PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 8593 p4p, 635 weight class) and Justin Sider (ranked 3517 p4p, 373 weight class). The key to victory for Yuri Boyka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Boyka
vs
Sider

202 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

205 cm
26
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Sider!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sider.
A lazy left from Boyka finds it's target.
Sider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
Sider is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka throws the left hand but Sider avoids the punch easily.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Sider on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyka.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Sider avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Sider's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Sider misses with a body shot.
Sider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Sider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyka misses with a few strikes there.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Sider moved out of range nicely.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sider counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka throws a combination. Sider tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sider misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Sider throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Sider is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sider makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sider counter with a right hand.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Sider misses with a wild body shot.
Sider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sider.
Boyka looks to land a combination but Sider avoids it well.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sider moves away from the strike by Boyka.
Boyka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boyka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sider.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Boyka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boyka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boyka rather than just go for the knockout.
Boyka misses with a hook
and Sider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Sider misses the target.
Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Sider on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sider counters with a series of strikes. Boyka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Sider avoids nicely.
Sider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
Boyka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Sider looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sider lands a body shot.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Sider counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Sider was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sider ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Sider cracks Boyka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Sider scores with a one two! Boyka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka needs to keep his hands up - Sider had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyka scores with a jab.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Sider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Boyka moves out of range as Sider strikes.
Boyka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boyka throws the left hand but Sider avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyka!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider looks to land a combination. Boyka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sider cracks Boyka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Sider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka ducks right into an uppercut from Sider.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Sider.
Sider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuri Boyka is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sider.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Sider counters with a nice body shot.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider moves out of range.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Sider takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Sider misses with a body shot.
Boyka looks to land a combination but Sider avoids it well.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sider can do to turn this around?
Sider misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Sider counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Sider misses with a wild body shot.
Sider throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka tries to bum rush Sider with a series of wild strikes but Sider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Sider avoids nicely.
A jab from Sider finds it's way through Boyka's defenses.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Sider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sider. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sider.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sider.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Sider avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sider circles away quickly and effectively.
Sider slips under a jab from Boyka.
Sider looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sider counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sider.
Sider blocks a jab.
Boyka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that second round.
That's time! Boyka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Sider counters with a nice body shot.
Sider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Sider slips the punch.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sider misses.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sider circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sider staying out of range there.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
Sider lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sider lands a slapping body shot.
Sider just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sider looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
A left lands for Sider.
Sider closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sider lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sider.
Sider swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sider counters with a straight right hand.
Sider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sider misses the shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a looping overhand right but Sider ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Sider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Sider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boyka throws a right hand that Sider ducks under and follows up with a left that Sider also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sider! But no joy.
Sider misses the shot to the body.
Sider throws a shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sider throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider moves out of range.
Sider let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Boyka misses.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. Sider saw that one coming.
Sider unleashes a big counter combination but Boyka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Boyka.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Sider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sider swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sider connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sider lands with a shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sider swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Justin Sider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sider throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Sider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boyka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sider to score with a decent uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Sider.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
Yuri Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boyka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Boyka!