PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard McAuliffe (ranked 1617 p4p, 187 weight class) and Samuel Boom (ranked 2560 p4p, 277 weight class). Boom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McAuliffe
vs
Boom

174 cm
27
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

181 cm
28
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Sportivité
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard McAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Boom!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAuliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Boom. That snapped McAuliffe's head back.

It looks like Richard McAuliffe has been cut.
McAuliffe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boom misses with an uppercut.
Boom misses with a few strikes there.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McAuliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAuliffe scores with a jab. Boom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McAuliffe counter with a right hand.
Boom sizes up McAuliffe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McAuliffe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
McAuliffe is looking for a counter combo.
Boom connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Boom moves out of range.
Boom looks to land a left hand but McAuliffe moved out of range nicely.
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Boom moves out of range.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
McAuliffe slips a jab and a cross from Boom.
McAuliffe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McAuliffe is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAuliffe momentarily.
McAuliffe is looking to clinch.
McAuliffe misses with a head kick.
Boom swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McAuliffe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McAuliffe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Samuel Boom has been cut.
McAuliffe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Boom misses.
McAuliffe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boom manages to circle out of the way.
Samuel Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McAuliffe throws a series of punches but Boom avoids them all with ease.
McAuliffe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boom is fending him off so far but McAuliffe persists. Nope, Boom circles away and we're back to standing.
McAuliffe misses the jab.
Boom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom misses the shot to the body.
Boom swings away with a body shot that misses
and McAuliffe counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
McAuliffe takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Boom finds it's target.
McAuliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom tests McAuliffe's chin there with a solid looking shot.

McAuliffe is rocked!
McAuliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh McAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McAuliffe walks into a stiff left hand from Boom.
McAuliffe fails to land the takedown.
Boom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McAuliffe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McAuliffe seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAuliffe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McAuliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAuliffe moves away from the strike by Boom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McAuliffe counter with a right hand.
McAuliffe tries to move into range but Boom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McAuliffe.
Boom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McAuliffe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McAuliffe connects with a nice looking jab.
McAuliffe throws a shot from downtown. Boom moves away and avoids it.
Boom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McAuliffe staying out of range there.
McAuliffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McAuliffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom looks to throw the jab but McAuliffe is out of range.
McAuliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
McAuliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McAuliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAuliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McAuliffe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
A cross from McAuliffe lands.
Boom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Richard McAuliffe's cut is getting worse.
Boom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAuliffe scores with a body shot.
Boom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and McAuliffe moves into the clinch.

McAuliffe breaks the clinch.
McAuliffe moves away from the strike by Boom.
McAuliffe tries to counter with a takedown but Boom is quick to defend against it.
McAuliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom looks to land a left hand but McAuliffe moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McAuliffe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Boom dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boom throws a hook but McAuliffe blocks it.
A head kick misses from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and McAuliffe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAuliffe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boom.
McAuliffe throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Boom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom throws a jab but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
Nice defenses there by Boom.
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom misses with an uppercut. McAuliffe saw that one coming.
Boom clobbers McAuliffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom misses the jab.
Boom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAuliffe. McAuliffe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McAuliffe throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Boom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McAuliffe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boom scrambles back to his feet.
McAuliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

McAuliffe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boom to the ground. McAuliffe is now in Boom's guard.

Boom wriggles free and stands up.
Boom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAuliffe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAuliffe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boom at a distance.
Boom misses with a hook.
McAuliffe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McAuliffe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McAuliffe's corner calls for a 1-2. McAuliffe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and McAuliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McAuliffe doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McAuliffe.
McAuliffe cracks Boom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samuel Boom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAuliffe throws a looping overhand right but Boom ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boom! But no joy.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAuliffe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAuliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McAuliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McAuliffe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boom doesn't seem bothered though.
McAuliffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McAuliffe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McAuliffe looks to land a right hand but Boom moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Boom misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for McAuliffe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. McAuliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAuliffe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from McAuliffe misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McAuliffe, as that shot connected.
Boom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McAuliffe.
Boom swings and misses with a shot to the body

and McAuliffe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boom is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McAuliffe dives into side control.

We've been informed that Boom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McAuliffe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McAuliffe working Boom over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McAuliffe jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Boom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boom sneaks back into half guard.
Boom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McAuliffe scores with a couple of nice shots.
McAuliffe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McAuliffe throwing shots but Boom is blocking nicely.

Boom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

McAuliffe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McAuliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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 Richard McAuliffe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! McAuliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McAuliffe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boom to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom staying out of range there.
Boom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom throws out a loose jab but McAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.

McAuliffe moves into the clinch.
McAuliffe is looking to break free of the clinch but Boom has double underhooks.
McAuliffe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McAuliffe jumps guard but Boom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McAuliffe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boom to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard McAuliffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAuliffe tries to pull guard but Boom won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McAuliffe manages to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McAuliffe wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.
Boom throws an elbow that misses. McAuliffe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boom's guard. Nice move by McAuliffe!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom is pulling down on McAuliffe's head to control his posture.
McAuliffe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McAuliffe postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McAuliffe postures up in Boom's guard and throws a big left but Boom blocks it.
McAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom looking for a sweep. Not yet Boom, not yet.
McAuliffe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Boom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McAuliffe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McAuliffe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

McAuliffe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McAuliffe has managed to get both his arms back between Boom's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boom tries to land a sweep but no joy.

McAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but McAuliffe is just out of range.
Boom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom sizes up McAuliffe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
McAuliffe is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from McAuliffe. Those never looked like landing.
McAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Boom moves out of range.
McAuliffe throws a good cross that connects.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Boom.
McAuliffe jabs Boom right on the nose. Boom blinks but takes it well.
McAuliffe slips under a jab from Boom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Boom.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McAuliffe.
Boom throws an overhand right that lands on McAuliffe's shoulder, as McAuliffe tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Boom clobbers McAuliffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McAuliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Boom is just out of range.
It seemed like Boom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom misses with a combination

and McAuliffe counters by clinching up.
Boom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McAuliffe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom lands with a big left! McAuliffe is wobbled badly! Boom comes in with a flurry of punches and drops McAuliffe to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Boom!
An out of breath Samuel Boom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Richard McAuliffe was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF!!'.