PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Boyd (ranked 24544 p4p, 0 weight class) and AP Blackout (ranked 6049 p4p, 0 weight class). AP Blackout will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Boyd
vs
Blackout

162 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AP Blackout!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd throws a head kick that misses.
Blackout looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boyd misses with a head kick.
Blackout throws a fast counter high kick but Boyd manages to duck under it in time.
Boyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Boyd gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackout struggling a bit here.

Boyd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blackout, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd tries to stand but Blackout is controlling his head.
Boyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boyd working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackout being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Blackout's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blackout keeps Boyd under control for a moment.
Blackout is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackout tries to bench press Boyd off him but Boyd keeps the position.
Boyd working away.

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.
Boyd wants to stand but Blackout has his arm trapped.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blackout can't do much from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boyd throws a head kick that misses.

Boyd feints and as Blackout raises his hands in defense, Boyd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boyd wants to stand but Blackout has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blackout is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blackout trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
Boyd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boyd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boyd wants to stand but Blackout is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Blackout gets tackled into the cage by Boyd. Boyd maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blackout has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boyd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Boyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyd darts in looking for a takedown but Blackout gets double underhooks and turns Boyd into the cage.
Boyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blackout avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Boyd with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blackout stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyd. Boyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackout throws a fast counter high kick but Boyd manages to duck under it in time.

Boyd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blackout was covering up waiting for the punch and Boyd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boyd trying to control but Blackout is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd wanted to stand there but Blackout had control of the position.
Blackout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackout is controlling Boyd's posture.
Blackout wants to stand and escape but Boyd is having none of it.
Boyd preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boyd throws a sloppy head kick and Blackout moves out of range easily.
Blackout shapes to counter with a head kick.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackout but Blackout pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Boyd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blackout manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blackout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackout doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blackout wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd tries to stand but Blackout is controlling from the bottom.
Boyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackout can do to turn this around?
Blackout pulls Boyd in close to his closed guard and prevents Boyd from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Boyd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boyd showed some decent athleticism there.
Boyd working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Boyd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blackout's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackout has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blackout looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackout, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackout working a defensive guard here.
Blackout seems keen to control Boyd's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis 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!

Blackout tries to sprawl but Boyd drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blackout trying to control but Boyd postures up.
Boyd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackout is controlling Boyd's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Blackout tries to get to full guard but Boyd has control of the leg.
Blackout is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boyd scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackout is trying to control but can't.
Boyd tries to stand but can't do so whilst Blackout controls his leg.

Boyd stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boyd is defended easily by Blackout.
Boyd sets himself, and Blackout steps forward looking for the clinch! Boyd avoids it this time.

Boyd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blackout looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Boyd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blackout to his feet.
Boyd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackout sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boyd somewhat.
Blackout throws a big counter head kick but Boyd avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackout slaps away a takedown attempt from Boyd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blackout throws a fast counter high kick but Boyd manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackout throws a fast counter high kick but Boyd manages to duck under it in time.
Boyd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackout's waist but Blackout gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boyd off to one side.
Dennis Boyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blackout defends it nicely.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackout but Blackout pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice takedown defense from Blackout. No joy for Boyd on that attempt.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackout but Blackout pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blackout is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blackout defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boyd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackout blocks a head kick by Boyd.
Blackout is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackout but Blackout pushes him off and we're back to square one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Boyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boyd, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Boyd!