PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyko
vs
Duddy

180 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dmitriy Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Boyko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boyko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Boyko moves out of range.
Duddy throws a right hand that Boyko ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyko also avoids with ease.
Boyko shoots in and drives through. Duddy sprawls well.
Duddy throws a sloppy head kick and Boyko moves out of range easily.
Duddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyko circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duddy.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyko slips under a jab.
Duddy misses with a double jab.
Duddy throws a right and a left that Boyko avoids nicely.
Boyko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duddy.
Duddy doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyko circles away.
Duddy leaves Boyko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitriy Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko dives in and grabs Duddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duddy pushes down on Boyko's head and hops out.
Duddy throws a jab when Boyko was well out of range.
Duddy stuffs the takedown.
Boyko is breathing heavily.
Duddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyko moves away.
Duddy missing with a left hand there. Boyko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyko circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duddy's waist but Duddy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boyko off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looks to land a combination but Boyko avoids it well.
Duddy tries to clinch up.
Duddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Duddy.
Duddy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Dmitriy Boyko has been cut.
Duddy misses with a low kick.
Boyko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Duddy there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Duddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duddy scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Duddy - just one landing.
Duddy throws a right and a left that Boyko avoids nicely.
Duddy throws a nice looking combination but Boyko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Duddy moves into the clinch.

Duddy breaks the clinch.
Duddy works the jab nicely.
Jab by Duddy.

Dmitriy Boyko's cut is getting worse.
Boyko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boyko there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boyko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Duddy throws a right and a left that Boyko avoids nicely.

Duddy has Boyko up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyko has Duddy pressed against the cage, preventing Duddy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duddy scores with a one two! Boyko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Duddy gets a clinch.
Duddy tries to circle away but Boyko has him pinned against the cage.

Duddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duddy tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Boyko as he checks the leg kick.
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duddy fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy throws a looping overhand right but Boyko ducks down to avoid it.
Duddy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Duddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Boyko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boyko shoots for a double leg takedown but Duddy sprawls well. He's pushed Boyko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duddy throws out a powerful jab.
Duddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Duddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy throws a hook but Boyko blocks it.
Duddy scores with a one two! Boyko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duddy stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Duddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duddy throws a right and a left that Boyko avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy lands a nice hook to Boyko's body. Boyko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duddy tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Duddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Duddy tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John Duddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duddy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Duddy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duddy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko keeps the fight on the outside.

Boyko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duddy sprawls well initially but Boyko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boyko wants to control but Duddy is keeping him busy.
Duddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Boyko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Duddy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duddy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Duddy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boyko has time to react.

Dmitriy Boyko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duddy throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dmitriy Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Duddy lands.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitriy Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duddy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyko slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Duddy misses with a double jab.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duddy as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Duddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Boyko's cut.
That's time! Boyko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boyko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duddy pinned against the cage. Duddy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duddy as he jumps to the side.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Boyko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duddy thuds a left hand into Boyko's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Duddy slaps away a takedown attempt from Boyko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitriy Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko dodges the punch combination from Duddy.
Boyko shoots in for a double leg but Duddy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Jab from Duddy.
Duddy misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Duddy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duddy tries to bum rush Boyko with a series of wild strikes but Boyko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Boyko gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Duddy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boyko works to advance to full mount. Duddy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Duddy tries to hold on but Boyko pushes him away.

Boyko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Duddy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Duddy and Boyko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boyko working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko wants to control but Duddy is keeping him busy.

Boyko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boyko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boyko laying and praying for a moment but Duddy takes advantage and regains half guard.

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.

Boyko is working for a kimura but Duddy is defending it quite comfortably.
John Duddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyko is stalling here. Duddy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boyko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Duddy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Duddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duddy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Duddy!