PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Boyle (ranked 9082 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Justice (ranked 7675 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boyle
vs
Justice

184 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antony Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Justice!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Justice has Boyle up against the cage in a clinch.

Justice breaks from the clinch.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justice as he avoids it easily.
Justice misses with a jab to the body

and Boyle counters by moving into the clinch.

Boyle manages to pull guard.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Justice content to stall in guard here.
Justice passes Boyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Justice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boyle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Justice.
Boyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boyle is trying to stand up here but Justice is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Justice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boyle defends it well.
Justice wants to control but Boyle is keeping him busy.
Justice stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Justice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boyle defends it well.
Boyle wants to get back to full guard.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Boyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyle pushes Justice off looking to stand but Justice dives back in and keeps control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyle lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Justice moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justice pulls Boyle into guard.
Boyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Justice kicks Boyle off and gets to his feet.
Boyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Boyle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Justice gets caught napping as Boyle dives in and scores a takedown. Justice manages to retain guard.
Justice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyle throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justice holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Justice's guard.
Justice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Justice has his foot on Boyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyle works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing Boyle from standing up.
Justice pulls Boyle in close to his closed guard and prevents Boyle from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Justice dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

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

Boyle pulls Justice into guard.
Warren Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.

Justice gets to his feet - Boyle follows without any prompting.

Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Justice pulls guard.
Boyle is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice has his hands on Boyle's head, controlling the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Justice. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boyle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Justice is tightening it up a little... Boyle has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boyle reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boyle taps out! Nice BJJ there by Justice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Warren Justice!
An out of breath Warren Justice thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.