PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Ians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miko Ians is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Boyle
vs
Ians

178 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miko Ians!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ians tries to clinch there but Boyle circles away.
Ians wants to clinch.
Ians tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ians tries to clinch up but Boyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ians tries to keep at a distance but Boyle has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ians breaks the clinch.
Boyle throws a right and a left that Ians avoids nicely.
Ians clinches but Boyle breaks the clinch

and Boyle counters by clinching up.
Ians looking to throw knees to the head but Boyle is blocking nicely.
Boyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyle leaning against his opponent.
Ians landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ians connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Frankie Boyle has been cut.
Ians landing knees to the head.
Boyle is breathing heavily.
Ians unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ians lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ians connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boyle's face.
Ians using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ians looking to throw knees to the head but Boyle is blocking nicely.
Ians scores a nice knee to the body.
Ians using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ians has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyle uses from the top position.
Boyle wants to control from the top but Ians keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyle wants to pass the guard but Ians is keeping the position.
Ians wants to stand up but Boyle is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ians is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ians tries a knee to the head but Boyle blocks it.
Ians with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ians tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ians tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ians tries a knee to the head but Boyle blocks it.
Boyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Boyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ians wants to clinch but Boyle slips to the side
and Boyle counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boyle counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ians tries to clinch up

and Boyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ians scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ians.
Boyle misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyle taking a breather.
Ians using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ians looking to throw knees to the head but Boyle is blocking nicely.
Boyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Ians.

Ians gets control of Boyle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ians will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Ians is retaining full guard.
Ians is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boyle is controlling him.
Boyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyle stops Ians from standing up.
Ians is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boyle clinches.
Boyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Ians gets an underhook and turns Boyle into the cage.

Ians escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ians tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ians takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ians closes the distance but Boyle moves to the side

and Boyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ians tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ians tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyle avoids the damage to the body.

Ians ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ians no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boyle trying to control but Ians is working from the bottom.
Boyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ians has a closed guard, preventing Boyle from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle throws a strike but Ians rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ians is controlling him.
Boyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Ians stops Boyle from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boyle wants to control but Ians has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boyle in particular looking to stall.
Boyle thows a huge punch but Ians dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ians is trying to stand.
Boyle looks to land a strike but Ians avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ians is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ians manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Ians get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ians darts in trying to clinch

and Boyle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ians's guard now.
Boyle postures up.
Boyle trying to control but Ians is working from the bottom.
Boyle is looking to advance position but Ians has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ians content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Boyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Boyle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ians circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyle misses with a straight right.
Ians slips a jab from Boyle.
Ians darts in trying to clinch

and Boyle moves into the clinch.
Boyle throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyle tries to break the clinch but Ians is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ians with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ians tries a knee to the head but Boyle blocks it.
Ians connects with a knee to the head.
Ians misses with a knee strike.
Ians looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ians tries to land a knee to the head but Boyle blocks with his arms.
Ians missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ians throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyle tries for a takedown but Ians manages to get underhooks.
Ians tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Ians has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyle uses from the top position.
Ians is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Boyle stands and steps away. Ians gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ians tries to clinch but Boyle moves away

and Boyle counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Ians is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ians kicks Boyle off and gets to his feet.
Frankie Boyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyle misses with a straight left.
Ians closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ians with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ians tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ians takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ians using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ians misses with a knee to the head.
Ians missing with knees to the body.
Boyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boyle.
Boyle pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ians tries to land a knee to the head but Boyle blocks with his arms.
Boyle taking a breather.
Boyle is trying to break free.
Ians missing with knees to the body.
Ians using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ians misses with a knee to the head.
Boyle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ians throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyle looking for a takedown.
Ians tries a knee to the head but Boyle blocks it.

That's four 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.
Boyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ians using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miko Ians seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyle landing knees to the head.
Ians misses with a knee to the head.
Ians using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyle avoiding damage as Ians throws knees to the body.
Ians misses with a knee to the head.
Ians tries a knee to the head but Boyle blocks it.
A short uppercut from Boyle.
Boyle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ians's defenses.
Ians throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ians tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyle avoids the damage to the body.

Boyle successfully pulls guard.
Boyle wants to sweep here but Ians controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Boyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boyle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Boyle!