PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boykiy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 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
Diego

190 cm
34
220 lbs
25 - 27 - 0

194 cm
34
223 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Diego!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boykiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diego throws a series of punches but Boykiy moves out of range.
Boykiy tries to clinch
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boykiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boykiy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boykiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Diego catches Boykiy right on the button with a cross.

Diego gets a double leg takedown into Boykiy's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boykiy is keeping the position for now.

Boykiy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diego trying to control but Boykiy is working from the bottom.
Diego wants to pass the guard but Boykiy is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Boykiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diego can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boykiy wants to sweep here but Diego controlling him for the moment.
Diego makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diego lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diego throws an elbow that misses. Boykiy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diego's guard. Nice move by Boykiy!
Diego keeping moving, preventing Boykiy from controlling successfully.
Boykiy tries to stand but Diego is controlling from the bottom.
Boykiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diego looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Boykiy is defending well. Diego quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Boykiy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Diego celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dom Diego!
Dom Diego decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.