PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craft comes into the arena with Cult of Personality - Living Colour blaring out of the sound system. Bomba has chosen Dare You to Move by Switchfoot as his entrance music. Jason Craft has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Craft
vs
Bomba

189 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
29
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Bomba!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craft gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bomba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Craft throws a series of punches but Bomba moves out of range.
Craft 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.
Craft throws a body kick that misses
and Bomba counters with an outside leg kick.
Craft misses with a series of wild punches.
Bomba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Craft throws a body kick that misses
and Bomba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craft's knee momentarily.
Craft misses with the combination.
Bomba throws a head kick but Craft moves out of range.
Craft pushes Bomba away with a front kick.
A low kick from Craft misses

and Bomba counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Bomba looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craft keeping moving, preventing Bomba from controlling successfully.
Craft controlling Bomba's posture.
Craft is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Craft swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bomba is fighting to break Craft's control of his arms but Craft is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Craft knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bomba on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Craft wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Bomba.
Bomba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jason Craft has been cut.
No joy there for Craft, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bomba. That's going to slow Craft down.
Bomba is looking to land body kicks.
Jason Craft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bomba.
Craft throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craft looks for the body kick but Bomba saw that one coming.
Bomba lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Craft.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomba.
Bomba lands a high kick!
Bomba lands with a slapping head kick.

Craft is rocked!
Craft throws a right hand that Bomba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomba also avoids with ease.
Oh Craft is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bomba is looking to slow Craft down with leg kicks.
Craft seems to have got his legs back now.
Craft is breathing heavily.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craft thows a body kick. Bomba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Bomba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Bomba.
Bomba is looking to slow Craft down with leg kicks.
Craft throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bomba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Jason Craft's cut is getting worse.
Bomba is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bomba.
Craft throws a low kick, looking for Bomba's leg but Bomba calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Craft, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Bomba.
Craft on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bomba scores with a push kick.
Bomba connects with a leg kick. Craft looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bomba scores with a kick to the body.
Craft takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Bomba pushes Craft away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomba.
Bomba throws a head kick that half lands.
Bomba scores with a head kick. Craft tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Craft blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Craft throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomba dodges the punch combination from Craft.
Craft steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bomba. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a head kick that half lands.

Jason Craft's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Craft throws a wild body kick that Bomba sees coming a mile off.
Craft looks to land a body kick but Bomba moved away.
Bomba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Craft scores with a kick to the midsection.
Craft will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Craft throws a series of punches but Bomba moves out of range.
Bomba is looking to slow Craft down with leg kicks.
Bomba checks a low kick from Craft.
Bomba lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomba throws a head kick but Craft moves out of range.
Craft gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bomba counters with a body kick that stops Craft in his tracks momentarily.
Bomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bomba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Craft'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.

Bomba scores with a head kick. Craft tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bomba lands a high kick to the side of Craft's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Bomba dives into guard, looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craft is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bomba is controlling him.

Bomba stands up from Craft's guard - Bomba perhaps looking for a knockout.
Craft looks to land a combination but Bomba avoids it well.
Craft throws a right hand that Bomba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomba also avoids with ease.
Bomba throws a sloppy head kick and Craft moves out of range easily.
Bomba blocks a low kick nicely.
Bomba is looking to slow Craft down with leg kicks.
Bomba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Craft throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craft misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craft blocks the body kick.
Bomba scores with a head kick. Craft tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bomba lands with a slapping head kick.

Jeez, Jason Craft's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A clash of legs there as Bomba blocks the low kick.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
Craft misses with a leg kick
and Bomba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bomba scores with a nice body kick.
Bomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Craft walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bomba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bomba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Craft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomba throws a sloppy head kick and Craft moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomba thows a body kick. Craft tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bomba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Craft is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bomba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bomba.
Bomba throws a sloppy head kick and Craft moves out of range easily.
Bomba avoids a kick to the body.
Bomba throws a push kick but Craft slaps the foot to one side.
Craft blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Jack Bomba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bomba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bomba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bomba throws a nice head kick!
Craft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bomba. That did some damage!
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Craft fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jason Craft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bomba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craft scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Craft. That's going to slow Bomba down.
Craft throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Craft. That one must have hurt.
Craft throws a series of punches but Bomba avoids them all with ease.
Bomba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bomba slips a jab and a cross from Craft.
A low kick from Craft is predictable there
and Bomba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Craft is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Craft will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bomba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Craft throws a leg kick
and Bomba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick from Bomba lands but Craft takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Craft blocks the low kick.
Bomba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bomba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Bomba as he checks the leg kick.
Bomba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craft fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bomba is out of range.
Bomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomba throws a sloppy head kick
and Craft counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Craft has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Craft and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Craft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craft walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bomba.
Craft throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bomba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craft keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Craft throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bomba.
Bomba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craft lands an overhand right.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bomba!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Craft's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bomba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Craft will feel that in the morning.
Bomba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bomba blocks a leg kick.
Bomba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Craft takes a step back to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Craft. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Bomba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bomba.
Bomba moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomba slips a jab and a cross from Craft.
Bomba scores with a head kick. Craft tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bomba lands with a slapping head kick.
Craft misses with a body kick.
Craft throws a low kick but Bomba avoids it.
Bomba connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Craft throws a head kick that misses.
Craft fails to land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Craft crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bomba - the referee stops the clock and Craft gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bomba. Craft manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bomba keeps Craft at a distance using the push kick.
Craft blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Bomba connects with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as Bomba blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomba.
Craft throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bomba moves out of range of the body kick.
Craft takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craft on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomba. Bomba obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Bomba tenderised Craft's leg. Craft is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a head kick but Craft moves out of range.
Bomba lands a head kick. Craft smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craft will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Craft throws a front kick aimed at Bomba's knee but Bomba avoids it well.
Bomba checks a leg kick.
Bomba throws a body kick that misses.
Bomba throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Craft counters with a stiff right hand.
Craft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomba throws a head kick but Craft moves out of range.
Craft throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
Craft looks to land a body kick but Bomba moved away.
Craft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jason Craft has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craft misses with a low kick.
Bomba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bomba checks a leg kick.
Craft misses with a low kick.
Craft takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Bomba!
Jack Bomba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.