PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Lusins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boiko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, shinedown - diamond eyes. The key to victory for Ivan Boiko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Boiko
vs
Lusins

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgars Lusins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lusins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boiko scores with a knee to the head.
Lusins takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Edgars Lusins has been cut.
Boiko lands an elbow inside that Lusins shrugs off.
Lusins takes an elbow to the temple.
Boiko lands a knee to the body.
Boiko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boiko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lusins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boiko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boiko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lusins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boiko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boiko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lusins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.
Boiko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lusinss head.
Lusins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boiko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boiko lands an elbow inside.
Boiko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boiko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boiko missing with knees to the body.
Boiko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Boiko on the inside.
Boiko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boiko lands a knee to the head.
Boiko pushes Lusins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boiko misses with a knee to the head.
Boiko lands an elbow that stopped Lusins in his tracks for a moment.
Lusins is trying to break the clinch but Boiko has him pressed against the ropes.
Lusins managing to block the knees to the body from Boiko.
Boiko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lusins blocks it with crossed arms.
Lusins blocks an elbow strike.
Boiko is working Lusins over against the ropes.
Lusins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boiko missing with knees to the body.

Lusins jumps guard and drags Boiko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Lusins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boiko defends it easily.
Boiko stopping the sweep attempt from Lusins.

Boiko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boiko passes Lusins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lusins is looking to improve his position.

Lusins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boiko trying to control from half guard but Lusins is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Boiko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lusins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boiko.
Lusins is not content to let Boiko control the position.
Lusins is looking for a sweep. Boiko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boiko throws a head kick but Lusins moves out of range.

Lusins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lusins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boiko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lusins has Boiko in his guard.

Lusins throws his legs up looking for a submission but Boiko uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusins parries the strikes from Boiko easily there. Boiko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lusins to escape.
Lusins tries to bench press Boiko off him but Boiko keeps the position.
Lusins is not content to let Boiko control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lusins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Boiko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Lusins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boiko misses with a head kick.
Lusins shoots in for a double leg but Boiko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boiko lands a jab to Lusins's midsection.
Lusins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lusins avoids the head kick by Boiko.
Good leg kick by Boiko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boiko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lusins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boiko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lusins tries to advance to mount but Boiko denies him.
Boiko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lusins's best efforts.

Lusins wants to work for an arm triangle but Boiko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boiko is defending against the submission attempts here by Lusins.
Lusins wants to free his trapped foot but Boiko is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Lusins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boiko is just riding it out for now. Lusins eventually gives up the hold.
Boiko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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.
Lusins looking to pass the guard.
Lusins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lusins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boiko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lusins, into his guard.
Lusins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Boiko stands and steps away. Lusins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boiko lands a high kick!
Boiko throws a chopping leg kick but Lusins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lusins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boiko defends it nicely.
Lusins shoots in and drives through. Boiko sprawls well.
Ivan Boiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Lusins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lusins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lusins showed some decent athleticism there.

Boiko is defending against the submission attempts here by Lusins.

Lusins seems to be working for a kimura but Boiko defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Boiko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Lusins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lusins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boiko pinned against the cage. Boiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivan Boiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boiko pushes Lusins away with a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boiko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boiko.
Lusins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boiko.
Boiko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boiko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boiko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lusins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boiko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boiko tries to close the distance and clinch but Lusins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boiko, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko misses with a leg kick.
Boiko throws a head kick but Lusins moves out of range.
Boiko connects with the punch.

Lusins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lusins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lusins working away.
Boiko tries to bench press Lusins off him but Lusins keeps the position.
Boiko wants to control but Lusins postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lusins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boiko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boiko is looking to reverse the position.

Lusins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boiko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lusins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lusins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boiko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lusins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boiko napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Lusins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boiko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boiko trying to control but Lusins postures up.
Boiko wants to improve his position but Lusins is controlling well.

Lusins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boiko has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Boiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boiko, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Boiko!