PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Levy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levy comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - mr.Crowley. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Levy
vs
Boyka

185 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
29
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Levy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levy lands a nice shot to the body.
Levy avoids the body shot from Boyka.
Levy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.

Levy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boyka regains half guard, as Levy was trying to land strikes.

Levy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boyka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Levy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Levy's back!
Boyka is not going to allow Levy to sit and survive in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boyka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Levy really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Boyka's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Boyka has the hooks in. Levy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Levy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Boyka.
Boyka is trying to stick to Levy's back but Levy is turning into Boyka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boyka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Levy.
Levy throwing strikes but missing.
Levy stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.
Levy postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Levy is one step ahead there.
Levy stands up over Boyka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boyka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Levy regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levy controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
Boyka wants to stand but Levy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Levy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyka manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka 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 controlling Levy's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levy postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Levy stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.
Levy trying to control but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Boyka is trying to keep Levy in close.
Boyka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka trying to control the position.
Boyka has Levy pulled in close to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yuri Boyka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Levy connects with a leg kick. Boyka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Levy misses with a body shot.
Boyka darts in trying to clinch
and Levy counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Levy. That snapped Boyka's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Levy 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.

Levy lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
Levy throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyka counters with a left and a right that stings Levy.
Boyka misses the jab.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Levy misses.
Boyka tries to clinch but Levy moves out of range.

Levy gets a takedown into half guard.
Boyka is looking to control Levy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyka avoid being mounted?
Levy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boyka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Levy is looking for a kimura but Boyka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Levy to get the leverage.
Levy throwing shots but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Levy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boyka controlling the position for now.
Levy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boyka is pressing down on Levy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Levy is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyka has wrist control.
Levy tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyka is retaining full guard.
Boyka is trying to keep Levy in close.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Levy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Levy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Levy postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka working a defensive guard but Levy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boyka dodges the ground and pound from Levy.
Boyka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boyka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Levy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka can't do much from the bottom here.
Levy cracks Boyka with a big right hand but Boyka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boyka is looking for a sweep.

Levy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Levy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Levy is trying to ground and pound but Boyka uses the momentary lack of control by Levy to regain half guard.
Boyka wants to improve his position but Levy is controlling well.
Levy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy drops an elbow to the side of Boyka's head.
Boyka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Levy is working away from the top position though.
Boyka won't allow Levy to pass to mount.
Boyka taking some punishment here, with Levy in his half guard.
Levy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyka is looking to control Levy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyka avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Levy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka wants to improve his position but Levy is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Levy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Levy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Levy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.
Levy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyka keeps working.
Levy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boyka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Levy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.
Boyka is looking to control Levy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyka avoid being mounted?
Levy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy moves into full mount! Boyka won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Levy.
Levy controlling from the full mount.
Levy tries to control but Boyka wriggling away.
Boyka is trying to escape the mount.
Levy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boyka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Levy lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levy postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Boyka badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Levy around the waist but Levy pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Levy is the winner by TKO! Levy jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Levy!
A victorious Scott Levy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.