PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montell Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Montell Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boyka
vs
Peterson

225 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Boyka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Montell Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson looks gassed!
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Peterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boyka's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyka works over Peterson with some ground and pound from guard.
Boyka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyka works over Peterson with some ground and pound from guard.
Boyka postures up in Peterson's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Boyka slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka lands a couple of digs.
Boyka throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boyka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyka is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boyka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Boyka is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boyka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Boyka slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyka throwing strikes but missing.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyka landing some decent shots from guard.
Boyka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boyka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyka working some strikes from top position.
Boyka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boyka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boyka stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyka.
Boyka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Boyka isn't so interested in that idea.
Boyka with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Peterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Peterson looking for a guillotine here but Boyka defends easily.
Boyka postures up and lands a big shot to Peterson's brow.
Boyka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyka postures up in Peterson's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.
Boyka landing some decent shots from guard.
Boyka is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyka is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyka stops Peterson from standing up.
Boyka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boyka wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boyka tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.

Boyka pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.
Boyka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka landing knees to the body.
Boyka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Boyka.
Boyka stops a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Boyka scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Boyka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boyka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boyka lands a knee to the head.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyka is defending well for now.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Peterson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boyka prevents it.
Juri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Montell Peterson.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
Boyka crunches a lovely knee into Peterson's ribcage.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peterson avoiding damage as Boyka throws knees to the body.
Peterson has Boyka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boyka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyka looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fails to pull guard.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson fails to pull guard.
Peterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boyka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Boyka lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juri Boyka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boyka wants to clinch.
Boyka tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
Juri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Boyka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Boyka tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Boyka is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Boyka tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.

Boyka rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyka obliges.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Boyka.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boyka walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Montell Peterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.

Boyka moves into the clinch.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Boyka.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyka obliges.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juri Boyka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
Boyka lands a knee to the head.
Peterson jumps guard but Boyka stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.

Peterson manages to break the clinch.

Boyka has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka gets underhooks to prevent Peterson's takedown attempt.
Peterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juri Boyka clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boyka is looking to clinch.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Boyka is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.

Boyka darts in and clinches Peterson up against the cage.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyka lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka missing with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boyka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyka obliges.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.

Peterson jumps guard.
Boyka postures up.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Boyka isn't so interested in that idea.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyka scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyka throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyka postures up and lands a big shot to Peterson's brow.

Peterson working for a triangle but Boyka defends it easily.
Boyka scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka distracts Peterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka distracts Peterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boyka connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka throws a big elbow that misses.
Boyka is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
Boyka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peterson controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
Boyka is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Peterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyka with a nice head shot there.
Boyka postures up.
Boyka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka scoring with some ground and pound.
Juri Boyka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boyka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juri Boyka had his way with Montell Peterson in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Peterson forces Boyka back against the cage and clinches.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boyka is keeping busy.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Boyka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boyka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.
Boyka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boyka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but Peterson blocks it.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Peterson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boyka regains guard.
Boyka keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montell Peterson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyka wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyka tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Boyka moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.

Boyka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Peterson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peterson gets a clinch.
Boyka working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Peterson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Peterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyka uses from the top position.
Boyka stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boyka lands a couple of digs.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boyka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson wants to sweep here but Boyka controlling him for the moment.
Montell Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juri Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juri Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juri Boyka!
Juri Boyka is the new heavyweight champion!