PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohnam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right Above it. Bomber has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bohnam
vs
Bomber

170 cm
27
135 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

175 cm
22
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Scotia Wear

Lightning Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
Lightning Fight Gear-Cage Wars version

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Bohnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bomber moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bomber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohnam scores with a nice right hand.
Jon Bohnam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohnam doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomber circles away.
Bohnam wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bomber lands a two punch combo.
Bohnam looks to clinch
and Bomber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Bomber finds it's way through Bohnam's defenses.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bohnam forces Bomber back against the cage and clinches.
Bohnam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bohnam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bomber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bohnam.
Bomber landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohnam lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bohnam pushes off an throws an elbow but Bomber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bomber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bomber breaks from the clinch.
Bohnam tries to clinch up.

Bomber gets tackled into the cage by Bohnam. Bohnam maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohnam.
Bomber is trying to force a seperation but Bohnam has the dominant position.
Bohnam lands with a light punch inside.
Bohnam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bomber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bohnam.
Bohnam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bohnam scores with a shoulder strike.
Bohnam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bomber working Bohnam over with knees to the body.
Bomber blocking some punches.
Bomber missing with knees to the body.
Bohnam prevents a body shot from Bomber.
Bomber working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam tries to throw a body punch but Bomber avoids it by throwing Bohnam back against the cage.
Bohnam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bomber is trying to force a seperation but Bohnam has the dominant position.
Bohnam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bohnam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bohnam misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bomber is looking to break free of the clinch but Bohnam has double underhooks.
Bohnam lands a shoulder strike.

Bomber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bohnam tries to clinch
and Bomber counters with a big head kick but Bohnam shrugs it off.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohnam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bohnam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bomber lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber's corner calls for a 1-2. Bomber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bomber jabs Bohnam right on the nose. Bohnam blinks but takes it well.
Bohnam wants to clinch
and Bomber counters with a left to the body.
Bohnam moves out of range of the strikes.
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Bomber is avoiding it.
Bomber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bomber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bohnam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bomber finds it's way round the side to connect with Bohnam's head.
Bomber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bohnams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses.
Bohnam wants to clinch but Bomber slips to the side
letting Bomber counter with a right hand.
Bohnam wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Bomber moves out of range.
A big right from Bomber misses.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Bomber.

Bohnam moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bohnam misses with a body punch.

Bomber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bohnam tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bohnam is looking to clinch.
Bomber cracks Bohnam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bomber with a hook.
Bohnam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bomber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bohnam tries to clinch there but Bomber circles away.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomber connects with a body shot.
Bohnam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bomber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bohnam wants to clinch
letting Bomber counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Bomber will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bohnam forces Bomber back against the cage and clinches.
Bohnam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bomber tries to land knees in the clinch but Bohnam avoids the damage to the body.
Bomber trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bomber as Bohnam tries to tie him up.
Bohnam swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bohnam misses with the head strike.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bohnam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomber tries to land knees in the clinch but Bohnam avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bomber takes an elbow to the temple.
Bomber connects with a knee to the head.
Bohnam misses with a punch on the inside.
Bomber is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
Bomber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomber.
Bohnam misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam avoids the elbow strike from Bomber, against the cage.
Bomber looking to throw knees to the head but Bohnam is blocking nicely.
Bohnam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.

It looks like Billy Bomber has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Bohnam.
Bomber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bomber crunches a lovely knee into Bohnam's ribcage.
Bomber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bomber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage.
Bomber blocks the elbow strike.
Bomber avoiding damage as Bohnam throws knees to the body.
Bohnam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Bomber in his tracks for a moment.
Bomber misses with a knee strike.
Bomber lands a nice shot to the body.
Bohnam avoiding damage as Bomber throws knees to the body.
Bomber missing with knees to the body.
Bohnam working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam managing to block the knees to the body from Bomber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomber.
A short right from Bohnam on the inside.
Bohnam managing to block the knees to the body from Bomber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Bomber shrugs off.
Bohnam prevents Bomber from breaking the clinch.
Bomber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage.
Bohnam lands a left hand.
Bohnam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bomber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bohnam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bomber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bomber blocks an uppercut.
Bomber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bomber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bohnam instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohnam has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bomber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bomber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bomber missing with knees to the body.
Bomber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jon Bohnam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bohnam misses with a punch on the inside.
Bohnam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bohnam throws a head punch that misses.
Bomber misses with a knee strike.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam avoiding damage as Bomber throws knees to the body.
Bomber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohnam lands a right hand.
Bomber is breathing heavily.
Bohnam lands an uppercut.
Bohnam scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Bomber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bohnam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bomber backwards.
Bomber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohnam blocks an elbow strike from Bomber.

Bomber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bohnam tries to clinch up.

Bohnam pushes Bomber up against the cage in a clinch.
Bohnam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomber takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Billy Bomber's cut even more.
A short right from Bomber.
Bohnam lands an uppercut.
Bomber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bohnam.
A short right from Bohnam on the inside.
Bomber trying to land knees to the body.
Bomber tries a knee to the head but Bohnam blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohnam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Bohnam.
Bomber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bohnam lands a right hand.
Bomber is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Bohnam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bomber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bohnam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bohnam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bohnam is looking to clinch.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bohnam is looking to clinch.
Bohnam is looking to clinch.
Bohnam tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomber looks to land a body kick but Bohnam moved away.
Bomber tries a head kick but it misses.
Bohnam darts in trying to clinch
and Bohnam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bohnam avoids the head kick by Bomber.
Bomber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bomber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bohnam slips under a jab from Bomber.
Billy Bomber seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bomber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Bohnam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomber, pushing him back against the cage.
Bohnam throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomber.
Bomber working hard to break the clinch.
Bomber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bomber is trying to push Bohnam away but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bohnam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bohnam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bomber's defenses.
Bomber trying to land knees to the body.
Bomber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bomber throws an elbow but misses.
Bohnam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohnam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bohnam avoids it.
Bomber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bohnam.
Bohnam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohnam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bomber's efforts to push away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohnam prevents Bomber from breaking the clinch.
Bomber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bomber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bohnam throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomber.
Bohnam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bomber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bohnam avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohnam.
Bomber crunches a lovely knee into Bohnam's ribcage.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Bomber 's eye.
Bohnam stalling the fight.
Bohnam blocks the elbow strike.
Bohnam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bomber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Bomber is avoiding it.

Bohnam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bohnam scores with a shot to the side of Bomber's head.
Bomber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohnam gets through Bomber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands a body shot in the clinch.

Bomber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Bomber moves out of range.
Bohnam tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bohnam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bomber counters with a straight right hand.

Bohnam forces Bomber back against the cage and clinches.
Bohnam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bohnam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bomber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohnam leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bomber tries to circle away but Bohnam has him pinned against the cage.
Bomber tries a knee to the head but Bohnam blocks it.
Bohnam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bohnam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bomber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bohnam.
Bomber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bohnam avoids it.
Bomber wants to break free but Bohnam has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomber is trying to push Bohnam away but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bomber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bohnam is defending well for now.
Bohnam pushes Bomber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bomber lands a good knee to the midsection. Bohnam won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Bohnam.
I think Bohnam 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bohnam!