PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fuller
vs
Boyd

180 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fuller could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fuller is looking to clinch.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Fuller moves away from the strike by Boyd.
Boyd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuller is fending him off so far but Boyd persists. Nope, Fuller circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuller with a jab.
Boyd fails to land the takedown.
Fuller lands with a nice combination. Boyd backs away looking to recover.

Boyd is rocked!

Boyd tries to keep at a distance but Fuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuller finish him?
Fuller is trying to break the clinch but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Fuller can't break the clinch.
Boyd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fuller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Larry Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Boyd.

Fuller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyd seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Boyd gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyd drops an elbow to the side of Fuller's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fuller tries to get to full guard but Boyd has control of the leg.
Fuller is trying to stand up here but Boyd is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller tries to roll over but Boyd keeps him under control.
Boyd is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boyd works his way into full mount!
Fuller trying desperately to get to his feet.

Boyd jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fuller manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boyd is putting a hurting on Fuller here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fuller pushes Boyd away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boyd gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fuller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fuller tries to get out of the position.
Boyd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fuller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Boyd wants to work for an arm triangle but Fuller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyd looks gassed!
Boyd prevents Fuller from standing back 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.
Fuller gets full guard.
Fuller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyd wants to pass the guard but Fuller is keeping the position.
Boyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet but Boyd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Boyd drops back looking for a leg! Fuller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fuller manages to kick Boyd off! Boyd jumps back into Fuller's guard.
Boyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Fuller is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Boyd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuller.
Boyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuller looks to land a combination. Boyd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Fuller.
Fuller misses with a wild combination.

Fuller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boyd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boyd throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Fuller trying to control the action but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Boyd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fuller.
The ground and pound from Fuller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boyd parries the strikes from Fuller easily there. Fuller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boyd to escape.
Boyd is not content to let Fuller control the position.
Fuller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller throws an elbow but Boyd slips to the side and avoids it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller throws a low kick, looking for Boyd's leg but Boyd calmly moves out of range.
Fuller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuller.
Fuller throws an overhand right that drops Boyd like a sack of potatoes! Fuller dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Fuller!