PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ross The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicky Lloyd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

The Boss
vs
Lloyd

166 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Falcon Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross The Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicky Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Boss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from The Boss.
Lloyd misses with a body kick.
Lloyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from The Boss.

The Boss bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Boss working away.

The Boss decides to take the fight back to the feet.

The Boss closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lloyd did well to prevent The Boss getting side control.
The Boss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Boss wants to get back to his feet.
Lloyd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Boss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boss seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Boss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lloyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The Boss gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lloyd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and The Boss counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lloyd's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lloyd is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Boss pulls Lloyd in close to prevent any damage.
Lloyd wants to stand but The Boss is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Boss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lloyd is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Boss pushes Lloyd off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The Boss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Boss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The Boss scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Boss escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nicky Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Boss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Boss lands in his opponent's guard.

The Boss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Boss is breathing heavily.

The Boss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lloyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

The Boss has hold of Lloyd's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lloyd manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lloyd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Boss wants to finish this one by submission but Lloyd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Boss.
Lloyd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Boss working the ground and pound effectively.
The Boss landing shots from mount.
The Boss landing strikes from the mount and Lloyd is in trouble!
The Boss landing strikes from the mount and Lloyd is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Boss controlling the position easily from mount.
The Boss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lloyd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Boss tries to control but Lloyd wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by The Boss.
The Boss dominating with strikes here.

The Boss looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lloyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Boss throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The Boss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is squirming around, avoiding The Boss's attempts to control the action.
The Boss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The Boss with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

The Boss looking to secure an arm triangle but Lloyd defends it well.
The Boss lands a big elbow.
Lloyd is squirming around, avoiding The Boss's attempts to control the action.
Lloyd is trying desperately to improve position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Boss landing punches.
The Boss controlling the pace for now.
Lloyd wants to control but The Boss is having none of it.
The Boss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Boss lands a big elbow.
The Boss is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Lloyd is rocked!
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lloyd is still in real trouble! Can The Boss finish him?
Lloyd seems to have recovered his senses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Boss landing strikes from the mount and Lloyd is in trouble!
The Boss lands a big shot to the head and Lloyd winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ross The Boss!