PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Boom (ranked 2645 p4p, 282 weight class) and Jeff Fafa (ranked 3316 p4p, 341 weight class). Samuel Boom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boom
vs
Fafa

181 cm
27
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sportivité
Condemned

Sportivité

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fafa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fafa in his tracks.

It looks like Jeff Fafa has been cut.
Fafa avoids the body shot from Boom.
Fafa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fafa ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Fafa with the counter takedown but Boom avoids it easily.
Fafa throws a right hand that misses
and Boom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fafa shoots for a takedown but Boom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Fafa misses.
Fafa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Fafa is just out of range.
Boom misses with a hook. Fafa ducked under it nicely.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fafa.
Fafa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom throws a lazy uppercut
and Fafa counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fafa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been told by Boom's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Samuel Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafa lands with a kick to the temple. Boom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fafa lands a nice looking body shot.
Fafa shoots in but Boom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fafa tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fafa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Boom lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Fafa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fafa misses the jab.
Fafa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fafa.
Fafa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom lunges at Fafa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fafa's hand.
Fafa throws a right and a left that Boom avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Fafa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fafa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fafa. Fafa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fafa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Samuel Boom has been cut.
Fafa connects with a right hand. Boom shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Boom.
Fafa looks for the body kick but Boom saw that one coming.
Boom walks into a left hand.
Boom swings for the body but Fafa moves out of range.
Fafa misses with a double jab.
Fafa staying out of range there.
Fafa avoids the body shot from Boom.
Fafa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fafa defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Boom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Oooooh!!! Boom has knocked Fafa down with a huge combo! Boom steps away and waves a wobbly Fafa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Fafa is rocked!

That has opened up Jeff Fafa's cut even more.
Boom drops Fafa with a straight right hand, right on the button! Boom follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Boom!
Samuel Boom thanked the fans post fight for their support.