PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Domination. Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boitsoff
vs
Hayes

180 cm
35
222 lbs
24 - 23 - 0

180 cm
35
215 lbs
35 - 14 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Max Octane Fight Wear
GREEN!160

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Pearson Specter Litt

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 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Boitsoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Boitsoff misses with a body shot.
Boitsoff slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a lunging right hand

and Boitsoff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boitsoff tries to pass to full mount but Hayes defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hayes is defending against the submission attempts here by Boitsoff.
Boitsoff wants to pass the guard but Hayes is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Boitsoff's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is looking for a sweep. Boitsoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boitsoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boitsoff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boitsoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Boitsoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boitsoff wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boitsoff seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boitsoff trying to pass the guard but Hayes defending well.
Hayes trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boitsoff wants to free his trapped foot but Hayes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boitsoff is looking to take a break and control but Hayes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayes with the ground and pound but Boitsoff uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hayes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boitsoff's head.
Hayes connects with a couple of short punches.

Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hayes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Boitsoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayes won't allow Boitsoff to sweep him here.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boitsoff is keeping the position for now.
Boitsoff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayes manages to get himself to full guard.

Boitsoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boitsoff is pushing down on Hayes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hayes is fighting to maintain full guard but Boitsoff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boitsoff controlling the action here.
Hayes won't allow Boitsoff to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boitsoff trying to mount his opponent but Hayes defends it.
Boitsoff controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Boitsoff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boitsoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes throws a leg kick

and Boitsoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Boitsoff is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boitsoff is looking to advance position but Hayes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Boitsoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boitsoff wants to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
Boitsoff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boitsoff gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff is refusing to be controlled, as Hayes sits in half guard.
Boitsoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Boitsoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Boitsoff is working hard here to advance position.
Hayes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boitsoff is pressing down on Hayes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boitsoff lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hayes keeping moving, preventing Boitsoff from controlling successfully.
Boitsoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hayes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boitsoff trying to advance position but Hayes counters by regaining guard.
Boitsoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boitsoff wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boitsoff wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boitsoff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boitsoff tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hayes's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boitsoff wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
Boitsoff slows the pace down.
Boitsoff tries to advance to mount but Hayes denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Boitsoff goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hayes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boitsoff's guard! Nice work there by Hayes!
Boitsoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Boitsoff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hayes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boitsoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.

Hayes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boitsoff dives on top into guard.

Boitsoff trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes is pulling down on Boitsoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Boitsoff, at least for the moment.
Boitsoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Boitsoff from controlling successfully.
Boitsoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayes's guard.
Boitsoff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boitsoff moves to take his opponent's back.
Boitsoff slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hayes is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boitsoff off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hayes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Hayes right now.

Boitsoff is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hayes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boitsoff is looking to control Hayes but Hayes is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Boitsoff is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hayes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boitsoff tries to get the hooks in deep but Hayes pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Boitsoff has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boitsoff tries to keep control of the position but Hayes is staying busy.
Boitsoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hayes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hayes fending off the submission attempt from Boitsoff.
Boitsoff tries to keep control of the position but Hayes is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boitsoff is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Boitsoff controlling from the back.
Dmitry Boitsoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boitsoff wants to control the position but Hayes frees himself and scrambles - Boitsoff manages to regain control in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes stops Boitsoff from passing to mount.
Khalid Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Boitsoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hayes has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Boitsoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boitsoff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Boitsoff!