PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 2541 p4p, 2704 weight class) and Lathem McGuire (ranked 351 p4p, 373 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by 4 Minute - Hot Issue. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boma
vs
McGuire

195 cm
23
185
3 - 1 - 1

188 cm
23
185
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - McGuire coming out on top.
Boma lands with a cross.
Boma throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.

McGuire lands a big head kick that sends Boma tumbling to the mat! McGuire takes a step backwards and waves Boma back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Boma is rocked!

It looks like Norman Boma has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Boma.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McGuire wants to clinch up but Boma keeps it at a distance.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
Boma misses with a body shot.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Boma.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire 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 misses the shot to the body.
Boma tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boma seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Boma lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Boma throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
As McGuire backs away, Boma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Boma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boma works the jab nicely.
Boma lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lathem McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Boma.
Boma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Boma lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
McGuire misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Boma is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Boma moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boma counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Boma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire digs a good hook to Boma's body.
Boma blocks a head kick by McGuire.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire tries to work over Boma's front leg with a kick but Boma checks it.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Boma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Nice body punch from Boma.
McGuire throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boma. Boma obviously looking to wear him down.

Boma tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.

Boma breaks from the clinch.
McGuire blocks a leg kick.
Boma misses with a head kick.

McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire pushes Boma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boma's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.

Boma manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boma thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire misses with a hook.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Boma circles away.
Boma misses with a double jab
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boma scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boma 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.

Lathem McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boma finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuire's head.
Boma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Boma looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
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 McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Boma.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
McGuire lands a jab to Boma's midsection.
Boma lands a really nice looking cross but McGuire seems unphased.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.

McGuire is rocked!
Boma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boma missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Boma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Boma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
Boma cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McGuire falls to his knees and Boma doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
Norman Boma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.