PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bing Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Vasara
vs
Boom

174 cm
32
163 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

179 cm
31
162 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bing Boom!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vasara tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara throws a hook to the side of Boom's head but Boom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Boom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vasara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom throws a solid leg kick but Vasara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boom.
Boom moves away from the strike by Vasara.
Boom moves out of range of the body kick from Vasara.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Boom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom misses with a hook.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Vasara does no damage.
Boom avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Vasara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vasara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom throws a hook but Vasara avoids it easily.
Good work by Boom as he checks the leg kick.
Vasara keeps Boom at a distance using the push kick.
Vasara cracks a nice hook into Boom's ribs.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasara.
Vasara misses with an uppercut
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Vasara.
Vasara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Vasara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boom, pushing him back against the cage.
Vasara lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara landing knees to the body.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Boom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Boom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara misses with a low kick.
Vasara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Vasara throws out a leg kick but Boom moves out of range and Vasara only half commits.
Vasara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasara thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasara fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boom is out of range.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.

Vasara clinches up with Boom and pushes him back against the cage.
Vasara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boom lands a body punch.
Boom digs a right hand underneath Vasara's ribcage. Vasara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boom tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boom stalling.
Vasara trying to control the position but instead, Boom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasara into the cage.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasara.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Boom is blocking nicely.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara just leaning against Boom, taking a breather.
Vasara is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vasara stalling in the clinch.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Boom.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vasara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Vasara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara scores with a leg kick.
Vasara misses with a few strikes there.
Boom connects with the punch.
Boom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vasara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasara throws a front kick that sends Boom stumbling back into the cage.
Vasara connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasara is looking to wear down Boom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom throws a push kick but Vasara slaps the foot to one side.
Vasara connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasara.
Vasara lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Boom 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.
Boom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom misses with a leg kick.
Boom throws a leg kick
and Vasara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sami Vasara is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasara throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Vasara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Vasara tests Boom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasara catches Boom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vasara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boom checks it well.
Vasara looks to land a left hand but Boom moved out of range nicely.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Boom misses with a kick to the body.
Boom throws a lazy right hand but Vasara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Boom tried to score with a low kick but Vasara checks it.
Boom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boom counters with a good low kick that Vasara was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara moves out of range as Boom throws a body kick.
Boom throws a wild body kick that Vasara sees coming a mile off.
Vasara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasara lands with a slapping head kick.
Boom misses with the body kick
and Vasara counters with a leg kick.
Vasara scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
Boom misses with a leg kick.
Boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
Boom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasara on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Boom blocks the leg kick.
Vasara is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasara tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
A combination from Vasara does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasara.
Boom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasara.
Boom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Boom misses.
Boom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vasara is looking to clinch.
Boom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasara. Vasara obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Vasara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vasara throws a jab when Boom was well out of range.
Vasara looks for the body kick but Boom saw that one coming.
Vasara digs a good hook to Boom's body.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Vasara counters with a three punch combo that has Boom backing up. Boom nods at Vasara to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Boom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasara loads up on a big right hand but Boom slips the punch.
Vasara moves out of range of the body kick from Boom.
Vasara throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Vasara lands a jab to the nose.
Vasara moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasara.
Vasara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Vasara.
Vasara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vasara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boom counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasara swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Boom moves out of range easily.
Vasara scores with a head kick.
Boom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom checks the leg kick.
Bing Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Boom.
Boom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasara!
Boom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vasara is out of range and Boom settles back down.
Boom throws a leg kick but Vasara checks it.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
Boom misses with an uppercut.
Boom dodges the punch combination from Vasara.
Vasara misses with a leg kick.
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 leg kick
and Vasara counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vasara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a front kick aimed at Vasara's knee but Vasara avoids it well.
Boom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boom is looking to score with low kicks.
Boom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara feints and then cracks Boom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boom down.
Boom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom throws a leg kick but Vasara moved away.
Vasara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom throws a leg kick
and Vasara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Vasara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasara scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasara throws a leg kick which misses Boom's front leg but catches the back leg as Boom tries to avoid it.
Vasara dips to his left and cracks Boom with an uppercut!
Vasara misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasara thuds his right hand into Boom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasara 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
Sami Vasara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.