PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Young Yang (ranked 24947 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 7179 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Boyka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Yang
vs
Boyka

215 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYang.
Boyka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yang tries to avoid it but Boyka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yang to the ground. Yang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yang appears to be looking for a big counter.

Yang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yang has passed into side control.
Yang remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boyka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka looks to move to half guard but instead Yang has passed into mount! Damn!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boyka is looking to get to half guard.
Boyka has given up his back here.
Yang trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Boyka doesn't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang is landing with strikes. Boyka can't take much more of this.
Yang keeps control of the position as Boyka tries to break free.

Boyka won't enjoy being in this position. Yang looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Boyka is tapping - it's over boys! Yang picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Young Yang!