PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Boyle
vs
Cormier

212 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hal Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cormier closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cormier.
Boyle is trying to stand up here but Cormier is controlling him well.
Boyle trying to control here.
Boyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cormier wants to pass to mount but Boyle is defending the position.
Cormier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cormier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle wants to control but Cormier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cormier throwing shots but Boyle is blocking nicely.
Boyle trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier wants to stand up but Boyle is controlling the position.
Cormier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Boyle gets caught napping as Cormier dives in and scores a takedown. Boyle manages to retain guard.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Cormier from controlling successfully.
Boyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Cormier tries to stand but Boyle is controlling from the bottom.
Cormier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier postures up.
Cormier wants to stand but Boyle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cormier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyle is keeping the position for now.
Cormier wants to stand but Boyle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Boyle, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boyle shoots in and drives through. Cormier sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cormier dives in and scores a takedown into Boyle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormier wants to control from the top but Boyle keeps moving.

Boyle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boyle wants to stand up but Cormier is controlling him.

Boyle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cormier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cormier decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Cormier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Cormier is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cormier tries to pass to full mount but Boyle defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boyle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Boyle stands up and beckons Cormier to his feet.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cormier sprawls well. Cormier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Cormier tries to bum rush Boyle with a series of wild strikes but Boyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Boyle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cormier has his hands on Boyle's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier trying to control the position.
Cormier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyle is one step ahead there.
Cormier trying to keep a closed guard but Boyle is proving a slippery customer.
Cormier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boyle is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cormier will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Boyle wants to stand but Cormier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boyle sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Cormier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyle defends it easily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boyle tries to circle away but Cormier has him pinned against the cage.

Boyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Cormier pushes Boyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyle is trying to break free.

Cormier has picked Boyle up - he's going for a ride! Cormier dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Cormier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyle sees it coming and defends easily.
Cormier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyle is looking to improve his position.
Boyle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cormier is working away from the top position though.
Boyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cormier is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boyle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Cormier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boyle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Cormier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cormier jumps into guard, dragging Boyle to the mat.
Boyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boyle wants to get up but he can't break Cormier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boyle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daniel Cormier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boyle wants to get up but he can't break Cormier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cormier looking to control.
Boyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cormier counters by moving into the clinch.
Boyle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Cormier has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boyle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Cormier has his opponent's back but Boyle is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Cormier.
Boyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Cormier tries to sprawl out of it but Boyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cormier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Boyle tries to keep at a distance but Cormier has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cormier breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cormier dives in and scores a takedown into Boyle's guard.
Boyle is looking to stand back up but Cormier counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Boyle.

Boyle is looking to control Cormier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyle avoid being mounted?
Cormier wants to take a breather but Boyle is having none of it.
Cormier tries to stand and escape but Boyle is controlling the position.

Cormier decides to stand up.
Cormier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cormier manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyle gets tackled into the cage by Cormier. Cormier maintains the clinch.
Cormier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cormier gets underhooks to prevent Boyle's takedown attempt.
Cormier pressing his opponent against the cage.

Cormier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cormier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boyle sprawls well initially but Cormier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hal Boyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Cormier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyle is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cormier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cormier 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cormier!