PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Boomhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Idle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boomhauer comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss My Country Ass. Idle has chosen Always Look on the Bright Side of Life as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boomhauer
vs
Idle

191 cm
28
210 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

170 cm
22
206 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Boomhauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Idle!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomhauer misses with a low kick.
A jab from Boomhauer does it's job there.
Boomhauer moves away from the strike by Idle.
Boomhauer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Idle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Idle blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Boomhauer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boomhauer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idle throws a hook but Boomhauer avoids it easily.
Boomhauer tries to clinch but Idle moves out of range.
Idle scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Jeff Boomhauer has been cut.
A jab lands there for Boomhauer.
Boomhauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boomhauer moves in looking to clinch but Idle pushes him off.
Idle looks to score with a jab to the body but Boomhauer is just out of range.
A combination from Idle does no damage.
Boomhauer slips a jab from Idle.
Jeff Boomhauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boomhauer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boomhauer tries to clinch but Idle is having none of it.

Idle drops Boomhauer with a beautiful combination! Boomhauer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Idle is looking for the KO!

Boomhauer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Idle lands a big right hand that sends Boomhauer crashing to the mat! Idle stays standing though and waves Boomhauer back to his feet!
Oh Boomhauer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idle moves away from the strike by Boomhauer.
Idle misses with a straight left.
Boomhauer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boomhauer seems to have got his legs back now.
Boomhauer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boomhauer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boomhauer misses with a wild combination.
Idle misses with a few strikes there.
Idle defending well as Boomhauer loads up on a big left hand.

Boomhauer closes the distance and pushes Idle back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boomhauer throws an elbow but misses.

Idle breaks the clinch.
Boomhauer tries to close the distance and clinch but Idle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boomhauer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Idle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Idle lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Idle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idle throws a body punch but Boomhauer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomhauer tries to clinch up.
Idle missing with a left hand there. Boomhauer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boomhauer doesn't manage to clinch there - Idle circles away.
Idle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boomhauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Idle.
Boomhauer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Idle paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Boomhauer gets a clinch.
Boomhauer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idle.
Idle avoiding damage as Boomhauer throws knees to the body.
Boomhauer tries to circle away but Idle has him pinned against the cage.
Boomhauer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Idle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boomhauer misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Boomhauer.
Idle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Idle throws a hook but Boomhauer blocks it.
Boomhauer doesn't manage to clinch there - Idle circles away.

Boomhauer has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idle is trying to break the clinch but Boomhauer is controlling him.

Idle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boomhauer throws a leg kick but Idle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Idle throws a lazy right hand but Boomhauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Idle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Idle keeps the fight on the outside.
Idle moves out of range of the body kick.
Boomhauer doesn't manage to clinch there - Idle circles away.
Idle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Idle misses the shot to the body.
Boomhauer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boomhauer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Idle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boomhauer throws a right hand that Idle ducks under and follows up with a left that Idle also avoids with ease.

Idle drops Boomhauer with a beautiful combination! Boomhauer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Idle is looking for the KO!

Jeff Boomhauer's cut is getting worse.
Idle keeps the fight on the outside.
Boomhauer tries to clinch up but Idle circles away and keeps his distance.
Idle throws a hook but Boomhauer avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idle checks the leg kick.
Boomhauer tries to clinch but Idle moves out of range.
Boomhauer throws a combination that misses
and Idle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boomhauer is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idle throws an overhand right that lands on Boomhauer's shoulder, as Boomhauer tries to avoid the shot.
Boomhauer wants to clinch

and Idle counters with a nice right hand that sends Boomhauer toppling to the canvas! Boomhauer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Idle finish him?!
Boomhauer clinches but Idle breaks the clinch
and Idle counters with a nice body shot.
Are you kidding me?! Idle ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Boomhauer clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Idle!