PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 231 p4p, 30 weight class) and Zeph Frazier (ranked 84 p4p, 14 weight class). Boyka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . Zeph Frazier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Boyka
vs
Frazier

190 cm
33
207 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

184 cm
31
214 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeph Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka cracks Frazier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Boyka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Frazier lands a two punch combo.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Boyka forces Frazier back against the cage and clinches.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Boyka checks it.
Boyka misses with a low kick.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Frazier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boyka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frazier to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier throws a hook but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyka counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Frazier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boyka thows a leg kick but Frazier checks it
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka misses the jab.
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Boyka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Boyka's body. Boyka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyka in his tracks.
Boyka throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazier scores with a jab. Boyka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Frazier.
Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Boyka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Frazier misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Frazier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boyka tries to land a leg kick but Frazier saw it coming and moves away.
Frazier looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frazier scores with a leg kick.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka scores with a jab. Frazier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Frazier blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frazier.
Boyka throws a body kick that misses.
Boyka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyka scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Boyka misses
and Frazier counters with a good, hard body kick but Boyka shrugs it off.
Boyka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazier walks into a left hand.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Boyka misses.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.
Frazier connects with a jab.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Frazier is looking for the big counter here.
Boyka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frazier throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
Frazier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boykas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frazier tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frazier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boyka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boyka lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frazier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyka tries to clinch
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frazier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Boyka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frazier scores with a hook.
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frazier. That did some damage!
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka is looking to chop away at Frazier's legs.
Nice shot by Frazier.
Frazier throws a leg kick which misses Boyka's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyka tries to avoid it.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Frazier moved out of range.
Boyka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Frazier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeph Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Frazier connects with a jab.
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier checks a leg kick nicely.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Boyka.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boyka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frazier checks a leg kick.
Frazier tries a quick counter leg kick but Boyka is wise to it.
Boyka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Boyka works Frazier's body with a nice hook.
Boyka needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Frazier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frazier throws a hook but Boyka avoids it easily.
Boyka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frazier is out of range and Boyka settles back down.
Boyka throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier thumps Boyka with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Boyka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frazier counters with a thumping low kick.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boyka, as that shot connected.
Frazier lands with a hook. Boyka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boyka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frazier dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut!
Boyka is looking to chop away at Frazier's legs.
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 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frazier pushes Boyka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka 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.
Frazier throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Boyka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but Frazier blocks it.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Frazier misses
letting Boyka counter with a right hand.
Frazier punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Boyka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Boyka avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyka on the side of the head.
Frazier lands the left hand.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Frazier misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Boyka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frazier misses with a hook. Boyka ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Boyka.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Boyka slips the punch.
Frazier cracks a nice hook into Boyka's ribs.
Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frazier is out of range and Boyka settles back down.
Boyka misses with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka misses with a hook
and Frazier counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Frazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Zeph Frazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frazier thumps Boyka with a low kick.
Boyka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frazier is out of range and Boyka settles back down.
Boyka misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Frazier slips the punch.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frazier scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Zeph Frazier's cut even more.
Frazier checks a leg kick.
Frazier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier lands a really nice looking cross but Boyka seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeph Frazier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boyka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
Frazier throws a lazy uppercut
and Boyka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
An inside leg kick from Frazier misses.
Boyka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyka scores with a body shot.
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyka's head.
Boyka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier throws the left hand but Boyka avoids the punch easily.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyka in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boyka closes the distance and pushes Frazier back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Boyka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frazier blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boyka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frazier can turn it around.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Boyka takes a shot to the head.
Boyka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frazier misses with the head strike.
Boyka lands with a light punch inside.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frazier cracks Boyka with a good jab.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frazier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boyka wants to clinch.
Frazier checks a leg kick nicely.
Frazier clobbers Boyka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Frazier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boyka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boyka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyka on the side of the head.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Boyka tests Frazier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Boyka slips the punch.
Boyka misses with a low kick.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Frazier lands with a slapping head kick.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Frazier misses with a right hand

and Boyka counters by clinching up.
Yuri Boyka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazier is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Frazier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Frazier on the inside.

Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boyka at a distance.
Frazier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frazier moves out of range of the strikes.
Frazier blocks a low kick nicely.
Boyka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyka throws a right hand that misses
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Frazier feints and then cracks Boyka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boyka down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boyka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier cracks Boyka with a good jab.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Boyka looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boyka throws a leg kick but Frazier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Boyka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
Boyka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyka backwards.
Boyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Frazier fails to land.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frazier avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeph Frazier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frazier 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
In his post fight interview, Zeph Frazier started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.