PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Rudyk (ranked 5720 p4p, 6432 weight class) and Justin Boyington (ranked 557 p4p, 599 weight class). Justin Boyington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rudyk
vs
Boyington

182 cm
19
162
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
164
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Rudyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Boyington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rudyk.
Boyington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyington tries to clinch there but Rudyk circles away.
Boyington fakes the leg kick and cracks Rudyk in the body.
Boyington connects with a leg kick.
Rudyk misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Rudyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rudyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boyington scores with a hook to the body. Rudyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rudyk avoids the head kick by Boyington.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boyington connects with a leg kick.
Rudyk avoids the head kick by Boyington.
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch but Rudyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rudyk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boyington throws a front kick that sends Rudyk stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudyk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Justin Boyington has been cut.
We've been informed that Boyington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boyington scoring well with a low kick there.
Rudyk lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boyington.
Boyington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rudyk throws a series of strikes that have Boyington backpedaling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyington. That's going to slow Rudyk down.

Boyington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyington throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.

Rudyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Rudyk misses.
Boyington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boyington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyington throws the kick towards the body but Rudyk avoids it.
Dan Rudyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rudyk moves out of range as Boyington throws a body kick.
Rudyk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boyington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudyk.
Rudyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rudyk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk throws a hook to the side of Boyington's head but Boyington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rudyk throws a hook but Boyington blocks it.
Boyington keeps Rudyk at a distance using the push kick.
Rudyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyington misses with a head kick.
Boyington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boyington. Rudyk shrugs it off though.
Rudyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rudyk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rudyk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyington. Boyington obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boyington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyington throws the kick towards the body but Rudyk avoids it.
Rudyk misses with a double jab.
Boyington connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Boyington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boyington tries to land a leg kick but Rudyk saw it coming and moves away.
Rudyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rudyk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rudyk scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyington should have avoided that one.
Rudyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rudyk to score with a decent uppercut.
Rudyk avoids the head kick by Boyington.
Rudyk lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyington's head.
Rudyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rudyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rudyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rudyk.
Boyington keeps Rudyk at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyington scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Rudyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyington.
Boyington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rudyk avoids a kick to the body.
Rudyk lands a body shot.
Boyington slips a jab and a cross from Rudyk.
Rudyk swinging wildly here.
Boyington throws a head kick but Rudyk moves out of range.
Rudyk swinging wildly here.
Boyington feints the counter takedown.
Boyington dodges the punch combination from Rudyk.
Boyington throws a sloppy head kick and Rudyk moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyington throws a sloppy head kick and Rudyk moves out of range easily.
Boyington throws a wild body kick that Rudyk sees coming a mile off.
Boyington tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyington tries to clinch there but Rudyk circles away.
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 Dan Rudyk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Boyington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rudyk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rudyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyington moves away.
No joy there for Rudyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Boyington.
Danga de danga de dang - Boyington scores with a four punch combination!
Rudyk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boyington lands with a nice body kick.
Boyington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rudyk blocks a head kick by Boyington.
Boyington defending well as Rudyk loads up on a big left hand.
Boyington throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudyk looks to land a combination but Boyington avoids it well.
Rudyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyington shoots for a double leg takedown but Rudyk sprawls well. He's pushed Boyington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rudyk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rudyk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Boyington.
Dan Rudyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rudyk.
Boyington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Boyington tries to counter it with a takedown but Rudyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyington's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyington drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rudyk defends it well.
Rudyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyington looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudyk is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rudyk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boyington doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Rudyk misses.
Rudyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudyk misses with the combination.
Boyington tries a head kick but it misses.
Dan Rudyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudyk avoids the head kick by Boyington.
Boyington lands with a kick to the temple. Rudyk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Rudyk.
Rudyk tries to bum rush Boyington with a series of wild strikes but Boyington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Boyington misses.
Rudyk throws a big counter combination but Boyington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyington throws a head kick that misses.
Boyington doesn't manage to clinch there - Rudyk circles away.
Boyington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boyington throws a body punch but Rudyk moves out of range.
Rudyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyington.
And Boyington tries to counter it with a takedown but Rudyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rudyk throws a right and a left that Boyington avoids nicely.
Rudyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyington circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rudyk. Boyington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rudyk throws a series of punches but Boyington moves out of range.
Boyington thows a body kick. Rudyk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rudyk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boyington throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Boyington.
Boyington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk blocks a head kick by Boyington.
Rudyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyington was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudyk.
Rudyk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rudyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyington.
Rudyk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boyington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rudyk.
Boyington just misses with a punch to the body.
Rudyk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boyington is looking to clinch but Rudyk is avoiding it.
Rudyk misses with a wild combination.
Boyington slips a jab and a cross from Rudyk.

Boyington darts in and clinches Rudyk up against the cage.
Rudyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk stalling the fight.
Rudyk tries to stall but Boyington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rudyk being controlled against the cage.
Rudyk avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyington leaning against his opponent.
Boyington scores with a knee to the head.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.
Boyington lands an elbow that stopped Rudyk in his tracks for a moment.

Rudyk is rocked!
Boyington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Rudyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyington stalling.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but Rudyk blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Justin Boyington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Justin Boyington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rudyk swinging wildly here.
Rudyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Rudyk misses the jab.
Rudyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyington throws a lazy right hand but Rudyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rudyk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boyington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudyk throws a nice looking combination but Boyington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyington keeps Rudyk at a distance using the push kick.
Boyington looks to land a body kick but Rudyk moved away.
Rudyk is looking for a counter combo.
Boyington is looking to land body kicks.
Boyington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudyk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudyk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boyington.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyington.
Boyington lands a head kick. Rudyk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rudyk dips to his left and cracks Boyington with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyington misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rudyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyington feints and then cracks Rudyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rudyk down.
Rudyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyington lands a head kick!
Rudyk misses with a body shot.
Rudyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyington tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rudyk throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Rudyk as Boyington shoots in.
Rudyk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyington. Boyington obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Boyington lands but Rudyk takes it in his stride.
Boyington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boyington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rudyk.
Boyington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rudyk blocks a head kick by Boyington.
Rudyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyington with the counter takedown but Rudyk avoids it easily.
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!

Boyington instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyington misses with a knee to the head.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudyk is defending well for now.
Boyington has Rudyk pressed against the cage, preventing Rudyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rudyk takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rudyk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boyington tries a knee to the head but Rudyk blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk blocks the elbow strike.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudyk.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rudyk managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.
Boyington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rudyk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boyington misses with a knee to the head.
Boyington looking to throw knees to the head but Rudyk is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rudyk stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rudyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudyk.
Boyington tries for a takedown but Rudyk manages to get underhooks.
Rudyk gets underhooks to prevent Boyington's takedown attempt.
Dan Rudyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Boyington.

Rudyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyington connects with a body shot that sends Rudyk's belly button to the back.
Boyington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rudyk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Boyington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Boyington!