PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Phil Bologna has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bologna
vs
Cumming

180 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Bologna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izzy Cumming!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumming staying out of range there.
Cumming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cumming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bologna throws a lazy head kick

and Cumming counters by clinching up.

Cumming manages to break the clinch.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch but Bologna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bologna lands a head kick!

It looks like Izzy Cumming has been cut.
Bologna scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bologna.

Cumming takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Cumming to work.
Cumming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Cumming breaks from the clinch.
Bologna keeps the fight on the outside.
Bologna throws a body punch but Cumming moves out of range.

Cumming instigates a clinch.
Cumming pressing his opponent against the cage.

Cumming breaks the clinch.
Cumming tries to clinch up.
Cumming avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna connects with a body shot.
Bologna throws a sloppy head kick and Cumming moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Cumming.
Cumming tries to clinch up but Bologna circles away and keeps his distance.
Cumming takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Cumming.
Cumming slips a jab and a cross from Bologna.
Cumming tries to clinch there but Bologna circles away.
Phil Bologna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cumming tries to clinch there but Bologna circles away.
Bologna works over Cumming's head and body with a nice combination.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bologna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Bologna misses

and Cumming counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cumming.
Bologna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cumming tries to land knees in the clinch but Bologna avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cumming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cumming keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bologna's efforts to push away.
Cumming keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bologna's efforts to push away.

Cumming breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumming throws a lazy head kick
and Bologna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bologna catches Cumming with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bologna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cumming throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bologna to counter with a crisp jab.
Cumming lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cumming tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bologna swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bologna throws a right and a left that Cumming avoids nicely.
Bologna circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bologna counter with a right hand.
Bologna misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Bologna.
Cumming closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bologna counters with a series of strikes. Cumming will be more careful next time no doubt.

Cumming clinches up against the cage.
Bologna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bologna wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cumming breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna lands an overhand right.
Bologna digs a good body shot into Cumming's ribs.
Cumming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bologna tries a head kick but it misses.
Bologna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bologna is breathing heavily.
Bologna avoids the head kick by Cumming.
Cumming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bologna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cumming avoids the body shot from Bologna.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bologna.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cumming looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bologna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cumming clinches.
Bologna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cumming as Bologna tries to tie him up.

Cumming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bologna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Bologna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna connects with a single shot there.
Cumming drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cumming is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cumming moves in looking to clinch but Bologna pushes him off.
Cumming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cumming tries to clinch but Bologna moves away
and Bologna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bologna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bologna.
Cumming throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bologna to counter with a crisp jab.
Bologna connects with a right hand. Cumming shakes it off.
Bologna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bologna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bologna blocks the body kick.
Cumming throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cumming blocks a leg kick.
Bologna misses with a hook.
Cumming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bologna.
Bologna misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Bologna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izzy Cumming's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cumming blocks a jab.
Cumming looks to clinch
and Bologna counters with a straight right hand.
Bologna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bologna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bologna misses with a straight left.
Cumming tries to clinch
and Bologna counters with a left to the body.
Cumming tries to clinch but Bologna moves away
and Bologna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bologna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cumming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bologna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cumming plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bologna goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cumming tries to clinch up
and Bologna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cumming tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bologna to counter with a crisp jab.
Bologna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bologna counters with a series of strikes. Cumming will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bologna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bologna scores with a one two! Cumming had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bologna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cumming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cumming closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bologna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bologna looks to land a combination but Cumming avoids it well.
Bologna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bologna throws a jab when Cumming was well out of range.
Cumming closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Bologna counter with a right hand.
Cumming tries to clinch there but Bologna circles away.
Phil Bologna is winning the standup battle so far.
Bologna throws a hook but Cumming blocks it.

