PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Easley (ranked 3462 p4p, 5530 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Easley
vs
Boytsov

191 cm
29
225
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
222
4 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Furnace Performance 🔥
Silverguard Outfitters 🛡

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Easley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boytsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easley throws a counter high kick but Boytsov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Easley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boytsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easley looks to throw the jab but Boytsov is out of range.
Easley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Easley lands a lovely overhand right.
Easley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boytsov circles away quickly and effectively.
Easley just misses with a punch to the body.
Easley throws a hook but Boytsov avoids it easily.
It seemed like Boytsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Easley does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easley looks to land a combination but Boytsov avoids it well.
Boytsov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Easley defends it well.
A jab from Easley misses.
Easley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boytsov has time to react.
Easley works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easley throws a head kick that misses.
Easley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Easley misses with a looping left.

Easley drops Boytsov with a beautiful combination! Boytsov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Easley is looking for the KO!

It looks like Dmitry Boytsov has been cut.
Easley misses with a hook

and Boytsov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boytsov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boytsov drops back looking for a leg! Easley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Easley manages to kick Boytsov off! Boytsov jumps back into Easley's guard.
Boytsov preventing the sweep.
Easley keeping moving, preventing Boytsov from controlling successfully.
Easley keeping full guard, as Boytsov tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov wants to control from the top but Easley keeps moving.
Boytsov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boytsov looking to pass the guard.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Easley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Easley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boytsov blocks a jab.
Boytsov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Easley defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Easley misses.
Boytsov with the counter takedown but Easley avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Easley.
Easley throws a lazy head kick

and Boytsov counters with a takedown into side control.

Boytsov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Boytsov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Boytsov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boytsov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Boytsov tries for a kimura but Easley is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boytsov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Easley, who protects the arm well.
Easley is trying to control Boytsov's posture but Boytsov avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boytsov tries for a kimura but Easley is defending well.
Boytsov wants to take a breather but Easley manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Boytsov.
Boytsov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Easley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boytsov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Easley misses with a series of wild punches.
Boytsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Easley with a body shot.
Easley misses with the body kick

and Boytsov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Easley!
Boytsov wants to control but Easley is keeping him busy.
Boytsov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Easley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boytsov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Easley is not content to let Boytsov control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boytsov is looking to control Easley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boytsov avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boytsov is looking for a sweep. Easley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that Easley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boytsov wants to control but Easley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Easley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boytsov gets back to full guard.
Easley content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boytsov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Easley defends well.
Easley postures up and lands a big shot to Boytsov's brow.
Easley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Easley is in close to Boytsov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Easley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Easley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dmitry Boytsov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Easley content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Boytsov has locked up a guillotine! Boytsov's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Easley is holding on here and Boytsov must be using up a lot of energy. Easley has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Boytsov gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dmitry Boytsov!
Dmitry Boytsov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.