PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Coll
vs
Boyd

187 cm
20
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
176 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyd misses with a few strikes there.
Coll wants to clinch up but Boyd keeps it at a distance.
Boyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coll swivels and escapes.

Coll closes the distance and clinches.
Coll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyd wants to break free but Coll has control.
Boyd blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd is working for takedown but Coll is calmly controlling the position for now.
Xander Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Boyd.
Boyd tries to pull guard but Coll holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyd drops back down to his feet.
Coll lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd is working for takedown but Coll is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coll lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyd takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ray Boyd has been cut.
Coll swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coll prevents it.
Boyd wants a takedown.
Boyd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A short right from Coll on the inside.
Boyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Coll shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coll throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coll lands a damaging elbow.
Coll lands an elbow inside.
Boyd tries to pull guard but Coll holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyd drops back down to his feet.
Coll is pressed up against the cage. Boyd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coll down to the mat. Coll avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll lands with a right hand.
Coll moves in looking to clinch but Boyd pushes him off.

Coll clinches up with Boyd and pushes him back against the cage.
Boyd jumps guard but Coll stands there with Boyd around his waist. Boyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyd looks gassed!
Coll lands an elbow inside that Boyd shrugs off.
Coll lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyd fails to pull guard.
Coll lands an elbow inside that Boyd shrugs off.
Coll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Coll.
Boyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coll gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boyd wants a takedown but no success here.
Boyd is trying to drag Coll to the mat but Coll just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coll lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Coll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Boyd's cut.
That's time! Coll's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coll rushes Boyd and presses him up against the cage.
Coll lands a nice uppercut.
Boyd blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boyd avoids the elbow strike from Coll, against the cage.
Boyd goes for a takedown attempt but Coll pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Coll is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyd.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyd shoots in but Coll avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boyd is breathing heavily.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Coll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Boyd with that takedown attempt.
Xander Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Boyd.

Coll drives through and clinches with Boyd against the cage.
Boyd fails to pull guard.
Coll misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coll creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyd's defenses.

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.
Coll misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Coll.
Coll lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coll.
Coll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyd has had enough of the clinch but Coll keeps him there for the moment.
Coll gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boyd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll lands an elbow inside.
Coll scores with a knee to the head.
Boyd wants a takedown but no success here.
Coll lands an elbow inside.
Coll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Coll lands an elbow just above Boyd 's eye.

That's four 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.
Coll lands a nice elbow.
Coll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coll lands an elbow that stopped Boyd in his tracks for a moment.
Coll comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyd blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coll just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boyd's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boyd backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coll just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boyd's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Coll dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Boyd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coll darts in and clinches Boyd up against the cage.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyd goes for a takedown attempt but Coll pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Coll clobbers Boyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coll closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Coll.
Coll lands an elbow just above Boyd 's eye.
Boyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Coll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll scores with a shot to the side of Boyd's head.
Coll gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Coll manages to get underhooks.
Xander Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Boyd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coll.
Boyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coll fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boyd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Xander Coll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Coll clinches up with Boyd and pushes him back against the cage.
Boyd looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Coll.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coll lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Coll.
Coll lands an elbow just above Boyd 's eye.
Coll scores with a shoulder strike.
Coll lands an elbow inside.
Coll gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coll lands a shoulder strike.
Coll lands an elbow just above Boyd 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyd backwards.
Boyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coll gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coll lands an elbow that stopped Boyd in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Coll.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coll lands a nice uppercut.
Xander Coll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coll throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coll lands a nice elbow.
Coll lands with a light punch inside.
Coll with a knee to the head.
Coll lands an elbow that stopped Boyd in his tracks for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coll lands an elbow inside.
Ray Boyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coll.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Coll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coll 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Coll!