PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jr
vs
Boom

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Boom!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr misses with an uppercut. Boom saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Jr.
Boom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boom.
Boom misses with a two punch combination.
Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jr throws a right and a left that Boom avoids nicely.
Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Boom with a hook.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
Boom throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Boom seems unphased.
Boom throws a right hand that misses
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jr staying out of range there.
Jr jabs at Boom's body.
Boom misses with a double jab.
Boom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Jr.
Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jr.
Boom misses with a lunging right hand
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jr misses the jab.
Jr swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jr swinging wildly here.
Jr throws a right and a left that Boom avoids nicely.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Jr tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Boom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr misses with a looping right.
Boom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boom.
Boom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom digs a good body shot into Jr's ribs.
Boom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jr's head.
Boom scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Boom.
Jr lands with an overhand left.
Jr avoids the body shot from Boom.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Boom.
Boom lands with an uppercut that bounces Jr off the cage and back into range.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Jr.
Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boom in his tracks.
Boom dips to his left and cracks Jr with an uppercut!
Boom throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr scores with a hook to the body. Boom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob 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 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Boom.
Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob Boom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom slips a jab and a cross from Jr.
Boom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boom manages to avoid it.
Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom with a nice cross.
Boom slips under a jab.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
A swing and a miss from Jr.
A combination from Boom does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom connects with a body shot that sends Jr's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Boom tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Boom backing up. Boom nods at Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
John Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boom on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Jr.
Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom scores with a jab.
Boom with a jab.
Boom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom misses with an uppercut.
Jr slips a straight right by Boom.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Jr counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Jr takes a swing at Boom's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jr!
Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boom.
Boom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Jr looks to land a combination but Boom avoids it well.
Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boom lands with a cross.
Jr scores with a jab.
Boom lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom throws a lazy right hand but Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
Boom misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
Boom throws a hook but Jr avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Boom's head.
Boom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Jr misses.
Boom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Boom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jr backpedaling.
Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jr. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jr misses.
Jr throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Boom throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
Jr dodges the punch combination from Boom.
Jr swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Jr throws a nice looking combination but Boom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jr's hands.
Boom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jr.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Boom misses.
Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jr.
Boom misses with a series of wild punches.
Jr misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Jr.
Boom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jr's head.
Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom throws a series of punches but Jr moves out of range.
Boom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boom back to the cage. Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jr swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jr tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jr digs a good body shot into Boom's ribs.
Jr swinging wildly here.
Boom tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Jr does it's job there.
Boom throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Boom.
Well Boom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!