PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boma (ranked 406 p4p, 91 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 52 p4p, 14 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Boma
vs
Priester

171 cm
31
153
9 - 2 - 2

178 cm
40
155
23 - 7 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester scores with a nice head shot.
Priester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Priester is looking to score with low kicks.
Priester lands a leg kick that knocks Boma off balance momentarily.
Landon Priester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Boma.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boma misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Boma.
Priester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester lands with a kick to the temple. Boma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester connects with an inside leg kick.
Priester lands with an overhand left.
Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Priester misses.
A jab from Boma misses.
Priester throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Priester lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Priester throws a head kick that misses
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Priester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Priester fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boma is out of range.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Boma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Landon Priester has been cut.
Priester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Priester's head but Priester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priester throws out the jab.
Boma is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Priester only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Priester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester throws a right and a left that Boma avoids nicely.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Boma's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Priester tries to score with a low kick but Boma moves his leg out of the way.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Priester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Priester throws a series of punches but Boma avoids them all with ease.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Boma misses.
Priester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boma throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Priester connects with a leg kick.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Boma went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Priester connects with the punch.
Priester throws a wild body kick that Boma sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boma tries to land a leg kick but Priester saw it coming and moves away.
Priester misses with a straight left.
Boma throws the kick towards the body but Priester avoids it.
Priester works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Priester throws a head kick that Boma semi-blocks.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Priester.
Boma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Priester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Boma misses
and Priester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Boma - just one landing.
Boma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Priester.
Boma misses with a hook. Priester ducked under it nicely.
Priester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boma.
Priester pushes Boma away with a front kick.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester clobbers Boma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Priester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priester.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from Priester.
Priester moves away from the strike by Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boma cracks Priester with an open hand slap.
A big right from Boma misses.
Boma scores with a jab. Priester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick from Priester.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
Priester tests Boma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Priester missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Priester lands a head kick!
Boma looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Boma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Priester.
Boma misses with a leg kick.
Priester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boma scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boma lands a nice shot that snaps Priester's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Boma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priester throws out the jab.
Boma dodges the punch combination from Priester.
Boma drops his hands momentarily and Priester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Priester misses with a leg kick.
Boma has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boma misses with a low kick as Priester jumps back.
Priester throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Priester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Boma misses.
Priester punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Priester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boma's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester throws a big counter head kick but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Priester! But no joy.
Priester slips a straight right by Boma.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Priester moves out of range easily.
Priester lands a jab to Boma's midsection.
The fighters circling - Boma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priester is looking to score with low kicks.
Boma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boma 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 Priester has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Priester and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Boma misses with a body shot.
Priester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Priester saw that one coming.
Boma missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Priester drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boma throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priester throws out the jab.
Priester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boma misses the jab.
Boma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boma avoids the body shot from Priester.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Priester loads up on a big right hand but Boma slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Priester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Priester misses.
Priester scores with a decent looking hook.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma wants to land a leg kick but Priester is out of range.
Boma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boma backing away here, and Priester unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boma walks into a jab.
Priester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boma.
Priester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boma if he has to take too many more of those.
Priester throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boma throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Priester misses with a hook.
Priester scores with a jab to the head.
Boma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Priester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Priester throws out a powerful jab.
Boma thuds his right hand into Priester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boma avoids the body shot from Priester.
Boma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Priester momentarily.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester sizes up Boma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma throws a front kick aimed at Priester's knee but Priester avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Priester.
Priester throws a leg kick but Boma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priester needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Priester with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Priester - just one landing.
Boma throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester throws a head kick that half lands.

Boma is rocked!
Priester dodges the punch combination from Boma.
Priester throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma 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.
Boma throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester avoids the head kick by Boma.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Boma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Priester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priester throws a series of punches but Boma moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Priester.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
Mark Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Priester slips a jab from Boma.
Priester fails to land with a series of punches.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Boma throws a lazy head kick
and Priester counters with a right hand to the body.
Boma walks into a stiff left hand from Priester.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Priester.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Priester manages to avoid it.
Boma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Priester lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma connects with a right hand. Priester shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester checks a low kick from Boma.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Priester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma moves out of range as Priester throws a body kick.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Priester slips a jab and a cross from Boma.
Priester cracks Boma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Priester.
Priester misses with a looping left.
Boma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Priester thuds a left hand into Boma's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Priester throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Priester tries a head kick but it misses.
Boma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester thuds a left hand into Boma's body.
Boma swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Priester with a jab.
Priester lunges at Boma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boma's hand.
Priester scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Priester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priester throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
Boma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Priester.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
Landon Priester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.