PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiril Bohizdar (ranked 210 p4p, 664 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 16 p4p, 40 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bohizdar
vs
Budinha

173 cm
25
147
12 - 4 - 0

150 cm
24
130
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiril Bohizdar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohizdar tries for a takedown but Budinha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Budinha tries a low kick but Bohizdar avoids it.
Bohizdar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bohizdar lands a head kick!
Bohizdar throws a right and a left that Budinha avoids nicely.
Budinha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Budinha lands a slapping body shot.
Bohizdar misses with the combination.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Budinha.
Budinha looks to throw a body kick

and Bohizdar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bohizdar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohizdar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Budinha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Budinha is looking to stand up but Bohizdar isn't so interested in that idea.
Bohizdar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bohizdar trying to control but Budinha is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bohizdar trying to control the position from guard on top but Budinha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bohizdar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marcos Budinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.
Budinha throws a leg kick but Bohizdar sees it coming and moves out of range.

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.
Bohizdar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bohizdar.
Bohizdar blocks a head kick by Budinha.
Bohizdar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bohizdar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bohizdar scores with a kick to the body.
Bohizdar throws a hook but Budinha avoids it easily.
Bohizdar throws a hook but Budinha avoids it easily.
Budinha is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bohizdar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Budinha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bohizdar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marcos Budinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budinha checks a leg kick nicely.
Bohizdar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bohizdar blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bohizdar.

Budinha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bohizdar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Bohizdar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohizdar.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bohizdar is defending well for now.
Budinha taking a breather.
Bohizdar pushes Budinha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Budinha takes a shot to the head.
Bohizdar tries to land knees in the clinch but Budinha avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Bohizdar can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
Budinha wants to stall.
Bohizdar swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bohizdar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bohizdar counters with a two punch combo.

Budinha is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohizdar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budinha moves away.
Budinha tries to clinch but Bohizdar moves out of range.
Bohizdar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bohizdar and Budinha are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bohizdar throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Budinha into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bohizdar knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kiril Bohizdar!
Kiril Bohizdar retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Kiril Bohizdar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.