PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Byland Nyland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyce Bouyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce Bouyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nyland
vs
Bouyer

178 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

168 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Byland Nyland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boyce Bouyer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Nyland rushes Bouyer and presses him up against the cage.
Nyland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nyland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Nyland.
Nyland'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.
Nyland misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Nyland scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bouyer is trying to pull guard but Nyland turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nyland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bouyer backwards.
Nyland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouyers head.
A bit of stalling here from Nyland.
Nyland lands a body punch.
Nyland tries to work over Bouyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nyland misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouyer's elbow.
Bouyer tries to pull guard but Nyland won't allow it.
Byland Nyland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyce Bouyer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyland.
Nyland misses with the head strike.
Nyland slows down the pace here.
Bouyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nyland lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyland tries a body shot but Bouyer blocks it.
Bouyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nyland has him pressed against the cage.
Nyland controlling the action here for a moment.
Nyland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nyland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bouyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nyland walks away with a smile on his face. Bouyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nyland stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouyer. Bouyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Bouyer with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bouyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nyland circles away.
Bouyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bouyer.
Nyland throws a lazy right hand but Bouyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bouyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bouyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nyland!
Nyland stops Bouyer from passing to mount.

Bouyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bouyer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byland Nyland dominated that round.
That's time! Nyland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nyland misses with a looping left.
Bouyer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Nyland moves into the clinch.
Bouyer blocking some punches.
Bouyer letting Nyland take a breather here.
Nyland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyland pushes Bouyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bouyer backwards.
Nyland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouyer can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nyland just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nyland struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouyer controls his hands.
Nyland misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Nyland to work.
Bouyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nyland to keep the fight standing.
Nyland is leaning against Bouyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bouyer blocking some punches.
Nyland has Bouyer pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nyland.
Bouyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nyland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byland Nyland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nyland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bouyer prevents a body shot from Nyland.
Nyland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouyer's elbow.
Bouyer blocks a body shot from Nyland.
Nyland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nyland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nyland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nyland swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouyer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouyers head.
Nyland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nyland tries a body shot but Bouyer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nyland fails to land.
Nyland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nyland can't find room to land a body shot as Bouyer controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nyland fails to land.
A body shot lands from Nyland.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nyland.
Nyland misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nyland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nyland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nyland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nyland tries a body shot but Bouyer blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyland.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bouyer lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byland Nyland dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nyland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouyer.
Bouyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nyland swivels and escapes.
Nyland is looking to clinch.
Nyland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouyer with the counter takedown but Nyland avoids it easily.
Bouyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nyland swivels and escapes.
Bouyer shoots in and drives through. Nyland sprawls well.
Byland Nyland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyce Bouyer.
Bouyer fails with the takedown.
Nyland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bouyer is defended easily by Nyland.
Bouyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nyland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bouyer somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bouyer shoots in but no luck this time.
Nyland doesn't manage to clinch there - Bouyer circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouyer. Bouyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyland misses with a body shot.
Nyland misses the shot to the body.
Bouyer tries for a takedown but Nyland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Nyland as Bouyer shoots in.
Bouyer shoots in for a takedown but Nyland shows good takedown defense.
Nyland leaves Bouyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bouyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Nyland clinches up against the cage.
Nyland digs a right hand into Bouyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bouyer's gas tank.
Nyland misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nyland fails to land.
Nyland struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouyer controls his hands.
Bouyer fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouyer.
Nyland tries to throw a body punch but Bouyer avoids it by throwing Nyland back against the cage.
Nyland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bouyer is trying to pull guard but Nyland turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nyland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouyer blocks a body shot from Nyland.
Nyland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nyland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nyland tries a body shot but Bouyer blocks it.
Bouyer blocks a body shot from Nyland.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nyland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nyland'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.
Nyland seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Nyland has a couple of punches blocked by Bouyer.

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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nyland as Bouyer tries to tie him up.
Nyland scores with a shot to the side of Bouyer's head.
Nyland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nyland is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nyland for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyland working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byland Nyland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nyland, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Byland Nyland!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Byland Nyland!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Byland Nyland!

Byland Nyland wins by unanimous decision!