PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 2594 p4p, 2654 weight class) and Dong Hyun Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 299 weight class). Phol Boxaaja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boxaaja
vs
Ma

180 cm
41
169
39 - 26 - 0

180 cm
24
160
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dong Hyun Ma!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boxaaja feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boxaaja is stalling in the full guard.

Boxaaja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boxaaja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boxaaja pushes down on Ma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja prevents Ma from standing back up.

Boxaaja is trying to work for a kimura but Ma is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boxaaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ma sees it coming and defends easily.
Ma is trying to stand up here but Boxaaja is controlling him well.

Boxaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boxaaja looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boxaaja stops Ma from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja not doing much here.
Boxaaja wants to stand up but Ma has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Boxaaja is looking for a kimura but Ma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxaaja to get the leverage.
Boxaaja perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Boxaaja is looking for a kimura but Ma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxaaja to get the leverage.
Boxaaja controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boxaaja is looking for a kimura but Ma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxaaja to get the leverage.
Boxaaja controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boxaaja pulls his head out easily.

Boxaaja seems to be working for a kimura but Ma defends the submission attempt.
Boxaaja is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Boxaaja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Boxaaja is trying to work for a kimura but Ma is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Boxaaja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boxaaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ma as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boxaaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Ma, which made it look bad.

Boxaaja is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ma's half guard.
Boxaaja sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Boxaaja is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja not doing much here.

Boxaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Boxaaja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ma tries to roll over but Boxaaja keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boxaaja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boxaaja's back!
Boxaaja is really stuck here.
Boxaaja looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ma.
Boxaaja breaks Ma's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Boxaaja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boxaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja advances to half guard.
Boxaaja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boxaaja wants to stand up but Ma is controlling the position.
Boxaaja content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Boxaaja dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boxaaja closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ma quickly recovers to half guard.

Boxaaja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ma has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boxaaja is controlling the pace.
Ma is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Ma is defending against the submission attempts here by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Boxaaja is trying for a kimura here. Ma looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Boxaaja wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phol Boxaaja!
Our winner, Phol Boxaaja, 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.