PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bokya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokya comes to the cage accompanied by Embrace Annihilation. Delon has chosen Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Bokya
vs
Delon

181 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Bokya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bokya as Delon shoots in.
Bokya lands a leg kick that knocks Delon off balance momentarily.
Delon slips a straight right by Bokya.
Bokya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Bokya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delon shoots for a double leg takedown but Bokya sprawls well. He's pushed Delon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bokya lands with a hook. Delon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delon closes the distance and clinches up with Bokya, looking for a takedown. Delon pushes Bokya against the cage but Bokya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yuri Bokya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alen Delon.
Bokya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bokya stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon avoids the head kick by Bokya.
Bokya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alen Delon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bokya misses with a straight right.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt.
Delon closes the distance and clinches up with Bokya, looking for a takedown. Delon pushes Bokya against the cage but Bokya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Delon shoots in and drives through. Bokya sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokya stuffs the takedown attempt from Delon. Delon gets slowly back to his feet.
Delon slips a jab and a cross from Bokya.
Delon misses with an uppercut. Bokya saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Bokya. No joy for Delon on that attempt.
Bokya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bokya wants it to stay on the feet.
Delon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bokya.
Bokya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bokya is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Delon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bokya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delon looks gassed!
Bokya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bokya throws a head kick but Delon moves out of range.
Yuri Bokya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bokya scores with a jab. Delon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bokya slaps away a takedown attempt from Delon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bokya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Delon is defended easily by Bokya.
Delon moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bokya defends it nicely.
Bokya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That has opened up Alen Delon's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bokya lands a left and a right that send Delon crashing to the mat, dazed. Bokya thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Delon is rocked!
Delon staying out of range there.
Delon is still on wobbly legs! Can Bokya finish him?
Bokya just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Bokya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Delon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Delon seems to have recovered his senses.
Bokya tests Delon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delon looks for a takedown but Bokya sprawls well.
Bokya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delon.
Delon closes the distance and clinches up with Bokya, looking for a takedown. Delon pushes Bokya against the cage but Bokya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yuri Bokya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alen Delon.
Delon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bokya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Delon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokya throws out a loose jab but Delon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bokya lands a jab to the nose.

The cut above Alen Delon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Delon get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Delon stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Bokya runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Bokya!
After winning the bout, Yuri Bokya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.