PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laxus Dreyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dreyar
vs
Boyka

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laxus Dreyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Boyka.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Dreyar circles away.
Dreyar throws a head kick that misses.
Dreyar throws a head kick that misses

and Boyka counters by clinching up.
Dreyar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boyka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dreyar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dreyar avoids it.
Dreyar is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyka has double underhooks.
Boyka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dreyar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreyar leaning against his opponent.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Dreyar to work.
Dreyar wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyka obliges.
Dreyar is breathing heavily.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Dreyar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dreyar avoids it.
Dreyar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dreyar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dreyar blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Boyka landing knees to the head.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dreyar is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreyar stalling in the clinch.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyka scores with a knee to the head.

Boyka lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Dreyar goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Boyka in side control.

It looks like Laxus Dreyar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boyka landing a few strikes.
Dreyar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boyka in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dreyar looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Boyka turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juri Boyka!