PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 789 p4p, 370 weight class) and Norman Boma (ranked 108 p4p, 53 weight class). Boma has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Jimmy Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Boma's chin.

Lee
vs
Boma

185 cm
33
180
32 - 19 - 0

195 cm
32
185
21 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Boma!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Boma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boma blocks the leg kick.
Boma misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
We've been informed that Boma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Boma moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
A jab from Boma misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boma.
Boma misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thows a leg kick but Boma checks it
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boma. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Boma wants to clinch.
Boma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Boma should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boma blocks the body kick.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Boma misses.
Lee looks for the body kick but Boma saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Lee.
A combination from Boma does no damage.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Boma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boma.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boma.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Boma.
Boma connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Boma lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.

Lee is rocked!
Lee misses with a hook to the body
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boma throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Boma misses its intended target.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Boma.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Boma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boma.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Boma blocks it.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Boma avoids the damage to the body.
Boma gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Boma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boma throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee thuds a left hand into Boma's body.
Boma blocks a jab.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Boma misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boma checks it well.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boma will feel that in the morning.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boma lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boma moves out of range as Lee strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Boma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Boma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is looking to slow Boma down with leg kicks.
Boma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee jabs Boma right on the nose. Boma blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Boma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Good leg kick by Boma.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Boma misses with a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boma in his tracks.
Boma throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Boma throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crunch! Boma slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a leg kick

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Boma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Boma.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
A short right from Boma.
Boma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Boma lands a body shot.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Boma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee prevents a body shot from Boma.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Lee misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Boma blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Boma ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Boma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Boma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee thuds a left hand into Boma's body.
A jab from Boma does it's job there.
Norman Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee blocks a jab.
Boma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee moves away from the strike by Boma.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boma.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boma moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
A big left from Boma misses.
Boma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma jabs at Lee's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boma. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma misses with a kick to the body.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Boma throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boma throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Boma throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Boma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boma.
Boma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
A jab from Boma misses.
Boma lands with a cross.
Lee defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee jabs Boma to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boma, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boma is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Norman Boma.
I think Boma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:30

The fight is ruled a draw!