PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Boyd
vs
Sunshine

188 cm
37
214 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

172 cm
34
213 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunshine throws a hook but Boyd blocks it.
Boyd changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunshine.
Boyd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peter Sunshine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunshine tries to land a body kick

and Boyd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sunshine's guard.
Sunshine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sunshine's guard.
Boyd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sunshine is trying to get back to full guard.
Sunshine trying to control here.

Boyd seems to be working for a kimura but Sunshine defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boyd working Sunshine over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sunshine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyd is trying to control. Sunshine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boyd wants to free his trapped foot but Sunshine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sunshine pushes Boyd off looking to stand but Boyd dives back in and keeps control.
Sunshine is refusing to be controlled, as Boyd sits in half guard.
Sunshine wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two 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.
Sunshine is trying to escape back to his feet but Boyd uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Boyd is trying to get an arm triangle but Sunshine is defending well.
Boyd wants to control but Sunshine is keeping him busy.
Boyd working away.
Boyd throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boyd in side control, throwing shots but Sunshine defends.
Sunshine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Boyd.
Sunshine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sunshine is pushing Boyd's head away, looking to escape. Boyd manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boyd misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boyd trying to control the action but Sunshine is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Boyd.
Boyd working the ground and pound but Sunshine is defending the strikes.
Sunshine stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sunshine is trying to get back to half guard.
Boyd lands a few punches from side control.
Boyd trying to control the action but Sunshine is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sunshine to see if he's OK.
Sunshine is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boyd is controlling him well.
Sunshine regains half guard there - taking advantage of Boyd's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sunshine tries to roll over but Boyd keeps him under control.
Sunshine is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sunshine keeps working.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Boyd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Boyd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boyd lands a head shot.
Sunshine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sunshine throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Sunshine.

Boyd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sunshine did well to prevent Boyd getting side control.
Sunshine is trying to stand up here but Boyd is controlling him well.
Sunshine is pressing down on Boyd's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunshine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd pushes down on Sunshine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sunshine wants to improve his position but Boyd is controlling well.
Boyd trying to control the action but Sunshine is working from the bottom.
Boyd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sunshine is trying to stand.
Boyd looking to finish with strikes here!
Sunshine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd cracks Sunshine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boyd trying to control but Sunshine is having none of it.
Boyd looking to ground and pound but Sunshine is blocking nicely.
Boyd controlling his opponent.
Sammy Boyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sunshine regains half guard.
Sunshine is trying to stand back up but Boyd is controlling him
Boyd moves nicely into side control.
Boyd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've been informed that Sunshine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine is not content to let Boyd control the position.
Boyd lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boyd is looking to take a break and control but Sunshine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sunshine wants to get back to his feet but Boyd drags him back down.
Sunshine tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boyd in side control, throwing shots but Sunshine defends.
Check out the look on Boyd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boyd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyd wants to control but Sunshine is keeping him busy.
Sunshine is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boyd asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boyd is looking to take a break and control but Sunshine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Boyd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sunshine lands with an overhand left.
Sunshine misses with an uppercut.
Boyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunshine.
Sunshine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boyd eats them both and turns towards Sunshine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sunshine checks a leg kick.
Sunshine throws a counter combo.
Sunshine looks to land a right hand but Boyd moved out of range.
Boyd lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyd throws a shot to the body.
Sunshine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sunshine throws a right hand that Boyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyd also avoids with ease.
Sunshine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Sunshine coming out on top.
Sunshine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sunshine throws out a loose jab but Boyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sunshine. That did some damage!
Sunshine jabs Boyd right on the nose. Boyd blinks but takes it well.
Boyd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sunshine misses.
Sunshine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyd.
Boyd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boyd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sunshine tries to avoid it but Boyd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sunshine to the ground. Sunshine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boyd misses with a body shot.
Sunshine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunshine.
Boyd attempts a counter takedown but Sunshine avoids it well and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Boyd there.
Peter Sunshine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Sunshine misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyd.
Peter Sunshine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sunshine lands a jab to the head.
Boyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sunshine can do to turn this around?
Sunshine looks to throw the jab but Boyd is out of range.
Boyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunshine.
Boyd slips a straight right by Sunshine.
Boyd changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sunshine lands a nice shot that snaps Boyd's head back.
Sammy Boyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine swinging wildly here.
Boyd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boyd shoots in for a takedown but Sunshine shows good takedown defense.
Boyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sunshine throws out the jab.
Boyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyd misses with a wild combination.
Sunshine misses with a double jab.
A jab from Boyd finds it's way through Sunshine's defenses.
Sunshine loads up on a big right hand but Boyd slips the punch.
Boyd changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sunshine swings for the body but Boyd moves out of range.
Boyd dips to his left and cracks Sunshine with an uppercut!
A low kick from Boyd misses
and Boyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Sunshine.
Sunshine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd motions for Sunshine to come forward. Boyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sunshine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sunshine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sunshine lands a jab to the head.
Boyd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sunshine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boyd somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunshine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sunshine missing with a left hand there. Boyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Boyd - just one landing.
Sunshine slips under a jab.
Sunshine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sunshine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Boyd is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunshine lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Boyd - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Sunshine!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Sunshine!
After winning the bout, Peter Sunshine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.