PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Boomer (ranked 1383 p4p, 4860 weight class) and Sparbot #1 (ranked 58 p4p, 423 weight class). Sparbot #1 has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boomer
vs
#1

182 cm
30
245
21 - 9 - 0

200 cm
23
243
7 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparbot #1!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
#1 works Boomer's body with a nice hook.
Boomer dodges the punch combination from #1.
#1 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boomer.
Boomer tries to clinch up but #1 circles away and keeps his distance.
#1 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
#1 dips to his left and cracks Boomer with an uppercut!
Good exchange - #1 coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boomer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boomer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

#1 gets tackled into the ropes by Boomer. Boomer maintains the clinch.
Boomer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
#1 scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boomer.
#1 dodges an elbow strike from Boomer.
Boomer lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boomer.
#1 lands with a right to the head.
Boomer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#1 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
#1 misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer swings wildly with an uppercut but #1 uses good head movement to avoid it.
#1 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boomer.
#1 dodges an elbow strike from Boomer.
#1 pushes Boomer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer has a couple of punches blocked by #1.
#1 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boomer takes a shot to the head.
#1 gets through Boomer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boomer lands a right hand that snaps the head of #1 backwards.
A nice left hand lands by #1.
#1 has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boomer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if #1 can turn it around.
#1 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
#1 tries a knee to the head but Boomer blocks it.
Boomer lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boomer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Sparbot #1 has been cut.
#1 tries to work over Boomer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boomer lands with a light punch inside.
Boomer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
#1 dodges an elbow strike from Boomer.
#1 misses with a knee to the head.
#1 lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
#1 dodges an elbow strike from Boomer.
A head punch on the inside from Boomer fails to land.
#1 tries to work over Boomer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boomer scores with a shoulder strike.
Boomer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boomer takes a knee right on the jaw!
#1 pushes Boomer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer working aggressively here.
Boomer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, #1 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
#1 tries to work over Boomer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boomer lands an elbow that stopped #1 in his tracks for a moment.
#1 scores with a shot to the side of Boomer's head.
#1 blocks the elbow strike.
Boomer scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boomer avoiding damage as #1 throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, #1 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boomer just misses with a elbow thrown towards #1's brow.
#1 managing to block the knees to the body from Boomer.
#1 has a couple of punches blocked by Boomer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sparbot #1 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sparbot #1's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

#1 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boomer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sparbot #1 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boomer throws the kick towards the body but #1 avoids it.
#1 swings for the body but Boomer moves out of range.
Boomer throws a jab when #1 was well out of range.
That kick from Boomer tenderised #1's leg. #1 is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boomer throws a jab when #1 was well out of range.
#1 misses with a wild body shot.
Boomer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boomer misses the jab.
#1 lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
#1 is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boomer rather than just go for the knockout.

Boomer closes the distance and pushes #1 back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer missing with knees to the body.
Boomer blocking some punches.
#1 tries a knee to the head but Boomer blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, #1 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
#1 misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
#1 stalling in the clinch but Boomer improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boomer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boomer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boomer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
#1 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#1 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boomer avoids it.
Boomer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
#1 pushes Boomer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer working #1 over with knees to the body.
#1 is breathing heavily.
#1 with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Boomer has been cut.
#1 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boomer.
Boomer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of #1 backwards.
Boomer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#1 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boomer is defending well for now.
#1 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boomer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through #1's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
#1 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
Boomer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boomer lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Boomer.
#1 takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Boomer.

That has opened up Sparbot #1's cut even more.
Boomer unloads a knee to the mid-section. #1 lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boomer works on #1's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boomer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boomer connects with a nasty looking knee right to #1's face.
#1 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boomer.
#1 takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Boomer.
Boomer lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Boomer.
Boomer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Sparbot #1's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mike Boomer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boomer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boomer digs a right hand into #1's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on #1's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boomer lands a good knee to the midsection. #1 won't want to take too many of those.
Boomer lands an elbow inside that #1 shrugs off.

Sparbot #1's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boomer lands a left hand.
#1 takes a knee to the side of the body.
#1 takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Boomer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boomer jabs at #1's body.
Boomer throws a wild body kick that #1 sees coming a mile off.
A big left from #1 misses.
#1 throws a shot to the body.

Boomer has #1 up against the ropes in a clinch.
#1 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#1 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boomer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
#1 avoids the elbow strike from Boomer, against the ropes.
#1 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
#1 throws a head punch that misses.
Boomer unloads a knee to the mid-section. #1 lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
#1 gets through Boomer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boomer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boomer.
#1 takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boomer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer missing with knees to the body.
#1 lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer lands a knee to the body.
Boomer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. #1 is defending well for now.
Boomer tries to land knees in the clinch but #1 avoids the damage to the body.
#1 misses with a punch on the inside.
Boomer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boomer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boomer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boomer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boomer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boomer lands an elbow just above #1 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sparbot #1's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Boomer!
In his post fight interview, Mike Boomer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.