PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Laurent
vs
Boyer

168 cm
25
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Boyer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent loads up on a big right hand but Boyer slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Laurent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laurent fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyer on the side of the head.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyer moves forwards but Laurent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyer shoots in and drives through. Laurent sprawls well.
Laurent checks a leg kick.
Boyer blocks a jab.
Laurent misses with an uppercut

and Boyer moves into the clinch.
Boyer misses with the head strike.
Laurent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyer.
Boyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyer.
Boyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyer has him pressed against the cage.
Boyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyer has Laurent pressed against the cage, preventing Laurent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laurent - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

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.
Laurent blocks an uppercut.
Boyer stalling.
Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Laurent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laurent throws a shot from downtown. Boyer moves away and avoids it.
James Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurent keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyer dodges the punch combination from Laurent.
Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyer is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laurent scores with a jab.
Boyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Boyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laurent.
Laurent looks to land a combination. Boyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice sprawl there from Laurent as Boyer shoots in.
James Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Boyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laurent slips a straight right by Boyer.
Laurent throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyer.
Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Boyer does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laurent avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laurent is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laurent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyer moves away from the strike by Laurent.
Laurent blocks a low kick nicely.
Boyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurent circles away.
Laurent misses with an uppercut. Boyer saw that one coming.
Boyer closes the distance but Laurent moves to the side
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laurent throws a hook but Boyer avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Laurent dominated that round.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laurent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer.

Boyer moves into the clinch.
Laurent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Laurent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laurent is trying to push Boyer away but Boyer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurent wants to break free but Boyer has control.
Boyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyer is struggling to control the position.
Laurent is trying to break the clinch but Boyer has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyer has double underhooks.
Boyer misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boyer.
Laurent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laurent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Laurent to work.
Boyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyer misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two 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.
Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyer prevents Laurent from breaking the clinch.
Boyer misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boyer.

Laurent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bobby Boyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyer dives in and grabs Laurent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laurent pushes down on Boyer's head and hops out.
Boyer throws a right hand that misses
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laurent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laurent connects with a body shot.
Laurent misses with an uppercut. Boyer saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laurent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laurent stuffs the takedown.
Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Laurent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer.
Boyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Laurent sprawls well. He's pushed Boyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Laurent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Boyer misses its intended target.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laurent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurent throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyer.
Boyer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laurent counters with a nice body shot.
Boyer scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laurent pinned against the cage. Laurent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laurent lands with a hook. Boyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laurent.
Boyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyer shoots in and drives through. Laurent sprawls well.
A slow jab from Laurent misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyer tried to score with a low kick but Laurent checks it.
Laurent lands with a straight right. Boyer didn't see that one coming.
Laurent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Laurent dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Laurent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurent misses with a body shot.
Boyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laurent pinned against the cage. Laurent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laurent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyer throws a hook but Laurent avoids it easily.
Boyer moves away from the strike by Laurent.
Laurent throws a body punch but Boyer moves out of range.
Laurent throws the left hand but Boyer avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laurent.
Laurent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laurent.
Boyer tries to clinch but Laurent moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer throws a right hand that misses
and Laurent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Laurent tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laurent manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Laurent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laurent avoids it really well and circles away.
James Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Laurent fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Laurent.
Laurent misses with a two punch combination.
Laurent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer.
Laurent looks to land a right hand but Boyer moved out of range.

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.
Laurent swings widly with a right hand
and Boyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laurent as he jumps to the side.
Boyer scores with a punch to the head.
Boyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Laurent throws a right and a left that Boyer avoids nicely.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Laurent is avoiding it.
Laurent throws a hook to the side of Boyer's head but Boyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyer ducks under a wild hook from Laurent.
Laurent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laurent pinned against the cage. Laurent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laurent with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Laurent.
Laurent lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laurent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laurent looks to land a left hand but Boyer moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Laurent misses.
Boyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laurent on the side of the head.
Jab by Laurent.
Boyer slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laurent but Laurent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boyer tries to clinch but Laurent moves away
and Laurent counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Laurent shows good takedown defense.
Nice jab there from Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch there but Laurent circles away.
Bobby Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurent misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Laurent swings widly with a right hand
and Laurent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Boyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laurent, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Laurent!