PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igeu Kabesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Boyer
vs
Kabesa

158 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

One stop Shop

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 1 - 2 - 1, 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, Igeu Kabesa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabesa looks to land a body kick but Boyer moved away.
Boyer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kabesa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyer.
And Kabesa responds with a good body kick, but Boyer manages to step out the way in time.
Boyer has his takedown stuffed

and Kabesa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kabesa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boyer walks away with a smile on his face. Kabesa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Kabesa as Boyer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Boyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kabesa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Kabesa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kabesa is looking to stand up but Boyer won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer keeping full guard, as Kabesa tries to pass.
Kabesa stays in close to Boyer's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabesa throws a big right hand that misses.
Kabesa scoring with some ground and pound.
Kabesa 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.
Boyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Boyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kabesa prevents Boyer from getting back to his feet.

Boyer has his foot on Kabesa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kabesa works his way back into a safe position though.
Kabesa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kabesa postures up in Boyer's guard and throws a big left but Boyer blocks it.
Kabesa content to stall in guard here.

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.
Kabesa looking to pass the guard.
Kabesa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kabesa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kabesa tries to pass to full mount but Boyer defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kabesa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boyer has Kabesa pressed against the cage, preventing Kabesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kabesa has Boyer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boyer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kabesa is trying to trip Boyer. He has hold of a leg but Boyer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kabesa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kabesa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kabesa is working Boyer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boyer wants to get back to his feet but Kabesa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kabesa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kabesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boyer is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kabesa is aware though and is defending well.
Boyer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kabesa stays in close to Boyer's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Boyer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kabesa to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Boyer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kabesa passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kabesa controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igeu Kabesa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Boyer'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.

Boyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kabesa defends it nicely.

Kabesa moves into the clinch.
Kabesa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kabesa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kabesa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer has had enough of the clinch but Kabesa keeps him there for the moment.
Boyer is trying to break the clinch but Kabesa has him pressed against the cage.

Kabesa is trying to trip Boyer. He has hold of a leg but Boyer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kabesa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kabesa throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabesa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Boyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kabesa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kabesa wants to pass the guard but Boyer is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kabesa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kabesa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Don Boyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kabesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyer.
Boyer really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Kabesa misses with a kick to the body
and Boyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kabesa forces Boyer back against the cage and clinches.
Kabesa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kabesa jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kabesa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyer's guard.

Igeu Kabesa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kabesa throws a big right hand that misses.
Kabesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boyer is proving hard to escape from.
Kabesa 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.
Kabesa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Kabesa content to stall in guard here.
Kabesa is looking to pass into half guard but Boyer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boyer is in guard.

Boyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kabesa wants to sweep here but Boyer controlling him for the moment.
Boyer postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kabesa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kabesa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kabesa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igeu Kabesa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Boyer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kabesa is looking to clinch but Boyer is avoiding it.

Kabesa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boyer quickly recovers to half guard.

Kabesa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boyer missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabesa trying to control the pace.

Kabesa is looking for a kimura but Boyer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kabesa to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kabesa is working for a kimura here but Boyer manages to reverse the position and he's now in Kabesa's guard.
Kabesa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kabesa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kabesa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kabesa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyer.

Kabesa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Boyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kabesa walks away with a smile on his face. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kabesa gets a clinch.
Kabesa has had enough of the clinch but Boyer keeps him there for the moment.

Kabesa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyer uses from the top position.
Boyer throwing strikes from guard but Kabesa blocks nicely.
Kabesa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kabesa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kabesa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyer stopping the sweep attempt from Kabesa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kabesa wants to sweep but no luck.
Kabesa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kabesa is looking to stand up but Boyer isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kabesa throws a head kick that misses.
Kabesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kabesa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kabesa tries to pull guard but Boyer holds him up against the cage and eventually Kabesa drops back down to his feet.
Boyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabesa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Kabesa is pushing Boyer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kabesa jumps guard but Boyer stands there with Kabesa around his waist. Kabesa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyer tries to circle away but Kabesa has him pinned against the cage.
Kabesa wants to break free but Boyer has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kabesa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyer to keep the fight standing.
Don Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igeu Kabesa.
Boyer tries to break free but Kabesa pushes him back against the cage.
Don Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igeu Kabesa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igeu Kabesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kabesa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igeu Kabesa!