PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykiy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Перемен. 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.

Boykiy
vs
Wideroos

190 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Dimas Boykiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Esa Wideroos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wideroos tries a head kick but it misses.
Wideroos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boykiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boykiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wideroos darts in looking for a takedown but Boykiy gets double underhooks and turns Wideroos into the cage.
Wideroos misses with an elbow strike.
Wideroos lands an elbow inside that Boykiy shrugs off.

It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.

Boykiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boykiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wideroos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wideroos throws an overhand right that lands on Boykiy's shoulder, as Boykiy tries to avoid the shot.
Boykiy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wideroos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boykiy momentarily.
Wideroos is looking to clinch.
Dimas Boykiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wideroos blocks a head kick by Boykiy.
Boykiy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wideroos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wideroos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses.
Boykiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wideroos.
Boykiy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy misses with a head kick.
Wideroos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boykiy is breathing heavily.
Wideroos avoids the body shot from Boykiy.
Wideroos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wideroos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boykiy's waist but Boykiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wideroos off to one side.
Wideroos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Wideroos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boykiy!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wideroos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boykiy to see if he's OK.
Wideroos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wideroos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boykiy keeps working.
Wideroos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wideroos is putting a hurting on Boykiy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wideroos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wideroos working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos cracks Boykiy with a big right hand but Boykiy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boykiy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wideroos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wideroos looking to control but instead Boykiy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Boykiy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wideroos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wideroos's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wideroos tries to escape but Boykiy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Boykiy looking for the choke from the back.

Boykiy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wideroos is defending well though. Boykiy let's go of the attempt for now.
Boykiy is not going to allow Wideroos to sit and survive in this position.
Wideroos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boykiy looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Wideroos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wideroos is still trying to improve position.

Boykiy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wideroos trying to control the hands but Boykiy breaks the grip.

Wideroos showing good submission defense here.
Boykiy has the hooks in. Wideroos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Boykiy is looking for the choke from the back position but Wideroos is controlling his hands well.

Wideroos fending off the submission attempt from Boykiy.

Wideroos defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy keeping moving, preventing Wideroos from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wideroos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wideroos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boykiy's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wideroos passes Boykiy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Boykiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wideroos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wideroos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boykiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Wideroos.
Wideroos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esa Wideroos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimas Boykiy'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.

Boykiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wideroos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wideroos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boykiy, pushing him back against the cage.

Boykiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wideroos lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Boykiy's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dimas Boykiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wideroos, right into the meat.
Wideroos scoring well with a low kick there.
Boykiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wideroos lands with a right hand.
Boykiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wideroos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wideroos digs a good body shot into Boykiy's ribs.
Boykiy throws out a loose jab but Wideroos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wideroos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wideroos wants to clinch.
Wideroos misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boykiy momentarily.
Wideroos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boykiy on the side of the head.
Boykiy tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wideroos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wideroos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boykiy throws a right and a left that Wideroos avoids nicely.
Boykiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wideroos is looking to land body kicks.
Wideroos dodges the punch combination from Boykiy.
Boykiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boykiy tries to bum rush Wideroos with a series of wild strikes but Wideroos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy avoiding damage as Wideroos throws knees to the body.
Wideroos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Boykiy breaks from the clinch.
Wideroos throws a head kick but Boykiy moves out of range.
Wideroos shoots in but Boykiy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wideroos doesn't manage to clinch there - Boykiy circles away.
Boykiy misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boykiy swinging wildly here.
Wideroos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boykiy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boykiy tries to bum rush Wideroos with a series of wild strikes but Wideroos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Boykiy does no damage.
Boykiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos blocks a head kick by Boykiy.
Wideroos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boykiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wideroos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wideroos punishes Boykiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Boykiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wideroos.

Wideroos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wideroos is putting a hurting on Boykiy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boykiy taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wideroos wants to control but Boykiy is keeping him busy.
Wideroos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wideroos trying to control the action but Boykiy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wideroos working the ground and pound.

Boykiy is rocked!
Check out the look on Wideroos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Boykiy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boykiy is looking for a sweep.
A big shot lands for Wideroos! That's hurt Boykiy! Will he recover? Wideroos fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Wideroos!