PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tulim Rommer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tulim Rommer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Booth
vs
Rommer

175 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tulim Rommer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rommer doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Rommer doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Rommer connects with a body shot that sends Booth's belly button to the back.

Rommer closes the distance and pushes Booth back into the cage.
Booth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rommer tries to work over Booth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booth misses with a punch on the inside.
Booth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Rommer manages to break the clinch.

Booth gets caught napping as Rommer dives in and scores a takedown. Booth manages to retain guard.

Rommer stands and steps away. Booth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Trevor Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rommer stalks Booth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Booth's face. Booth staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rommer wants to clinch.
Booth misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth keeps the fight on the outside.
Booth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booth misses with the combination.

Rommer moves into the clinch.
Booth working aggressively here.
Booth wants to get back to striking at distance but Rommer won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Booth fails to land.
Rommer blocks an uppercut.

Booth manages to break the clinch.

Rommer moves into the clinch.

Rommer breaks the clinch.
Rommer doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Booth misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Booth does no damage.
Rommer is looking to clinch but Booth is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Booth. Those never looked like landing.
Rommer moves in looking to clinch but Booth pushes him off.
Trevor Booth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommer throws a series of punches but Booth moves out of range.
Rommer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booth paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Booth closes the distance and clinches.

Rommer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booth misses with a right hand

and Rommer counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Rommer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rommer gets a clinch.
Rommer tries a knee to the head but Booth blocks it.
Rommer tries to land a knee to the head but Booth blocks with his arms.
Booth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rommer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rommer counters with a head kick. That will keep Booth thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Booth looks to land a combination but Rommer avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Booth has managed to clinch.
Rommer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Booth.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rommer obliges.
Rommer keeps control of Booth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rommer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rommer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Booth was well out of range. Poor timing from Rommer.
Booth misses with a double jab.
Booth misses with a two punch combination.
Booth swats away the attempt to clinch by Rommer.
Booth throws a right and a left that Rommer avoids nicely.
Rommer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rommer connects with a high kick.
Booth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booth looks to land a combination but Rommer avoids it well.
Booth falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rommer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Booth.
Booth is breathing heavily.
Rommer tries to clinch but Booth is having none of it.

Rommer clinches up against the cage.
Rommer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Booth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Booth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rommer.
Booth can't break the clinch.
Booth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rommer has Booth pressed against the cage, preventing Booth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rommer just leaning against Booth, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rommer misses with a knee to the head.
Rommer stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tulim Rommer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rommer wants to clinch.
Rommer swings for the body but Booth moves out of range.

Rommer closes the distance and clinches.
Booth avoiding damage as Rommer throws knees to the body.
Rommer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Booth's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Booth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rommer misses with a knee strike.
Booth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Booth avoiding damage as Rommer throws knees to the body.

Rommer manages to break the clinch.
Rommer slips a jab and a cross from Booth.
Booth throws an overhand right that lands on Rommer's shoulder, as Rommer tries to avoid the shot.
Rommer tries to clinch but Booth is having none of it.
Rommer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booth circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Tulim Rommer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booth tries to bum rush Rommer with a series of wild strikes but Rommer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Booth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rommer.
Rommer is looking to clinch.
Rommer throws a sloppy head kick and Booth moves out of range easily.
Booth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rommer.

Rommer forces Booth back against the cage and clinches.
Booth working hard to break the clinch.
Rommer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rommer blocks an uppercut.
Booth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Booth working hard to break the clinch.
Rommer tries to land knees in the clinch but Booth avoids the damage to the body.
Booth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rommer.

Rommer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth swinging wildly here.
Rommer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rommer darts in and clinches Booth up against the cage.
Rommer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Booth up against the cage.
Booth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rommer trying to land knees to the body.
Booth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rommer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rommer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Booth.

Rommer breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booth throws a jab but it's blocked by Rommer.
Booth misses with an uppercut

and Rommer moves into the clinch.
Rommer missing with knees to the body.
Booth is looking to break free of the clinch but Rommer has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rommer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rommer doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Rommer tries to close the distance and clinch but Booth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rommer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Booth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rommer moves in looking to clinch but Booth pushes him off.
Booth clobbers Rommer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rommer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trevor Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booth throws a series of punches but Rommer avoids them all with ease.
Rommer slips a jab and a cross from Booth.

Rommer darts in and clinches Booth up against the cage.
Booth is trying to break the clinch but Rommer has him pressed against the cage.
Booth tries to break free but Rommer pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rommer misses with a knee strike.

Rommer manages to break the clinch.

Rommer gets a clinch.
Booth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rommer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Booth avoids it.

Booth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Booth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rommer.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.
Rommer slips a jab from Booth.
Booth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rommer shoots for a takedown but Booth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rommer rushes Booth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tulim Rommer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Booth misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rommer.
Sloppy strikes from Rommer. Those never looked like landing.
Booth scores with a nice right hand.
Booth misses with a looping left.

Rommer moves into the clinch.
Rommer has Booth pressed against the cage, preventing Booth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booth avoiding damage as Rommer throws knees to the body.

Booth breaks the clinch.

Rommer clinches.
Booth avoiding damage as Rommer throws knees to the body.
Booth letting Rommer take a breather here.
Rommer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Booth avoids it.

Rommer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rommer counters by moving into the clinch.
Booth can't break the clinch.
Booth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booth working hard to break the clinch.
Rommer looking to throw knees to the head but Booth is blocking nicely.
Rommer misses with a knee to the head.

Rommer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Booth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rommer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booth swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rommer gets a clinch.

Booth breaks the clinch.
Booth misses with the combination.
Rommer tries to clinch there but Booth circles away.
Booth misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth keeps the fight on the outside.
Booth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rommer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Booth throws a right hand that Rommer ducks under and follows up with a left that Rommer also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rommer fails with a takedown attempt.

Booth clinches with his opponent.
Booth working aggressively here.

Rommer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rommer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rommer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rommer tries to clinch but Booth is having none of it.
Booth thuds his right hand into Rommer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Booth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rommer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth throws a series of punches but Rommer moves out of range.
Booth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Rommer clinches up with Booth and pushes him back against the cage.
Booth is trying to break free.
Rommer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Booth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rommer blocking some punches.
Rommer misses with a knee to the head.
Rommer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Booth avoids it.
Rommer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rommer - that landed with a thud.
Booth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rommer has him pressed against the cage.
Tulim Rommer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Booth has had enough of the clinch but Rommer keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Booth's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with some punches.
Booth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rommer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rommer.
Rommer is working Booth over against the cage.
Trevor Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rommer stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booth is looking to break free of the clinch but Rommer has double underhooks.
Rommer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tulim Rommer.
Well Rommer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tulim Rommer!