PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jack bombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Eliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think bombo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX-X gonna Give it to ya. jack bombo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

bombo
vs
Eliot

195 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jack bombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Eliot!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eliot tries to work over bombo's front leg with a kick but bombo checks it.
Eliot throws a low kick but it's checked well by bombo.
Eliot throws a low kick, looking for bombo's leg but bombo calmly moves out of range.
bombo misses with a two punch combination.
bombo works over Eliot's head and body with a nice combination.
jack bombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eliot throws a right hand that bombo ducks under and follows up with a left that bombo also avoids with ease.
bombo misses with a few strikes there.
Eliot tries to clinch up but bombo circles away and keeps his distance.
bombo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliot.
bombo misses with a double jab

and Eliot counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eliot.
bombo is trying to break the clinch but Eliot has him pressed against the cage.
bombo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Eliot manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for bombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bombo misses with the combination.
bombo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
bombo misses with a combination
and Eliot counters with an inside leg kick.
Eliot tries to clinch there but bombo circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
bombo swinging wilding here.
Eliot throws a series of punches but bombo avoids them all with ease.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Eliot counters by clinching up.

bombo breaks from the clinch.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eliot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bombo.
Eliot throws a leg kick but bombo sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - bombo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jack bombo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bombo throws a combination that misses
and Eliot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Eliot.
bombo is breathing heavily.
Eliot throws a leg kick that misses.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliot counters with a nice leg kick.
Eliot scores with a one two! bombo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliot misses with a low kick as bombo jumps back.
Eliot lands a nice looking body kick.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliot counters with a low kick, right behind bombo 's knee.
bombo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eliot tries to clinch up but bombo circles away and keeps his distance.

Eliot clinches.

bombo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Eliot is just too persistent for him and manages to trip bombo to the mat. bombo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eliot wants to stand but bombo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eliot won't allow bombo to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eliot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
bombo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
bombo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eliot is one step ahead there.

bombo is working an open guard so Eliot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
bombo slips a jab and a cross from Eliot.
bombo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Eliot counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eliot.

Eliot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bombo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
bombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bombo misses with a combination

and Eliot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eliot.
bombo has a closed guard, preventing Eliot from standing up.
Eliot stopping the sweep attempt from bombo.
Eliot sitting in guard here, content to control.
bombo looking for a sweep. Not yet bombo, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eliot stands up and waves to bombo to follow him.
bombo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eliot throws a series of strikes that have bombo backpedaling.
bombo misses with a combination
and Eliot counters with a left and a right that stings bombo.

bombo moves into the clinch.

Eliot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eliot lands a nice leg kick that just misses bombo's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eliot throws a sloppy head kick and bombo moves out of range easily.
Eliot fails in his attempt to clinch.
bombo misses with a jab, cross combination.
bombo wants to clinch but Eliot slips to the side
and Eliot counters with a series of strikes. bombo will be more careful next time no doubt.
bombo avoids the head kick by Eliot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Eliot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Eliot.
Eliot doesn't manage to clinch there - bombo circles away.
Eliot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bombo.
bombo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eliot tries to clinch but bombo is having none of it.
Eliot tries to clinch but bombo is having none of it.
bombo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eliot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eliot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
bombo misses with a two punch combination.
Eliot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
bombo scores with a one two! Eliot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from bombo.
Eliot slips a jab and a cross from bombo.
Thomas Eliot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Eliot.
No joy there for bombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by bombo!
Eliot throws a leg kick which misses bombo's front leg but catches the back leg as bombo tries to avoid it.
jack bombo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bombo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
bombo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eliot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bombo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bombo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by bombo.
bombo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
bombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bombo throws a nice looking combination but Eliot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for bombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bombo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eliot pivots, looking for a leg kick but bombo is out of range and Eliot settles back down.
bombo lands a jab-cross combination.
Eliot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bombo.
Eliot dodges the punch combination from bombo.
bombo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
bombo lands with a nice combination. Eliot backs away looking to recover.
bombo moves out of range of the body kick.
bombo swinging wilding here.
Eliot slips a jab and a cross from bombo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Eliot has closed the distance and engaged bombo in a clinch.

Eliot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eliot slips a jab and a cross from bombo.
bombo throws a right hand that Eliot ducks under and follows up with a left that Eliot also avoids with ease.

bombo has closed the distance and engaged Eliot in a clinch.
bombo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Eliot breaks from the clinch.
Eliot misses with a wild combination.
bombo misses with a double jab.
bombo misses with the combination.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliot counters with a solid body kick.
Eliot misses with a double jab.
bombo throws a series of punches but Eliot avoids them all with ease.
Eliot throws a series of punches but bombo avoids them all with ease.
Eliot tries to clinch but bombo moves out of range.
A punch combination from bombo misses.
bombo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eliot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eliot misses with a jab, cross combination.
bombo misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliot throws a leg kick that misses.
bombo misses with a series of wild punches.
Eliot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bombo.
Eliot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eliot dodges the punch combination from bombo.
Eliot shoots in looking for a takedown. bombo tries to sprawl out of it but Eliot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. bombo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
bombo swinging wilding here.
bombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eliot misses with a kick to the body.
bombo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eliot counters with a two punch combo.
bombo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
bombo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eliot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bombo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eliot slips a jab and a cross from bombo.
bombo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eliot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eliot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliot counters with a low kick, right behind bombo 's knee.
bombo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Eliot.
bombo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
bombo misses with a two punch combination.
bombo misses with a double jab
and Eliot counters with a nice uppercut.
Eliot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bombo.
Eliot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but bombo is out of range.
bombo looks to land a combination but Eliot avoids it well.
bombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eliot.
Eliot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eliot throws a series of punches but bombo moves out of range.
bombo slips a jab and a cross from Eliot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Eliot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

bombo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from bombo does no damage.
A punch combination from Eliot misses.
bombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bombo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliot.
A combination from bombo does no damage.
A combination from bombo does no damage.
Eliot misses with a two punch combination.

Eliot gets a takedown into half guard.
bombo manages to get to full guard.
Eliot slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from bombo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eliot stands up and beckons bombo to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bombo blocks a head kick by Eliot.
bombo is working the combinations to good effect here.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliot counters with a thumping low kick.
bombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bombo misses with the combination.
Eliot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eliot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Eliot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eliot dodges the punch combination from bombo.
Eliot avoids a punch combination nicely.
bombo slips a jab and a cross from Eliot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
bombo misses with a combination
and Eliot counters with an inside leg kick.
bombo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
bombo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eliot counters with a two punch combo.
bombo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
bombo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bombo.
bombo misses with a few strikes there.
Eliot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bombo circles away from the clinch attempt.
bombo misses with a double jab
and Eliot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
bombo throws a right and a left that both miss.
bombo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Eliot counters with a single leg into guard. bombo didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bombo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eliot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eliot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bombo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by bombo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bombo punching from mount but Eliot doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Eliot avoids a series of strikes thrown by bombo.
Eliot is in a horrible position here. bombo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
bombo throws some wild stikes that Eliot manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bombo throws some wild stikes that Eliot manages to avoid easily.
bombo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eliot avoids a series of strikes thrown by bombo.
bombo throws some wild stikes that Eliot manages to avoid easily.
bombo lands with some strikes.
bombo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eliot regains half guard.
bombo throwing shots but Eliot is blocking nicely.
Eliot moves into full guard.
jack bombo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Eliot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bombo throws and elbow that misses. Eliot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in bombo's guard. Nice move by Eliot!

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Eliot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eliot 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Eliot!