PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazwar Masood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce's entrance music is Cock Sparrer - England Belongs To Me. A fine choice. Masood has chosen The Pakistan National Anthem as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Boyce
vs
Masood

187 cm
26
175 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
24
174 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

MADE IN GERMANY

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Tazwar Masood!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masood dodges the punch combination from Boyce.
Some bone on bone action there as Masood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boyce misses with a body shot.
Masood misses with a looping left.
Boyce wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Boyce pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyce misses with a wild body shot.
Boyce lands a head shot.
Masood avoids a punch combination nicely.

Masood pushes Boyce up against the cage in a clinch.

Boyce breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boyce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boyce.
Boyce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masood.
Boyce just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyce explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood thows a leg kick but Boyce checks it
and Boyce counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masood moves away.
Masood misses with a body shot.
Masood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boyce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masood.
The fighters circling - Boyce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyce lands a jab to the head.
Boyce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masood tries to clinch but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Masood is just out of range.
Masood slips under a jab.
Masood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boyce counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boyce takes a swing at Masood's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boyce ducks under a wild hook from Masood.
Masood tries to clinch but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce tests Masood's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Masood closes the distance and clinches.
Boyce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boyce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyce avoiding damage.
Boyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masood trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Boyce.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boyce works on Masood's body with a couple of short punches.
Masood trying to stall but Boyce improves his position.
Boyce lands a body punch.
Boyce taking a breather.
Masood swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyce uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce blocks an uppercut.
Boyce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Masood cracks Boyce with a nice body shot.
Masood misses with a punch to the body.
Boyce is trying to maintain a safe position but Masood gets an underhook and turns Boyce into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masood.
Boyce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masood being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masood misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyce.
Masood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Masood fails to land.
Boyce is stalling here.
Boyce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masood tries to work over Boyce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Boyce breaks the clinch.
Boyce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masood was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
Boyce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boyce throws a combination that misses
and Masood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boyce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyce doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
Masood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyce.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyce. Masood does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Masood clinches up with Boyce and pushes him back against the cage.
Masood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boyce ducks under a wild hook from Masood.
A jab from Boyce misses.
Boyce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boyce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Boyce there.
Tommy Boyce is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masood doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Masood misses.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Masood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyce scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masood tries to clinch but Boyce is having none of it.
Boyce lands with an overhand left.
Boyce misses with a hook to the body
and Masood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masood at a distance.
Boyce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masood is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Boyce scores with a four punch combination!
Masood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyce clobbers Masood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boyce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Masood is rocked!
Boyce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masood is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyce finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyce scoring well with a low kick there.
Masood seems to have recovered his senses.
Masood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyce drops Masood with a naaaaasty hook - Masood is in real trouble here! Boyce dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Boyce!