PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Bombs (ranked 1101 p4p, 131 weight class) and Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1683 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bombs
vs
Juravlev

190 cm
35
245 lbs
26 - 27 - 0

182 cm
43
240 lbs
45 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité

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 26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Bomb Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Juravlev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juravlev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bombs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bombs scores with a nice right hand.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs misses with a body shot.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Juravlev misses with a straight left.
Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Bombs moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bombs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bombs swings widly with a right hand
and Juravlev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bombs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juravlev works Bombs's body with a nice hook.
Bombs looks to land a right hand but Juravlev moved out of range.
Bombs lands a head kick!

It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Bombs slips under a jab.
Bombs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bombs tries to clinch there but Juravlev circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juravlev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombs.
Juravlev feints a jab promting Bombs to slip. Juravlev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bombs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bombs takes the fight into the clinch.
Juravlev tries a body shot but Bombs blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Juravlev.
Bombs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juravlev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombs's elbow.
Bombs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juravlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Bombs blocks a body shot from Juravlev.

Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev moves out of range of the strikes.
Juravlev throws a poor cross that misses
and Bombs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Bombs dips to his left and cracks Juravlev with an uppercut!
Bombs lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juravlev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bombs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev tries to move into range but Bombs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bombs. Those never looked like landing.
Bombs defending well as Juravlev loads up on a big left hand.
Bombs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juravlev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Bombs.
Juravlev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bombs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grind Time (Double Elite Coaches {$950} in the buildup to the fight.
Bombs slips under a jab from Juravlev.

Juravlev moves into the clinch successfully.
Juravlev crunches a lovely knee into Bombs's ribcage.
Bombs blocking some punches.
Bombs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bombs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Juravlev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juravlev looks winded!
Bombs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bombs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juravlev.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
Bombs digs a right hand into Juravlev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juravlev's gas tank.
Bombs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bombs.
Juravlev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bombs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bombs.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
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!
Juravlev misses with a body punch.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombs lands a knee to the body.
Bombs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juravlev avoids it.
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bombs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs works on Juravlev's body with a couple of short punches.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Juravlev throws an elbow but it misses.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs is working Juravlev over against the cage.
Juravlev lands an uppercut.
Juravlev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Bombs.
Juravlev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Alexey Juravlev's cut even more.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juravlev trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bombs missing with knees to the body.
Juravlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juravlev is trying to break free.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bomb Bombs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bombs instigates a clinch.
Bombs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juravlev can do to turn this around?
Bombs prevents a body shot from Juravlev.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
Juravlev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Bombs.
Bombs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juravlev cracks Bombs with a nice body shot.
Juravlev wants to get back to striking at distance but Bombs won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bombs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bombs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Juravlev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bombs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juravlev's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bombs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Juravlev is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Bombs.
Juravlev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juravlev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juravlev is defending well for now.
Bombs can't find room to land a body shot as Juravlev controls the action.
Bombs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bombs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juravlev's elbow.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Bombs as the two fighters clinch.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs lands with a light punch inside.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs connects with a knee to the head.
Bombs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Bombs trying to land knees to the body.
Bombs lands a good knee to the midsection. Juravlev won't want to take too many of those.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Juravlev swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombs cracks Juravlev with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juravlev trying to stall but Bombs improves his position.
Bombs presses Juravlev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Bombs.
Bombs can't find room to land a body shot as Juravlev controls the action.
Bombs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bombs with a knee to the head.

The cut above Alexey Juravlev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bombs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bombs lands with a short shot to the head.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs works on Juravlev's body with a couple of short punches.
Bombs is working Juravlev over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev blocks a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs trying to land knees to the body.
Bombs digs a right hand underneath Juravlev's ribcage. Juravlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Bombs crunches a lovely knee into Juravlev's ribcage.
Juravlev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bombs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Bombs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs cracks Juravlev with a nice body shot.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Juravlev.
Bombs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juravlev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juravlev misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juravlev avoiding damage as Bombs throws knees to the body.
Bombs lands a good knee to the midsection. Juravlev won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombs working Juravlev over with knees to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs is leaning against Juravlev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bombs tries to land knees in the clinch but Juravlev avoids the damage to the body.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bombs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juravlev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.

Juravlev breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bomb Bombs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Juravlev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Juravlev works Bombs's body with a nice hook.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Juravlev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bombs slips a jab from Juravlev.
Bombs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Juravlev wants to clinch up but Bombs keeps it at a distance.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bombs.
Bombs misses with a leg kick.
Bombs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bombs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juravlev in his tracks.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bombs moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs feints and then cracks Juravlev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juravlev down.
Bombs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bombs lands a slapping body shot.

Bombs closes the distance and clinches.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juravlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Bombs.
Bombs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Bombs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bombs scores with a shoulder strike.
Juravlev avoiding damage as Bombs throws knees to the body.
Juravlev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bombs lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bombs as the two fighters clinch.
Bombs lands a knee to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bombs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juravlev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs tries to land a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks with his arms.
Bombs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Juravlev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs working Juravlev over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bombs as the two fighters clinch.
Bombs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juravlev.
Bombs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Juravlev tries to break free but Bombs pushes him back against the cage.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bombs.
Bombs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bomb Bombs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bombs with a knee to the head.
Bombs misses with a punch to the body.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Juravlev misses with some punches.
Juravlev misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexey Juravlev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev lands a nice shot to the body.

Juravlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bombs tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bombs rushes Juravlev and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Bombs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Alexey Juravlev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juravlev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juravlev is trying to break the clinch but Bombs has him pressed against the cage.
Juravlev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Juravlev stalling in the clinch.
Juravlev can't find room to land a body shot as Bombs controls the action.
Juravlev scores with a shot to the side of Bombs's head.
Juravlev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bomb Bombs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bombs 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

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