PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raptor Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boom
vs
Jesus

173 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raptor Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boom pushes down on Jesus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jesus defending well though.
Boom misses with a head shot. Jesus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jesus is trying to hold Boom in close to prevent damage but Boom has managed to pass into half guard.
Jesus wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jesus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boom.
Jesus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boom is now in half guard.
Boom throwing shots but Jesus is blocking nicely.

Boom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jesus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus wants to improve his position but Boom is controlling well.
Jesus has hold of Boom's hands but Boom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jesus is trying to escape back to his feet but Boom uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Boom throws an elbow but Jesus slips to the side and avoids it well.

Boom swings around for an armbar but Jesus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boom's guard.
Jesus won't allow Boom to get back to his feet.
Boom has Jesus pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jesus has passed into side control.
Boom is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jesus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jesus trying to control from half guard but Boom is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boom tries to roll over but Jesus keeps him under control.
Jesus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throwing shots but Boom is blocking nicely.

Boom kicks off Jesus and gets to his feet.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Jesus is just out of range.
Jesus throws a lazy right hand but Boom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jesus slips a jab and a cross from Boom.
Jesus checks a leg kick nicely.
Jesus misses with a leg kick.
Raptor Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom throws a series of punches but Jesus moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Jesus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Jesus.
Nice defenses there by Jesus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Boom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boom moves away from the strike by Jesus.
Boom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jesus throws a hook but Boom blocks it.
A punch combination from Boom misses.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Boom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jesus.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Boom ducks down to avoid it.
Boom slips under a jab.
Boom shoots in looking for a takedown. Jesus tries to sprawl out of it but Boom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jesus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesus lands with a nice combination. Boom backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom throws a head kick that misses.
Boom throws a head kick but Jesus moves out of range.
Boom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom has a takedown stuffed.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Boom.
Boom fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boom.
Boom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jesus throws a leg kick
and Jesus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
A swing and a miss from Jesus.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jesus.
Boom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom slips a jab and a cross from Jesus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws an off balance right hand
and Boom counters with a solid body kick.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jesus counter with a right hand.
Raptor Jesus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jesus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boom.
Jesus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boom.
Sloppy strikes from Jesus. Those never looked like landing.
Boom missing with a left hand there. Jesus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus cracks the inside of Boom's front leg.

Jesus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boom is trying to force a seperation but Jesus has the dominant position.
Boom is trying to force a seperation but Jesus has the dominant position.
Jesus pushes off an throws an elbow but Boom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jesus prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.
Boom blocks a body shot from Jesus.
Jesus can't find room to land a body shot as Boom controls the action.
Jesus struggles to land a body shot inside as Boom controls his hands.
Jesus has had enough of the clinch but Boom keeps him there for the moment.

Boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raptor Jesus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jesus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jesus throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Jesus misses with a body shot.
Jesus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Jesus. Beautiful body shot.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jesus digs a good body shot into Boom's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jesus misses with a two punch combination.
Boom lands with a shot to the body.
Boom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jesus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jesus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom tries to land a front kick but Jesus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom scores with a sloppy right hand. Jesus should have avoided that one.
Jesus throws an overhand right that lands on Boom's shoulder, as Boom tries to avoid the shot.
Jesus gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Boom there.
Orlando Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom lands with a slapping head kick.
Jesus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boom back to the cage. Jesus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jesus throws a right hand that misses
and Boom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boom scores with a jab.
Boom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jesus.
Jesus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jesus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Boom misses.
Boom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom cracks a nice hook into Jesus's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boom.
Jesus ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Orlando Boom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jesus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom avoids the head kick by Jesus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Boom!