PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boyka
vs
Rua

194 cm
20
244 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Rua!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Nicholas Rua has been cut.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boyka's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Boyka throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Rua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boyka will feel that in the morning.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua scores with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a nice looking body kick.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyka.
Boyka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
A solid body kick from Rua.
Rua scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boyka's head.

It looks like Uri Boyka has been cut.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua scores with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rua lands a big head kick that sends Boyka tumbling to the mat! Rua takes a step backwards and waves Boyka back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Boyka is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rua darts in and clinches Boyka up against the cage.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Rua lands a big head kick that sends Boyka tumbling to the mat! Rua takes a step backwards and waves Boyka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boyka avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Boyka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Rua instigates a clinch.
Boyka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Boyka can't break the clinch.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
Rua is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua has Boyka pressed against the cage, preventing Boyka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
Rua lands a head kick!
Rua cracks the inside of Boyka's front leg.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whack! Rua lands a heavy head kick that drops Boyka. The ref tackles Rua to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Boyka was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nicholas Rua!