PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 468 p4p, 728 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 59 p4p, 97 weight class). Boma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drowning Pool - Bodies. Rock Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boma
vs
Romero

195 cm
29
185
16 - 9 - 1

186 cm
27
177
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a double jab
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Romero connects with a body shot.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Boma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boma digs a good body shot into Romero 's ribs.
Boma slips a jab from Romero .
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heartless Team in the buildup to the fight.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boma. That's going to slow Romero down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romero s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boma scores with a decent looking hook.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boma works the jab nicely.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Romero 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Boma lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Boma misses.
Romero throws a series of punches but Boma moves out of range.
Boma blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Romero .
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Boma is rocked!
Romero throws a series of punches but Boma moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boma thuds his right hand into Romero 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boma moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Boma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Boma taking a breather.
Boma lands a shoulder strike.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero .
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma blocking some punches.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Romero .
Boma is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Boma into the cage.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero 's elbow.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Boma controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero trying to control the position but instead, Boma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romero into the cage.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Boma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Romero .
A hook to the body from Romero .
Boma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Romero .
Romero misses with the head strike.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero cracks Boma with a nice body shot.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero prevents a body shot from Boma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Norman Boma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Romero misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Romero misses with a hook
and Boma counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero throws a hook but Boma avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boma with a nice calf kick.
Boma blocks a jab.
Jab from Boma.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero .
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
Romero tries to bum rush Boma with a series of wild strikes but Boma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boma appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero ! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Boma moves away from the strike by Romero .
Romero throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boma scores with a nice right hand.
Romero misses with an uppercut

and Boma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Romero .
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boma as Romero tries to tie him up.

Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Boma - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Romero !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Romero !
Rock Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.