PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tumbling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Boyko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Boyko
vs
Tumbling

175 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Tumbling!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumbling dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
Tumbling fails with the takedown.

Boyko gets a clinch.
Tumbling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Tumbling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tumbling drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boyko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tumbling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Boyko closes the distance and pushes Tumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumbling pushes off an throws an elbow but Boyko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Boyko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tumbling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tumbling effectively controlling the action here.
Tumbling tries for a takedown but Boyko manages to get underhooks.
Sergey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Tumbling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko avoids the elbow strike from Tumbling, against the cage.
Boyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyko gets underhooks to prevent Tumbling's takedown attempt.
Boyko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tumbling.
Tumbling misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyko as Tumbling tries to tie him up.

Boyko pulls guard.
Tumbling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyko is breathing heavily.
Boyko has a closed guard, preventing Tumbling from standing up.
Boyko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tumbling on the ground.
Tumbling throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Tumbling tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyko is retaining full guard.

Tumbling stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tumbling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tumbling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sergey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tumbling.
Tumbling shoots in for a double leg but Boyko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boyko stuffs the takedown attempt from Tumbling. Tumbling gets slowly back to his feet.
Tumbling takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tumbling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tumbling shoots in and drives through. Boyko sprawls well.
Tumbling throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tumbling dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
Boyko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumbling darts in trying to clinch
and Boyko counters with a big head kick but Tumbling shrugs it off.
Tumbling shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boyko defends it nicely.
Tumbling darts in trying to clinch

and Boyko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Boyko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Boyko rushes Tumbling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tumbling tries a knee to the head but Boyko blocks it.
Tumbling crunches a lovely knee into Boyko's ribcage.
Tumbling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tumbling has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tumbling keeps control of Boyko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tumbling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tumbling.
Tumbling misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumbling moves to clinch but Boyko breaks away
and Boyko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tumbling shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyko throws a nice looking combination but Tumbling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tumbling wants to clinch
and Boyko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tumbling's knee momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Tumbling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tumbling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyko.
Tumbling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick by Boyko misses
and Tumbling counters with a series of strikes. Boyko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tumbling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyko is fending him off so far but Tumbling persists. Nope, Boyko circles away and we're back to standing.
Tumbling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boyko wants to slow Tumbling down by chopping away at his legs.
Tumbling throws a nice head kick!
Tumbling misses with a takedown attempt - Boyko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tumbling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Boyko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boyko swinging wildly here.

Tumbling forces Boyko back against the cage and clinches.
Tumbling misses with a knee strike.
Tumbling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tumbling misses with a knee strike.
Tumbling tries to land a knee to the head but Boyko blocks with his arms.
Tumbling is trying to drag Boyko to the mat but Boyko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumbling blocks a low kick nicely.

Tumbling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tumbling is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tumbling seems to be working for a kimura but Boyko defends the submission attempt.
Tumbling passes to side control.

Tumbling is trying to get an arm triangle but Boyko is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tumbling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyko has escaped the position, nice work there.

Tumbling thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boyko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyko tries to get out of the position.
Boyko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tumbling asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tumbling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boyko, who protects the arm well.

Tumbling decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Tumbling.
Boyko misses with a series of wild punches.
Tumbling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sergey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Tumbling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tumbling gets the takedown into side control.

Tumbling stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tumbling shoots in and drives through. Boyko sprawls well.
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tumbling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boyko.
Tumbling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyko pinned against the cage. Boyko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boyko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tumbling on the side of the head.

Tumbling darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tumbling stands up and beckons Boyko to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Tumbling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boyko throws a front kick that sends Tumbling stumbling back into the cage.
Sergey Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyko misses with a leg kick.
Boyko throws a body kick that misses.
Tumbling shoots in looking for a takedown but Boyko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tumbling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tumbling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyko as he jumps to the side.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tumbling closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyko circles away.
Sergey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Tumbling.
Boyko throws a sloppy head kick

and Tumbling decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyko's guard.
Tumbling wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tumbling wants to stand but Boyko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ben Tumbling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tumbling looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumbling wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving.

Tumbling decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boyko, up you get!
Tumbling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyko throws a series of punches but Tumbling avoids them all with ease.
Crunch! Boyko slams his shin into Tumbling's torso.
Tumbling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyko as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Boyko is predictable there

and Tumbling counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Tumbling is trying for a kimura here. Boyko looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tumbling wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Tumbling!