PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cock Sparrer - England Belongs To Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Terrell Reed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Reed
vs
Boyce

185 cm
26
173 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
175 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Boyce!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Tommy Boyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Boyce.
Reed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed moves away from the strike by Boyce.
Reed staying out of range there.
Reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyce tries to avoid it but Reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyce to the ground. Boyce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Boyce misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce misses with a body punch
and Reed counters with a left and a right that stings Boyce.
Boyce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyce swings away with a body shot that misses

and Reed counters with a shoot takedown. Boyce fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyce managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyce is retaining full guard.
Boyce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyce keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed looking to sit in guard and control but Boyce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Reed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyce defends it easily.

Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boyce defends well.
Boyce trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed controls Boyce momentarily but Boyce frees himself.
Boyce pushing down on Reed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reed keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reed looking for submissions off his back.
Boyce controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boyce trying to control from half guard but Reed is working away.
Boyce stalling.
Boyce wants to take a breather but Reed is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boyce throws a front kick aimed at Reed's knee but Reed avoids it well.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyce on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Boyce. Beautiful body shot.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyce walks into a jab.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyce throws a leg kick but Reed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reed defending well as Boyce loads up on a big left hand.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyce throws out the jab.
Boyce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Boyce cracks Reed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boyce misses the body punch
and Reed counters with a two punch combo.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Boyce misses.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Tommy Boyce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boyce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boyce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boyce misses with a hook to the body

and Reed counters with a shoot takedown. Boyce fights it but they end up in guard.
Reed wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.
Reed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyce wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boyce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.
Boyce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boyce has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Boyce misses.
Reed's corner calls for a 1-2. Reed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reed.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyce.
Boyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyce connects with a body shot.
Boyce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boyce dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
Boyce stuffs the takedown.
Boyce cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boyce lands a nice hook to Reed's body. Reed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Boyce misses.
Boyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tommy Boyce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyce tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyce loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce looks to land a combination. Reed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Reed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Terrell Reed has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyce.
Boyce jabs at Reed's body.
Boyce swings away with a body shot that misses

and Reed moves into the clinch.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyce's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reed tries to work over Boyce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Boyce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyce throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyce.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boyce looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Boyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reed looking to sit in guard and control but Boyce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boyce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boyce looking to pass the guard.
Boyce trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyce trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

Reed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reed is trying to control the position but Boyce postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reed can't keep his opponent in guard - Boyce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boyce is stalling here. Reed is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boyce seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reed has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Reed tries for a kimura but Boyce is defending well.
Boyce regains half guard, as Reed was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Boyce is working away.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyce's head.

Reed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyce sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reed defending well as Boyce loads up on a big left hand.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Boyce misses with a straight left.
Boyce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Boyce swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyce takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
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 misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boyce misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Reed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reed.
Reed with a nice head shot there.
Reed trying to control but Boyce is working from the bottom.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyce is retaining full guard.
Boyce keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Boyce tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyce is keeping the position for now.
Reed wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boyce takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.

Reed has Boyce up against the cage in a clinch.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyce's elbow.
Boyce works on Reed's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reed misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boyce.
Boyce looking to slow down the pace here.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed blocking some punches.
Boyce blocks a body shot from Reed.
A bit of stalling here from Reed.
Boyce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Boyce prevents a body shot from Reed.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Boyce avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
A short right from Boyce on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce tries to break free but Reed pushes him back against the cage.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Boyce controls the action.
Reed leaning against his opponent.
Reed presses Boyce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boyce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Boyce trying to control the position but instead, Reed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boyce into the cage.
Reed misses with some punches.
Boyce blocks a body shot from Reed.
Reed has Boyce pressed against the cage.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyce has had enough of the clinch but Reed keeps him there for the moment.
Reed scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Boyce - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a hook to the body.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyce's elbow.
Reed pushes Boyce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boyce avoiding damage.

Boyce breaks from the clinch.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyce.
Boyce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
Reed throws a body punch but Boyce moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Boyce.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Reed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Boyce walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed had his way with Tommy Boyce in that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boyce misses with a body punch
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boyce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boyce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reed.
Reed scores with a nice right hand.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyce.
Boyce misses with a jab to the body

and Reed counters by clinching up.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Boyce taking a breather.
Reed is trying to stall.
Reed has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boyce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reed drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyce pulls his leg out and moves away.

Boyce gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reed to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reed is one step ahead there.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tommy Boyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed throws a strike but Boyce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boyce wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed is trying to control the position but Boyce postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Reed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyce misses with a hook.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Reed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boyce looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Boyce throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Boyce throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Reed is looking to clinch but Boyce is avoiding it.
Reed slips a straight right by Boyce.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Terrell Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce throws a predictable looking body shot

and Reed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Boyce.
A hook to the body from Reed.
Boyce pushes Reed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boyce working aggressively here.
Reed working aggressively here.
Boyce is trying to break the clinch but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
Reed digs a right hand into Boyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boyce's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Boyce.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Boyce.
I think Reed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Reed!
Terrell Reed retains his welterweight title!