PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem comes to the cage accompanied by Solitaire Unraveling. Veron has chosen Breathe - Prodigy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bookem
vs
Veron

170 cm
31
147 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

169 cm
25
144 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Veron!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bookem cracks the inside of Veron's front leg.
Bullet Bookem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bookem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Veron counters with a nice body shot.
Bookem scores with a nice right hand.
Bookem throws a hook to the side of Veron's head but Veron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bookem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Veron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bookem is able to avoid easily.
Bookem lands a nice hook to Veron's body. Veron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bookem tries a head kick but it misses.
Bookem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veron throws a shot from downtown. Bookem moves away and avoids it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bookem.

Bookem working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron tries to escape but Bookem is in control.

Bookem is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Veron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bookem throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bookem.
Bookem sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Veron is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bookem tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Veron sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Veron wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bookem is trying to control the action in half guard but Veron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Veron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bookem.
Bookem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veron's head.
Bookem is thwarting Veron's attempts to control the position.
Bookem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Veron wants to get back to full guard but Bookem has passed into side control.
Bookem lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bookem throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bookem is trying to ground and pound but Veron uses the momentary lack of control by Bookem to regain half guard.
Veron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bookem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron is controlling Bookem's trapped leg to prevent Bookem from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bookem is trying to control. Veron wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Veron keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Veron wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bookem looks to land a right hand but Veron moved out of range.
Bookem tries to clinch up but Veron circles away and keeps his distance.
Bookem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Veron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bookem throws a looping overhand right but Veron ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bookem.
Veron throws a solid leg kick but Bookem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Veron.
Veron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bookem was well out of range. Poor timing from Veron.
Bookem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bookem lands with a good body shot.
Veron misses with a straight right.
Bookem misses with a looping right.
Veron moves to clinch but Bookem breaks away
and Bookem counters with a left to the body.
Bookem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bookem throws a hook but Veron blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bookem throws a lazy right hand but Veron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veron looks to score with a jab to the body but Bookem is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bookem.
Bookem misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Veron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Bookem catches Veron right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Bookem.
Veron throws the kick towards the body but Bookem avoids it.
Veron misses with a low kick.
Veron throws a push kick but Bookem slaps the foot to one side.
Bookem looks to land a right hand but Veron moved out of range.
Bookem throws an overhand right that lands on Veron's shoulder, as Veron tries to avoid the shot.
Veron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bookem throws a jab when Veron was well out of range.
Bookem throws a one two combo.
Veron finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Veron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bookem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veron avoids the head kick by Bookem.
Veron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bookem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron takes a swing at Bookem's ribcage but misses.
Bookem misses the jab.
Bookem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Veron lands a nice shot to the body.
Veron moves out of range of the strikes.
Veron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bookem.
Veron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bookem was well out of range. Poor timing from Veron.
Veron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bookem misses the target.
Bookem avoids the body shot from Veron.
Veron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Veron thuds a left hand into Bookem's body.
Bookem looks to throw the jab but Veron is out of range.
Veron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bookem is able to avoid easily.
Veron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veron moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Veron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bookem manages to avoid it.
Bookem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Veron's head.
A low kick from Bookem is predictable there
and Veron counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Veron.
Veron wants to clinch up but Bookem keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Veron.
Bookem doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Bookem gets tackled into the cage by Veron. Veron maintains the clinch.
Veron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bookem.
A shot in the inside from Veron.
Veron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bookem backwards.
Veron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bookem avoids it.
Veron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veron gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bookem.
Bookem trying to land knees to the body.
Veron lands a nice shot to the body.
Veron tries to work over Bookem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Veron lands with a short shot to the head.
Bookem misses with the head strike.
Bookem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bookem wants to stall.
Veron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bookem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bookem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veron's elbow.
Veron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bookem's defenses.

It looks like Bullet Bookem has been cut.
Veron lands a shoulder strike.
Bookem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veron's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veron.
Veron lands a shoulder strike.
Veron blocks a body shot from Bookem.
Veron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bookem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bookem misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Veron.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bookem misses with a body punch.
Bookem working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Veron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bullet Bookem's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Veron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veron attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bookem wants to land a leg kick but Veron is out of range.
Bookem throws a poor cross that misses
and Veron counters with a nice body shot.

Veron has closed the distance and engaged Bookem in a clinch.
Bookem working hard to break the clinch.
Veron lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Veron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bookem is defending well for now.
Veron lands with a left to the head.
Veron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Bookem.
Bookem misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Veron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron throws an elbow but it misses.
Veron prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bookem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bookem avoiding damage as Veron throws knees to the body.
Bookem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veron backwards.

Veron is rocked!
Bookem misses with the head strike.
Veron is still on wobbly legs! Can Bookem finish him?
Bookem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bookem misses with the head strike.
Bookem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Bookem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Veron blocking some punches.
Bookem swings wildly with an uppercut but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bookem lands a big knee to the head and Veron goes down! Bookem pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bullet Bookem!