PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Francois Boullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas has chosen Better Bo-lieve It as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boullion
vs
Dallas

150 cm
25
138 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Great elbows
Powerful

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francois Boullion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas misses the jab.
Dallas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boullion.
Boullion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallas moves away.
Good leg kick by Dallas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dallas misses with a head kick.
Boullion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dallas thumps Boullion with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Dallas.
Dallas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boullion.
Boullion jabs Dallas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boullion is looking to clinch.
Boullion loads up on a big right hand but Dallas slips the punch.
Boullion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dallas was well out of range. Poor timing from Boullion.
Boullion has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fitness elite 24/7 in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Boullion throws a lazy right hand but Dallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dallas slips under a jab from Boullion.
Dallas defending well as Boullion loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boullion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boullion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dallas lands a really nice looking cross but Boullion seems unphased.
Boullion lands with a hook. Dallas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boullion throws a body shot but no joy.
Boullion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dallas to score with a decent uppercut.
Boullion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boullion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dallas misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Boullion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dallas is looking to slow Boullion down with leg kicks.
Dallas connects with a leg kick. Boullion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boullion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dallas swats away the attempt to clinch by Boullion.
Dallas with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boullion instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boullion blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Dallas.
Boullion swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boullion swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dallas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boullion under the eye.

Boullion has closed the distance and engaged Dallas in a clinch.
Boullion blocks an uppercut.
Dallas lands a shot to the body.
Dallas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boullion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boullion takes a shot to the head.

Dallas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Boullion closes the distance and clinches.
Boullion lands a hook that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
Nice elbow from Dallas.
Nice elbow from Dallas.
Dallas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dallas blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dallas.
Boullion avoids a wild elbow strike from Dallas.
Boullion blocks an uppercut.
Boullion presses Dallas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dallas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dallas lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dallas.
A head punch on the inside from Boullion fails to land.
Boullion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boullion pushes Dallas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dallas tries to work over Boullion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dallas misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boullion.
Boullion is leaning against Dallas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dallas lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dallas misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boullion backwards.
Boullion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
A short left from Boullion.
Boullion throws a punch but it's blocked by Dallas.
Boullion lands a body punch.
Dallas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boullion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dallas tries to work over Boullion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boullion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dallas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dallas can't find room to land a body shot as Boullion controls the action.
Boullion misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dallas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dallas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boullion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallas moves away.
Boullion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dallas connects with the punch.
Boullion misses with a lunging right hand
and Dallas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boullion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boullion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dallas doesn't seem bothered though.
Dallas blocks a jab.
Boullion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dallas counters with a head kick. That will keep Boullion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boullion throws a hook but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas lands with a shot to the body.
Dallas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boullion.
Boullion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boullion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boullion misses with a straight left.
Boullion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boullion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dallas.
Dallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boullion.
Boullion tries to close the distance and clinch but Dallas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boullion throws a body shot but no joy.
Dallas scores with a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boullion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dallas slips a straight right by Boullion.
Dallas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dallas throws a lazy right hand but Boullion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dallas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boullion moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dallas.
Dallas keeps Boullion at a distance using the push kick.
Dallas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boullion.
Dallas lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Dallas.
Dallas thuds his shin into the meat of Boullion's side.
Boullion swinging wildly here.
Dallas connects with an inside leg kick.
Boullion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Dallas slams his shin into Boullion's torso.
Dallas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boullion throws out the jab.
Dallas throws a body punch but Boullion moves out of range.
Boullion misses with a hook.
Dallas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boullion is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dallas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boullion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boullion misses the shot to the body.
Boullion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dallas sizes up Boullion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boullion throws a hook but Dallas blocks it.
Francois Boullion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boullion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boullion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dallas cracks Boullion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boullion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Boullion.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boullion throws a lazy uppercut
and Dallas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boullion's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Boullion misses the target.
Boullion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dallas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boullion.
Dallas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dallas. That's going to slow Boullion down.
Boullion throws a hook but Dallas avoids it easily.
Boullion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dallas. Boullion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boullion misses with a hook
and Dallas counters with a thumping low kick.
Dallas moves out of range as Boullion strikes.
Boullion will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boullion misses with a body shot.
Dallas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Dallas.
Boullion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boullion looks to land a combination but Dallas avoids it well.
Boullion digs a good body shot into Dallas's ribs.
Boullion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dallas manages to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dallas scores with a head kick. Boullion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boullion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dallas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dallas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boullion throws out the jab.
Dallas defending well as Boullion loads up on a big left hand.
Dallas misses with an uppercut.
Boullion wants to clinch.
Boullion looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boullion. Dallas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boullion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dallas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boullion throws a right and a left that Dallas avoids nicely.
Boullion tries to clinch but Dallas is having none of it.
Dallas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boullion on the side of the head.

Boullion is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Dallas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Dallas finds it's way through Boullion's defenses.
Oh Boullion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boullion misses with a hook
and before Boullion has any time to reset, Dallas cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to cage, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bo Dallas!
Bo Dallas is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Bo Dallas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.