PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micka Caseiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boycott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yuri Boycott enters the cage!

Caseiro
vs
Boycott

191 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micka Caseiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boycott!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycott tries to bum rush Caseiro with a series of wild strikes but Caseiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boycott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caseiro tries to clinch but Boycott is having none of it.
Boycott tries to clinch there but Caseiro circles away.
Boycott tries to bum rush Caseiro with a series of wild strikes but Caseiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boycott misses with a kick to the body.

Caseiro clinches up with Boycott and pushes him back against the cage.
Boycott tries to stall but Caseiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caseiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caseiro missing with knees to the body.
Caseiro lands a shoulder strike.
Boycott trying to land knees to the body.
Caseiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caseiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boycott or not.
Caseiro leaning against his opponent.

Caseiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caseiro tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycott tries a head kick but it misses.
Boycott fails to land with a series of punches.

Caseiro rushes Boycott and presses him up against the cage.
Boycott misses with a knee strike.
Caseiro pushes Boycott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boycott looks gassed!
Boycott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caseiro has him pressed against the cage.

Caseiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuri Boycott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boycott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boycott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Caseiro has managed to clinch.
Boycott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caseiro has him pressed against the cage.

Caseiro jumps guard.
Caseiro wants to stand but Boycott is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycott preventing the sweep.
Boycott trying to control but Caseiro is working from the bottom.
Caseiro working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caseiro keeping moving, preventing Boycott from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yuri Boycott hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Caseiro has closed the distance and engaged Boycott in a clinch.
Boycott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caseiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Boycott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Caseiro pulls guard successfully.
Caseiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boycott on the ground.

Caseiro looking for a guillotine here but Boycott defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boycott stands up and waves to Caseiro to follow him.
Boycott throws a lazy right hand but Caseiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boycott throws a head kick but Caseiro moves out of range.
Boycott misses with a head kick.

Caseiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boycott, pushing him back against the cage.
Caseiro slows down the pace here.
Caseiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boycott's defenses.

It looks like Yuri Boycott has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caseiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boycott backwards.
Caseiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caseiro lands an elbow inside.

Boycott is rocked!

Caseiro jumps into guard, dragging Boycott to the mat.
Boycott is still in real trouble! Can Caseiro finish him?
Boycott wants to stand but Caseiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boycott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caseiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boycott wants to control from the top but Caseiro keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boycott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boycott seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caseiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boycott trying to control but Caseiro is working from the bottom.
Boycott throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micka Caseiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boycott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Caseiro slips a straight right by Boycott.
Boycott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caseiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Boycott tries to keep at a distance but Caseiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caseiro has Boycott pushed against the cage.

Caseiro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Caseiro wants to stand up but Boycott is controlling him.
Boycott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boycott postures up.
Boycott wants to stand and escape but instead Caseiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Caseiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boycott tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycott doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Boycott working for a triangle but Caseiro defends it easily.
Boycott working a defensive guard here.
Boycott might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Caseiro kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caseiro is one step ahead there.
Caseiro is fighting to break Boycott's control of his arms but Boycott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boycott keeping full guard, as Caseiro tries to pass.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yuri Boycott wasn't active enough on the ground.

Caseiro clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Caseiro.
A body shot lands from Caseiro.
Boycott is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caseiro lands a nice elbow.

Caseiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boycott uses from the top position.
Boycott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boycott wants to get up but he can't break Caseiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caseiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Caseiro, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boycott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caseiro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Caseiro wants to sweep here but Boycott controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Micka Caseiro wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Caseiro moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caseiro successfully pulls guard.
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!
Boycott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boycott throws a big elbow that misses.
Boycott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boycott is looking to work some ground and pound but Caseiro has wrist control.
Boycott trying to control but Caseiro is working from the bottom.
Boycott throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caseiro trying to keep a closed guard but Boycott is proving a slippery customer.
Caseiro wants to sweep here but Boycott controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boycott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micka Caseiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boycott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Caseiro tries to clinch there but Boycott circles away.

Caseiro has Boycott up against the cage in a clinch.
Caseiro tries to pull guard but Boycott holds him up against the cage and eventually Caseiro drops back down to his feet.
Boycott trying to control the position but instead, Caseiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boycott into the cage.
Caseiro lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caseiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Caseiro.
Boycott looking to stall.
Caseiro lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caseiro lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Caseiro.
Boycott misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caseiro.
Boycott is trying to break the clinch but Caseiro has him pressed against the cage.
Caseiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boycott is defending well for now.
Caseiro tries to pull guard but Boycott won't allow it.
Caseiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boycott's efforts to push away.
Boycott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caseiro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micka Caseiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Caseiro.
Boycott looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boycott misses with a body punch.

Caseiro jumps into guard, dragging Boycott to the mat.

Boycott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boycott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Caseiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boycott, pushing him back against the cage.
Boycott takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boycott swings wildly with an uppercut but Caseiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Caseiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boycott misses with an elbow over the top.
Caseiro blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Caseiro.
Boycott is trying to break free.
Caseiro gets through Boycott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caseiro tries to pull guard but Boycott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Caseiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boycott swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Caseiro jumps guard and drags Boycott to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Caseiro pushes Boycott off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boycott tries to clinch up but Caseiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Boycott throws a right and a left that Caseiro avoids nicely.
Caseiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boycott throws a right hand that Caseiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Caseiro also avoids with ease.
Micka Caseiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boycott looks to land a combination but Caseiro avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caseiro tries to clinch up.
Yuri Boycott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boycott misses with a few strikes there.
Yuri Boycott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micka Caseiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boycott throws a series of punches but Caseiro moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micka Caseiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caseiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micka Caseiro!