PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pablo (ranked 7333 p4p, 596 weight class) and King Boyce (ranked 6927 p4p, 583 weight class). Lucas Pablo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pablo
vs
Boyce

190 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Boyce!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pablo moves into range and clinches up with Boyce.
Boyce crunches a lovely knee into Pablo's ribcage.
Boyce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pablo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boyce misses with a knee to the head.
Boyce misses with a knee strike.
Boyce lands a knee to the body.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pablo tries to circle away but Boyce has him pinned against the cage.
Boyce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyce connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyce.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyce obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyce tries to land a knee to the head but Pablo blocks with his arms.
Boyce tries to land a knee to the head but Pablo blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Pablo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pablo missing with knees to the body.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Boyce.
Boyce trying to land knees to the body.
Pablo is trying to force a seperation but Boyce has the dominant position.
Boyce connects with a knee to the head.
Pablo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pablo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boyce lands a good knee to the midsection. Pablo won't want to take too many of those.
Boyce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pablo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyce misses with a knee strike.
Boyce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pablo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyce tries to land a knee to the head but Pablo blocks with his arms.
Pablo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pablo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyce lands a knee to the head.
Boyce with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyce has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pablo.

Pablo pulls Boyce into guard.
Boyce tries to free his leg and advance position but Pablo is retaining full guard.
Boyce stands and throws Pablo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pablo is trying to control Boyce's posture but Boyce avoids it.

Boyce stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Pablo gets tackled into the cage by Boyce. Boyce maintains the clinch.
Boyce working Pablo over with knees to the body.
Boyce connects with a knee to the head.
Boyce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boyce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pablo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pablo avoiding damage as Boyce throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pablo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pablo tries to score a body lock takedown but Boyce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boyce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pablo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Boyce.
Boyce misses with a knee strike.
Pablo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyce is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch but Boyce keeps him there for the moment.
Boyce tries to land knees in the clinch but Pablo avoids the damage to the body.
Pablo has Boyce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boyce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Boyce.
Boyce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pablo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyce tries a knee to the head but Pablo blocks it.
Boyce with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pablo breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Boyce as Pablo shoots in.
Pablo fails to land the takedown.

Boyce moves into range and clinches up with Pablo.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Boyce.
Pablo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Pablo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyce misses with a knee to the head.
Boyce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pablo pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boyce stands and steps away. Pablo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Boyce has managed to clinch.
Boyce lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyce landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pablo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pablo is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Boyce dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Boyce clinches with his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boyce in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pablo fails to pull guard.
Pablo tries to circle away but Boyce has him pinned against the cage.
Boyce scores with a knee to the head.
Boyce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pablo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyce avoids it.
Boyce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyce stops a takedown attempt from Pablo.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Boyce.
King Boyce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pablo working hard to break the clinch.
Pablo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pablo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyce lands a knee to the body.
Pablo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyce landing knees to the head.

Pablo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyce.
Oh Pablo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pablo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyce has Pablo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Pablo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Boyce - that's hurt Pablo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Pablo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Pablo doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). King Boyce!
Lucas Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'Puta!'.