PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismah Ulhaq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyle
vs
Ulhaq

179 cm
38
176 lbs
26 - 26 - 2

171 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 26 - 26 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismah Ulhaq!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ulhaq has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Boyle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ulhaq's half guard.

Ulhaq is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyle.

Boyle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ulhaq doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boyle.
Boyle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Ulhaq is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ulhaq keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ulhaq keeps working.

Boyle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boyle passes to side control.
Boyle advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Boyle with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Boyle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ulhaq has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boyle with shots to the head and body - Ulhaq looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boyle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Boyle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ulhaq can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boyle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ulhaq's face.

Boyle goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ulhaq turns into him and now he's in Boyle's guard.
Ulhaq being controlled here momentarily.

Boyle working for a triangle but Ulhaq defends it easily.
Ulhaq postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boyle has his feet on Ulhaq's thighs here. He's pushed Ulhaq off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ulhaq screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fred Boyle!