PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockamole has chosen Shaggy-Boombastic 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.

Boromir
vs
Rockamole

200 cm
31
254 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

200 cm
37
287 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boromir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rockamole. That's going to slow Boromir down.
Rockamole looks to land a body kick but Boromir moved away.
Boromir connects with a looping right hand.
Rockamole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rockamole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boromir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockamole.
Rockamole misses with a series of wild punches.
Rockamole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir misses with a hook. Rockamole ducked under it nicely.
Boromir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Boromir clinches.
Rockamole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boromir.
Rockamole struggles to land a body shot inside as Boromir controls his hands.
Rockamole working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boromir.
Rockamole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boromir has a couple of punches blocked by Rockamole.
Rockamole wants a takedown.
Rockamole can't find room to land a body shot as Boromir controls the action.
Come on Rockamole - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boromir pushes Rockamole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockamole has Boromir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boromir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hantu Rockamole.
Boromir swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockamole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockamole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boromir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockamole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boromir backwards.

Rockamole ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rockamole no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boromir is pushing down on Rockamole's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rockamole is fighting to maintain full guard but Boromir has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boromir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boromir is working away from the top position though.
Boromir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rockamole tries to get to full guard but Boromir has control of the leg.
Boromir wants to control but Rockamole is keeping him busy.
Boromir not doing much here.
Boromir uses his free foot to push down on Rockamole's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rockamole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir controlling his opponent.
Rockamole can't escape the position.
Rockamole tries to lock up and control but Boromir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rockamole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boromir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rockamole is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Boromir there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Boromir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir continues to stall.
Rockamole holds on for dear life.
Rockamole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boromir blocks Rockamole's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rockamole has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Boromir's lack of action.
Rockamole tries to roll over but Boromir keeps him under control.
Rockamole felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boromir trying to mount his opponent but Rockamole defends it.
Rockamole trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Boromir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boromir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rockamole.

Boromir drives through and clinches with Rockamole against the cage.
Boromir has a couple of punches blocked by Rockamole.
Rockamole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rockamole stalling in the clinch but Boromir improves position.
Rockamole has Boromir pushed against the cage.
Rockamole wants a takedown.
Boromir swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockamole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir lands with a right to the head.
Rockamole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boromir's elbow.
Rockamole is trying to break free.
Rockamole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boromir.
Boromir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole struggles to land a body shot inside as Boromir controls his hands.

Rockamole gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rockamole working the head and body with strikes.
Rockamole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boromir defending well though.
Rockamole is pressing down on Boromir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boromir is holding on for now.
Boromir wants to control but Rockamole is keeping busy.
Boromir preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boromir trying to control but Rockamole postures up.
Boromir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hantu Rockamole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boromir working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir has momentary wrist control but Rockamole slips an elbow through the middle.
Boromir trying to control the position here.
Rockamole trying to control but Boromir is working from the bottom.
Rockamole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rockamole seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rockamole being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boromir working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hantu Rockamole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Rockamole throws a head kick that misses.
Rockamole slips a jab from Boromir.
Boromir throws a hook but Rockamole blocks it.
Boromir misses with a hook.
Boromir scores with the left hand. Rockamole knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir moves in looking to clinch but Rockamole pushes him off.
Rockamole throws a right hand that Boromir ducks under and follows up with a left that Boromir also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Boromir.
Captain Boromir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockamole is looking to chop away at Boromir's legs.
Rockamole throws a sloppy head kick and Boromir moves out of range easily.
Rockamole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boromir in his tracks.
Rockamole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Captain Boromir is winning the standup battle so far.
Boromir jabs Rockamole right on the nose. Rockamole blinks but takes it well.
Boromir missing with a left hand there. Rockamole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Rockamole cracks a nice hook into Boromir's ribs.
Rockamole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir.
Donk. Boromir catches Rockamole right on the button with a cross.
Rockamole needs to keep his hands up - Boromir had a free shot at his head there.
Rockamole scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockamole fails to land the takedown.
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 Captain Boromir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Boromir scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boromir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boromir drops his hands momentarily and Rockamole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boromir lands a lovely overhand right.
Rockamole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rockamole takes one to the side of the head.
Boromir dodges the punch combination from Rockamole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir throws a big shot that misses.
Rockamole swinging wildly here.
Boromir lands a jab.

Rockamole has Boromir up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockamole tries to work over Boromir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rockamole has a couple of punches blocked by Boromir.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockamole blocks an uppercut.
Rockamole lands a right hand.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockamole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockamole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boromir is pressed up against the cage. Rockamole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boromir down to the mat. Boromir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boromir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rockamole shoots in for a takedown but Boromir shows good takedown defense.
Boromir throws the left hand but Rockamole avoids the punch easily.
Hantu Rockamole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir throws out a powerful jab.
Boromir wants to clinch up but Rockamole keeps it at a distance.
Rockamole moves away from the strike by Boromir.
Boromir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boromir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockamole.
A telegraphed right hand from Boromir misses the target.
Boromir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockamole.
Rockamole fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockamole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Boromir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockamole throws out the jab.
A big left from Boromir misses.
Rockamole throws a head kick but Boromir moves out of range.
Rockamole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boromir.
Rockamole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boromir circles away quickly and effectively.
Boromir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockamole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boromir sets himself, and Rockamole steps forward looking for the clinch! Boromir avoids it this time.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Rockamole slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rockamole. That one must have hurt.

Boromir moves into the clinch successfully.
Rockamole leaning against his opponent.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockamole.
Boromir is pressed up against the cage. Rockamole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boromir down to the mat. Boromir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hantu Rockamole.
Rockamole misses with a wild body shot.
Boromir tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Boromir.
Rockamole throws a head kick but Boromir moves out of range.
Boromir moves out of range as Rockamole strikes.
Some wild striking there from Rockamole.
Rockamole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Rockamole throws a jab but it's blocked by Boromir.
Rockamole throws a front kick that sends Boromir stumbling back into the cage.
Boromir connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boromir is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Boromir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boromir throws a hook to the side of Rockamole's head but Rockamole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rockamole lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockamole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Boromir cracks Rockamole with an open hand slap.
Rockamole throws a head kick that misses.
Rockamole walks into a jab.
Rockamole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boromir misses with a lunging right hand

and Rockamole counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boromir won't be happy with that.
Rockamole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockamole trying to control the position but Boromir is working away.

Rockamole is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boromir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boromir tries to buck Rockamole off but Rockamole is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hantu Rockamole.
I think Boromir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Boromir!
An out of breath Captain Boromir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.