PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. 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.

Boom
vs
Tran Le

181 cm
24
171 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

179 cm
26
182 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
A combination from Le does no damage.
Boom throws a nice head kick!
Le misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Le lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Le.
Boom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom with a nice cross.
Boom connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Le.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.

Boom closes the distance and pushes Le back into the cage.
Le prevents a body shot from Boom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le is pushing Boom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boom takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
Boom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boom's defenses.
I was talking to Boom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Le breaks the clinch.
Le with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom moves out of range as Le throws a body kick.
Boom throws the kick towards the body but Le avoids it.
Boom takes one on the button.

Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Le working Boom over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le working Boom over with knees to the body.
Le softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Le is looking to control Boom's arms but Boom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Le has his back to the cage.
A short left from Le.
Boom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le landing knees to the body.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le scores with a hook to the body.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Le.
Le is pushing Boom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Le lands an elbow inside that Boom shrugs off.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le scores with a hook to the body.
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Le.
Boom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Le lands an elbow just above Boom 's eye.
A short left from Le.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boom's face.
Boom working aggressively here.
Le lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a body punch.
Boom working aggressively here.
Boom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boom's defenses.
Le makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Boom is rocked!
Le taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le lands a left hand.
A short left from Le.
Le pushes Boom against the cage. Le is working some dirty boxing. Le pushes off with a quick right hook! Boom goes down! Boom tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Le moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phan Tran Le!
An out of breath Phan Tran Le thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.