PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Crest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crest
vs
Boyka

180 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Underworld Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Crest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka punishes Crest's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Boyka.
Crest fails with a takedown attempt.

Boyka drives through and clinches with Crest against the cage.
Boyka lands with a short shot to the head.
Boyka lands a knee to the head.
Crest can't find room to land a body shot as Boyka controls the action.
Crest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Crest gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crest is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crest lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka controls Crest momentarily but Crest frees himself.
Crest working some strikes from top position.
Crest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crest postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crest is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crest keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyka's head.
Crest lands a couple of digs.
Crest is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crest with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crest prevents Boyka from getting back to his feet.
Crest throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crest landing some decent shots from guard.
Boyka controls Crest momentarily but Crest frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crest is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crest working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boyka's head.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crest is in close to Boyka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crest throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyka trying to keep a closed guard but Crest is proving a slippery customer.
Boyka can't keep his opponent in guard - Crest advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crest lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Crest.
Crest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boyka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boyka has hold of Crest's hands but Crest slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boyka has hold of Crest's hands but Crest slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crest scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crest takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crest lands with a punch from half guard.
Boyka is looking to control Crest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyka avoid being mounted?
Crest is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boyka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crest's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crest's back!
Crest is trying to get back to his feet but Boyka has full control of the position and if anything, Crest has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Crest looking very determined here, making life difficult for Boyka.
Crest trying to get back to his feet but Boyka is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Boyka's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crest is trying to get back to his feet but Boyka has full control of the position and if anything, Crest has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boyka is riding his opponent, not letting Crest buck him off.
Crest is trying to get back to his feet but Boyka has full control of the position and if anything, Crest has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Will Boyka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Crest is trying to get back to his feet but Boyka has full control of the position and if anything, Crest has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Crest dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boyka moves into the clinch successfully.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Crest.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crest avoids it.

Crest has hold of one of Boyka's legs. Boyka is fighting the takedown attempt but Crest gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Crest throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crest distracts Boyka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crest working some strikes from top position.
Crest prevents Boyka from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crest's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boyka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crest scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka wants to stand but Crest is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crest content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crest postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crest with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crest preventing the sweep.
Crest stands up over Boyka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crest keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyka's head.
Crest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyka can do to turn this around?
Crest with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boyka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crest is controlling him.
Crest works over Boyka with some ground and pound from guard.
Crest scoring with punches to the head and body.

Boyka is rocked!
Boyka 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.
Crest scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boyka is still in real trouble! Can Crest finish him?
Crest postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crest lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boyka wants to get back to his feet but Crest is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crest arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Boyka's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Crest!