PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between stanely burnsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack bombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jack bombo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

burnsely
vs
bombo

180 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, stanely burnsely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jack bombo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
burnsely tests bombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
bombo misses with a series of wild punches.
bombo throws a right and a left that both miss.

burnsely shoots in and bounces bombo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
burnsely knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for bombo on the ground.
bombo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but burnsely has passed into side control.
bombo is trying to improve his position.

burnsely tries for a kimura but bombo is defending well.
bombo is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
burnsely working the body and head with strikes.
bombo regains half guard.
bombo gets back to full guard.
bombo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
bombo wants to sweep but no luck.

burnsely stands up and waves to bombo to follow him.
burnsely is breathing heavily.
bombo fails to land with a series of punches.
bombo doesn't manage to clinch there - burnsely circles away.
bombo misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from bombo misses.
jack bombo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bombo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
burnsely throws a series of punches but bombo avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bombo throws a combination that misses

and burnsely counters with a nice double leg into side control. bombo won't be happy with that.
bombo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on burnsely's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
bombo works his way to full guard. Good work.
bombo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. bombo lands a nice short elbow.
burnsely missing with punches from the bottom.
bombo trying to advance position but burnsely counters by regaining guard.
burnsely is trying to control the position from the bottom.
burnsely wants to sweep here but bombo controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
burnsely keeping full guard, as bombo tries to pass.
burnsely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
burnsely is looking to take a break and control but bombo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
bombo wants to get back to full guard but burnsely has passed into side control.
burnsely working the ground and pound effectively.
burnsely scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bombo working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by burnsely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bombo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
burnsely landing strikes from the mount.
burnsely lands a nice shot to the head.
burnsely lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bombo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
bombo with a flurry of punches that miss.
bombo looking to pass the guard.
bombo scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stanely burnsely dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

bombo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling burnsely to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from bombo.
bombo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
bombo misses with a double jab.
burnsely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from bombo.
bombo fails to land with a series of punches.
A choreographed right hand from burnsely misses the target.
No joy there for bombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bombo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and burnsely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
jack bombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bombo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
burnsely misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bombo misses with a combination

and burnsely counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for bombo!
burnsely trying to control but bombo is having none of it.
bombo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
burnsely in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
bombo is wriggling around trying to escape.
bombo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
bombo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of burnsely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take burnsely's back!
burnsely tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
bombo landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bombo landing strikes, looking to finish!
bombo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can burnsely hang on?
stanely burnsely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bombo lands a heavy elbow.
burnsely is looking to improve his position but bombo isn't that keen on the idea.
bombo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
bombo prevents burnsely from getting the reversal.
bombo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish burnsely?
bombo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
bombo lands with some strikes.
bombo cracks burnsely with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
burnsely regains half guard.
bombo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
burnsely is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of bombo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take bombo's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - burnsely's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
burnsely cracks bombo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing bombo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
burnsely trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
burnsely is hanging on to bombo's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
bombo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. bombo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
bombo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bombo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
bombo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by bombo.
bombo with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bombo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bombo dominating with strikes here.
burnsely really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bombo with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
burnsely wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by bombo.
burnsely might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
burnsely tries to reverse the position but bombo maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack bombo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

burnsely misses with a takedown attempt - bombo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
bombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
burnsely throws a nice looking combination but bombo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

bombo has taken the fight to the clinch.

burnsely manages to break the clinch.

bombo clinches.
bombo is trying to break free.
burnsely wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bombo has him pressed against the cage.

burnsely gets a trip takedown into half guard.
bombo is pressing down on burnsely's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
bombo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
bombo lands a big elbow.
bombo lands a big shot there that rocks burnsely but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bombo unloading with bombs!
bombo raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
burnsely is looking to improve his position but bombo isn't that keen on the idea.
burnsely is bucking up trying to escape but bombo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
burnsely is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
burnsely tries to reverse the position but bombo maintains control.
bombo misses with a head shot.
The referee warns burnsely that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
bombo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
burnsely tries to reverse the position but bombo maintains control.
bombo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
bombo throws a wild left hand from mount and burnsely manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
bombo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
bombo working burnsely over with strikes.
bombo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

burnsely is rocked!
bombo working the head and body with strikes.
Oh burnsely is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
bombo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
bombo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked burnsely! More strikes land and this one is all over! bombo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jack bombo!