PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Парус. Brian Riddle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mitka Boycheck's chin.

Boycheck
vs
Riddle

180 cm
34
204 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

189 cm
28
199 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riddle moves into the clinch successfully.
Riddle scores with a shot to the side of Boycheck's head.
Riddle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boycheck or not.
Boycheck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riddle smiles and moves away.
Boycheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Boycheck takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Mitka Boycheck has been cut.
Boycheck tries to clinch but Riddle is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boycheck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Boycheck is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riddle is just riding it out for now. Boycheck eventually gives up the hold.

Boycheck seems to be working for a kimura but Riddle defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck throwing shots but Riddle is blocking nicely.
Boycheck thows a huge punch but Riddle dodges it nicely.
Boycheck wants to pass to mount but Riddle is defending the position.
Riddle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddle keeps working.
Boycheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Boycheck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riddle is looking for a sweep. Boycheck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riddle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boycheck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck is pressing down on Riddle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Riddle is holding on for now.
Boycheck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boycheck is thwarting Riddle's attempts to control the position.
Riddle controlling the position for now.
Riddle wants to get back to full guard.
Boycheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Boycheck is looking for a kimura but Riddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boycheck to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riddle is looking to control Boycheck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riddle avoid being mounted?

Boycheck 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.
Riddle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mitka Boycheck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitka Boycheck's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boycheck moves in looking to clinch but Riddle pushes him off.
Boycheck shoots in but no luck this time.
Riddle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boycheck.
Riddle with a hook.
Boycheck wants to clinch up but Riddle keeps it at a distance.

Riddle rushes Boycheck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riddle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boycheck backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riddle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle lands a left hand.

Boycheck is rocked!
Riddle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Boycheck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boycheck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riddle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitka Boycheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddle wants to stall.
Boycheck can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riddle lands a hook that snaps the head of Boycheck backwards.
Boycheck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boycheck is working for takedown but Riddle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boycheck seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riddle.
Boycheck is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riddle to keep the fight standing.
Riddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boycheck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riddle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riddle.
Riddle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riddle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boycheck backwards.

Boycheck manages to pull guard.
Boycheck keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boycheck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riddle is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Boycheck is keeping the position.
Riddle trying to control but Boycheck is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Boycheck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riddle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Riddle is sitting in close to Boycheck's body. Boycheck has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Riddle is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Riddle is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Boycheck.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mitka Boycheck!
Mitka Boycheck spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.