PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Andrews (ranked 23233 p4p, 24624 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrews
vs
Boyka

178 cm
24
179
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
167
5 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Boyka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrews looking to pass the guard.
Andrews stands and throws Boyka's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Andrews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Andrews tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andrews is trying to get an arm triangle but Boyka is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andrews tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boyka is looking for a sweep.
Boyka can't do much from the bottom here.

Andrews in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Boyka is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hunter Andrews!