PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce comes to the cage accompanied by Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyce
vs
Lee

187 cm
30
175 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

175 cm
25
173 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce blocks a head kick by Lee.
Boyce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyce connects with a high kick.
Boyce lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Boyce.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tommy Boyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Boyce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyce throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Boyce cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyce fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Boyce misses.
Boyce ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Boyce blocks the body kick.
Boyce slips under a jab.
Boyce misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee takes a swing at Boyce's ribcage but misses.
Boyce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boyce throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Boyce.
Boyce with a jab.
Boyce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyce moves away.
Boyce throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Boyce.
Boyce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee throws a hook but Boyce blocks it.
Lee avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Boyce walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Boyce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Boyce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Boyce connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
That kick from Boyce tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boyce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyce.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Boyce blocks the low kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Boyce counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Boyce to acknowledge the strikes.
Boyce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Boyce.
Boyce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyce feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boyce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boyce. That one must have hurt.
Boyce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Boyce lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Boyce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Boyce moves out of range easily.
Boyce scores with a nice head shot.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee looks gassed!
Boyce fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee throws the left hand but Boyce avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce dominated that 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.

Boyce lands a jab to the nose.
Boyce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyce's head.
Boyce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boyce takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Boyce scores with a three punch combo!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyce.
Boyce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Boyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Boyce.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyce circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyce throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Boyce throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boyce counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a series of punches but Boyce avoids them all with ease.
Boyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boyce swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Boyce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that Boyce avoids nicely.
Boyce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tommy Boyce is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyce lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyce lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Boyce misses with the combination.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Boyce finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Boyce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Boyce throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Boyce throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Boyce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyce scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Boyce throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boyce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boyce throws out a powerful jab.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Boyce slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee feints a jab promting Boyce to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boyce slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boyce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyce thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boyce works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Boyce scores with a jab to the head.
Boyce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyce misses with a straight left.
Tommy Boyce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyce scores with a nice right hand.
Lee cracks Boyce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boyce loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Boyce throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Boyce moved out of range.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyce just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Boyce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyce moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boyce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Boyce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Boyce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boyce lands with a good body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boyce has got the better of the exchanges.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Boyce.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Boyce lands an overhand right.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce 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!

Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee tries to move into range but Boyce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Boyce moves away and avoids it.
Boyce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyce in his tracks.
Boyce takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Boyce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boyce jabs at Lee's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Boyce counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyce was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Boyce connects with a looping right hand.
Boyce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyce misses with a double jab.
Lee connects with the punch.
Boyce lands a head kick!
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyce throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Boyce swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Boyce.
Boyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
Eric Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Boyce misses.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Boyce looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee throws a body punch but Boyce moves out of range.
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!
Boyce scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyce finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyce.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Boyce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boyce checks a leg kick.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyce moves away.
Lee throws a right and a left that Boyce avoids nicely.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyce stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee throws a right hand that Boyce ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyce also avoids with ease.
Boyce lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Boyce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Boyce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boyce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Boyce.
Tommy Boyce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyce.
A head kick from Boyce lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Boyce thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyce with a nice cross.
Boyce connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Boyce moves into the clinch successfully.

Boyce manages to break the clinch.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boyce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyce was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Boyce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyce scores with a body shot.
Boyce misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boyce. Lee shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyce avoids the body shot from Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Boyce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Boyce!
Tommy Boyce bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.