PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Umble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umble comes to the cage accompanied by Anvil of Crom. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boyle's choice of entrance music: Superman Theme. 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.

Umble
vs
Boyle

194 cm
24
244 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
262 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Deadly Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Umble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dave Boyle!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Umble circles away quickly and effectively.
Umble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyle lands with a hook. Umble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Gabriel Umble has been cut.
Umble tries to land a front kick but Boyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boyle throws a right and a left that Umble avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Boyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Umble doesn't seem phased though.
Boyle lands a really nice looking cross but Umble seems unphased.
Boyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Boyle there.

A jab-cross combination lands for Boyle and sends Umble crashing to the mat! Boyle follows him down to the mat - Umble regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Umble is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umble controlling the position for now.
Oh Umble is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyle thows a huge punch but Umble dodges it nicely.
Umble tries to roll over but Boyle keeps him under control.
Umble seems to have got his legs back now.

Umble is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umble wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boyle prevents Umble from getting the reversal.
Boyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Umble is trying to escape the mount.

Boyle has control of Umble's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Umble regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Umble tries to lock up and control but Boyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Umble avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyle.
Umble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boyle avoids the attempt from Umble to control.
Umble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Umble tries to get out of the position.
Boyle prevents Umble from getting the reversal.
Boyle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Umble because Boyle loaded up on that one.
Umble avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyle.
Boyle landing strikes from the mount and Umble is in trouble!
Umble is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Umble is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Umble sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boyle is thwarting Umble's attempts to control the position.
Umble is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Boyle wants to work for an arm triangle but Umble is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Umble is looking for a sweep. Boyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Boyle is looking for a kimura here.

Boyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Umble keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Boyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Umble to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Boyle working for a triangle but Umble defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Boyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Umble's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Dave Boyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Boyle.
Boyle lands a slapping body shot.
Boyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Umble.
Boyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Umble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boyle works the jab nicely.

Gabriel Umble's cut is getting worse.
Umble is looking to clinch but Boyle is avoiding it.
Umble gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle looks to land a combination. Umble sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Gabriel Umble's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Umble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Umble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Boyle.
Boyle throws a right and a left that Umble avoids nicely.
Boyle looks to throw the jab but Umble is out of range.
Umble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Umble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle lands with a nice combination. Umble backs away looking to recover.
Dave Boyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Umble counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boyle checks it well.

Umble has closed the distance and engaged Boyle in a clinch.
Boyle takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dave Boyle has been cut.
Umble is pushing Boyle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boyle blocks an elbow strike.
Boyle blocks an elbow strike.
Umble lands an elbow that stopped Boyle in his tracks for a moment.
Boyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Umble as Boyle tries to tie him up.
Boyle blocks an elbow strike.
Umble missing with knees to the body.
Boyle taking a breather.
Umble lands an elbow inside that Boyle shrugs off.
Umble throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyle scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jeez, Gabriel Umble's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Umble working aggressively here.
Boyle takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Dave Boyle's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Umble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umble throws an elbow but it misses.
Umble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyle avoids it.
Umble working aggressively here.
Boyle blocking some punches.
Umble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boyle's efforts to push away.
Umble with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Umble.
A head punch on the inside from Boyle fails to land.
Umble'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.
Umble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umble misses with a knee to the head.
Umble working aggressively here.
Boyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Umble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyle avoids it.
Umble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyle's defenses.
Umble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boyle's efforts to push away.
Umble looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Umble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyle looking to slow down the pace here.
Umble misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Umble.

The cut above Dave Boyle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Umble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umble misses with some punches.
Boyle has had enough of the clinch but Umble keeps him there for the moment.
Umble throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umble creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyle avoiding damage as Umble throws knees to the body.
Boyle tries to stall but Umble uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Umble missing with knees to the body.
Umble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyle is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umble throws an elbow that misses.
Umble misses with an elbow strike.
Boyle blocks an elbow strike from Umble.
Boyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Umble won't allow it.
Umble throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Boyle 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Umble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyle.
Boyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Umble counters with a good low kick that Boyle was not able to check.
Boyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Umble.
Umble throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boyle's waist but Boyle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Umble off to one side.
Boyle misses with a double jab.
Umble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Umble's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyle checks a leg kick.
Umble throws a head kick that misses.
Boyle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A chopping leg kick lands by Umble.
Boyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Umble's hands.
Boyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Umble's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Boyle!