PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by I Buy the Drugs. This should be fireworks!

Valentine
vs
Bombada

181 cm
32
180 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

183 cm
36
175 lbs
29 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Valentine swings widly with a right hand
and Bombada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dick Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Bombada is out of range.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine scores with a decent looking hook.

Valentine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valentine misses with an elbow strike.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Bombada avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Valentine throws an elbow but misses.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling him.
Bombada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombada managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bombada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bombada scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Valentine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine lands a head shot.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bombada walks into a jab.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Bombada.
Valentine moves to clinch but Bombada breaks away
and Bombada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine tries to clinch but Bombada moves away
and Bombada counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bombada, pushing him back against the cage.
Bombada is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentine has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Bombada blocks with his arms.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombada avoids a wild elbow strike from Valentine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bombada's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentine.
Bombada blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine misses with a hook
and Bombada counters with a three punch combo that has Valentine backing up. Valentine nods at Bombada to acknowledge the strikes.

Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Bombada.
Bombada avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada is trying to break free.
Bombada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bombada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valentine lands an elbow inside that Bombada shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Valentine has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling him.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine pushes off an throws an elbow but Bombada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Valentine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentine misses with a knee to the head.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bombada is defending well for now.
Valentine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentine tries a body shot but Bombada blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bombada's defenses.
Bombada blocks an elbow strike.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombada.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombada's efforts to push away.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine pushes off an throws an elbow but Bombada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bombada's brow.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bombada breaks from the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Bombada slips the punch.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Bombada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Valentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Valentine throws a body punch but Bombada moves out of range.
Bombada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bombada duly obliges.
Bombada lands a nice shot that snaps Valentine's head back.
Bombada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Bombada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Valentine tries to clinch up
and Bombada counters with a series of strikes. Valentine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bombada keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bombada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bombada lands with an overhand left.
Champ Bombada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bombada lands with a shot to the body.
Valentine tries to clinch but Bombada is having none of it.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine darts in trying to clinch
and Bombada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentine thinking.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Bombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.

Valentine closes the distance and pushes Bombada back into the cage.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bombada is defending well for now.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bombada blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bombada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bombada's brow.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.

Bombada breaks from the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bombada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentine thinking.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine throws a series of punches but Bombada moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bombada. That snapped Valentine's head back.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Bombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine closes the distance but Bombada moves to the side
and Bombada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bombada there.
Valentine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bombada counters with a nice body shot.
Valentine wants to clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bombada cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
Bombada lands a jab to the head.
Valentine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Valentine is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bombada.
Valentine wants to clinch
and Bombada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bombada.
Bombada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bombada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine seems to have got his legs back now.
Valentine 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.

Valentine clinches.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentine misses with an elbow over the top.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Bombada. Beautiful body shot.
Valentine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bombada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Champ Bombada 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. This is the final round!

Valentine wants to clinch.
Bombada misses with a two punch combination.
Bombada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine lands a jab to Bombada's midsection.
Valentine misses with a hook. Bombada ducked under it nicely.
Bombada has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Valentine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bombada jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bombada looks to land a combination but Valentine avoids it well.
Valentine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bombada counters with a series of strikes. Valentine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valentine wants to clinch
and Bombada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.

Valentine rushes Bombada and presses him up against the cage.
Valentine lands an elbow inside.

Bombada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bombada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bombada, as that shot connected.
Bombada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Bombada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentine closes the distance but Bombada moves to the side
and Bombada counters with a left and a right that stings Valentine.
Champ Bombada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bombada swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Bombada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine tries to clinch but Bombada is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine cracks Bombada with a good jab.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bombada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine tries to clinch but Bombada is having none of it.
Bombada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine closes the distance but Bombada moves to the side
and Bombada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bombada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bombada counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
and Bombada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentine thinking.
Bombada dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut!
Valentine misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bombada counter with a right hand.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Bombada is avoiding it.
Bombada shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentine eats them both and turns towards Bombada to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.
Valentine misses with an elbow strike.
Bombada avoids the elbow strike from Valentine, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Bombada wants to break free but Valentine has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bombada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine misses with an elbow over the top.
Bombada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bombada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bombada avoids the elbow strike from Valentine, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bombada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
Bombada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bombada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Champ Bombada.
I think Bombada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Bombada!
Champ Bombada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.