scores with a nice head shot.
Bollomard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ misses with a leg kick

and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollomard tries to pass to full mount but Christ defends it.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Bollomard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christ defending well though.
Bollomard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is staying active underneath Bollomard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bollomard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christ tries to roll over but Bollomard keeps him under control.
Bollomard trying to advance position but Christ counters by regaining guard.
Bollomard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bollomard wants to pass the guard but Christ is keeping the position.
Christ is trying to keep Bollomard in close.
Bollomard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bollomard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bollomard preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bollomard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bollomard trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Bollomard looking to pass the guard.
Bollomard wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christ lands with a nice body kick.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bollomard defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Christ misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christ sprawls and moves away.
Bollomard defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Bollomard's shoulder, as Bollomard tries to avoid the shot.

Bollomard drives through and clinches with Christ against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Bollomard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christ punishes Bollomard's body with a nice straight punch.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christ tries to land a body kick

and Bollomard counters with a takedown into side control.
Bollomard tries to score with some ground and pound. Christ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Bollomard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bollomard working the head with strikes.
Christ takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Christ struggling a bit here.
Bollomard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ is looking to reverse the position.
Christ is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bollomard off and has taken his back!
Bollomard wants to escape the position.
Bollomard looking very determined here, making life difficult for Christ.
Bollomard breaks Christ's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bollomard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Christ misses with a low kick as Bollomard jumps back.
Christ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christ misses with a low kick.
Bollomard is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Bollomard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bollomard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Christ darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bollomard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bollomard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Christ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bollomard. That did some damage!
Christ looks to land a body kick but Bollomard moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Bollomard moved out of range nicely.
Christ scores with the left hand. Bollomard knows he should have avoided that one.
Bollomard slips under a jab from Christ.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
Christ connects with a right hand. Bollomard shakes it off.
Bollomard lands a jab to the head.
Christ with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bollomard moves away.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Christ connects with a body shot that sends Bollomard's belly button to the back.
Bollomard blocks a jab.
Bollomard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Bollomard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christ can pounce on him.
A big left from Christ misses.
Christ throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bollomard.
Judah Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bollomard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christ sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Bollomard saw that one coming.
Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Bollomard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bollomard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Judah Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bollomard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christ connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ misses with a low kick.
Bollomard ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christ finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Christ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Christ darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Christ as Bollomard shoots in.
Bollomard tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ throws a leg kick which misses Bollomard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bollomard tries to avoid it.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut

and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bollomard postures up.
Bollomard throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bollomard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christ trying to control but Bollomard is working from the bottom.
Christ pushing down on Bollomard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bollomard wants to sweep but Christ has passed to side control!
Bollomard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ is staying tight to Bollomard's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bollomard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ tries to advance to mount but Bollomard denies him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A nice leg kick from Christ, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Christ.
Bollomard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bollomard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bollomard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bollomard's sensitive parts.
Bollomard checks a low kick from Christ.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Christ misses with the body kick

and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Christ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bollomard's guard.

Bollomard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Christ passes into half guard.

Bollomard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Bollomard looking for submissions off his back.
Jacques Bollomard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bollomard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Christ has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bollomard manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christ tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bollomard works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bollomard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christ doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christ manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bollomard wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Christ puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bollomard tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
Bollomard is pressing down on Christ's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bollomard is pulling down on Christ's head. It's preventing any offense from Christ, at least for the moment.

Christ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Christ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bollomard controls Christ momentarily but Christ frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bollomard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christ stays in close to Bollomard's body and controls the position.
Bollomard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bollomard, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ jabs Bollomard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Christ, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bollomard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christ.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judah Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Christ 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judah Christ!
After winning the bout, Judah Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.