PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Chas (ranked 4026 p4p, 23966 weight class) and Justin Boyington (ranked 453 p4p, 605 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chas
vs
Boyington

175 cm
21
158
4 - 5 - 0

178 cm
21
164
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Chas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Boyington!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyington misses with a body kick.
Chas scores with a head kick. Boyington tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Chas rushes Boyington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Boyington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boyington throws an elbow that misses.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyington managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Chas lands an elbow that stopped Boyington in his tracks for a moment.
I was talking to Chas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyington's defenses.

It looks like Justin Boyington has been cut.
Chas crunches a lovely knee into Boyington's ribcage.
Chas lands an elbow inside.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chas managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Chas to work.
Boyington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chas avoids the elbow strike from Boyington, against the cage.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Boyington avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Chas.
Boyington misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyington throws an elbow but it misses.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chas as Boyington tries to tie him up.
Boyington leaning against his opponent.
Boyington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyington throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyington.
Chas stalls.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Boyington is looking to control Chas's arms but Chas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boyington has his back to the cage.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Chas avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chas stalling in the clinch.
Chas avoids the elbow strike from Boyington, against the cage.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Chas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyington lands an elbow that stopped Chas in his tracks for a moment.
Chas lands a good knee to the midsection. Boyington won't want to take too many of those.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Chas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyington blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boyington's brow.
Chas lands an elbow inside that Boyington shrugs off.
Chas blocks an elbow strike from Boyington.
Chas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyington takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyington trying to land knees to the body.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Boyington landing knees to the body.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyington pushes off an throws an elbow but Chas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Chas avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
Boyington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyington pushes off an throws an elbow but Chas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Boyington avoids the elbow strike from Chas, against the cage.
Chas tries to stall but Boyington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chas avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
Boyington misses with a knee strike.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Boyington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyington is defending well for now.
Boyington dodges an elbow strike from Chas.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas lands a nice elbow.
Chas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boyington's face.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyington is defending well for now.
Boyington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chas avoiding damage.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Chas has Boyington pushed against the cage.
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 Reza Chas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Boyington's cut.
That's time! Chas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A chopping leg kick lands by Chas.
Boyington connects with a high kick.
Boyington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chas lands a nice looking body kick.
Chas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boyington raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boyington tries a low kick but Chas avoids it.
Boyington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chas momentarily.
Boyington misses with a head kick.
Chas misses with a wild combination.
Boyington misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reza Chas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chas is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Chas does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chas tries to keep at a distance but Boyington has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chas has Boyington pushed against the cage.
Chas tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyington avoids the damage to the body.
Chas looking to throw knees to the head but Boyington is blocking nicely.
Chas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyington as Chas tries to tie him up.
Chas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyington.
Chas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyington's defenses.
Chas is trying to stall.
Chas stalling in the clinch.
Boyington blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyington's defenses.

That has opened up Justin Boyington's cut even more.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
Chas throws an elbow that misses.
Chas takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chas blocks an elbow strike.
Chas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chas throws an elbow but misses.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chas landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
Chas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chas managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyington throws an elbow but misses.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Boyington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyington.
Boyington has Chas pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chas as Boyington tries to tie him up.
Reza Chas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
Boyington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chas misses with a knee strike.
Boyington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington misses with an elbow strike.
Boyington lands an elbow just above Chas 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyington throws an elbow but misses.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
Boyington misses with a knee strike.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Boyington misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chas lands an elbow just above Boyington 's eye.
Chas tries to stall but Boyington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chas lands an elbow that stopped Boyington in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyington trying to land knees to the body.
Boyington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyington.
Chas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Chas avoids the elbow strike from Boyington, against the cage.
Boyington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyington is defending well for now.
Chas lands an elbow that stopped Boyington in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Chas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reza Chas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Boyington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chas throws a head kick that misses.
Boyington checks the leg kick.
Chas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chas checks a leg kick.
Chas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyington scoring well with a low kick there.

Chas moves into the clinch.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Chas avoids the damage to the body.
Chas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chas blocks an elbow strike.
Chas tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyington avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boyington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyington lands a good knee to the midsection. Chas won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Boyington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boyington lands an elbow just above Chas 's eye.
Boyington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chas avoids the elbow strike from Boyington, against the cage.
Boyington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyington takes an elbow to the temple.
Chas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyington pushes off an throws an elbow but Chas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chas avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas landing knees to the head.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyington is defending well for now.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chas avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyington.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chas effectively controlling the action here.
Boyington being controlled against the cage.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington looking to throw knees to the head but Chas is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Chas avoids the damage to the body.
Boyington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chas up against the cage.
Boyington avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Boyington looking to throw knees to the head but Chas is blocking nicely.
Boyington managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyington.
Chas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyington's defenses.
Chas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyington with a knee to the head.
Chas blocks an elbow strike.
Boyington trying to control the position but instead, Chas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boyington into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyington as Chas tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyington managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
Boyington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyington blocks an elbow strike.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but Chas blocks with his arms.
Chas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Boyington trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Chas avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but Chas blocks with his arms.
Chas stalls.
Chas misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Boyington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chas 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reza Chas!