PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Boyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Warren's choice of entrance music: Caught Somewhere in Time -- Iron Maiden . Lewis Warren is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Boyat
vs
Warren

185 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
196 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Boyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Warren lands.
Warren misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyat counters with a leg kick.
Warren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Boyat misses
and Warren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyat scores with a nice head shot.
Boyat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Boyat misses
and Warren counters with a nice body shot.
Boyat throws a poor cross that misses

and Warren counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boyat's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyat keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
Boyat controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Warren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lewis Warren.
Boyat throws a hook but Warren blocks it.
Warren moves forwards but Boyat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Warren slips a jab from Boyat.
Warren throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Warren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyat misses with an uppercut.
Boyat looks to land a right hand but Warren moved out of range.
Boyat misses with a two punch combination.
Warren lands a jab-cross combination.
Warren avoids the head kick by Boyat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyat.
Boyat scores with a body shot.
Warren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boyat counters with a nice body shot.
Boyat lands with a nice combination. Warren backs away looking to recover.
Boyat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warren sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warren is defended easily by Boyat.
Boyat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren checks a low kick from Boyat.
Boyat misses with a double jab
and Warren counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyat misses with a combination
and Warren counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trent Boyat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyat looks to throw the jab but Warren is out of range.
Warren misses with a body shot.
Boyat avoids the body shot from Warren.
Trent Boyat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warren.
Boyat throws a leg kick

and Warren counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boyat controls Warren momentarily but Warren frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Warren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boyat misses with a body punch
letting Warren counter with a right hand.
Boyat misses with a hook.
Boyat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Warren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boyat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boyat trying to control but Warren postures up.
Boyat is looking to escape.
Boyat is in trouble now - Warren has advanced to mount!
Boyat is looking to improve his position but Warren isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyat is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to control but Boyat wriggling away.
The referee warns Boyat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warren working Boyat over with strikes here.
Warren avoids the attempt from Boyat to control.
Warren lands with some strikes.
Boyat wants to control but Warren is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyat is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Warren content just to control the position here.
Boyat really wants to buck Warren off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Warren.
Warren looking to finish Boyat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boyat!
Boyat is looking to improve his position but Warren isn't that keen on the idea.
Warren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boyat is trying to escape the mount.
Warren is landing with some decent strikes but Boyat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren working the ground and pound effectively.
Warren scoring with strikes but Boyat is staying in there.
Boyat wants to control but Warren is having none of it.
Boyat can't escape the position.
Warren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boyat tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boyat working to try and regain half guard.
Boyat regains half guard.
Warren is taking a breather. Boyat says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lewis Warren.
Boyat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boyat misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Warren.
Boyat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warren counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Warren connects with a solid leg kick.
Boyat misses with a straight left.
Boyat misses with a lunging right hand
and Warren counters with a head kick.
Boyat misses with a two punch combination.
Warren throws a sloppy head kick
and Boyat counters with a two punch combo.
Boyat misses with a wild combination.

Warren throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boyat was covering up waiting for the punch and Warren finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren wants to control from the top but Boyat keeps moving.
Warren is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boyat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyat keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis Warren was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boyat looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.

That's two 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.
Boyat misses with a hook to the body
and Warren counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyat misses with a looping left.
Boyat misses with a leg kick.
Boyat lands a really nice looking cross but Warren seems unphased.
Boyat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boyat misses with a double jab
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyat scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Boyat as he checks the leg kick.
Warren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Warren misses
and Boyat counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyat stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Boyat misses.
Boyat takes a swing at Warren's ribcage but misses.
Boyat throws a right hand that misses
and Boyat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warren counters with a good low kick that Boyat was not able to check.
Boyat misses with a double jab.
That kick from Boyat tenderised Warren's leg. Warren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boyat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyat throws a jab when Warren was well out of range.
Boyat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boyat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Warren counters with a single leg into guard. Boyat didn't expect that.
Trent Boyat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Boyat pushes Warren off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Warren!