PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Boycott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Boycott
vs
House

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoffrey Boycott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky House!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
House tries for a takedown but Boycott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boycott wants to clinch.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boycott tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boycott to the ground. Boycott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boycott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.

Boycott rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Boycott.
House looks gassed!
Boycott lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Boycott.

It looks like Ricky House has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House takes an elbow to the forehead.
The is referee keeping an eye on Boycott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boycott lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boycott scores with a knee to the head.

Boycott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Boycott closes the distance and clinches.
Boycott connects with a knee to the head.

House is rocked!
Boycott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Boycott finish him?
Boycott misses with an elbow over the top.
House seems to have recovered his senses.
Boycott landing knees to the head.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Boycott scores a nice knee to the body.
Boycott lands a knee to the body.
Boycott slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycott landing knees to the body.
House takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boycott lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.

Boycott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House throws a hook but Boycott avoids it easily.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
House misses with a body shot.
Boycott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Boycott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
Boycott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
House takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boycott connects with a knee to the head.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
House tries for a takedown but Boycott manages to get underhooks.
Geoffrey Boycott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky House.
Boycott unloads a knee to the mid-section.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boycott smiles and moves away.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Boycott.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boycott plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boycott, right into the meat.

Boycott instigates a clinch.
Boycott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boycott lands a nice knee to the body.
Boycott lands a knee to the body.
Boycott has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
House takes an elbow to the temple.
House wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House tries to score a body lock takedown but Boycott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Boycott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
House is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boycott lands a knee to the head.
Boycott looks to throw an elbow but misses.

House gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boycott regains guard.
Boycott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boycott tries to get out of the position.

House drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and House jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boycott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
House postures up in Boycott's guard and throws a big left but Boycott blocks it.
House throws a big right hand that misses.
House looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House throwing strikes but missing.
House postures up in Boycott's guard and throws a big left but Boycott blocks it.
House throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boycott moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Boycott misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boycott rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boycott smiles and moves away.
Boycott wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Boycott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky House's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

House avoids the body shot from Boycott.

Boycott has House up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Boycott.
Boycott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
House goes for a takedown attempt but Boycott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boycott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boycott lands with a kick to the temple. House shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Boycott instigates a clinch.
Boycott stalling the fight.
Boycott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through House's defenses.
Boycott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boycott stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boycott seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Boycott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boycott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycott tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
House throws a head kick that misses

and Boycott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Boycott.
Boycott with a knee to the head.
Boycott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Boycott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boycott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
House thuds a left hand into Boycott's body.

Boycott forces House back against the cage and clinches.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Boycott looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House looking for a takedown.
House is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boycott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Geoffrey Boycott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky House.
Boycott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boycott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
House is trying to drag Boycott to the mat but Boycott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boycott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House has had enough of the clinch but Boycott keeps him there for the moment.
House blocks the elbow strike.

Boycott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but House paws at him with a jab and circles away.
House avoids the head kick by Boycott.
House looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
House throws a leg kick
and Boycott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boycott doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.

Boycott moves into range and clinches up with House.
House is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Boycott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boycott thumps House with a low kick.

Boycott forces House back against the cage and clinches.
Boycott crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Boycott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is working for takedown but Boycott is calmly controlling the position for now.
House wants a takedown.
House changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boycott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
House misses with a hook. Boycott ducked under it nicely.
Geoffrey Boycott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Boycott clinches with his opponent.
House letting Boycott take a breather here.
Boycott putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has House in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boycott lands a knee to the head.
Boycott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
House avoiding damage as Boycott throws knees to the body.
Boycott is pressed up against the cage. House has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boycott down to the mat. Boycott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boycott lands with a kick to the temple. House shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boycott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
Ricky House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boycott tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
House throws a leg kick

and Boycott counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boycott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
House tries to score a body lock takedown but Boycott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Boycott.
House goes for a takedown attempt but Boycott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
House with a hook.
House misses with a combination
and Boycott counters with a good low kick that House was not able to check.
House fails to land the takedown.
Boycott blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boycott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boycott throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Boycott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky House's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Boycott has managed to clinch.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Boycott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boycott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boycott lands an elbow inside.
House being controlled against the cage.
House tries for a takedown but Boycott manages to get underhooks.
Boycott misses with an elbow strike.
Boycott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
House is trying to force a seperation but Boycott has the dominant position.
Boycott with a knee to the head.
Boycott stops a takedown attempt from House.

Boycott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geoffrey Boycott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky House.
House circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boycott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boycott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
House throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boycott.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House throws a series of punches but Boycott moves out of range.
House shoots in and drives through. Boycott sprawls well.

Boycott clinches.

Boycott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boycott misses with a looping left.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but House paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boycott is looking to clinch.
House misses with a few strikes there.
House tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boycott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
Boycott lands a knee to the body.

Boycott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Boycott clinches up with House and pushes him back against the cage.
Boycott lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boycott lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
Boycott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Boycott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House misses with a takedown attempt - Boycott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boycott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House fails to land the takedown.
Boycott stuffs the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boycott misses with a knee to the head.
Boycott working House over with knees to the body.
Boycott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
Boycott connects with a knee to the head.
House jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boycott walks away with a smile on his face. House gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
House misses with a combination

and Boycott moves into the clinch.
House has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boycott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
House is trying to drag Boycott to the mat but Boycott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Geoffrey Boycott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
House wants a takedown.
House wants a takedown but no success here.
Boycott lands a knee to the body.
House being controlled against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Boycott.
House circles away from the clinch attempt.

Boycott darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
House can't get the takedown.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Boycott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boycott unloads a knee to the mid-section. House lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boycott lands an elbow inside.
Geoffrey Boycott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boycott working House over with knees to the body.
Ricky House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boycott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boycott lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Ricky House's cut even more.
Boycott connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Boycott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boycott stops a takedown attempt from House.
House has Boycott pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boycott manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Boycott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boycott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Geoffrey Boycott!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Geoffrey Boycott!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Geoffrey Boycott!

Geoffrey Boycott wins by unanimous decision!