PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bull Hurley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hurley
vs
Boyka

189 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hurley misses

and Boyka counters by clinching up.
Hurley is pressed up against the cage. Boyka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurley down to the mat. Hurley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hurley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurley dives in and grabs Boyka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyka pushes down on Hurley's head and hops out.
Boyka scores with a spinning back kick!
Boyka throws a nice head kick!
Hurley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bull Hurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hurley has closed the distance and engaged Boyka in a clinch.
Boyka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurley's face.
Hurley wants to break free but Boyka has control.
Hurley letting Boyka take a breather here.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Boyka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hurley!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Boyka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hurley tries to hold on but Boyka postures up.
Boyka looking to finish Hurley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hurley!
Boyka thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boyka trying to control but Hurley is having none of it.
Boyka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hurley tries to hold on but Boyka postures up.
Boyka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hurley looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hurley?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka wants to control the pace but Hurley is squirming around nicely.
Hurley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boyka wants to control the pace but Hurley is squirming around nicely.
Hurley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hurley is working hard here to advance position.
Hurley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Boyka lands a big shot there that rocks Hurley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boyka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boyka tries to control but Hurley wriggling away.
Boyka looking to finish Hurley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hurley!
Boyka throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boyka avoids the attempt from Hurley to control.
Boyka content just to control the position here.
Boyka avoids the attempt from Hurley to control.
Boyka controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boyka can't control as he wanted to and Hurley manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Hurley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley gets back to full guard.
Hurley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boyka controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurley looking for a sweep. Not yet Hurley, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated 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.

Hurley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boyka scores with a one two! Hurley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Boyka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hurley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hurley is looking to regain half guard here but Boyka keeps moving and retains side control.
Boyka lands some shots froms side control.
Boyka is chipping away with strikes.
Boyka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Boyka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boyka working away.
Hurley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka trying to control the pace.
Boyka trying to control from Hurley's half guard. Hurley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boyka chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.

Boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hurley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyka has managed to get both his arms back between Hurley's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurley swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hurley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hurley wants to stand but Boyka is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurley is keeping the position for now.
Hurley is looking to stand up but Boyka isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka passes Hurley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hurley has hold of Boyka's hands but Boyka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boyka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hurley defending well though.
Boyka is looking to stall here but Hurley recovers full guard.
Hurley wants to sweep but no luck.
Hurley is trying to keep Boyka in close.
Hurley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boyka wants to hold on but Hurley pushes him away.
Boyka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hurley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boyka because Hurley loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley tries to control but Boyka wriggling away.
Hurley lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boyka slaps away a takedown attempt from Hurley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Boyka slams his shin into Hurley's torso.
Hurley stuffs the takedown.
Boyka fakes the leg kick and cracks Hurley in the body.
Hurley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyka swivels and escapes.

Hurley moves into range and clinches up with Boyka.
Boyka scores with a knee to the head.
Boyka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hurley up against the cage.
Boyka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Boyka is trying to trip Hurley. He has hold of a leg but Hurley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Boyka persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka controlling from the top position.
Boyka postures up and lands a big shot to Hurley's brow.
Hurley keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.

Hurley has his foot on Boyka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyka works his way back into a safe position though.
Hurley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hurley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurley working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throwing strikes but missing.
Hurley keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hurley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka fails with the takedown.

Hurley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurley is trying to push Boyka away but Boyka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hurley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hurley is trying to pull guard but Boyka has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bull Hurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.

Hurley takes the fight into the clinch.
Boyka wants a takedown.
Boyka goes for a takedown attempt but Hurley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hurley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyka swivels and escapes.
Hurley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boyka defends it nicely.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Hurley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuri Boyka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boyka showed some decent athleticism there.
Hurley is trying to control but can't.
Hurley wants to get back to full guard.
Boyka works his way into full mount!
Boyka controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurley wants to hold on but Boyka pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Boyka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boyka 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Boyka!