PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce has chosen Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. Tommy Boyce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meighen
vs
Boyce

175 cm
29
177 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

187 cm
30
175 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Boyce!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meighens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tommy Boyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Boyce misses its intended target.
Boyce avoids the head kick by Meighen.
Boyce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
Meighen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce feints and then cracks Meighen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meighen down.
Boyce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyce throws a nice looking combination but Meighen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Meighen misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meighen.
Meighen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyce.
A head kick from Meighen lands but Boyce takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Boyce.
Boyce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meighen avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Meighen cracks Boyce with an open hand slap.
Meighen misses with a low kick as Boyce jumps back.
Meighen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen throws a lazy right hand but Boyce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyce slips under a jab from Meighen.
Meighen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boyce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boyce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meighen counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyce scores with a jab to the head.
Boyce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meighen drops his hands momentarily and Boyce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyce lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Boyce. Beautiful body shot.
Meighen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyce has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meighen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meighen misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meighen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyce misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen throws a hook but Boyce blocks it.
Boyce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meighen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meighen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
Meighen cracks Boyce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meighen lands with an overhand left.
Meighen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meighen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boyce throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meighen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyce.
Meighen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyce connects with the punch.
Boyce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meighen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meighen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Boyce does no damage.
Meighen checks a leg kick nicely.
Meighen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meighen in his tracks.
Meighen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meighen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyce moves away.
Meighen throws a hook to the side of Boyce's head but Boyce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyce misses with a looping left.
Meighen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boyce is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meighen walks into a straight right hand from Boyce.
Boyce swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meighen walks into a straight right hand from Boyce.
Meighen is looking to slow Boyce down with leg kicks.
Meighen dodges the punch combination from Boyce.
Meighen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meighen.
Meighen is looking to chop away at Boyce's legs.
Meighen is looking to score with low kicks.
Meighen throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyce looks to land a left hand but Meighen moved out of range nicely.
Boyce lands a nice shot that snaps Meighen's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Meighen blocks the leg kick.
Boyce ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Meighen scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Meighen misses.
Boyce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meighen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyce.
Meighen moves out of range of the leg kick from Boyce.
Meighen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyce pushes Meighen away with a front kick.
Boyce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meighen on the side of the head.
Boyce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meighen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Boyce.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boyce.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boyce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boyce avoids a kick to the body.
Meighen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyce misses the target.
Meighen blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Meighen misses.
Arthur Meighen is winning the standup battle so far.
Meighen slips a straight right by Boyce.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyce throws a good cross that connects.
Boyce avoids the body shot from Meighen.
Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyce.
Boyce cracks a nice hook into Meighen's ribs.
Meighen throws a leg kick that misses.
Meighen misses with a body shot.
Boyce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meighen backs up against the cage.
Boyce slips under a jab.
Boyce thuds his right hand into Meighen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meighen looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyce is just out of range.
Meighen connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce avoids the body shot from Meighen.
Boyce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Meighen avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Boyce throws a hook to the side of Meighen's head but Meighen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meighen scores with a nice strike.
Meighen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meighen looks for the body kick but Boyce saw that one coming.
Meighen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meighen. That's going to slow Boyce down.
Boyce looks to land a right hand but Meighen moved out of range.
Boyce avoids the body shot from Meighen.
Boyce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meighen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meighen at a distance.
Meighen looks to land a left hand but Boyce moved out of range nicely.
Boyce moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyce scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Meighen misses.
Meighen thuds a left hand into Boyce's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meighen connects with a solid leg kick.
Boyce throws a nice looking combination but Meighen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyce misses with a few strikes there.
Boyce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meighen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Boyce.
Boyce moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meighen.
Meighen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
Meighen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meighen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyce explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Meighen jabs Boyce right on the nose. Boyce blinks but takes it well.
Meighen lands a jab.
Boyce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boyce.
Boyce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boyce does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Meighen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meighen checks the leg kick.
Boyce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meighen was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyce.
Meighen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boyce attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boyce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meighen is out of range and Boyce settles back down.
Boyce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meighen can pounce on him.
Meighen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meighen lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyce, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Meighen.
Meighen tries to land a leg kick but Boyce saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce throws a shot from downtown. Meighen moves away and avoids it.
Meighen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Boyce misses.
A solid body kick from Meighen.
Boyce is breathing heavily.
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Meighen.
Meighen throws a hook but Boyce blocks it.
Boyce thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyce ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Boyce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meighen.
Boyce moves away from the strike by Meighen.
Meighen throws a looping overhand right but Boyce ducks down to avoid it.
Meighen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meighen. Meighen obviously looking to wear him down.
Meighen swings for the body but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce scores with a nice right hand.
Meighen misses with an uppercut.
Boyce throws a chopping leg kick but Meighen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Meighen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meighen throws the left hand but Boyce avoids the punch easily.
