PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dude
vs
Bombada

184 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

183 cm
29
175 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Surfer Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombada misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Bombada misses
and Dude counters with a good, hard body kick but Bombada shrugs it off.
Bombada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dude wants to slow Bombada down by chopping away at his legs.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Bombada as he checks the leg kick.
Bombada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bombada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Dude catches Bombada right on the button with a cross.
Dude swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
Bombada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dude counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bombada misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Dude slams his shin into Bombada's torso.
Dude scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bombada momentarily.
Dude has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dude there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude lands a nice shot that snaps Bombada's head back.
Dude throws a head kick that Bombada semi-blocks.
Champ Bombada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dude scores with a head kick. Bombada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bombada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dude to score with a decent uppercut.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bombada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dude.
Dude looks to land a body kick but Bombada moved away.
Dude throws a push kick but Bombada slaps the foot to one side.
Dude dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bombada. That did some damage!
Dude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombada.
Good standup being displayed there by Dude as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombada works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Dude.
Bombada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bombada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bombada throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Bombada misses with a double jab.
Dude keeps Bombada at a distance using the push kick.
Dude moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dude avoids the body shot from Bombada.
Dude lands a front kick.
Bombada throws a right hand that misses
and Dude counters with a nice body shot.
Bombada looks gassed!
Bombada just misses with a punch to the body.
Bombada throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dude. That's going to slow Bombada down.
Bombada takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bombada avoids the body shot from Dude.
Dude is looking to slow Bombada down with leg kicks.
Bombada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dude connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bombada scrambles back to his feet.
Dude is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab lands there for Dude.
Dude is looking to slow Bombada down with leg kicks.
Dude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bombada's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dude, right into the meat.
Dude scores with a hook to the body. Bombada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dude connects with a single shot there.
Dude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bombada's calf.
Bombada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bombada.
Dude misses with a hook. Bombada ducked under it nicely.
Bombada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombada.
Bombada throws a right hand that misses
and Dude counters with a nice body shot.
Dude lands a head kick. Bombada smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bombada swinging wildly here.
Dude lands with a good body shot.
Bombada connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dude is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Dude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Surfer Dude dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bombada checks a leg kick.
Bombada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Bombada.
Nice body kick there by Dude.
Bombada 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.
Dude misses with a head kick.
Bombada slips under a jab from Dude.
Bombada misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Dude throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bombada.
Dude misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bombada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bombada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dude has got the better of the exchanges.
Dude throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bombada throws a right and a left that Dude avoids nicely.
Bombada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bombada checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude tried to score with a low kick but Bombada checks it.
Dude tries a low kick but Bombada avoids it.
Dude lands with an uppercut that bounces Bombada off the cage and back into range.
Bombada throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bombada misses with a looping left.
Dude goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bombada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dude 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.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Bombada.
Dude throws a wild body kick that Bombada sees coming a mile off.
Dude throws a head kick that Bombada semi-blocks.
Dude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bombada at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bombada throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Dude catches Bombada right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude lands a nice shot that snaps Bombada's head back.
Dude shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bombada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dude.
Bombada scores with a jab to the head.
Dude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bombada can do to turn this around?
Bombada tries to bum rush Dude with a series of wild strikes but Dude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bombada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surfer Dude is winning the standup battle so far.
Dude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombada was well out of range. Poor timing from Dude.
Bombada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude.
Bombada just misses with a punch to the body.
Bombada takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dude.
Bombada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dude scores with a shot to the body.
Dude lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Bombada avoids the head kick by Dude.
Dude misses with a straight right.
Bombada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dude throws a sloppy head kick and Bombada moves out of range easily.
Dude takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dude throws a chopping leg kick but Bombada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bombada throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bombada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dude.
Bombada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bombada thows a body shot but no joy.
Dude tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dude lands a jab.
Bombada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Surfer Dude dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bombada misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Dude gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dude explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bombada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dude.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Bombada throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bombada.
Dude avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dude.
Dude lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Bombada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bombada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dude fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bombada misses with a series of wild punches.
Bombada throws a poor cross that misses
and Dude counters with a nice uppercut.
Bombada throws a good cross that connects.
Dude misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dude.
Bombada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bombada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bombada there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Bombada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Bombada.
Bombada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Dude misses with a straight left.
Bombada thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dude throws a low kick, looking for Bombada's leg but Bombada calmly moves out of range.
Champ Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dude plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bombada throws a combination that misses
and Dude counters with a head kick. That will keep Bombada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bombada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bombada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dude chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bombada takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude scoring well with a low kick there.
Dude fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bombada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dude.
Bombada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Champ Bombada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dude misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dude.
Dude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombada throws out the jab.
Dude scores with a shot to the body.
Dude moves out of range as Bombada strikes.
Donk. Dude catches Bombada right on the button with a cross.
Dude lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dude fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bombada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Dude there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bombada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dude is looking to slow Bombada down with leg kicks.
Bombada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dude. That one must have hurt.
Dude lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Dude there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bombada throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dude misses with a kick to the body
and Bombada counters with a left and a right that stings Dude.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Dude.
Bombada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bombada throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Surfer Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dude has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surfer Dude!
Post fight, an emotional Surfer Dude said 'Are we done here? Gotta go catch a wave man, a wave...'.