PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba Yaga (ranked 1376 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Brian Boxley (ranked 205 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Yaga
vs
Boxley

190 cm
27
205
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
27
220
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Boxley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga misses with a body shot
enabling Boxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaga misses with an uppercut. Boxley saw that one coming.
Boxley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Yaga darts in and clinches Boxley up against the cage.
Boxley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxley controls his hands.
Yaga prevents a body shot from Boxley.
Boxley misses with some punches.
Boxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaga can't find room to land a body shot as Boxley controls the action.
Yaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Yaga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga has a couple of punches blocked by Boxley.
Yaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boxley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaga prevents a body shot from Boxley.
Yaga blocks a body shot from Boxley.
Yaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxley.
Yaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxley tries a body shot but Yaga blocks it.
Boxley throws a head punch that misses.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxley blocking some punches.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
Boxley works on Yaga's body with a couple of short punches.
Yaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxley can't find room to land a body shot as Yaga controls the action.
Yaga lands with a left to the head.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxley scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga tries to work over Boxley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxley lands a nice uppercut.
Boxley throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxley backwards.
A body shot lands from Yaga.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxley.
Boxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxleys head.
Boxley can't find room to land a body shot as Yaga controls the action.
Boxley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaga gets through Boxley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxley controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaga.
The referee calls for Yaga to work.
Boxley lands with a right to the head.
Yaga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxley.
Yaga misses with a body punch.
Boxley lands with a right to the head.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
A short uppercut from Yaga.
Yaga throws a head punch that misses.
Yaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga misses with the head strike.
Yaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaga.
Boxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yaga - that landed with a thud.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
Boxley misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Boxley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaga blocking some punches.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Yaga.
Yaga prevents a body shot from Boxley.
Boxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaga backwards.
Boxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaga blocks a body shot from Boxley.
Yaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Boxley is rocked!
Yaga lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Boxley to his knees! Yaga keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baba Yaga!
Our winner, Baba Yaga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.