PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 2474 p4p, 299 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 3023 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. Ricardo Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Boma
vs
Cruz

170 cm
41
168 lbs
39 - 25 - 0

181 cm
31
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oscar Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Boma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boma misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Cruz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma connects with a body shot.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
Boma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!

Boma moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Boma is working Cruz over against the cage.
Boma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boma blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz is trying to push Boma away but Boma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boma scores with a nice right hand.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Boma lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Boma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Boma settles back down.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz thinks about the counter body kick.
Boma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz slips a jab from Boma.
Boma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Boma. Boma maintains the clinch.
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!
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Boma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boma working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma lands a body shot.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Boma scores with a hook to the body.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Boma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boma has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Boma is controlling the position.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Boma.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
Boma looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
A short left from Boma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Boma.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Boma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cruz scores with a one two! Boma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Boma takes the fight into the clinch.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Boma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz tries to break free but Boma pushes him back against the cage.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Boma has the dominant position.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Boma.
Boma lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Boma.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Boma has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants a takedown.
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boma cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Boma scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz avoiding damage as Boma throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Boma.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a body punch.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Boma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Boma has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Boma has the dominant position.
Boma lands an uppercut.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma lands with a right to the head.

Cruz is rocked!
Boma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boma creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cruz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cruz drops to his knees and Boma pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Boma!
A relieved looking Oscar Boma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.