PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 4460 p4p, 3909 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 544 p4p, 493 weight class). Boston has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nickels
vs
Boston

190 cm
40
245
17 - 13 - 0

182 cm
42
265
28 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.

Nickels moves into range and clinches up with Boston.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Boston.
Boston stalling the fight.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boston slows down the pace here.
Boston is looking to control Nickels's arms but Nickels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boston has his back to the cage.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
Boston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickels or not.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston blocking some punches.
Boston blocking some punches.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
Boston pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston scores with a hook to the body.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickels has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickels.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Nickels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
Nickels misses with some punches.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Boston.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Boston tries a body shot but Nickels blocks it.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Nickels is breathing heavily.
Boston stalls.
Nickels misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
Nickels prevents a body shot from Boston.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston taking a breather.
Boston taking a breather.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Boston.
Boston tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boston is trying to stall.
Nickels lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
A nice left hand lands by Boston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Nickels working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Boston lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boston.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston taking a breather.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston lands a right hand.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Nickels lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Boston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boston tries to work over Nickels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boston avoiding damage.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Boston.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Nickels will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nickels staying out of range there.
Boston looks to land a left hand but Nickels moved out of range nicely.
Boston swats away the attempt to clinch by Nickels.

Nickels takes the fight into the clinch.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Nickels misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Nickels on the inside.
Jimmy Nickels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickels.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickels takes a shot to the head.
Boston lands a nice shot to the body.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boston lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Boston.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nickels misses with some punches.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Boston digs a right hand into Nickels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickels's gas tank.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Still in the clinch, Boston scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Boston.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nickels as Boston tries to tie him up.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston controlling the action here for a moment.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a left to the head.
Boston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nickels.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Boston.
A right hand to the body from Boston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston scores with a hook to the body.
Boston misses with a body punch.
Boston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boston continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nickels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston has Nickels pressed against the cage.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickels gets through Boston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boston works on Nickels's body with a couple of short punches.
Boston can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Boston.
Boston tries to work over Nickels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Boston to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Boston.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands a nice uppercut.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Boston.
A right hook to the body lands for Boston.
Boston is working Nickels over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickels being controlled against the cage.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boston pushes Nickels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boston tries to throw a body punch but Nickels avoids it by throwing Boston back against the cage.
Boston gets through Nickels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston stalling against the cage.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Boston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boston throws the left hand but Nickels avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nickels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nickels moves into the clinch successfully.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nickels.
Boston looking to stall.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Boston trying to stall but Nickels improves his position.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
Boston gets through Nickels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels letting Boston take a breather here.
Nickels lands a nice uppercut.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boston lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Boston.
Boston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickels is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boston.
Boston leaning against his opponent.
Boston pushes Nickels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickels.
Boston trying to control the position but instead, Nickels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boston into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
Boston lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nickels misses with some punches.
Boston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickels or not.
Boston tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
A short right from Nickels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston wants to stall.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Boston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
Boston wants to stall.
Boston blocking some punches.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Boston.
Boston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Boston.
Nickels has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Boston.
Boston tries a body shot but Nickels blocks it.
Nickels prevents a body shot from Boston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
Boston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boston pushes Nickels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston tries to work over Nickels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Boston stalling in the clinch but Nickels improves position.
Nickels prevents a body shot from Boston.
Boston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston controlling the action here for a moment.
Boston blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Boston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Boston!
Brent Boston spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.