PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes Velicka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyko
vs
Nunes Velicka

175 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes Velicka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes Velicka lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Nunes Velicka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes Velicka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyko walks into a straight right hand from Nunes Velicka.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko slips under a jab.
Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Nunes Velicka's front leg but catches the back leg as Nunes Velicka tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Nunes Velicka coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyko.
Boyko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nunes Velicka throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nunes Velicka lunges at Boyko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyko's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a combination
and Nunes Velicka counters with a left to the body.
Boyko takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Nunes Velicka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nunes Velicka throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boyko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes Velicka counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boyko back to the cage. Nunes Velicka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Boyko moves forwards but Nunes Velicka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Nunes Velicka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Nunes Velicka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boyko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes Velicka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyko lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Nunes Velicka misses its intended target.
Nunes Velicka looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
Nunes Velicka 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.

Boyko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nunes Velicka tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
Nunes Velicka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nunes Velicka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes Velicka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyko.
Nunes Velicka checks the leg kick.
Boyko tries to move into range but Nunes Velicka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nunes Velicka avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws a wild body kick that Nunes Velicka sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nunes Velicka checks a leg kick.
Boyko tries to score with a low kick but Nunes Velicka moves his leg out of the way.
Boyko misses with a combination
letting Nunes Velicka counter with a right hand.
A combination from Boyko does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka scores with a jab. Boyko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes Velicka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko ducks under a wild hook from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka looks to land a right hand but Boyko moved out of range.
A punch combination from Nunes Velicka misses.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyko closes the distance and pushes Nunes Velicka back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nunes Velicka's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Boyko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyko misses with the combination.
Boyko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nunes Velicka looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Nunes Velicka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Boyko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Boyko does no damage.
Nunes Velicka cracks Boyko with an open hand slap.
Nunes Velicka lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyko's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Nunes Velicka misses its intended target.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko moves forwards but Nunes Velicka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Nunes Velicka avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
Boyko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka throws a looping overhand right but Boyko ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Nunes Velicka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diego Nunes Velicka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sergey Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes Velicka misses with a hook.
Boyko misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes Velicka manages to avoid it.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.

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.
Nunes Velicka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyko on the side of the head.
Boyko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nunes Velicka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes Velicka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes Velicka counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Nunes Velicka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nunes Velicka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Nunes Velicka!