PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin comes to the cage accompanied by Пересмотри. Dimentiy Boykin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Boykin
vs
Ysengrin

197 cm
46
275 lbs
43 - 40 - 1

187 cm
27
236 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cearul Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Boykin moves into the clinch.
Boykin controlling the action here for a moment.
Boykin blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin working Boykin over with knees to the body.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boykin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boykin backwards.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Boykin avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
Ysengrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ysengrin manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Boykin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boykin tries to counter with a takedown but Ysengrin is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws out a leg kick but Boykin moves out of range and Ysengrin only half commits.
Boykin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ysengrin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boykin.
Boykin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ysengrin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ysengrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Boykin.
Ysengrin scores with a nice body kick.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Boykin counters with a straight right hand.
Cearul Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin connects with an inside leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boykin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boykin defending well as Ysengrin loads up on a big left hand.
Boykin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ysengrin pinned against the cage. Ysengrin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick from Ysengrin.
Boykin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boykin avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Boykin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ysengrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Boykin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ysengrin manages to avoid it.
Boykin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ysengrin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the body
letting Boykin counter with a right hand.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Boykin's leg. Boykin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boykin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boykin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cearul Ysengrin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Boykin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ysengrin tries to land a body kick
and Boykin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ysengrin lands with a straight right. Boykin didn't see that one coming.
Ysengrin lands with a shot to the body.
Ysengrin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ysengrin connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Boykin misses.
Ysengrin tries to work over Boykin's front leg with a kick but Boykin checks it.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick.
Boykin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin looks to land a body kick but Boykin moved away.
Boykin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boykin blocks a jab.
Boykin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimentiy Boykin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ysengrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boykin fails to land the takedown.
Boykin checks a leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Boykin misses its target.

Boykin clinches up with Ysengrin and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cearul Ysengrin 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.

Boykin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ysengrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Boykin is just out of range.
Ysengrin connects with a right hand. Boykin shakes it off.
Boykin throws a right and a left that Ysengrin avoids nicely.
Dimentiy Boykin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boykin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Dimentiy Boykin has been cut.
Ysengrin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Boykin counters with a shoot takedown. Ysengrin fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ysengrin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ysengrin keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
Boykin throwing strikes from guard but Ysengrin blocks nicely.
Boykin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ysengrin's guard.
Boykin is controlling the pace.
Boykin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boykin slows the pace down in half guard.
Ysengrin is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.
Boykin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boykin looks to land a strike but Ysengrin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boykin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ysengrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boykin content to stall in guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.
Boykin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin stuns Boykin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ysengrin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boykin in his tracks.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Ysengrin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ysengrin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
Boykin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ysengrin throws a hook but Boykin blocks it.
Ysengrin misses with a straight left.
Ysengrin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boykin rather than just go for the knockout.
Ysengrin lands a leg kick that knocks Boykin off balance momentarily.
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ysengrin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boykin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ysengrin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boykin avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boykin manages to avoid it.
Ysengrin connects with a jab.
Boykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boykin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ysengrin. That one must have hurt.
Boykin moves out of range of the body kick.
Ysengrin lands with a shot to the body.
Ysengrin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boykin's calf.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Boykin's leg. Boykin is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cearul Ysengrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dimentiy Boykin'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. This is the final round!

Ysengrin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boykin at a distance.
Boykin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ysengrin thows a leg kick but Boykin checks it

and Boykin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ysengrin won't be happy with that.
Ysengrin is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boykin is looking to take a break and control but Ysengrin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ysengrin is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boykin controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Ysengrin can't do much from the bottom here.
Boykin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boykin in side control, throwing shots but Ysengrin defends.
Boykin working away.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boykin takes a step back to recover.
Boykin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boykin is looking to counter punch.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a shot to the body.
Boykin loads up on a big right hand but Ysengrin slips the punch.
Ysengrin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ysengrin thows a body kick. Boykin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boykin.
Ysengrin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boykin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ysengrin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking body shot.
Ysengrin tries to land a body kick

and Boykin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boykin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ysengrin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ysengrin keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ysengrin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ysengrin 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.
Boykin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ysengrin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boykin avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boykin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Ysengrin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ysengrin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimentiy Boykin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boykin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ysengrin.
Boykin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ysengrin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cearul Ysengrin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cearul Ysengrin.
I've got Ysengrin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cearul Ysengrin!
Cearul Ysengrin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$), into his post fight interview.