PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mick Gammon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Boyko
vs
Gammon

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stepan Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Gammon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gammon is trying to force a seperation but Boyko has the dominant position.
Gammon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boyko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Boyko slips under a jab.
Boyko throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gammon there.
Gammon looks to clinch

and Boyko counters by clinching up.
Gammon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Boyko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyko throws a leg kick but Gammon sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Boyko closes the distance and pushes Gammon back into the cage.
Gammon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyko has him pressed against the cage.

Boyko breaks the clinch.
Boyko is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Boyko.
Boyko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyko throws a nice head kick!
Gammon tries to clinch there but Boyko circles away.
Gammon tries to clinch up

and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boyko.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boyko manages to break the clinch.

Boyko closes the distance and clinches.
Gammon working hard to break the clinch.

Gammon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyko uses from the top position.
Gammon wants to stand up but Boyko is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gammon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gammon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Boyko manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gammon wants to get back to his feet.

Boyko gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Boyko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gammon's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyko.
Gammon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boyko counters with a good low kick that Gammon was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon wants to clinch

and Boyko moves into the clinch.

Boyko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gammon wants to clinch but Boyko slips to the side
and Boyko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gammon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gammon fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyko throws a nice head kick!
Boyko thuds his shin into the meat of Gammon's side.
Boyko moves forwards but Gammon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gammon scores with a nice right hand.
Boyko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boyko lands a head kick. Gammon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gammon tries to clinch up
and Boyko counters with a good low kick that Gammon was not able to check.
Gammon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyko counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws a body kick that misses.
Boyko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gammon misses with a looping left.
Gammon misses with an uppercut. Boyko saw that one coming.

Gammon tries to keep at a distance but Boyko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gammon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Boyko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gammon.
Gammon checks a leg kick.
Gammon lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyko tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gammon scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stepan Boyko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boyko throws a head kick that half lands.
Mick Gammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gammon lands with a right hand.
Gammon wants to clinch

and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Gammon is trying to break free.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gammon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gammon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boyko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Boyko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gammon lands a lovely overhand right.
Gammon lands with a hook. Boyko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boyko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gammon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gammon scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyko loads up on a big right hand but Gammon slips the punch.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon stalks Boyko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boyko's face. Boyko staggers backwards, shaken.
Boyko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gammon checks it well.
Gammon darts in trying to clinch

and Boyko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Gammon tries to clinch but Boyko moves away
and Boyko counters with a head kick.
Boyko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gammon.
Boyko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gammon darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gammon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Gammon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyko takes one to the chin there.
Stepan Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gammon throws a looping overhand right but Boyko ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko cracks a nice hook into Gammon's ribs.
Gammon swinging wildly here.

Boyko clinches.

Boyko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gammon cracks Boyko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gammon tries to clinch up
and Boyko counters with a leg kick.
Boyko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gammon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boyko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gammon's knee momentarily.
Stepan Boyko is winning the standup battle so far.
Gammon misses with an uppercut. Boyko saw that one coming.
Gammon blocks a head kick by Boyko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands a leg kick that knocks Gammon off balance momentarily.
Boyko swings for the body but Gammon moves out of range.
Gammon wants to clinch
and Boyko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gammon's knee momentarily.
Boyko throws a series of strikes that have Gammon backpedaling.
Gammon doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyko circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyko.
Gammon throws the left hand but Boyko avoids the punch easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boyko.

Boyko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gammon wants to clinch

and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Gammon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boyko prevents it.
Stepan Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Gammon.
Boyko leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gammon.

Boyko clinches with his opponent.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Gammon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Gammon blocks the leg kick.
Boyko connects with a high kick.
Gammon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyko scores with a push kick.
Good exchange - Gammon coming out on top.
Boyko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gammon throws out the jab.
Gammon wants to clinch
and Boyko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gammon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stepan Boyko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boyko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gammon.
Gammon tries to clinch

and Boyko moves into the clinch.
Gammon tries to break free but Boyko pushes him back against the cage.

Boyko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Boyko has managed to clinch.

Boyko manages to break the clinch.
Gammon clinches but Boyko breaks the clinch
and Boyko counters with a head kick.
Boyko needs to keep his hands up - Gammon had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Gammon - just one landing.
Gammon connects with the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gammon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyko counters with a good low kick that Gammon was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gammon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gammon tries to clinch but Boyko moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon wants to clinch

and Boyko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Gammon darts in trying to clinch

and Boyko moves into the clinch.

Boyko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gammon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gammon tries to bum rush Boyko with a series of wild strikes but Boyko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon.
Boyko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyko misses with a two punch combination.
Gammon closes the distance but Boyko moves to the side

and Boyko counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko has Gammon pressed against the cage.

Boyko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boyko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gammon tries to clinch but Boyko moves away

and Boyko moves into the clinch.
Gammon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gammon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Boyko manages to break the clinch.
Boyko swings for the body but Gammon moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Boyko.
Gammon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gammon tests Boyko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gammon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gammon scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Boyko.
Gammon tries to clinch but Boyko moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyko.
Gammon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gammon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gammon misses with a looping left.
Gammon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gammon throws a series of strikes that have Boyko backpedaling.
Gammon lands with a cross.
Gammon clinches but Boyko breaks the clinch
and Boyko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gammon throws a hook but Boyko blocks it.
Gammon darts in trying to clinch

and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Boyko.
A jab lands there for Gammon.
Boyko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mick Gammon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Boyko closes the distance and pushes Gammon back into the cage.

Boyko breaks the clinch.
Gammon connects with a nice looking jab.

Boyko darts in and clinches Gammon up against the cage.
Gammon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gammon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Boyko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gammon scores with a nice head shot.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
Stepan Boyko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stepan Boyko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stepan Boyko!