PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Negro Drama. Yuri Boyka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boyka
vs
Collins

180 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

GRAND Royal Wear

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Collins!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boyka has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyka takes one to the side of the head.
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Collins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Boyka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.

Collins gets tackled into the cage by Boyka. Boyka maintains the clinch.

Boyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins connects with a nice looking jab.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins has a takedown stuffed.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Collins.
Collins takes a swing at Boyka's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Collins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyka moves away from the strike by Collins.
A shot to the liver by Collins. Beautiful body shot.
Collins lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyka's head.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Boyka counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Collins is looking to land body kicks.
Collins digs a good body shot into Boyka's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Boyka which made him look bad.
Collins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boyka momentarily.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Boyka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Boyka clinches up with Collins and pushes him back against the cage.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Boyka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Boyka gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boyka tries to stand and escape but Collins is controlling the position.

Collins looking for submissions off his back.
Boyka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Collins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Boyka controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuri Boyka just wasn't active enough.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boyka slips a jab from Collins.

Boyka clinches up against the cage.
Collins jumps guard but Boyka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Collins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boyka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Collins to the mat. Collins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Collins looking for a guillotine here but Boyka defends easily.

Boyka stands up from Collins's guard - Boyka perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Boyka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boyka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been told by Boyka's head coaches at Academia Ipanema that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyka connects with a high kick.
Collins misses with a body shot.

Boyka has closed the distance and engaged Collins in a clinch.
Collins fails to pull guard.
Collins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Collins jumps guard but Boyka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Collins.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyka has double underhooks.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyka tries to sprawl out of it but Collins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boyka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Collins.

Boyka moves into the clinch.
Collins wants to break free but Boyka has control.
Collins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boyka smiles and moves away.
John Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins misses with a hook. Boyka ducked under it nicely.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
Boyka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Boyka counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Collins!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Boyka keeps moving and retains side control.
Boyka tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Collins wants to control but Boyka postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Boyka takes a little break here. Collins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boyka stands up.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins lands a head shot.

Boyka drops Collins with a left right combo! Boyka follows him down to the ground into side control.

Collins is rocked!

It looks like John Collins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins sneaks back into half guard.
Collins is still in real trouble! Can Boyka finish him?
Yuri Boyka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Collins actively working from the bottom here.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boyka stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Collins's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Boyka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Collins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Collins moves out of range of the body kick from Boyka.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Boyka's head but Boyka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins scores with a shot to the body.
Collins connects with a jab.

Boyka drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.

Boyka breaks the clinch.
Collins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyka on the side of the head.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Boyka takes the fight into the clinch.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins connects with a body shot.

Boyka rushes Collins and presses him up against the cage.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyka won't allow it.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyka counters with a big head kick but Collins shrugs it off.
Boyka lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boyka with a jab.
Collins shoots for a double leg takedown but Boyka sprawls well. He's pushed Collins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Collins misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyka rushes Collins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boyka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boyka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Collins or not.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Collins.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. Collins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Boyka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Boyka drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.

Boyka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Collins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boyka is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to break free.
Boyka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Collins on the ground.
Boyka doesn't have the hooks in and Collins manages to turn into his guard.

Boyka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Collins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins wants to control from the top but Boyka keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Collins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boyka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Collins has Boyka in his guard.

Collins working for submissions but it's allowed Boyka to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Collins.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!