PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boyce Bouyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Shack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Shack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boyce Bouyer's chin.

Bouyer
vs
Shack

168 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boyce Bouyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Shack!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shack is looking to clinch.

Shack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shack misses with a punch to the body.

Shack pulls Bouyer into guard.
Shack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bouyer is one step ahead there.
Shack looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bouyer controls the pace.
Bouyer trying to control but Shack is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shack can't keep his opponent in guard - Bouyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bouyer wants to take a breather but Shack is having none of it.
Shack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bouyer is nestled in close to Shack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shack is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bouyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shack is just riding it out for now. Bouyer eventually gives up the hold.
Bouyer is stalling here. Shack is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bouyer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shack has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shack is looking to take a break and control but Bouyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bouyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shack pulls his head out easily.
Bouyer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bouyer gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bouyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bouyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shack trying to control but Bouyer is working from the bottom.
Bouyer pulls Shack in close to his closed guard and prevents Shack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shack distracts Bouyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bouyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bouyer pulls Shack in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bouyer continues to stall.

Bouyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shack trying to control but Bouyer is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bouyer trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boyce Bouyer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shack takes a swing at Bouyer's ribcage but misses.

Bouyer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shack is trying to defend but Bouyer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bouyer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Bouyer goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shack is on top in guard.
Shack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shack is stalling in the full guard.
Shack trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shack wants to stand but Bouyer is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bouyer has his foot on Shack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shack works his way back into a safe position though.

Shack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bouyer controlling the position.
Bouyer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bouyer 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.
Shack can't keep his opponent in guard - Bouyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bouyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shack keeps working.
Bouyer is thwarting Shack's attempts to control the position.
Shack flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Bouyer is looking for a kimura here.

Bouyer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shack is trying to stand back up but Bouyer is controlling him
Shack trying to control but Bouyer postures up.

Shack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bouyer pulls his head out easily.
Bouyer trying to control the action but Shack is working from the bottom.
Bouyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bouyer controlling the action here.

Bouyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shack sees it coming and defends easily.
Bouyer is taking a breather. Shack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bouyer prevents Shack from standing back up.
Boyce Bouyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bouyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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

and Bouyer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shack!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyce Bouyer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Bouyer. Shack does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bouyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shack did well to prevent Bouyer getting side control.

Bouyer seems to be looking for submissions.
Bouyer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bouyer is keen to just control but Shack is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bouyer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shack has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bouyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouyer trying to control the action but Shack is working from the bottom.
Well, if Bouyer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shack tries to get to full guard but Bouyer has control of the leg.
Shack is not content to let Bouyer control the position.
Bouyer tries to pass to full mount but Shack defends it.

Bouyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shack defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shack is trying to get back to full guard.
Shack wants to control but Bouyer passes into side.

Bouyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bouyer advances to full mount.
Shack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bouyer lands a big shot there that rocks Shack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bouyer throws some wild stikes that Shack manages to avoid easily.
Bouyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bouyer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shack because Bouyer loaded up on that one.
Bouyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bouyer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bouyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shack is squirming around, avoiding Bouyer's attempts to control the action.
Jim Shack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bouyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bouyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shack wants to control but Bouyer is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyce Bouyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bouyer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyce Bouyer!