PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abe Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blackfish Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe Boyle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Boyle
vs
Badass

164 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abe Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blackfish Badass!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Abe Boyle has been cut.
Badass falls off balance throwing a combination

and Boyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Badass is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyle to keep the fight standing.
Badass is trying to pull guard but Boyle has him pressed against the cage.
Badass tries to pull guard but Boyle holds him up against the cage and eventually Badass drops back down to his feet.
Abe Boyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blackfish Badass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass jumps guard but Boyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boyle lands a shot to the body.
Badass is trying to pull guard but Boyle has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boyle jumps into guard, dragging Badass to the mat.
Badass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyle seems keen to control Badass's posture.

Badass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Badass wants to get up but he can't break Boyle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

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.
Boyle managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badass's guard.

Badass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Badass looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Badass controls Boyle momentarily but Boyle frees himself.
Badass wants to control but Boyle passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boyle is trying to work for a kimura but Badass is defending well.

Badass is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyle.

Boyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Badass sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four 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.
Badass is trying to maintain the position but Boyle is very close to passing his half guard.

Badass kicks Boyle off and gets back to his feet.
Badass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Badass scores with a four punch combination!
Badass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blackfish Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackfish Badass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Boyle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Badass looks to land a combination. Boyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Badass throws a nice looking combination but Boyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle throws a big counter combination but Badass scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Badass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle tries to counter with a takedown but Badass is quick to defend against it.
Badass misses with a combination

and Boyle moves into the clinch.
Badass tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boyle smiles and moves away.
Badass lands with a straight right. Boyle didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Badass misses with a two punch combination.
Badass throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boyle counters with a single leg into guard. Badass didn't expect that.
Boyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boyle throws a big elbow that misses.
Abe Boyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyle throwing strikes but missing.
Boyle scoring with punches to the head and body.

Boyle stands and steps away. Badass gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abe Boyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyle misses with a head kick.
Blackfish Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyle throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Badass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Badass wants it to stay on the feet.
Badass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyle misses with a low kick.

Boyle takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Badass being controlled here momentarily.
Badass wants to control from the top but Boyle keeps moving.
Badass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boyle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boyle has a closed guard, preventing Badass from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
Boyle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badass misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle slips a jab and a cross from Badass.
Boyle slips a jab and a cross from Badass.
Boyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badass is fending him off so far but Boyle persists. Nope, Badass circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackfish Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Badass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badass misses with a two punch combination.

Boyle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Badass's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Badass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Badass is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blackfish Badass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abe Boyle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Badass sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Badass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boyle eats them both and turns towards Badass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badass.
Badass lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Boyle is rocked!
Badass lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Boyle falls backwards - clearly groggy! Badass dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blackfish Badass!