PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Boskins (ranked 4292 p4p, 150 weight class) and Yhorm Giant (ranked 2648 p4p, 100 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.

Boskins
vs
Giant

200 cm
32
300 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

225 cm
23
292 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yhorm Giant!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giant looks to score with a jab to the body but Boskins is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Giant.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Boskins moves out of range easily.
Giant slips under a jab.
Boskins misses with a right hand

and Giant moves into the clinch.
Boskins looking for a takedown.

Giant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Boskins blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Boskins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Boskins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick by Giant misses
and Giant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.
Boskins slips under a jab from Giant.
Boskins cracks Giant with an open hand slap.
Boskins doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.

Giant closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Giant has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Boskins has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boskins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Boskins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giant keeping full guard, as Boskins tries to pass.
Boskins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boskins trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boskins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giant wants to stand but Boskins is controlling the position.
Boskins trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boskins postures up in Giant's guard and throws a big left but Giant blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins pushing down on Giant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Giant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boskins.
Boskins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giant keeps working.
Giant is trying to stand up here but Boskins is controlling him well.
Boskins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giant keeps working.

Boskins seems to be working for a kimura but Giant defends the submission attempt.
Boskins is trying to control the action in half guard but Giant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giant has hold of Boskins's hands but Boskins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boskins seems to be looking for submissions.
Boskins with the ground and pound but Giant uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Boskins is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Giant told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Boskins trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boskins avoids the body shot from Giant.
Boskins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Giant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boskins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giant throws a big counter head kick but Boskins avoids it with no problem.
Giant tries to close the distance and clinch but Boskins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Boskins.
Boskins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yhorm Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boskins lands a nice shot that snaps Giant's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giant.
A head kick misses from Giant.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Boskins moves out of range easily.
It looked like Boskins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giant 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.
Giant throws a head kick but Boskins moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Boskins misses the target.
Boskins keeps the fight on the outside.
Giant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Boskins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boskins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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

Giant sneaks out the side door and pushes Boskins away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yhorm Giant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yhorm Giant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boskins shoots for a double leg takedown but Giant sprawls well. He's pushed Boskins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giant scores with a jab to the body.
Giant misses with a head kick.

Giant clinches.
Giant lands with a light punch inside.

Boskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Giant.
Giant throws a jab when Boskins was well out of range.
Giant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giant takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boskins digs a good hook to Giant's body.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boskins tries to land a front kick but Giant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Giant misses with a head kick.
Giant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boskins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Boskins tries to counter with a takedown but Giant is quick to defend against it.
Giant throws a looping overhand right but Boskins ducks down to avoid it.
Giant throws a leg kick but Boskins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boskins.
Boskins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giant as he jumps to the side.
Boskins tries to close the distance and clinch but Giant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Giant.
Giant moves out of range as Boskins strikes.
Giant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giant throws a leg kick but Boskins checks it.
Boskins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Giant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boskins throws out the jab.

Boskins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boskins in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boskins is trying to work for a kimura but Giant is defending well.
Boskins is looking to take a break and control but Giant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boskins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Giant is defending against the submission attempts here by Boskins.
Boskins misses with a head shot. Giant uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boskins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Giant pushes Boskins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boskins slips a jab and a cross from Giant.
Boskins tries to counter with a takedown but Giant is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins avoids the head kick by Giant.
Giant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boskins.
Boskins blocks a head kick by Giant.
Giant goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Dwayne Boskins has been cut.
Boskins misses the shot to the body.
Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boskins slips under a jab.
Boskins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giant sprawls and moves away.
Yhorm Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Boskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boskins looks to land a left hand but Giant moved out of range nicely.
Boskins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giant swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Boskins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boskins fails in his attempt to clinch.

Boskins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Giant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boskins throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yhorm Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boskins throws the left hand but Giant avoids the punch easily.
Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boskins.
Giant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boskins looks to land a combination but Giant avoids it well.
A big left from Giant misses.
Boskins misses with a body kick.

Boskins has Giant up against the cage in a clinch.
Giant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boskins misses with some punches.
Boskins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Giant after a bit of a struggle.

Giant breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant misses with a head kick.
Boskins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boskins tries to clinch up.
Boskins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giant.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Giant manages to break the clinch.
Giant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giant stuffs the takedown attempt from Boskins. Boskins gets slowly back to his feet.
Boskins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giant throws a head kick that half lands.
Boskins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boskins under the eye.
Giant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Giant gets tackled into the cage by Boskins. Boskins maintains the clinch.
Giant is looking to break free of the clinch but Boskins has double underhooks.
Boskins can't find room to land a body shot as Giant controls the action.
Boskins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Giant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dwayne Boskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins blocks a head kick by Giant.
Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boskins looks for a takedown but Giant sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Boskins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Giant wants to clinch up but Boskins keeps it at a distance.
As Giant backs away, Boskins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boskins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giant blocks the body kick.
Boskins misses with a takedown attempt - Giant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giant throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Giant.
Boskins 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.
Dwayne Boskins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Boskins moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giant gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Boskins breaks from the clinch.
Boskins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Giant scores with a nice head shot.
Boskins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boskins walks into a jab.
Giant tries to score with a low kick but Boskins moves his leg out of the way.
Yhorm Giant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Giant scoring well with a low kick there.
Boskins misses with a straight left.
Giant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giant wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giant slips a jab and a cross from Boskins.
Boskins walks into a left hand.
Boskins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boskins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giant moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant is looking to clinch.

Giant moves into the clinch.
Boskins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giant prevents it.
Boskins pushes off an throws an elbow but Giant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boskins misses with some punches.
Boskins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Giant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boskins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Giant has Boskins up against the cage in a clinch.
Boskins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yhorm Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Giant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yhorm Giant!
A less than humble Yhorm Giant misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.