PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bomb
vs
Powell

198 cm
43
233 lbs
82 - 47 - 7

200 cm
37
255 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 82 - 47 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Powell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bomb - the referee stops the clock and Powell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bomb. Powell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Powell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Bomb.
Bomb throws a quick counter kick to the body but Powell avoids it.
Bomb moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Powell moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Powell scores with a jab to the head.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bomb throws a lazy uppercut

and Powell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Powell.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Powell looking to stall.
Powell managing to block the knees to the body from Bomb.
Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Powell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Bomb stalls.
Bomb working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Powell.
Powell has had enough of the clinch but Bomb keeps him there for the moment.
Bomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.

Bomb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bomb looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Powell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bomb misses with a wild combination.
Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Bomb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powell throws a leg kick but Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Powell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bomb's hands.
Bomb moves out of range as Powell strikes.
The crowd cheers as Powell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bomb doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bomb is out of range and Powell settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb lands a jab to the head.
Bomb throws a wild body kick that Powell sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Powell misses.
Bomb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
James Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb misses with a body kick.

Bomb rushes Powell and presses him up against the ropes.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell stalling against the ropes.
Powell is stalling here.
Bomb lands with a short shot to the head.
Bomb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Powell working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a knee to the head.
Powell avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the head but Powell blocks with his arms.
Powell trying to land knees to the body.
Bomb lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
Bomb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bomb scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Powell.
Powell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powell as Bomb tries to tie him up.
Maybe Bomb would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell has Bomb pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bomb manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Powell trying to stall but Bomb improves his position.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Bomb slams his shin into Powell's torso.
Bomb throws a lazy head kick
and Powell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Bomb lands but Powell takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Bomb.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Bomb's belly button to the back.
Powell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bomb blocks a head kick by Powell.
Powell throws a right and a left that Bomb avoids nicely.
Powell tries to land a front kick but Bomb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Bomb tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
Powell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bomb avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Powell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bomb if he has to take too many more of those.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomb cracks Powell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Powell avoids the body shot from Bomb.
Powell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Powell throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Powell connects with a single shot there.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Bomb counters with a straight right hand.
James Bomb is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb throws a quick counter head kick but Powell was just out of range.
Bomb slips a jab from Powell.
Bomb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell is looking to land body kicks.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
A telegraphed right hand from Bomb misses the target.
Powell falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bomb to counter with a crisp jab.
Bomb misses with a lunging right hand

and Powell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bomb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powell is fighting to break Bomb's control of his arms but Bomb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bomb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell is in close to Bomb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Powell stopping the sweep attempt from Bomb.
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.
Powell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powell postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Powell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Powell! But no joy.
Bomb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Powell takes a step back to recover.
Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Powell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell moves forwards but Bomb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powell throws a leg kick which misses Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as Bomb tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Powell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Powell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by Powell.
Bomb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bomb gets caught flat footed, as Powell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bomb is looking to stand back up but Powell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bomb.

Powell slips a nice elbow through Bomb's hands, connecting with Bomb's forehead.
Powell wants to pass to mount but Bomb is defending the position.
Powell is trying to control. Bomb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bomb is looking to control Powell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bomb avoid being mounted?
Powell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bomb to regain full guard.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Bomb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

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 James Bomb will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Powell misses with a body kick.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Bomb missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Bomb.
Powell misses the jab.
Bomb scores with the left hand. Powell knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell throws a hook but Bomb avoids it easily.
Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Bomb.
It looks like Bomb has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Powell. Bomb shrugs it off though.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Powell moved away.
A lazy left from Bomb finds it's target.
Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
Bomb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
Bomb throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Powell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bomb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Powell wants to slow Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
Bomb looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Powell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Powell connects with an inside leg kick.
Powell thumps Bomb with a low kick.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Bomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
Bomb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb jabs Powell right on the nose. Powell blinks but takes it well.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Powell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bomb throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Powell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bomb.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bomb counters with a solid body kick.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Bomb moved out of range nicely.
Bomb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Powell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bomb won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Powell.
Bomb wants to control but Powell postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Powell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bomb is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bomb is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bomb gets full guard.
Powell scoring with punches to the head and body.
James Bomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bomb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell wants to control from the top but Bomb keeps moving.
Love-Hate Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomb trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Powell looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bomb misses with a kick to the body
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Bomb misses the target.
Powell connects with a high kick.
Bomb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Powell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bomb.
Powell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bomb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Bomb counters with a quick kick to the body but Powell blocks it.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell tries to counter with a clinch but Bomb shakes him off and moves away.
Bomb takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bomb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bomb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bomb!