PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sweeney's choice of entrance music: Four Star Mary - Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bomb
vs
Sweeney

198 cm
40
233 lbs
78 - 34 - 7

225 cm
37
287 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 78 - 34 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bomb's hands.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomb throws a push kick but Sweeney slaps the foot to one side.
Sweeney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bomb closes the distance and clinches.
Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bomb.
Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sweeney takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Sweeney.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the head but Sweeney blocks with his arms.
Bomb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as Sweeney controls the action.
Bomb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sweeney is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bomb misses with a punch on the inside.

Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sweeney has closed the distance and engaged Bomb in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb lands a knee to the head.
Sweeney misses with some punches.
Bomb throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bomb.
Bomb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bomb lands with a right to the head.
Bomb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bomb stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Bomb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweeney's elbow.
Sweeney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left hand lands to the body for Sweeney.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Sweeney shrugs off.
Bomb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sweeney misses with a body punch.
Bomb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb looks to land a right hand but Sweeney moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Sweeney moved away.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sweeney thuds a left hand into Bomb's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sweeney counters with a nice body shot.
Bomb looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bomb is breathing heavily.
Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Sweeney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sweeney trying to control but Bomb is working from the bottom.
Sweeney throws an elbow that misses. Bomb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sweeney's guard. Nice move by Bomb!

Bomb won't allow Sweeney to sweep him here.
Sweeney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is trying to control. Bomb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bomb preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bomb is looking to control Sweeney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bomb avoid being mounted?
Sweeney controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bomb manages to get to full guard.
Sweeney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Sweeney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweeney is fighting to break Bomb's control of his arms but Bomb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Sweeney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sweeney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sweeney trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sweeney preventing the sweep.
Bomb working a defensive guard here.
Bomb looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Declan Sweeney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bomb swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
A cross from Sweeney lands.
Bomb connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sweeney jabs Bomb right on the nose. Bomb blinks but takes it well.

Bomb is rocked!
Sweeney scores with a spinning back kick!
Oh Bomb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sweeney gets a big slam - oh, Bomb is out! Bomb is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Declan Sweeney!
During a confident post fight interview, Declan Sweeney thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.