PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Saeldur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Boggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boggs's choice of entrance music: "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer. Tyson Boggs looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Saeldur
vs
Boggs

189 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

179 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eemeli Saeldur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Boggs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saeldur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boggs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boggs blocks a head kick by Saeldur.
Saeldur throws a sloppy head kick and Boggs moves out of range easily.
Saeldur tries to clinch but Boggs moves out of range.
Saeldur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saeldur moves in looking to clinch but Boggs pushes him off.
Saeldur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saeldur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boggs keeps the fight on the outside.

Saeldur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boggs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Saeldur is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saeldur 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.
Boggs wants to control from the top but Saeldur keeps moving.
Boggs throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saeldur controls Boggs momentarily but Boggs frees himself.
Saeldur looking to control but Boggs passes into half guard.
Saeldur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur tries to roll over but Boggs keeps him under control.
Saeldur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saeldur tries to get out of the position.

Boggs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saeldur doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boggs.
Boggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saeldur is looking to control Boggs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saeldur avoid being mounted?
Saeldur tries to roll over but Boggs keeps him under control.
Saeldur is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur is trying to maintain the position but Boggs is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eemeli Saeldur.

Saeldur has closed the distance and engaged Boggs in a clinch.
Saeldur trying to control the position but instead, Boggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saeldur into the cage.
Saeldur tries to pull guard but Boggs won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eemeli Saeldur 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.

Boggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saeldur sprawls well. Saeldur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Saeldur tries to clinch up but Boggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Saeldur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boggs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saeldur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saeldur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Saeldur breaks the clinch.
Boggs is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saeldur stuffs the takedown attempt from Boggs. Boggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Eemeli Saeldur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Boggs.
Saeldur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eemeli Saeldur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saeldur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saeldur.

Saeldur instigates a clinch.

Saeldur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saeldur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Saeldur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saeldur wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saeldur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been informed that Boggs has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saeldur scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saeldur scores with a head kick. Boggs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saeldur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saeldur tries to clinch up.

Saeldur has taken the fight to the clinch.

Saeldur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Saeldur moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boggs blocks it with crossed arms.

Saeldur breaks the clinch.
Boggs fails with the takedown.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Saeldur clinches up with Boggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Saeldur working Boggs over with knees to the body.
Saeldur has Boggs pressed against the cage.

Saeldur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur throws out a leg kick but Boggs moves out of range and Saeldur only half commits.
Saeldur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Saeldur.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch but Boggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saeldur scores with the left hand. Boggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Saeldur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boggs fails with the takedown
and Saeldur counters with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch but Boggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eemeli Saeldur dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Saeldur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saeldur tries to clinch up.
Saeldur moves in looking to clinch but Boggs pushes him off.
Boggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Saeldur clinches with his opponent.

Saeldur breaks the clinch.
Saeldur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Saeldur rushes Boggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Saeldur lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saeldur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saeldur takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saeldur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saeldur.
Saeldur tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boggs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saeldur trying to control the action but Boggs is working from the bottom.
Saeldur is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boggs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boggs looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eemeli Saeldur wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Saeldur is looking to slow Boggs down with leg kicks.

Saeldur drives through and clinches with Boggs against the cage.
Saeldur can't get the takedown.
Saeldur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boggs.
Saeldur struggles to land a body shot inside as Boggs controls his hands.

Saeldur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur tries to work over Boggs's front leg with a kick but Boggs checks it.
Saeldur misses with a low kick as Boggs jumps back.
Saeldur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saeldur tries to clinch there but Boggs circles away.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch but Boggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saeldur throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saeldur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boggs shoots in for a takedown but Saeldur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Saeldur closes the distance and clinches.

Saeldur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur tries to clinch there but Boggs circles away.

Saeldur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boggs's guard.
Saeldur trying to control the position from guard on top but Boggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saeldur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson Boggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saeldur trying to control the position from guard on top but Boggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eemeli Saeldur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saeldur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eemeli Saeldur!