PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wish Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Kromer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kromer's choice of entrance music: Cold As Ice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bone
vs
Kromer

187 cm
28
190 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

[CBK] Smashwear Clothing

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wish Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Kromer!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone misses with a hook to the body
and Kromer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone scores with a jab.

It looks like Frederick Kromer has been cut.
Kromer misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a left to the body.
Kromer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kromer.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kromer throws a sloppy head kick and Bone moves out of range easily.
Bone misses the body punch
and Kromer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kromer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kromer misses with a hook
letting Bone counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromer's corner calls for a 1-2. Kromer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kromer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
Kromer looks gassed!
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kromer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Good leg kick by Kromer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Kromer is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kromer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Kromer.
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kromer at a distance.
Kromer misses with a low kick.
Frederick Kromer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kromer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone throws a series of punches but Kromer avoids them all with ease.
Bone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kromer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kromer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kromer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kromer misses with a left hand
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bone checks a leg kick.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kromer.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kromer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Kromer throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kromer thinking.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Kromer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bone's knee momentarily.
Kromer wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kromer doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Kromer misses with a body shot.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Kromer is just out of range.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kromer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone misses with a jab to the body
and Kromer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kromer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kromer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Kromer'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.

Kromer throws a leg kick but Bone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bone walks into a jab.
Kromer looks to land a body kick but Bone moved away.
Kromer misses with an uppercut
and Bone counters with a one-two to the body.
Kromer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kromer is looking to land body kicks.
Bone misses with a body punch
and Kromer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bone is looking to wear down Kromer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kromer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bone misses with a body punch
and Kromer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromer connects with a looping right hand.
Kromer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Kromer misses
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Kromer misses.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Kromer scores with a jab to the head.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Kromer there.
Bone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kromer counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kromer, right into the meat.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kromer misses with a few strikes there.
Bone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bone lands a body shot.
Bone misses with a body punch
and Kromer counters with an inside leg kick.
Kromer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Bone misses
and Kromer counters with an outside leg kick.
Bone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone thows a body shot but no joy.
Bone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kromer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Kromer.
Kromer misses with a double jab
and Bone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kromer is breathing heavily.
Bone moves out of range as Kromer throws a body kick.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kromer moves away.
Kromer throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Kromer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bone takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Kromer throws a front kick aimed at Bone's knee but Bone avoids it well.
Bone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Kromer misses with a hook
and Bone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kromer manages to avoid it.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kromer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kromer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kromer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Kromer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bone throws a right hand that misses
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kromer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kromer counters with a stiff right hand.
Kromer is looking to score with low kicks.
Good shot there by Kromer.
Kromer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bone.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone jabs Kromer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kromer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kromer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Kromer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kromer manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Bone misses
and Kromer counters with an inside leg kick.
Kromer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wish Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone misses with a hook to the body
and Kromer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bone throws a sloppy body shot
and Kromer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bone moves out of range of the body kick from Kromer.
Bone slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kromer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kromer.
Kromer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kromer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bone avoids the head kick by Kromer.
That kick from Kromer tenderised Bone's leg. Bone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kromer. Kromer obviously looking to wear him down.
Kromer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bone moves out of range as Kromer throws a body kick.
Kromer throws a low kick, looking for Bone's leg but Bone calmly moves out of range.
Kromer avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kromer.
Bone misses with a body punch
and Kromer counters with a solid body kick.
Kromer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Bone. Those never looked like landing.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Kromer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kromer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kromer misses the body punch
and Bone counters with a one-two to the body.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kromer throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kromer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bone has got the better of the exchanges.
Bone takes a swing at Kromer's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kromer misses with a kick to the body.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Kromer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bone tests Kromer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kromer lands a really nice looking cross but Bone seems unphased.
Bone takes a swing at Kromer's ribcage but misses.
Kromer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kromer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kromer throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Kromer throws a combination that misses
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromer throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kromer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kromer moves away.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kromer.
Bone lands with a nice body punch.
Bone jabs Kromer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Bone throws a body punch but Kromer moves out of range.
Kromer throws a combination that misses
and Bone counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bone misses.
Bone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kromer moves away.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kromer manages to avoid it.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kromer can do to turn this around?
Bone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kromer counters with a solid body kick.
Bone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kromer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bone swings for the body but Kromer moves out of range.
Kromer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kromer throws a hook to the side of Bone's head but Bone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kromer counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Bone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kromer throws a series of punches but Bone moves out of range.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kromer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Kromer misses with an uppercut
and Bone counters with a left to the body.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kromer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer misses with a hook
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bone throws a body punch but Kromer moves out of range.
Kromer avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone throws a sloppy body shot
and Kromer counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Kromer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone had his way with Frederick Kromer in that round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Kromer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kromer misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a two punch combo.
Kromer digs a good hook to Bone's body.
Kromer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Bone throws a sloppy body shot
and Kromer counters with a big head kick but Bone shrugs it off.
Kromer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bone.
Kromer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kromer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kromer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kromer is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone lands a glancing blow to the side of Kromer's head.
Bone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kromer tries a low kick but Bone avoids it.
Kromer moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Kromer misses with a body shot
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone works over Kromer's head and body with a nice combination.
Kromer throws a series of punches but Bone moves out of range.
Kromer avoids the body shot from Bone.
Frederick Kromer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kromer misses.
Bone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kromer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Kromer avoids the body shot from Bone.
A shot to the body from Bone misses
and Kromer counters with a three punch combo that has Bone backing up. Bone nods at Kromer to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kromer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone thows a body shot but no joy.
Kromer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bone swings for the body but Kromer moves out of range.
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kromer at a distance.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kromer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone throws a body punch but Kromer moves out of range.
Bone lands a nice looking body shot.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer misses with a low kick as Bone jumps back.
Nice jab there from Bone.
Kromer is looking to slow Bone down with leg kicks.
Kromer misses with a hook
and Bone counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kromer. Those never looked like landing.
Bone lands with a good body shot.
Wish Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
Kromer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wish Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wish Bone!