PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by http://youtu.be/qeFocnqhnQM. Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boyka
vs
Cid

160 cm
36
148 lbs
31 - 13 - 2

175 cm
34
159 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Cid throws the kick towards the body but Boyka avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Cid misses with a hook.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid misses with an uppercut.
Boyka shoots in but no luck this time.
Cid slips a straight right by Boyka.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyka.
Boyka lands a jab to the head.
Cid thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boyka is able to avoid easily.
Cid stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka cracks Cid with an open hand slap.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cid cracks Boyka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand

and Cid moves into the clinch.
Boyka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.
Cid cracks Boyka with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Cid.
Boyka lands a right hand.
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!
Cid lands with a right to the head.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Cid manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Cid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boykas head.
Boyka blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cid gets underhooks to prevent Boyka's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Cid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Boyka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyka avoids the elbow strike from Cid, against the cage.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Boyka is looking for a takedown.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
Cid misses with some punches.
Cid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyka avoids it.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cid tries a body shot but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boyka wants to take the fight to the mat but Cid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boyka blocking some punches.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyka is defending well for now.
Cid taking a breather.
Cid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka wants a takedown but no success here.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Cid dominated that round.
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.

Boyka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Boyka slips under a jab.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cid drops his hands momentarily and Boyka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cid defends it nicely.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boyka counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Cid finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Boyka dives in and scores a takedown into Cid's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cid trying to control the position here.
Cid working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Cid was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Nice uppercut there from Boyka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Cid slips a straight right by Boyka.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut!
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Boyka misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves forwards but Boyka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cid wants it to stay on the feet.

Cid tries to keep at a distance but Boyka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cid prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Boyka.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Cid lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Boyka as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid controlling the action here for a moment.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Boyka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Boyka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cid is defending well.
Boyka gets through Cid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cid scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyka has Cid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cid prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Cid.
Boyka is trying to drag Cid to the mat but Cid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xavier Cid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyka's hands.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
letting Cid counter with a right hand.

Boyka is rocked!
Cid fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boyka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boyka looks to clinch but Cid throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boyka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Xavier Cid!
A very excited looking Xavier Cid rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.