PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmothy McNutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bombada
vs
McNutt

183 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

179 cm
26
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmothy McNutt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNutt.
Bombada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNutt.
Bombada misses with a double jab

and McNutt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bombada!
McNutt throwing strikes here but Bombada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McNutt misses with a head shot.
Bombada is looking to get to half guard.
McNutt avoids the attempt from Bombada to control.
Bombada is squirming around, avoiding McNutt's attempts to control the action.
McNutt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bombada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada working to try and regain half guard.
McNutt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bombada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McNutt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McNutt trying to control but Bombada is having none of it.
Bombada tries to reverse the position but McNutt maintains control.
McNutt tries to control but Bombada wriggling away.
Bombada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McNutt looking to ground and pound but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Bombada avoids a series of strikes thrown by McNutt.
Bombada working to try and regain half guard.
McNutt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McNutt raining down shots from the mount!
Bombada throwing hammer fists to the chest of McNutt. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bombada holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McNutt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McNutt tries to control but Bombada wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNutt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bombada kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McNutt thowing shots but they're missing.
Bombada keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McNutt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McNutt looking to ground and pound but Bombada is blocking nicely.
McNutt looking to control and managing it successfully.
McNutt trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

McNutt goes for an armbar but Bombada turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bombada.

McNutt working for submissions but it's allowed Bombada to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bombada in particular looking to stall.
Bombada wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmothy McNutt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bombada cracks McNutt with a good jab.
Bombada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McNutt.
Bombada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombada misses with a two punch combination.
Bombada jabs McNutt right on the nose. McNutt blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Timmothy McNutt has been cut.
McNutt throws a right and a left that Bombada avoids nicely.
McNutt takes one to the chin there.
Bombada lands with a straight right. McNutt didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Bombada. That snapped McNutt's head back.
Bombada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McNutt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNutt takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNutt tests Bombada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bombada works over McNutt's head and body with a nice combination.
Bombada throws a good cross that connects.
Bombada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bombada lands a jab to the head.
Bombada feints a jab promting McNutt to slip. Bombada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McNutt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

McNutt is rocked!
Bombada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McNutt is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bombada doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! McNutt crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in McNutt's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Champ Bombada!