PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Stefan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. Boyka has chosen Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Stefan
vs
Boyka

190 cm
24
216 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

190 cm
24
216 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

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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 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyka throws a low kick but Stefan avoids it.
Stefan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Boyka has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boyka.
Stefan lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefan.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Stefan.
Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stefan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka blocking some punches.

Stefan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefan scores with a nice right hand.
Stefan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Stefan misses.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stefan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyka defending well as Stefan loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stefan lands a head shot.

Boyka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stefan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefan can't find room to land a body shot as Boyka controls the action.
Stefan prevents a body shot from Boyka.
Stefan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but Stefan blocks with his arms.
Stefan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefan throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
Stefan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stefan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Stefan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a nice looking body kick.
Stefan scores with a kick to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Stefan.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Stefan circles away.
Good work by Stefan as he checks the leg kick.
Stefan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boyka tries to clinch but Stefan moves out of range.
Boyka wants to clinch.
Stefan takes one to the chin there.
Stefan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Stefan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefan swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Boyka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boyka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stefan finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyka's head.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefan.
Boyka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stefan catches Boyka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stefan counters with a low kick, right behind Boyka 's knee.
Boyka tries to clinch but Stefan moves out of range.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Stefan as he connects with a hook.
Stefan connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
Stefan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefan throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Stefan circles away.
Stefan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyka's calf.
Stefan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Boyka rushes Stefan and presses him up against the cage.
Stefan misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Boyka.
Stefan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka lands a right hand.
Boyka is trying to push Stefan away but Stefan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boyka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefan lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyka backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka landing knees to the head.

It looks like Hector Stefan has been cut.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Stefan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Stefan's cut.
That's time! Stefan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stefan looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka throws a low kick but Stefan moves out of range easily.
Stefan connects with a single shot there.
Stefan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefan misses with a looping right.
Boyka swings for the body but Stefan moves out of range.
Stefan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boyka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Stefan throws a wild body kick that Boyka sees coming a mile off.
Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stefan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boyka clinches up against the cage.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefan.
Stefan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefan backwards.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Stefan circles away easily
and Stefan counters with a big head kick but Boyka shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boyka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyka misses with a takedown attempt - Stefan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hector Stefan is winning the standup battle so far.
Stefan throws a leg kick but Boyka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stefan is looking to score with low kicks.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
and Stefan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Boyka blocks the low kick.
Stefan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stefan.
Boyka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Stefan.
Stefan cracks Boyka with an open hand slap.
Boyka moves in looking to clinch but Stefan pushes him off.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Stefan tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boyka throws a low kick, looking for Stefan's leg but Stefan calmly moves out of range.
Stefan throws a low kick but Boyka avoids it.
Boyka wants to clinch.
Stefan is looking to counter punch.
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefan is just out of range.
Stefan scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a head shot.
Stefan scores with a jab.
Boyka moves in looking to clinch but Stefan pushes him off.
Boyka looks to clinch
and Stefan counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stefan throws the left hand but Boyka avoids the punch easily.
Boyka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stefan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stefan, right into the meat.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stefan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boykas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stefan tried to score with a low kick but Boyka checks it.

Boyka closes the distance and pushes Stefan back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but Stefan blocks it.
Stefan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yuri Boyka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.

Stefan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyka connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Stefan.
Stefan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyka can do to turn this around?
Stefan scores with a decent looking hook.

Boyka is rocked!
Boyka misses with an uppercut. Stefan saw that one coming.
Boyka is still on wobbly legs! Can Stefan finish him?
Stefan throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyka counters with a good low kick that Stefan was not able to check.
Boyka seems to have recovered his senses.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Stefan circles away.
Boyka closes the distance but Stefan moves to the side
and Stefan counters with a nice uppercut.
Stefan looks to land a body kick but Boyka moved away.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Stefan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boyka wants to clinch but Stefan slips to the side
and Stefan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stefan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Stefan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Stefan's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

A big left from Stefan misses.
Boyka defending well as Stefan loads up on a big left hand.
Stefan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Boyka has managed to clinch.
Boyka pushes Stefan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Stefan fails to land.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefan avoids the damage to the body.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Stefan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyka or not.
Stefan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.

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

Boyka has managed to clinch.
Stefan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boykas head.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefan is defending well for now.
Stefan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stefan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefan misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stefan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyka missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Stefan.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyka missing with knees to the body.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka gets through Stefan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boyka.
Stefan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefan throws a head punch that misses.

Stefan breaks the clinch.
Boyka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stefan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stefan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Stefan.
Boyka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crunch! Stefan slams his shin into Boyka's torso.

Boyka darts in and clinches Stefan up against the cage.
Stefan blocks an uppercut.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stefan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Stefan.
Stefan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stefan lands a body shot.
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Stefan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Boyka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyka takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Boyka scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyka.
Boyka misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefan misses with a body punch.

Stefan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefan lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyka misses with a body shot.

Boyka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stefan, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Stefan tries to throw a body punch but Boyka avoids it by throwing Stefan back against the cage.
Stefan blocking some punches.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefan's elbow.

Stefan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hector Stefan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Boyka misses.
Stefan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stefan, as that shot connected.
Good work by Stefan as he checks the leg kick.
Boyka misses with a hook. Stefan ducked under it nicely.
Stefan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boyka doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Stefan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stefan, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Stefan!
Our winner, Hector Stefan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.