PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Priester (ranked 30 p4p, 80 weight class) and Mark Boma (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class). Landon Priester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Boma's chin.

Priester
vs
Boma

178 cm
41
155
28 - 8 - 4

171 cm
33
155
12 - 4 - 3

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boma avoids the head kick by Priester.
Priester throws a sloppy body shot
and Boma counters with a big head kick but Priester shrugs it off.
Boma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Priester lands with a slapping head kick.
Boma scores with a push kick.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester clobbers Boma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Priester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Boma responds with a good body kick, but Priester manages to step out the way in time.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boma just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boma.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Priester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Boma misses.
Priester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boma circles away quickly and effectively.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Landon Priester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester lands a jab to Boma's midsection.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Boma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Priester stalks Boma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boma's face. Boma staggers backwards, shaken.
Priester misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Priester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Priester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boma has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
Priester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma prevents a body shot from Priester.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
Priester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boma.
Priester lands a left hand.
Priester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priester gets through Boma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Priester avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Priester misses with the head strike.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma pushes Priester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boma works on Priester's body with a couple of short punches.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Boma blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Boma.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Boma.
Boma tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma takes a shot to the head.
Priester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Priester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma pushes Priester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
Priester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Priester blocks an uppercut.
Priester working aggressively here.
Boma lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Boma is out of range.
Priester throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Priester.
Boma slips under a jab from Priester.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priester. That's going to slow Boma down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Boma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Priester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Priester throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Priester thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Priester does no damage.
Boma steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Priester throws a good cross that connects.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Priester lands a two punch combo.
Priester misses with a body punch
and Boma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick lands for Priester.
Priester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Landon Priester has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma scores with a push kick.
Boma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Priester rather than just go for the knockout.
Priester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Priester blocks it well.
Priester throws a right hand that misses
and Boma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Priester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boma 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.
Boma staying out of range there.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Priester does no damage.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Priester. Boma shrugs it off though.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick from Priester.
Boma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Priester. That one must have hurt.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma avoids a kick to the body.
Boma blocks the body kick.
Priester throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma swats away the attempt to clinch by Priester.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Priester.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Landon Priester is winning the standup battle so far.
Priester throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boma counters with a right hand to the body.
Priester keeps Boma at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester throws a leg kick
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Priester cracks Boma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma throws a push kick but Priester slaps the foot to one side.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boma throws a fast counter high kick but Priester manages to duck under it in time.
Priester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Priester blocks it well.
Priester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Priester lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma staying out of range there.
Priester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Boma wants to counter with a clinch but Priester pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Priester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Priester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Boma throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Priester takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Priester fakes the leg kick and cracks Boma in the body.
Good leg kick by Priester.
Boma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Priester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Priester slams his shin into Boma's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Priester misses the target.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Priester, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Boma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
A solid leg kick lands there for Priester.
Boma ducks right into an uppercut from Priester.
Boma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Boma feints a counter leg kick.
Priester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Priester misses the body punch
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boma takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Priester.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Priester throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Priester misses the jab.
Priester throws a low kick, looking for Boma's leg but Boma calmly moves out of range.
Boma looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boma misses with a hook.
Priester throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boma misses with a double jab.
Priester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Priester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Priester throws a leg kick
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boma staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Priester.
Boma avoids the body shot from Priester.
Priester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Priester counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Boma tries to keep at a distance but Priester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boma pushes Priester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Priester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Boma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Priester.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Boma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Priester with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Priester.
Priester throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
Boma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Priester.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester tries to work over Boma's front leg with a kick but Boma checks it.
A little jabbing left from Boma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Priester misses with the body kick
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester misses with a shot to the body
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Priester if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Priester.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Priester misses with a body kick.
Boma moves out of range as Priester throws a body kick.
Priester looks to land a body kick but Boma moved away.
Boma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Priester connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma lands a really nice looking cross but Priester seems unphased.

Landon Priester's cut is getting worse.
Priester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Priester throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Priester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Priester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Priester tries to clinch but Boma is having none of it.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boma wants to counter with a clinch but Priester pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma wants to counter the offense by Priester and move into the clinch position.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from Priester.
Boma shapes to counter with a head kick.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Boma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Priester.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
Priester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boma. That's going to slow Priester down.
Boma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Priester blocks a jab.
Priester missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Priester.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Boma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Priester throws a leg kick that misses.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priester moves away.
Priester throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma walks into a jab.
Priester works the jab nicely.
Priester scores with a body shot.
Priester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester had his way with Mark Boma in that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's time! Priester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Priester with a jab.
Priester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boma - that will leave a mark!
Priester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boma's head backwards.
Boma misses with a wild body shot.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Boma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Priester moves out of range as Boma strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester scores with a jab. Boma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Priester wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
Boma throws a fast counter high kick but Priester manages to duck under it in time.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Priester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Boma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma is leaning against Priester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with some punches.
Priester blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Priester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Priester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Mark Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma cracks Priester with a nice body shot.
Priester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boma tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma working aggressively here.
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 digs a right hand underneath Priester's ribcage. Priester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma prevents a body shot from Priester.
Priester has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
Mark Boma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Priester avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Priester misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Priester on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Priester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Priester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Priester blocking some punches.
Priester blocks a body shot from Boma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priester's elbow.
Priester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Good body shot from Boma.
Priester misses with a punch to the body.
Priester lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma is working Priester over against the cage.
Boma lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Priester.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Priester controls his hands.
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma gets through Priester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Boma.
I think Priester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
Landon Priester retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Landon Priester thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.