PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stump Whacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomber comes to the ring accompanied by Notorious Thugz- Notorious B.I.G ft Bone Thugz N' Harmony. Stump Whacker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bomber
vs
Whacker

191 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stump Whacker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whacker tries to clinch but Bomber is having none of it.
Whacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whacker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bomber.
Bomber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bomber avoids the body shot from Whacker.
Whacker moves out of range of the body kick.
Whacker tries to bum rush Bomber with a series of wild strikes but Bomber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bomber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses.
Whacker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Stump Whacker has been cut.
Bomber with a lazy takedown attempt

and Whacker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whacker scores a nice knee to the body.
Whacker lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomber is breathing heavily.
Whacker wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bomber fails to land.
Whacker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bomber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whacker looking to slow down the pace here.

Bomber drags the fight down to the ground.
Bomber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whacker is looking to work some ground and pound but Bomber has wrist control.
Bomber is striking off his back. Whacker thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Whacker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Whacker is looking to take a break and control but Bomber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bomber throws a right and a left that both miss.

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.
Whacker misses with the combination.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bomber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whacker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whacker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whacker fails with the takedown.
Sergei Bomber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stump Whacker.
Bomber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Whacker counters by moving into the clinch.
Whacker lands a shoulder strike.
Whacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bomber wants to break free but Whacker has control.
Whacker scores with a knee to the head.

Whacker breaks the clinch.
Bomber misses with a two punch combination.
Whacker scoring well with a low kick there.
Bomber throws a left and a right that both miss

so Whacker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bomber wants to improve his position but instead Whacker has moved into half guard.
Bomber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bomber trying to keep a closed guard but Whacker is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber wants to sweep but no luck.

Bomber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whacker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bomber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomber looking to control.
Bomber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Bomber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bomber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bomber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Whacker from controlling successfully.
Whacker postures up in Bomber's guard and throws a big left but Bomber blocks it.

Bomber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whacker preventing the sweep.
Bomber trying to keep a closed guard but Whacker is proving a slippery customer.

Bomber looking for a guillotine here but Whacker defends easily.

Bomber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bomber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whacker is one step ahead there.
Whacker wants to control from the top but Bomber keeps moving.
Bomber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bomber wants to sweep here but Whacker controlling him for the moment.

Bomber had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Whacker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bomber Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Whacker's back instead.

Bomber is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Whacker defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Whacker showing good submission defense here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whacker trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bomber cracks Whacker with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Whacker from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bomber's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Bomber working for the choke.

Whacker is in a bad position with Bomber working for a choke. Whacker manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bomber controls Whacker momentarily but Whacker frees himself.

Bomber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bomber is looking for a triangle here but Whacker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whacker gets to mount! Bomber was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bomber flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bomber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whacker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bomber is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Whacker landing strikes from the mount and Bomber is in trouble!
BOOM! Whacker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whacker won't let Bomber get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Whacker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bomber tries to reverse the position but Whacker maintains control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Whacker working for a guillotine from mount but Bomber is in no mood to give up.
Bomber tries to reverse the position but Whacker maintains control.
Whacker trying to control but Bomber is having none of it.
Bomber tries to buck Whacker off but he can't manage it.
Whacker prevents Bomber from getting the reversal.
Whacker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bomber is looking to escape.
Bomber wants to control but Whacker is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stump Whacker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stump Whacker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Whacker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bomber is looking to land body kicks.
Bomber misses with a combination
and Whacker counters with a right hand to the body.
Bomber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Whacker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whacker missing with knees to the body.
Whacker trying to stall but Bomber improves his position.
Bomber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Whacker manages to pull guard.
Bomber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bomber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whacker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whacker is trying to keep Bomber in close.
Bomber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber wants to control from the top but Whacker keeps moving.
Whacker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bomber wants to control from the top but Whacker keeps moving.
Bomber trying to move into half guard but instead Whacker has managed to sweep!
Whacker stopping the sweep attempt from Bomber.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Whacker moves into the clinch successfully.
Whacker scores a nice knee to the body.
Bomber wants to get back to striking at distance but Whacker won't allow it.
Bomber is working for takedown but Whacker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whacker lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomber is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Bomber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whacker tries for a takedown but Bomber manages to get underhooks.
Whacker is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bomber has hold of one of Whacker's legs. Whacker is fighting the takedown attempt but Bomber gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Whacker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Whacker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bomber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bomber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Whacker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Whacker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Whacker!
Bomber has control of an arm but Whacker manages to advance to Whacker's back!
Bomber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bomber tries to hold on but Whacker pushes him away.
Bomber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whacker avoids the attempt from Bomber to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whacker lands a nice shot to the head.
Whacker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bomber is looking to escape.
Whacker is landing with some decent strikes but Bomber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Sergei Bomber has been cut.
Whacker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Bomber is rocked!
Whacker unloading with bombs!
Oh Bomber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whacker controlling from the full mount.
Whacker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whacker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bomber hang on?

Sergei Bomber's cut is getting worse.
Whacker with a couple of short strikes.
Whacker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sergei Bomber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whacker lands a big shot there that rocks Bomber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jeez, Sergei Bomber's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Whacker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bomber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whacker with the ground and pound from mount.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Bomber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stump Whacker!