PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Boulks
vs
James

175 cm
32
160 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

175 cm
34
169 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a right hand
and Boulks counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from James.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boulks manages to avoid it.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boulks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boulks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boulks slips a straight right by James.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that James has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boulks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a body punch but Boulks moves out of range.
James swinging wildly here.
Boulks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James misses with a low kick as Boulks jumps back.
Boulks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A nice combination there by James.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Boulks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Boulks's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Boulks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James cracks Boulks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boulkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
James misses with a straight right.
Boulks moves away from the strike by James.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James works the jab nicely.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Boulks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boulks.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Boulks's head back.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from James.
James dips to his left and cracks Boulks with an uppercut!
James throws a right and a left that Boulks avoids nicely.
James is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boulks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulks checks a leg kick.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boulks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a combination. Boulks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from James misses
and Boulks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James cracks Boulks with a right hand to the side of the head.
James missing with a left hand there. Boulks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from James misses.
Boulks blocks a jab.
James lands a head shot.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boulks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kevin James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James misses with a straight left.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Boulks counter with a right hand.
Boulks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boulks slips a jab and a cross from James.
James with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a few strikes there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boulks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boulks slips a jab from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Boulks.
James misses with a hook
and Boulks counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from James lands.
Boulks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boulks counters with a straight right hand.
James scores with a punch to the head.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Boulks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

James is rocked!
James swings widly with a right hand
and Boulks counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks James out cold! What a finish! Boulks is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Boulks!
Will Boulks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.