PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boyer
vs
Osbourne

158 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Boyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Osbourne!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osbourne avoids a kick to the body.
Boyer shoots for a takedown but Osbourne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osbourne fails with the takedown.
Johan Osbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyer throws a head kick that misses.
Boyer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osbourne.
Osbourne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boyer's waist but Boyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osbourne off to one side.
Don Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Osbourne.
Osbourne fails to land the takedown.
Osbourne stuffs the takedown.
Osbourne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer dives in for a single leg takedown but Osbourne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Osbourne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Osbourne shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyer tries to sprawl out of it but Osbourne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyer swivels and escapes.
Osbourne throws a head kick that misses.

Osbourne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boyer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boyer tries to pull guard but Osbourne holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyer drops back down to his feet.
Osbourne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osbourne jumps guard but Boyer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boyer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyer breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Boyer misses.

Boyer drives through and clinches with Osbourne against the cage.
Boyer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Osbourne pulls Boyer into guard.
Boyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyer with a flurry of punches that miss.

Boyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Osbourne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boyer lands a couple of elbows.
Boyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Osbourne pulls Boyer in to control the position.

Osbourne pushes Boyer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Osbourne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Boyer gets a double leg takedown into Osbourne's guard.
Boyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyer really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Osbourne has wrist control.
Boyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Osbourne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boyer defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyer stands up over Osbourne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Osbourne controls Boyer momentarily but Boyer frees himself.
Osbourne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osbourne controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Boyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Osbourne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Osbourne wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyer won't allow it.
Osbourne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boyer tries to pull guard but Osbourne won't allow it.
Boyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Osbourne has him pressed against the cage.

Boyer decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Boyer looking for a guillotine here but Osbourne defends easily.

Osbourne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer trying to keep a closed guard but Osbourne is proving a slippery customer.

Osbourne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Osbourne trying to control but Boyer is working from the bottom.
Osbourne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Osbourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyer.
Boyer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Osbourne.

It looks like Don Boyer has been cut.
Osbourne tries to clinch there but Boyer circles away.
Osbourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osbourne dives in for a single leg takedown but Boyer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Osbourne fails to pull guard.
Don Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Osbourne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer effectively controlling the action here.
Osbourne lands with a left to the head.
Osbourne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Osbourne fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyer swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boyer is defended easily by Osbourne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyer is fending him off so far but Osbourne persists. Nope, Boyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Don Boyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osbourne.
Osbourne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osbourne somewhat.
Osbourne is breathing heavily.
Osbourne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osbourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Don Boyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Boyer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Boyer.
A punch combination from Osbourne misses.
Osbourne throws a nice looking combination but Boyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyer shoots for a takedown but Osbourne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyer.
Boyer fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Boyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyer wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Osbourne sprawls well. He's pushed Boyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Osbourne dives in for a single leg takedown but Boyer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Osbourne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Boyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boyer misses its intended target.
Boyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Osbourne defends it nicely.
Boyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boyer has a takedown stuffed.
Osbourne tries to clinch up.
Osbourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Boyer wants to clinch up but Osbourne keeps it at a distance.
Osbourne is looking to clinch.
Osbourne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyer pinned against the cage. Boyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osbourne wants to clinch.

Osbourne takes the fight into the clinch.
Boyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne just leaning against Boyer, taking a breather.
Osbourne has Boyer pressed against the cage, preventing Boyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osbourne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boyer is keeping busy.
Boyer tries to break free but Osbourne pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Osbourne.
Boyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boyer has had enough of the clinch but Osbourne keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boyer managing to block the knees to the body from Osbourne.

Boyer jumps guard.
Osbourne postures up in Boyer's guard and throws a big left but Boyer blocks it.
Boyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Osbourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Boyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Osbourne is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osbourne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Osbourne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johan Osbourne.
I think Boyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!