PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boomer (ranked 838 p4p, 678 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 21 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Boomer
vs
Christ

182 cm
25
245
13 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
300
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Boomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Boomer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boomer misses the jab.
Boomer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boomer walks into a left hand.

Boomer closes the distance and clinches.
Christ blocks an uppercut.
Boomer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Christ misses with some punches.

Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomer slips under a jab.
Boomer throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ is looking for the big counter here.
A left lands for Christ.
Boomer loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Boomer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boomer throws a body kick that misses.
Boomer tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Boomer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christ. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Boomer.
Boomer ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Boomer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boomer. That's going to slow Christ down.

Christ feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boomer sprawling to the canvas! Boomer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Christ finish him?!

Boomer is rocked!

It looks like Mike Boomer has been cut.

Boomer moves into range and clinches up with Christ.
Boomer lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boomer.

It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boomer throws a solid leg kick but Christ takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boomer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boomer.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christ is trying to break free.
Boomer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boomer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christ.
Christ takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Boomer.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Boomer is controlling the position.
Boomer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christ is trying to push Boomer away but Boomer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Boomer avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomer lands a knee to the head.
Boomer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boomer.
Boomer lands a knee to the body.
Christ looks winded!
Christ misses with the head strike.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boomer's elbow.
Christ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christ wants to get back to striking at distance but Boomer won't allow it.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Boomer.
Boomer pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christ managing to block the knees to the body from Boomer.
Boomer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Boomer throws a leg kick but Christ moved away.
Boomer misses with a body shot.
Christ let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mike Boomer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Boomer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boomer slips under a jab from Christ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomer tries a head kick but it misses.
Boomer misses with a few strikes there.
Christ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boomer digs a good body shot into Christ's ribs.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Boomer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ misses with an uppercut.

Boomer has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boomer throws an elbow but misses.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Julio Christ's cut even more.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Christ struggles to land a body shot inside as Boomer controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boomer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Christ is trying to break free.
Boomer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boomer.
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!
Boomer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ misses with the combination.

Boomer moves into range and clinches up with Christ.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Boomer is controlling the position.
Boomer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christ blocks an elbow strike.
Christ tries to break free but Boomer pushes him back against the cage.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Boomer misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Boomer misses
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boomer throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ 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.
Boomer throws a right hand that Christ ducks under and follows up with a left that Christ also avoids with ease.
A jab from Boomer misses.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Boomer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

The fighters circle momentarily. Boomer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boomer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Boomer misses the target.
Boomer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boomer.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boomer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boomer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ blocks a jab.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boomer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Boomer's head but Boomer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boomer thuds his shin into the meat of Christ's side.
Boomer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer slips a jab from Christ.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Boomer counters with a nice body shot.

Boomer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boomer scores with a knee to the head.
Boomer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boomer lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Boomer on the inside.
Christ has had enough of the clinch but Boomer keeps him there for the moment.
Boomer lands with a light punch inside.
Christ takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Julio Christ's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boomer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Christ is breathing heavily.
Boomer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christ's defenses.

Julio Christ's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio Christ's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Boomer!
Mike Boomer thanked the fans post fight for their support.