PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira's entrance music is Lil Terror. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teixeira
vs
Boyer

165 cm
21
142 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Boyer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyer. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Teixeira cracks Boyer with a good jab.
Teixeira misses with a straight right.
Boyer tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boyer works the jab nicely.
Boyer fails to land the takedown.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Teixeira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer avoids it easily.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Boyer throws a leg kick which misses Teixeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Teixeira tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bobby Boyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boyer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teixeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Teixeira, not yet.
Boyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Teixeira is retaining full guard.
Boyer is fighting to break Teixeira's control of his arms but Teixeira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boyer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Richard Teixeira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Boyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teixeira swivels and escapes.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira cracks Boyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyer manages to avoid it.
Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch up but Teixeira circles away and keeps his distance.
Teixeira scores with a nice right hand.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyer checks the leg kick.
Boyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Boyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown by Boyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Teixeira which made him look bad.
Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyer.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Teixeira misses.
Boyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Teixeira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boyer.
Teixeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyer.
Boyer slips a straight right by Teixeira.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Boyer slips under a jab from Teixeira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyer misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Teixeira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyer staying out of range there.
Boyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boyer.
Boyer misses with a straight left.
Boyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teixeira. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely.
Boyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teixeira throws out the jab.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Boyer moved out of range nicely.
Boyer moves out of range as Teixeira strikes.
Boyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyer moves away.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Boyer blocks the low kick.
Boyer tries to clinch up but Teixeira circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyer blocks the leg kick.
Boyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teixeira keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Boyer looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range.
Teixeira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teixeira's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyer. That's going to slow Teixeira down.
Teixeira throws a lazy right hand but Boyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
Teixeira misses with a straight left.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Boyer slips the punch.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyer moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boyer.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teixeira as he avoids it easily.
Boyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira avoids it really well and circles away.
Boyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teixeira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teixeira leaves Boyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
A jab from Teixeira misses.
Boyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Boyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyer fails to land the takedown.

Boyer has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyer misses with the head strike.

Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira moves out of range as Boyer strikes.
Teixeira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Boyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Teixeira which made him look bad.
Boyer misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Teixeira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Boyer.
Jab, jab by Teixeira - just one landing.
Boyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teixeira's calf.
Good leg kick by Boyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyer is looking to clinch.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Boyer feints and then cracks Teixeira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teixeira down.
Richard Teixeira is winning the standup battle so far.
Teixeira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teixeira's waist but Teixeira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boyer off to one side.
Teixeira lunges at Boyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyer's hand.
Boyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Jab from Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Boyer is looking to clinch.
Boyer lands with a hook. Teixeira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teixeira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Boyer has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyer misses with a looping right.
Teixeira takes a swing at Boyer's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teixeira defending well as Boyer loads up on a big left hand.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Boyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Teixeira tries to avoid it but Boyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Teixeira to the ground. Teixeira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyer. That's going to slow Teixeira down.
Teixeira throws out a leg kick but Boyer moves out of range and Teixeira only half commits.
Teixeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teixeira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyer thumps Teixeira with a low kick.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Boyer wants to clinch up but Teixeira keeps it at a distance.
Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Boyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyer throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyer tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyer. That's going to slow Teixeira down.
Boyer throws a leg kick which misses Teixeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Teixeira tries to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyer.
Boyer lands with a cross.
Teixeira throws a leg kick that misses.
Teixeira tried to score with a low kick but Boyer checks it.
Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Boyer closes the distance and clinches.
Boyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch but Boyer keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Teixeira clearly takes that round.
That's time! Teixeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Teixeira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teixeira.
Boyer misses with a looping left.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Boyer shoots in and drives through. Teixeira sprawls well.
Boyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Boyer moved out of range nicely.
Boyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teixeira pinned against the cage. Teixeira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Teixeira. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Teixeira tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teixeira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Teixeira is predictable there
and Boyer counters with a low kick, right behind Teixeira 's knee.
Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyer.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyer misses the target.
Boyer has a takedown stuffed.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a body shot.
Teixeira moves out of range as Boyer strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boyer.
Boyer shoots in for a double leg but Teixeira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyer shoots for a takedown but Teixeira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Boyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Boyer keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teixeira's efforts to push away.
Boyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Boyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Boyer has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Teixeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Teixeira takes a swing at Boyer's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Teixeira misses.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Boyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Boyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Boyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teixeira slips a straight right by Boyer.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teixeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyer throws out the jab.
Boyer staying out of range there.
Boyer misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Teixeira had his way with Bobby Boyer in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyer tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Teixeira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Boyer moved out of range.
Boyer slips under a jab.
Teixeira throws a big shot that misses.
Boyer throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teixeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyer. Boyer obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Teixeira as Boyer shoots in.
Boyer slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Boyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teixeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyer.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Teixeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyer. Boyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Donk. Teixeira catches Boyer right on the button with a cross.
Boyer misses with a hook.
Teixeira connects with the punch.
Teixeira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Teixeira. No joy for Boyer on that attempt.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt - Teixeira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyer is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in and drives through. Teixeira sprawls well.
Boyer tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boyer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boyer moves forwards but Teixeira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyer throws a low kick, looking for Teixeira's leg but Teixeira calmly moves out of range.
Teixeira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teixeira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teixeira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense.
Boyer tries to clinch up.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyer avoids the body shot from Teixeira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Teixeira tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teixeira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Teixeira throws a leg kick but Boyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the body from Teixeira misses
and Boyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyer moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyer.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense.
Boyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A leg kick checked by Boyer.
Boyer throws an overhand right that lands on Teixeira's shoulder, as Teixeira tries to avoid the shot.
Boyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teixeira sprawls well. Teixeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira.
Bobby Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Teixeira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Teixeira stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyer. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Teixeira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teixeira, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Teixeira!
Richard Teixeira retains his bantamweight title!