PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 4473 p4p, 5461 weight class) and Xiao Long (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.

Boyka
vs
Long

178 cm
21
167
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xiao Long!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long lands a leg kick that knocks Boyka off balance momentarily.
Long darts in looking for a takedown but Boyka gets double underhooks and turns Long into the cage.
Long tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyka swivels and escapes.
Boyka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Xiao Long has been cut.

Boyka moves into the clinch.
Long should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Long is trying to drag Boyka to the mat but Boyka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xiao Long.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Boyka has him pressed against the cage.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.

Long breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boyka pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Boyka closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boyka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boyka is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka wants a takedown but no success here.
Long is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
Boyka is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Boyka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyka looking for a takedown.
Boyka fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Boyka drags the fight down to the ground.

Long stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Long blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyka tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boyka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Long moved out of range nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Long has eaten all the pies!
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
Long lands a high kick!

Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boyka, pushing him back against the cage.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Long counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Long bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Boyka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka trying to control from the bottom.
Boyka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boyka tries to roll over but Long keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka gets back to full guard.
Boyka pulls Long in close to his closed guard and prevents Long from doing any damage or advancing position.

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.

Boyka is looking for a triangle but Long pushes his legs off easily.
Boyka seems keen to control Long's posture.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Long is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Long drops back looking for a leg! Boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boyka manages to kick Long off! Long jumps back into Boyka's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiao Long's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boyka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyka in his tracks.
Long swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.

Long gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boyka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boyka is looking to stand up but Long won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long trying to control the position.
Boyka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyka.

Long escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Long has a takedown stuffed.
Boyka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.

That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Boyka persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Boyka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Boyka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Long is breathing heavily.
Boyka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boyka wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Boyka tries to move into full mount but can't pass Long's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boyka has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Long is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Boyka yanks on the arm and Long is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Boyka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Boyka!
A very excited looking Yuri Boyka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.