PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Oglek Tomar (ranked 21720 p4p, 829 weight class) and Jerome Weathers (ranked 21609 p4p, 837 weight class). Weathers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heathens - Twenty One Pilots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jerome Weathers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tomar
vs
Weathers

187 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Weathers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Weathers throws a one two combo.
Tomar moves out of range as Weathers strikes.
Tomar scores with a hook to the body. Weathers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jerome Weathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weathers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tomar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weathers scores with a hook to the body. Tomar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weathers misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomar throws a leg kick but Weathers checks it.
Weathers misses with a hook
letting Tomar counter with a right hand.
Tomar looks for the body kick but Weathers saw that one coming.
Weathers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weathers misses with a low kick.
Weathers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Weathers. Those never looked like landing.
Tomar throws a good cross that connects.
Weathers needs to keep his hands up - Tomar had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Weathers throws a nice looking combination but Tomar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Weathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomar checks a low kick from Weathers.
Tomar blocks a jab.
A cross from Tomar lands.
Tomar staying out of range there.
Tomar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Weathers just manages to avoid it.
Weathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weathers misses with a low kick.
Tomar cracks Weathers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomar lands a head kick!

It looks like Jerome Weathers has been cut.
Weathers is looking to land body kicks.
Weathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomar counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar defending well as Weathers loads up on a big left hand.
Weathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weathers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Weathers with a jab.
Weathers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weathers looks to throw a body kick
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomar is looking to chop away at Weathers's legs.
Weathers wants to counter the offense by Tomar and move into the clinch position.
Weathers misses with a body kick.
Weathers lands with a hook. Tomar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weathers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weathers misses the shot to the body.
Weathers misses with a hook.
Tomar lands a head shot.
Weathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Weathers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tomar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weathers misses with a straight left.
Tomar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tomar tries to land a front kick but Weathers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tomar throws a low kick, looking for Weathers's leg but Weathers calmly moves out of range.
Weathers wants to counter with a clinch but Tomar pushes him away.
Weathers throws a sloppy head kick
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oglek Tomar is winning the standup battle so far.
Weathers looks to throw a body kick
and Tomar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weathers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Weathers misses with a combination
and Tomar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weathers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomar throws a leg kick that misses.
Tomar scores with a shot to the body.
Tomar misses with a hook. Weathers ducked under it nicely.
Tomar tries to move into range but Weathers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weathers. That's going to slow Tomar down.
Weathers thows a leg kick but Tomar checks it
and Tomar counters with a left to the body.
Tomar misses with a hook.
Tomar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tomar misses the jab.
Weathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weathers throws out the jab.
Tomar slips a straight right by Weathers.
Weathers checks a low kick from Tomar.
Tomar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weathers throws a body kick that misses.
Tomar throws a hook to the side of Weathers's head but Weathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weathers misses with a hook
and Tomar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weathers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tomar blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses with a kick to the body.
Weathers misses with a left hand
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomar avoids the head kick by Weathers.
Weathers is looking to land body kicks.
Tomar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Weathers avoids the body shot from Tomar.
Weathers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Weathers catches Tomar right on the button with a cross.
Weathers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weathers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weathers.

It looks like Oglek Tomar has been cut.
Weathers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weathers misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weathers checks a leg kick.
Weathers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Oglek Tomar will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weathers throws a leg kick
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weathers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Weathers tries to land a front kick but Tomar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Tomar counters with a quick kick to the body but Weathers blocks it.
A jab from Weathers misses.
Tomar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomar.
Weathers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Weathers throws a sloppy body shot
and Tomar counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Weathers misses.
Weathers feints a jab promting Tomar to slip. Weathers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tomar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Weathers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomar blocks a jab.
Weathers throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tomar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weathers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomar.
Tomar throws a jab when Weathers was well out of range.
Weathers swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomar. That's going to slow Weathers down.
Tomar moves away from the strike by Weathers.
A low kick from Weathers misses
and Tomar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomar throws a lazy right hand but Weathers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Tomar misses.
Tomar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Weathers misses.
Weathers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tomar.
Tomar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Tomar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weathers throws out the jab.
Weathers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weathers looks to land a body kick but Tomar moved away.
Tomar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weathers misses with a double jab.
A jab from Weathers misses.
Weathers misses with a looping right.
Tomar misses with a looping right.
Weathers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jerome Weathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomar throws a body punch but Weathers moves out of range.
Tomar moves out of range of the strikes.
Weathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weathers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oglek Tomar clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Weathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weathers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weathers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Tomar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tomar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomar misses with a wild body shot.
Weathers wants to counter with a clinch but Tomar pushes him away.
Weathers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weathers lands a nice looking body kick.
Weathers throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weathers doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Tomar misses.
Weathers scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomar should have avoided that one.
Weathers misses with an uppercut. Tomar saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weathers throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers loads up on a big right hand but Tomar slips the punch.
Weathers moves out of range as Tomar strikes.
Weathers looks to land a body kick but Tomar moved away.
It looked like Tomar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weathers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tomar counters with a straight right hand.
Tomar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weathers.
Tomar looks to land a left hand but Weathers moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Weathers.
Weathers loads up on a big right hand but Tomar slips the punch.
Tomar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tomar misses with a body kick.
Weathers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weathers misses with a straight right.
Tomar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tomar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weathers misses with an uppercut.
Tomar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar takes one to the side of the head.
Weathers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tomar throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomar lands a body shot.
Tomar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weathers throws a series of punches but Tomar moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Weathers misses.
Weathers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Weathers throws a solid leg kick but Tomar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Weathers.
A low kick from Weathers is predictable there
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weathers misses with a hook
and Tomar counters with a low kick, right behind Weathers 's knee.
Tomar's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Weathers tries to move into range but Tomar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weathers misses with a left hand
enabling Tomar to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oglek Tomar had his way with Jerome Weathers in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Weathers.
Weathers connects with a right hand. Tomar shakes it off.
Weathers misses with a wild combination.
Tomar is looking to slow Weathers down with leg kicks.
Weathers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomar. Tomar obviously looking to wear him down.
Weathers misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar misses with a hook.
Weathers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weathers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomar misses with a hook.
Tomar with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Weathers misses the target.
Tomar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weathers misses with a looping right.
Tomar takes a swing at Weathers's ribcage but misses.
Weathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weathers lands a lovely overhand right.
Tomar connects with a single shot there.
Tomar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomar cracks the inside of Weathers's front leg.
Tomar moves out of range as Weathers strikes.
Weathers misses with the body kick
and Tomar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomar is looking to chop away at Weathers's legs.
Weathers defending well as Tomar loads up on a big left hand.
Weathers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Weathers misses with a hook.
Tomar feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jerome Weathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomar scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Weathers looks to land a left hand but Tomar moved out of range nicely.
Tomar with a jab.
Tomar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weathers doesn't seem bothered though.
Weathers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomar on the side of the head.
Weathers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomar counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weathers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Tomar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tomar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weathers misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomar misses the target.
Weathers missing with a left hand there. Tomar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oglek Tomar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Oglek Tomar!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Oglek Tomar!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Oglek Tomar!

Oglek Tomar wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Oglek Tomar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.