PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 2235 p4p, 66 weight class) and Dwayne Boskins (ranked 2553 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Great
vs
Boskins

200 cm
30
280 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

200 cm
30
300 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Cartel Elite Supps
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great scores with the left hand. Boskins knows he should have avoided that one.
Great misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boskins counter with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boskins 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.
Great throws a hook to the side of Boskins's head but Boskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Great misses with a straight left.
Boskins shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Great looks to land a right hand but Boskins moved out of range.
Boskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Great throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great misses with an uppercut
and Boskins counters with a leg kick.

Boskins has closed the distance and engaged Great in a clinch.
Boskins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Boskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Great.
Great misses with a hook
enabling Boskins to counter with a crisp jab.
Boskins is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great lands with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Great blocks the leg kick.
Great swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great takes a swing at Boskins's ribcage but misses.
Great misses with a few strikes there.
Boskins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boskins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Great.
Great scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Great stuffs the takedown.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Great misses with a looping right.
Good work by Great as he checks the leg kick.
Boskins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Great pinned against the cage. Great gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cyrus Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Boskins.
Great misses with a straight left.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Great connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Great loads up on a big right hand but Boskins slips the punch.
Boskins moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great swats away the attempt to clinch by Boskins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boskins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Boskins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boskins tries to clinch there but Great circles away.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Cyrus Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boskins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boskins there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Boskins.
Great throws a hook to the side of Boskins's head but Boskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Great misses with a looping right.

Boskins forces Great back against the cage and clinches.

Great breaks the clinch.
Great just misses with a punch to the body.
Boskins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Great's head backwards.
Boskins doesn't manage to clinch there - Great circles away.
Great swings widly with a right hand
letting Boskins counter with a right hand.
Boskins moves away from the strike by Great.
Great tests Boskins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Great slips under a jab.
Great throws a body punch but Boskins moves out of range.
Great swings widly with a right hand
and Boskins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Boskins slips a jab from Great.
Boskins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Great blocks it well.
Boskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Boskins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Great takes a swing at Boskins's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boskins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boskins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Great cracks Boskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Great throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great throws out a loose jab but Boskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great misses with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boskins or perhaps it was just good defense by Great, which made it look bad.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Boskins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Great avoids it really well and circles away.
Boskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Great.
Boskins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boskins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Great manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Great dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Great rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boskins counters with a body kick.
Boskins scores with a jab.

Boskins moves into the clinch.
Boskins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Great throws a head punch that misses.
Great prevents a takedown attempt there.

Boskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boskins lands the left hand.
Great takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Great misses with a shot to the body

and Boskins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Great won't be happy with that.

Great throws Boskins to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Great finds it's way through Boskins's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Great misses the target.
Boskins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Great looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boskins wants to counter the offense by Great and move into the clinch position.
Great lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boskins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Great's guard.

Great had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boskins defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boskins scoring with some ground and pound.
Great is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boskins can do to turn this around?

Great is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boskins defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boskins works over Great with some ground and pound from guard.
Boskins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boskins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great keeping moving, preventing Boskins from controlling successfully.
Boskins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boskins 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.
Boskins works over Great with some ground and pound from guard.
Great keeping moving, preventing Boskins from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boskins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boskins tries to free his leg and advance position but Great is retaining full guard.

Boskins is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Great has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Boskins is looking to defend but Great has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Boskins! Great pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Boskins taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cyrus Great!
After winning the bout, Cyrus Great thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.