Cumming clinches with his opponent.
Cumming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cumming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bologna avoids it.
Cumming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna gets through Cumming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cumming lands a knee to the body.
Bologna wants to get back to striking at distance but Cumming won't allow it.
Cumming tries to land knees in the clinch but Bologna avoids the damage to the body.
Bologna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cummings head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Cumming breaks the clinch.
Cumming tries to clinch up.
Cumming tries to clinch but Bologna is having none of it.
Bologna misses with a straight left.
Cumming looks to clinch
and Bologna counters with a stiff right hand.
Cumming throws a head kick that misses.
Cumming dodges the punch combination from Bologna.
Cumming takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bologna misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cumming moves into the clinch.
Cumming throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bologna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bologna managing to block the knees to the body from Cumming.
Bologna avoiding damage as Cumming throws knees to the body.
Bologna taking a breather.

Cumming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cumming closes the distance but Bologna moves to the side
and Bologna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cumming looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch but Bologna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cumming moves into the clinch.
Cumming missing with knees to the body.
Cumming is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cumming missing with knees to the body.
Bologna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bologna lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cumming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bologna.
Bologna taking a breather.
Bologna is trying to break the clinch but Cumming is controlling him.
Bologna is trying to break free.
Cumming is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Bologna.
Bologna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cumming trying to land knees to the body.
Cumming has Bologna pushed against the cage.
Cumming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bologna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bologna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bologna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cumming's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bologna as Cumming tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cumming.
Cumming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 Phil Bologna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Izzy Cumming's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cumming closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bologna to counter with a crisp jab.
Bologna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bologna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bologna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cumming moves away.
Cumming doesn't manage to clinch there - Bologna circles away.
Cumming throws a head kick but Bologna moves out of range.
Bologna throws a head kick that misses.
Cumming looks to clinch
and Bologna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cumming tries to clinch up
and Bologna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cumming has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cumming there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cumming throws a sloppy head kick and Bologna moves out of range easily.
Cumming clinches but Bologna breaks the clinch
and Bologna counters with a three punch combo that has Cumming backing up. Cumming nods at Bologna to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Cumming 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bologna lands with a right hand.
Cumming tries to clinch up.
Phil Bologna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna's corner calls for a 1-2. Bologna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cumming has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cumming scores with a nice body kick.
Cumming avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cumming doesn't manage to clinch there - Bologna circles away.

Cumming closes the distance and pushes Bologna back into the cage.
Cumming content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bologna trying to stall but Cumming improves his position.
Bologna misses with a body punch.
Cumming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cumming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bologna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cumming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bologna is defending well for now.
Cumming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bologna avoiding damage as Cumming throws knees to the body.

Cumming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cumming tries to clinch up
and Bologna counters with an outside leg kick.
Bologna lands a high kick!
Cumming wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna blocks a head kick by Cumming.
Cumming doesn't manage to clinch there - Bologna circles away.
Bologna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cumming sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cumming tries to clinch up but Bologna circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Cumming blocks the leg kick.
Bologna keeps the fight on the outside.
Bologna cracks Cumming with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cumming tries to clinch but Bologna moves out of range.

Cumming has Bologna up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bologna.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cumming takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bologna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumming stalling the fight.
Bologna has a couple of punches blocked by Cumming.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cumming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cumming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bologna is defending well for now.
Cumming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bologna is defending well for now.
Bologna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cumming trying to land knees to the body.
Cumming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bologna is defending well for now.

Cumming breaks the clinch.
Cumming avoids the head kick by Bologna.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bologna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cumming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bologna!
Cumming tries to clinch up but Bologna circles away and keeps his distance.
Cumming clinches but Bologna breaks the clinch
and Bologna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cumming wants to clinch
and Bologna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bologna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cumming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cumming walks into a jab.
Bologna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bologna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izzy Cumming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cumming moves in looking to clinch but Bologna pushes him off.
Cumming tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bologna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bologna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cumming looks to clinch
and Bologna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bologna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cumming circles away quickly and effectively.
Bologna misses with an uppercut. Cumming saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cumming throws a sloppy head kick and Bologna moves out of range easily.
Cumming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Bologna misses.
Bologna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cumming drops his hands momentarily and Bologna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Bologna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bologna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Bologna!