PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lindh (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lindh
vs
Boyce

193 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
31
175 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Lindh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Boyce!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce misses with a double jab.
Boyce throws a body punch but Lindh moves out of range.
Boyce misses with a two punch combination.
Boyce throws a right hand that Lindh ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindh also avoids with ease.
Lindh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lindh misses with a combination
and Boyce counters with a straight right hand.
Lindh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lindh 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.
Boyce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Lindh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyce connects with a right hand. Lindh shakes it off.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Lindh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Lindh misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyce. That's going to slow Lindh down.
Lindh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyce lands a body shot.

Boyce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lindh wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindh wants to control but Boyce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boyce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lindh wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boyce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Boyce.
Boyce catches Lindh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boyce lands with a hook. Lindh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boyce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lindh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lindh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyce lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boyce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindh is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyce lands a jab to the nose.
Boyce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lindh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boyce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyce slips a straight right by Lindh.
Boyce scores with a nice right hand.
Lindh throws a series of punches but Boyce moves out of range.
Lindh cracks a nice hook into Boyce's ribs.
Boyce scores with a nice strike.
Lindh misses with the combination.
Lindh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boyce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Lindh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyce digs a good body shot into Lindh's ribs.
Lindh throws a series of punches but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce thuds a left hand into Lindh's body.
Boyce throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lindh takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyce!
Boyce scores with a one two! Lindh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boyce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Peter Lindh has been cut.
Boyce throws a head kick that Lindh semi-blocks.

Lindh is rocked!
Lindh needs to keep his hands up - Boyce had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Lindh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindh.
Lindh seems to have got his legs back now.
Boyce's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyce obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyce works the jab nicely.
Boyce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Boyce.
Lindh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Boyce moves into range and clinches up with Lindh.

Boyce manages to break the clinch.
Boyce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindh circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyce throws a right and a left that Lindh avoids nicely.
Lindh dodges the punch combination from Boyce.
A head kick misses from Boyce.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindh at a distance.
Boyce lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindh off the cage and back into range.
Boyce swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lindh has closed the distance and engaged Boyce in a clinch.
Lindh misses with some punches.
Boyce prevents a body shot from Lindh.
Boyce effectively controlling the action here.
Lindh misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindh.
Lindh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lindh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lindh wants to clinch up but Boyce keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Boyce coming out on top.
Lindh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyce lands a right hook to the body.
Boyce tests Lindh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lindh avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyce lands with a cross.
A combination from Lindh does no damage.
Lindh throws out a powerful jab.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lindh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lindh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boyce under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindh throws a right and a left that Boyce avoids nicely.
Lindh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyce cracks a nice hook into Lindh's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyce digs a good body shot into Lindh's ribs.
Peter Lindh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Boyce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lindh doesn't seem phased though.
Boyce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boyce swinging wildly here.
Lindh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Boyce.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lindh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyce scores with a head kick.
Boyce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lindh throws a right and a left that Boyce avoids nicely.
Boyce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lindh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Boyce.
Boyce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindh. That did some damage!
Lindh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boyce.
Lindh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lindh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyce finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindh's head.
Lindh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyce circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Boyce.

Boyce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lindh to the mat! Lindh manages to get full guard.
Boyce stops Lindh from standing up.

Lindh is working an open guard so Boyce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lindh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boyce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Lindh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lindh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boyce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyce throws a head kick that misses.
Tommy Boyce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyce moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Lindh does no damage.
Boyce lands a jab to Lindh's midsection.
Boyce ducks under a wild hook from Lindh.
Lindh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boyce scores with a punch to the head.
Boyce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyce defending well as Lindh loads up on a big left hand.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Lindh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boyce lands a leg kick that knocks Lindh off balance momentarily.
Boyce moves out of range as Lindh strikes.
Lindh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peter Lindh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindh wants to clinch but Boyce slips to the side
and Boyce counters with a good, hard body kick but Lindh shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyce's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyce obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boyce's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyce obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lindh throws a combination that misses
and Boyce counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyce throws a series of punches but Lindh avoids them all with ease.
Lindh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lindh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boyce lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lindh will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Lindh misses.
Boyce clobbers Lindh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Boyce.
Boyce lands a jab to the nose.
Lindh needs to keep his hands up - Boyce had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Boyce lands but Lindh takes it in his stride.
Lindh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyce.
Lindh tries to clinch up but Boyce circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boyce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Lindh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lindh thows a leg kick but Boyce checks it
and Boyce counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyce misses with a head kick.
Boyce scores with a body shot.
Lindh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lindh throws a nice looking combination but Boyce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindh missing with a left hand there. Boyce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lindh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindh throws a right hand that Boyce ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyce also avoids with ease.
Boyce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Boyce. Beautiful body shot.
Boyce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindh. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boyce lands with a nice combination. Lindh backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boyce throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce lands with a slapping head kick.
Boyce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lindh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lindh's head backwards.
Boyce lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindh off the cage and back into range.
Boyce avoids the head kick by Lindh.
Boyce lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lindh takes a step back to recover.
Lindh takes one to the side of the head.
Boyce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lindh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boyce somewhat.
A punch combination from Lindh misses.
Boyce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Boyce misses.
Boyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindh misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindh misses the target.
Lindh throws a nice looking combination but Boyce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindh misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lindh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boyce - the referee stops the clock and Lindh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boyce. Lindh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boyce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lindh's head backwards.
Lindh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lindh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by Boyce as he connects with a hook.
Boyce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lindh cracks the inside of Boyce's front leg.
Lindh tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab lands there for Boyce.
Boyce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lindh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lindh tries to clinch but Boyce moves out of range.
Boyce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boyce throws a nice looking combination but Lindh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindh misses with a double jab.
Tommy Boyce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Boyce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lindh trying to land knees to the body.
Lindh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyce has Lindh pressed against the cage.
Lindh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Boyce.
Boyce managing to block the knees to the body from Lindh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindh scores with a shot to the side of Boyce's head.
Lindh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyce avoiding damage as Lindh throws knees to the body.
Peter Lindh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lindh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindh tries a body shot but Boyce blocks it.
Lindh misses with a body punch.
Lindh misses with some punches.
Lindh misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boyce.
Lindh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boyce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Boyce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyce winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Boyce!
Tommy Boyce was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.