PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Turek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Boroda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turek
vs
Boroda

188 cm
25
249 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Turek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Boroda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boroda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turek circles away quickly and effectively.
Boroda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turek at a distance.
Boroda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boroda 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.
Turek slips a jab and a cross from Boroda.
Boroda misses with an uppercut. Turek saw that one coming.
Boroda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boroda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boroda misses with the combination.
Boroda slaps away a takedown attempt from Turek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turek tries to clinch
and Boroda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Boroda.
Turek moves to clinch but Boroda breaks away
and Boroda counters with a series of strikes. Turek will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turek shoots in but Boroda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boroda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boroda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Turek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turek dodges the punch combination from Boroda.
Turek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boroda counters with a three punch combo that has Turek backing up. Turek nods at Boroda to acknowledge the strikes.
Boroda lands a jab to the nose.
Boroda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boroda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turek circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turek tries to clinch but Boroda moves away
and Boroda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Boroda. Those never looked like landing.
Boroda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boroda throws a right and a left that Turek avoids nicely.
Turek walks into a jab.
Turek shoots in and drives through. Boroda sprawls well.
Boroda scores with a three punch combo!
A bone on bone clash there as Boroda blocks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turek.
Boroda throws a nice looking combination but Turek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boroda counters with a three punch combo that has Turek backing up. Turek nods at Boroda to acknowledge the strikes.
Turek shoots in looking for a takedown. Boroda tries to sprawl out of it but Turek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boroda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boroda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boroda.
Boroda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turek eats them both and turns towards Boroda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turek closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Boroda counter with a right hand.
Boroda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boroda swats away the attempt to clinch by Turek.
Turek fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Boroda as Turek shoots in.
Boroda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Turek is breathing heavily.
Boroda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boroda throws a right and a left that Turek avoids nicely.
Boroda misses with a few strikes there.
Turek tries to clinch
and Boroda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boroda misses with a wild combination.
Ivan Boroda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Turek has managed to clinch.
Turek keeps control of Boroda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boroda keeps control of Turek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Turek as the two fighters clinch.
Boroda wants to get back to striking at distance but Turek won't allow it.

Boroda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boroda misses with a two punch combination.
Gerald Turek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Turek has closed the distance and engaged Boroda in a clinch.
Turek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boroda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turek has him pressed against the cage.
Turek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boroda tries to circle away but Turek has him pinned against the cage.
Turek is trying to drag Boroda to the mat but Boroda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boroda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turek has him pressed against the cage.

That's four 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.
Turek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boroda's efforts to push away.
Turek trying to land knees to the body.
Turek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boroda walks away with a smile on his face. Turek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boroda moves away.
Turek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boroda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boroda misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Boroda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boroda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boroda throws a right and a left that both miss.

Turek rushes Boroda and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Boroda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boroda keeps the fight on the outside.
Boroda throws a body punch but Turek moves out of range.
Gerald Turek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turek darts in trying to clinch
and Boroda counters with a series of strikes. Turek will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boroda throws a nice looking combination but Turek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boroda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boroda throws a nice looking combination but Turek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Turek with that takedown attempt.
Turek shoots in for a takedown but Boroda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boroda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boroda misses with a combination

and Turek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boroda just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Turek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boroda tries to circle away but Turek has him pinned against the cage.
Turek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turek trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turek trying to control the position but instead, Boroda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turek into the cage.
Turek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boroda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Boroda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turek tries to clinch
and Boroda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivan Boroda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Boroda. Those never looked like landing.
Turek fails with a takedown attempt.
Turek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boroda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turek avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boroda pinned against the cage. Boroda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boroda throws a series of punches but Turek avoids them all with ease.
Boroda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Turek counters by moving into the clinch.
Turek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Boroda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boroda misses with a double jab

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Turek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Boroda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turek moves in looking to clinch but Boroda pushes him off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Turek. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Boroda swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turek.
Turek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boroda manages to avoid it.
Boroda throws a right hand that Turek ducks under and follows up with a left that Turek also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turek closes the distance but Boroda moves to the side
letting Boroda counter with a right hand.
Turek wants to clinch
and Boroda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boroda misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turek.
Turek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boroda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boroda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Boroda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boroda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turek.
Boroda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boroda misses with a series of wild punches.
Turek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boroda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boroda misses with a double jab.
Boroda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turek momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boroda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turek is looking to chop away at Boroda's legs.
Turek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boroda.
Turek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boroda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boroda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turek tries for a takedown but Boroda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turek fails with the takedown
and Boroda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boroda swinging wildly here.
Boroda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boroda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boroda.
Boroda throws a right and a left that Turek avoids nicely.
Boroda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turek.
Boroda throws a right hand that Turek ducks under and follows up with a left that Turek also avoids with ease.
Turek tries to clinch but Boroda moves away
letting Boroda counter with a right hand.
Turek looks to land a combination but Boroda avoids it well.
Boroda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boroda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Boroda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boroda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boroda misses with the combination.
Turek shoots in but Boroda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Boroda scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Turek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boroda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turek dodges the punch combination from Boroda.
Boroda tests Turek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Boroda misses.
Turek shoots in but Boroda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turek tries to clinch up but Boroda circles away and keeps his distance.

Turek feints and as Boroda raises his hands in defense, Turek changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turek won't allow Boroda to get back to his feet.
Turek trying to control the position from guard on top but Boroda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turek looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turek prevents Boroda from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerald Turek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Boroda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turek eats them both and turns towards Boroda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boroda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boroda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boroda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boroda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boroda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Boroda. No joy for Turek on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Turek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boroda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boroda throws a nice looking combination but Turek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turek closes the distance and clinches up with Boroda, looking for a takedown. Turek pushes Boroda against the cage but Boroda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boroda circles away.
Boroda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boroda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boroda avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Boroda.
Horrible takedown by Turek or perhaps it was just good defense by Boroda which made him look bad.
Turek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turek is looking to wear down Boroda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boroda fails to land with a series of punches.
Boroda misses with a wild combination.

Turek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turek showed some decent athleticism there.
Turek trying to pass the guard but Boroda defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turek is trying to control the action in half guard but Boroda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boroda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turek trying to pass the guard but Boroda defending well.
Boroda is staying active underneath Turek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerald Turek.
Boroda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boroda misses with a few strikes there.
Boroda walks into a left hand.
Boroda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boroda swinging wildly here.
Turek shoots for a double leg takedown but Boroda sprawls well. He's pushed Turek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turek shoots in but Boroda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloppy strikes from Boroda. Those never looked like landing.
Boroda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boroda connects with a single shot there.
Boroda avoids a kick to the body.
Turek throws a body kick that misses.
Boroda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boroda counters with a two punch combo.
Boroda cracks Turek with an open hand slap.
Boroda tries to bum rush Turek with a series of wild strikes but Turek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gerald Turek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turek lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boroda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivan Boroda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turek misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Turek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boroda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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