PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 2590 p4p, 263 weight class) and Mark Boma (ranked 2829 p4p, 277 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.

Michael
vs
Boma

178 cm
36
150 lbs
23 - 15 - 2

171 cm
27
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma misses with a lunging right hand
and Michael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michael.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Michael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael is looking to counter punch.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma is looking to clinch.
Boma lands a high kick!
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michael.
Boma loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
Boma tests Michael's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma throws a head kick that misses
and Michael counters with a good low kick that Boma was not able to check.
Michael throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
Boma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michael counters with an outside leg kick.
Boma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Boma moves into the clinch.
Michael tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boma.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Michael's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Boma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boma.
Boma works Michael's body with a nice hook.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Michael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boma doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
A swing and a miss from Boma.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boma.

Boma moves into range and clinches up with Michael.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Boma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma blocks a body shot from Michael.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma is working Michael over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Boma has the dominant position.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma gets through Michael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boma presses Michael against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michael misses with a body punch.
A short left from Boma.
A short right from Boma.
Michael tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Boma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Michael is rocked!
Boma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michael or not.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma lands with a left to the head.
Oh Michael is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma prevents a body shot from Michael.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma misses with some punches.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma working aggressively here.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Boma.

Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Boma.

Boma instigates a clinch.
Michael is pushing Boma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Michael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bomas head.
Michael blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma is working Michael over against the cage.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boma.
Boma misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Michael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael is looking to chop away at Boma's legs.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Boma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boma.
Boma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michael's hands.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Michael saw that one coming.
Boma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boma throws an off balance right hand
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Boma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Boma has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Michael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Michael is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Michael misses with a hook

and Boma counters by moving into the clinch.
Michael tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Michael blocking some punches.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Boma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michael can't break the clinch.
Michael lands a nice uppercut.
Mark Boma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Michael working hard to break the clinch.
Michael stalling.
Boma tries to work over Michael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Michael.
Michael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Michael fails to land.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael pushes Boma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael tries to break the clinch but Boma is controlling the position.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma cracks Michael with a nice body shot.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michael throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma checks a leg kick nicely.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Boma throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Boma tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Michael misses the target.
Boma tries to clinch up
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
Boma throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boma tries to clinch up
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Boma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Michael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boma misses with a left hand
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Michael has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Michael and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michael fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boma just manages to avoid it.
Michael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michael thuds his right hand into Boma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael lands with a thumping leg kick.

Boma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michael's elbow.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Michael is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma blocks a body shot from Michael.

Michael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boma is looking to clinch.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
Michael slips a jab from Boma.
Boma throws a low kick, looking for Michael's leg but Michael calmly moves out of range.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Boma misses.
Michael thumps Boma with a low kick.

Boma closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boma pushes Michael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boma tries a body shot but Michael blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Michael has Boma pressed against the cage.
Michael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boma has him pressed against the cage.

Michael manages to break the clinch.
Mark Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma cracks the inside of Michael's front leg.
Boma throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Michael connects with a single shot there.
Boma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boma tries a low kick but Michael avoids it.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Michael is just out of range.

Boma takes the fight into the clinch.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Michael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boma is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Michael is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Michael.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Boma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Michael back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Michael digs a right hand into Boma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boma's gas tank.
Michael is trying to break the clinch but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael working aggressively here.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Mark Boma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good shot there by Boma.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Boma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boma 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

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