Boyce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meighen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meighen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyce.
Meighen thumps Boyce with a low kick.
Boyce lands a jab to the head.
Boyce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meighen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meighen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Meighen tenderised Boyce's leg. Boyce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meighen sizes up Boyce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyce misses with a body shot.
Meighen misses with a straight right.
Boyce slips a straight right by Meighen.
Boyce throws a nice looking combination but Meighen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meighen swings for the body but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meighen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen throws a leg kick which misses Boyce's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyce tries to avoid it.
Meighen misses with a low kick.
Boyce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meighen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meighen scores with a jab.
Good work by Boyce as he checks the leg kick.
Boyce misses with a looping right.
Boyce throws a big shot that misses.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meighen manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meighen.
Meighen lands with a hook. Boyce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meighen lands a body shot.
Meighen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meighen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meighen throws a hook to the side of Boyce's head but Boyce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Boyce.
Meighen throws a leg kick but Boyce checks it.
Nice defenses there by Boyce.
Meighen throws a hook but Boyce blocks it.
Meighen ducks under a wild hook from Boyce.
Meighen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meighen throws a lazy right hand but Boyce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meighen cracks the inside of Boyce's front leg.
Meighen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyce misses with a lunging right hand
and Meighen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meighen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyce tries a low kick but Meighen avoids it.
Meighen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meighen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meighen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen throws a head kick but Boyce moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Boyce. Those never looked like landing.
Meighen loads up on a big right hand but Boyce slips the punch.
Meighen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meighen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyce lands a high kick!
Boyce throws a body punch but Meighen moves out of range.
Boyce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meighen moves away.
Boyce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meighen moves away.
Meighen moves away from the strike by Boyce.
A left lands for Meighen.
Boyce looks to land a left hand but Meighen moved out of range nicely.
Meighen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boyce is out of range and Meighen settles back down.
Boyce walks into a stiff left hand from Meighen.
A big left from Boyce misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meighen counters with a stiff right hand.
Meighen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meighen throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meighen is able to avoid easily.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meighen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meighen.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyce slips a straight right by Meighen.
Nice body kick from Boyce.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyce checks a leg kick.
Meighen throws the kick towards the body but Boyce avoids it.
Meighen throws a low kick but Boyce moves out of range easily.
Boyce looks to throw the jab but Meighen is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Meighen clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boyce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab.
Boyce misses the shot to the body.
Boyce lands a front kick.
Meighen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boyce!
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Meighen.
Meighen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meighen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Meighen.
Boyce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meighen staying out of range there.
Boyce takes one on the button.
Meighen throws a shot from downtown. Boyce moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meighen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyce is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A slow jab from Boyce misses its intended target.
Boyce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meighen is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meighen.
Boyce digs a good hook to Meighen's body.
Boyce throws out a leg kick but Meighen moves out of range and Boyce only half commits.
Boyce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meighen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyce.
Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyce.
Meighen throws the left hand but Boyce avoids the punch easily.
Boyce throws the left hand but Meighen avoids the punch easily.
Meighen misses with a straight right.
Meighen lands a front kick.
Boyce slips a straight right by Meighen.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meighen manages to avoid it.
Boyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Meighen 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.
A jab from Boyce misses.
Boyce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meighen drops his hands momentarily and Boyce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meighen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyce.
The fighters circling - Meighen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meighen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyce.
A big right from Meighen misses.
Meighen misses with a looping left.
Meighen jabs Boyce right on the nose. Boyce blinks but takes it well.
Meighen misses with a straight right.
Boyce scores with a sloppy right hand. Meighen should have avoided that one.
Boyce looks to throw the jab but Meighen is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyce checks a leg kick.
Boyce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meighen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meighen walks into a left hand.
Meighen looks to throw the jab but Boyce is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyce cracks a nice hook into Meighen's ribs.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meighen throws a hook but Boyce blocks it.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses.
Meighen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
Good leg kick by Boyce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meighen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meighen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Boyce.
Boyce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boyce misses with a kick to the body.
Boyce drops his hands momentarily and Meighen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Meighen.
Meighen tries to bum rush Boyce with a series of wild strikes but Boyce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyce clobbers Meighen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boyce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meighen.
Boyce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meighen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyce was well out of range. Poor timing from Meighen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meighen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meighen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyce.
Meighen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyce.
Boyce lands a jab to Meighen's midsection.
Boyce lands with a nice body punch.
Meighen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meighen's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyce was well out of range. Poor timing from Meighen.
Meighen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
Meighen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyce.
Meighen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyce manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Meighen had his way with Tommy Boyce in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boyce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boyce walks into a straight right hand from Meighen.
Meighen loads up on a big right hand but Boyce slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyce misses the target.
Nice jab there from Boyce.
Boyce scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meighen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meighen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Boyce is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Meighen knocks Boyce out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Meighen!
Arthur Meighen retains his welterweight title!