PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Anufriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boykin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Пересмотри. This should be a great matchup!

Boykin
vs
Anufriev

197 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maksim Anufriev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin throws a big shot that misses.
Boykin dives in and grabs Anufriev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anufriev pushes down on Boykin's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Boykin or perhaps it was just good defense by Anufriev which made him look bad.
Boykin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boykin swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Boykin misses its intended target.
Anufriev moves out of range of the strikes.
Boykin throws a shot from downtown. Anufriev moves away and avoids it.
Boykin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anufriev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boykin's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Anufriev drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Anufriev seems to have locked his on tight now - Boykin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Anufriev, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Maksim Anufriev!