PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kris boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Powers
vs
boyd

163 cm
19
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Los Angeles, Max Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, kris boyd!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
boyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
boyd misses with a wild combination.
boyd throws a nice looking combination but Powers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
boyd misses with a wild combination.
Powers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by boyd.
boyd misses with a wild combination.
boyd dodges the punch combination from Powers.

Powers has boyd up against the cage in a clinch.

Powers jumps into guard, dragging boyd to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
boyd tries to stand but Powers is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Powers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powers scrambles and gets back to his feet.
kris boyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
boyd misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a low kick, right behind boyd 's knee.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from boyd.
kris boyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
boyd misses with a combination

and Powers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
boyd looks gassed!
Powers passes boyd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
boyd pushes Powers off but Powers dives into side control.
Powers controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Powers decides to stand back up. Powers steps back and let's boyd get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Powers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Powers takes the fight into the clinch.
boyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for boyd.
A head punch on the inside from boyd fails to land.
boyd misses with the head strike.
boyd prevents Powers from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Powers on the inside.
Powers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. boyd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from boyd fails to land.
Powers blocks an uppercut.
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
boyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
boyd misses with some punches.
Powers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
boyd working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for boyd.
boyd scores with a shot to the side of Powers's head.
boyd throws a head punch that misses.
Powers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
boyd misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers is working for takedown but boyd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Powers has had enough of the clinch but boyd keeps him there for the moment.
boyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.

Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powers fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
boyd throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a nice low kick that buckles boyd's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
boyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
boyd misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts boyd as he jumps to the side.
boyd falls off balance throwing a combination

and Powers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
boyd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Powers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
boyd is trying to stand up here but Powers is controlling him well.
boyd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powers.
boyd pushes Powers off but Powers dives into side control.

Powers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. boyd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
boyd is trying to buck Powers off.
boyd bucks up and tries to throw Powers off but instead Powers has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to control but boyd is keeping busy.

Powers has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. boyd is defending well but eventually Powers manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! boyd has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Powers!