PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce comes to the cage accompanied by Cockney Reject - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles. d has chosen do it as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Boyce
vs
d

187 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

182 cm
23
171 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

FinnFighters Nutrition

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
GTI-Roid Rage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, roy d!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyce throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
Boyce throws a looping overhand right but d ducks down to avoid it.
d ducks under a wild hook from Boyce.
d throws a looping overhand right but Boyce ducks down to avoid it.
Boyce buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boyce cracks a nice hook into d's ribs.
d looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
d takes a shot to the body in his stride.
d misses with a double jab.
d shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like roy d has been cut.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but d is just out of range.

Boyce lands a left and a right that send d crashing to the mat, dazed. Boyce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
d takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Boyce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boyce.

d is rocked!
Boyce throws a head kick that misses.
d takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce misses with a double jab.
d takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tommy Boyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyce lands with a right hand.

That has opened up roy d's cut even more.
Boyce lands with a shot to the body.
Boyce cracks d with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boyce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
d avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyce delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyce.
Boyce's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyce obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boyce scores with a hook.

The cut above roy d's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
d misses with a body shot.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. d doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyce works the jab nicely.
d on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyce jabs d right on the nose. d blinks but takes it well.
Boyce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
d takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyce lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyce scores with a jab.
Boyce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Boyce.
Boyce misses with a looping left.
Boyce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyce.
d slips under a jab.
Boyce lands a jab to the nose.
Tommy Boyce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyce lands the left hand.

roy d's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boyce lands with a cross.
Boyce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
d on the wrong end of a nice hook.
d tries to clinch but Boyce moves out of range.
No joy there for Boyce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyce digs a good hook to d's body.
d walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
d avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Boyce ducks under a wild hook from d.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping d at a distance.
d has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Boyce misses.
d keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyce throws a hook but d blocks it.
A big left from Boyce misses.
d shoots in but no luck this time.
d throws a combination. Boyce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boyce is looking to score with low kicks.

d feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyce lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
d sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyce's guard.
d not landing any meaningful shots this time.
d has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyce won't allow d to pass to mount.
Boyce moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Boyce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. d defends it easily.
d is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyce has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on roy d'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.

d staying out of range there.
d swinging wilding here.
Tommy Boyce is winning the standup battle so far.
d bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
d shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

d scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boyce sneaks back into half guard.
Boyce is controlling d's trapped leg to prevent d from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyce wants to control but d is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boyce works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boyce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
d throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
d thows a big elbow that misses.
Boyce wants to sweep but no luck.
d with a flurry of punches that miss.

Boyce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. d doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. d manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyce throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
Boyce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyce swinging wilding here.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
d slips a straight right by Boyce.
Boyce throws a hook to the side of d's head but d sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as d lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boyce doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boyce tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from d.
Boyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract d.
Boyce throws a looping overhand right but d ducks down to avoid it.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
d scores with a jab.
d swings for the body but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but d is out of range.
Boyce lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boyce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that d can do to turn this around?
d tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
d tries to clinch up but Boyce circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Boyce.
Boyce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
d slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
d shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyce but Boyce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
d slips under a jab from Boyce.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyce checks a leg kick.
d tries to clinch but Boyce is having none of it.
d takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from d. Boyce does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - d looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
d swings for the body but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent d stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyce.
Boyce lands a really nice looking cross but d seems unphased.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at roy d's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Boyce!