PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 1274 p4p, 121 weight class) and Khatir Afridi (ranked 1132 p4p, 108 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boom
vs
Afridi

170 cm
27
149 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

167 cm
30
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khatir Afridi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afridi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Afridi lands an overhand right.

It looks like DJ Boom has been cut.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Afridi moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Afridi! But no joy.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom misses with a hook. Afridi ducked under it nicely.
Afridi slips a straight right by Boom.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Afridi.
Boom throws a body punch but Afridi moves out of range.
Afridi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Afridi moves away.
Despite the aggression on Afridi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Afridi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Afridi.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afridi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Afridi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Afridi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Afridi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Afridi ducks right into an uppercut from Boom.
Boom throws the left hand but Afridi avoids the punch easily.
Afridi looks for the body kick but Boom saw that one coming.
Afridi scores with a jab to the body.
Boom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Afridi was well out of range. Poor timing from Boom.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Afridi misses with a leg kick.
Boom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Afridi flicks out a counter leg kick but Boom steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Boom.
Boom lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Afridi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Afridi counters with a thumping low kick.
Afridi throws a sloppy head kick
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom throws a series of punches but Afridi moves out of range.
Boom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Afridi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Afridi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom throws a combination. Afridi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
DJ Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Afridi unleashes a big counter combination but Boom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Afridi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Afridi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boom to the ground. Afridi is now in Boom's guard.
Boom is controlling Afridi's posture.
Afridi trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Afridi tries to free his leg and advance position but Boom is retaining full guard.
Boom has control of Afridi's left arm, preventing Afridi from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Afridi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Afridi wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Afridi throws a counter combo.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Afridi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom misses with a shot to the body
and Afridi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Boom.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Afridi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Afridi moves out of range of the body kick from Boom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Afridi! But no joy.
Afridi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Boom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Boom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boom misses with a double jab
and Afridi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Afridi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Afridi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Afridi moves away from the strike by Boom.
Afridi throws a low kick, looking for Boom's leg but Boom calmly moves out of range.
Afridi connects with a body shot.
Boom lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Afridi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DJ Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Afridi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom lands a right hook to the body.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Afridi moves away and avoids it.
Boom works Afridi's body with a nice hook.
Boom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Afridi throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Afridi jabs Boom right on the nose. Boom blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Afridi.
A telegraphed right hand from Boom misses the target.
Boom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Afridi is able to avoid easily.
Afridi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Afridi slips a jab from Boom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Afridi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Afridi.
Boom works the jab nicely.
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 throws a nice looking combination but Afridi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Boom.
Boom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Afridi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boom at a distance.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Afridi counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Afridi moves away and avoids it.
Afridi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom backing away here, and Afridi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Afridi counters with a nice body shot.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Afridi counters with a left to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Afridi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boom, right into the meat.
Boom misses with a double jab
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Afridi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom scores with the left hand. Afridi knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom connects with a body shot that sends Afridi's belly button to the back.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Afridi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom drops his hands momentarily and Afridi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom throws a low kick but Afridi moves out of range easily.
Afridi scores with a shot to the body.
Afridi avoids the head kick by Boom.
Boom thuds his shin into the meat of Afridi's side.
Afridi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Afridi cracks the inside of Boom's front leg.
Afridi misses with a wild body shot.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Afridi defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Afridi throws a fast counter high kick but Boom manages to duck under it in time.
Boom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Afridi.
Afridi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boom blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Khatir Afridi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on DJ Boom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Boom misses with a hook. Afridi ducked under it nicely.
Afridi moves away from the strike by Boom.
Boom misses with a jab to the body
and Afridi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afridi.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Afridi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Afridi staying out of range there.
Boom moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAfridi.
Afridi connects with a leg kick. Boom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Afridi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom digs a good body shot into Afridi's ribs.
Afridi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Afridi throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Boom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Afridi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom misses with a hook.
Afridi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Afridi missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Khatir Afridi has been cut.
Boom misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Afridi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Afridi misses with a series of wild punches.
Afridi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Afridi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Afridi lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
and Afridi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Afridi throws a sloppy head kick
and Boom counters with a left and a right that stings Afridi.
Afridi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boom rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afridi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afridi scores with a jab to the body.
Afridi swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
Afridi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Afridi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Afridi moves out of range of the strikes.
Afridi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom throws a right hand that misses
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Afridi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DJ Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afridi blocks a jab.
Afridi lands with a cross.
Afridi lands a jab to Boom's midsection.
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Afridi manages to avoid it.
Afridi lands with a good body shot.
Boom swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Afridi counter with a right hand.
Afridi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Afridi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Afridi coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Afridi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Afridi.
A left lands for Boom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afridi defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Boom misses with a body shot.
Afridi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Afridi counters with a right hand to the body.
Afridi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Afridi counters with a straight right hand.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Afridi counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Afridi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Boom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khatir Afridi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Afridi 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khatir Afridi!