PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zeferino Lima (ranked 4691 p4p, 4788 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 483 p4p, 489 weight class). Boryslav Margera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lima
vs
Margera

187 cm
18
164
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeferino Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Lima tries to move into range but Margera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lima at a distance.
Margera misses with a straight right.
Margera lands with a shot to the body.
Margera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lima is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Margera misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
Margera defending well as Lima loads up on a big left hand.
Lima throws a lazy right hand but Margera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Margera misses.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Margera connects with a jab.

Margera clinches up against the ropes.
Margera lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lima's efforts to push away.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Margera has him pressed against the ropes.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Lima tries to break the clinch but Margera is controlling the position.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Margera is controlling him.
Margera keeps control of Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Margera lands a body shot.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Margera scores with a knee to the head.
Margera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lima wants to break free but Margera has control.
Margera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lima or not.
Lima wants to break free but Margera has control.
Lima tries to break the clinch but Margera is controlling the position.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Margera - that landed with a thud.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Lima blocks it.
Margera connects with a knee to the head.
Lima is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Margera.
Good body shot from Margera.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima has had enough of the clinch but Margera keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Margera.

Lima is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Margera won't allow it.
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Margera breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lima with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lima looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lima get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boryslav Margera!
An out of breath Boryslav Margera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.