PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Casanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Casanova
vs
Boyce

170 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Forbidden Apple

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Casanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brodie Boyce!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Boyce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boyce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boyce is nestled in close to Casanova, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Casanova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Casanova is looking to improve his position.
Boyce seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Casanova wants to get back to full guard.
Boyce tries to stand but can't do so whilst Casanova controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Casanova looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boyce tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Boyce there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce misses with an uppercut.
Casanova misses with a takedown attempt

so Boyce counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Boyce stands up and waves to Casanova to follow him.
Boyce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casanova doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Boyce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Casanova is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casanova regains full guard. Nicely done.

Boyce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Casanova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boyce wants to stand but Casanova is controlling his posture from full guard.

Casanova is looking for a triangle but Boyce pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Casanova is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casanova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyce is one step ahead there.

Casanova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boyce wants to get up but he can't break Casanova's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Casanova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyce's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Casanova cracks Boyce with a solid left hand.
Casanova prevents Boyce from getting back to his feet.
Boyce looking to control.
Boyce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyce striking off his back but it's not causing Casanova any problems.
Boyce wants to sweep but no luck.

Casanova drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Casanova jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Casanova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Casanova fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Casanova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casanova throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boyce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Casanova.
Boyce tries for a takedown but Casanova circles away easily

and Casanova counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Casanova drops an elbow to the side of Boyce's head.
Casanova prevents Boyce from improving his position.
Casanova drops an elbow to the side of Boyce's head.
Boyce punching from the bottom.
Casanova misses with a head shot. Boyce uses the momentum to regain guard.
Boyce is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Boyce is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyce manages to break the clinch.

Boyce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boyce wants to stand but Casanova has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boyce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casanova wants to get back to full guard but Boyce has passed into side control.
Casanova is looking to improve his position but Boyce isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyce lands a big elbow.
Casanova is desperately trying to improve his position but Boyce has a good base and remains in mount.
Boyce with good strikes from the mount here!
You get the feeling that Casanova really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casanova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boyce with shots to the head and body - Casanova looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boyce dominating with strikes here.
Casanova takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Boyce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boyce misses with a left hand

and Casanova holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Casanova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyce cracks Casanova with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Casanova looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Boyce finish him?

Casanova is rocked!
Boyce lands with a right and another and another! Casanova is in big trouble! Boyce lands again and this time it's lights out for Casanova! A quality knockout there for Boyce.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brodie Boyce!