PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Boomhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven comes to the cage accompanied by "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. Boomhauer has chosen Kiss My Country Ass as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Steven
vs
Boomhauer

185 cm
27
224 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

191 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Boomhauer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steven has closed the distance and engaged Boomhauer in a clinch.
Steven is trying to drag Boomhauer to the mat but Boomhauer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steven has a couple of punches blocked by Boomhauer.
Steven looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Steven - that landed with a thud.
Steven misses with an elbow strike.
Boomhauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steven.
Steven lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jeff Boomhauer has been cut.
Boomhauer blocks an elbow strike from Steven.
A right hand to the body from Steven.
Boomhauer looks gassed!
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!
Steven comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boomhauer takes an elbow to the temple.
Steven misses with an elbow strike.
Steven lands an elbow just above Boomhauer 's eye.

That has opened up Jeff Boomhauer's cut even more.
Steven lands a nice elbow.
Steven pushes off an throws an elbow but Boomhauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steven presses Boomhauer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steven lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The cut above Jeff Boomhauer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steven lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Steven.
Nice elbow from Steven.
Steven working Boomhauer over with knees to the body.
Steven lands a damaging elbow.

Jeff Boomhauer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boomhauer blocks the elbow strike.
Steven looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steven lands an elbow that stopped Boomhauer in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Boomhauer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Steven!