PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorsten Von Nahkampf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Boyka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Boyka
vs
Von Nahkampf

193 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thorsten Von Nahkampf!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka tries to clinch but Von Nahkampf moves out of range.
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Nahkampf. That did some damage!

Von Nahkampf gets caught napping as Boyka dives in and scores a takedown. Von Nahkampf manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boyka tries to stand but Von Nahkampf is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boyka preventing the sweep.
Von Nahkampf has his hands on Boyka's head, controlling the position.

Von Nahkampf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Von Nahkampf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyka defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Nahkampf trying to keep a closed guard but Boyka is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka is looking to stand up but Von Nahkampf won't let him.
Von Nahkampf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Nahkampf trying to keep a closed guard but Boyka is proving a slippery customer.

Von Nahkampf working for a triangle but Boyka defends it easily.

Von Nahkampf is working an open guard so Boyka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boyka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Nahkampf throws a lazy right hand but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyka takes one to the side of the head.
Von Nahkampf scores with a jab to the head.
Boyka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Von Nahkampf should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Von Nahkampf lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Nahkampf lands with a straight right. Boyka didn't see that one coming.

Von Nahkampf has Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
Von Nahkampf misses with a knee strike.

Von Nahkampf is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boyka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Von Nahkampf to the mat. Von Nahkampf regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Nahkampf has a closed guard, preventing Boyka from standing up.
Boyka is breathing heavily.

Von Nahkampf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boyka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Von Nahkampf pulls Boyka in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Nahkampf has his foot on Boyka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyka works his way back into a safe position though.

Von Nahkampf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyka is aware though and is defending well.
Von Nahkampf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Nahkampf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Von Nahkampf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Boyka stands and steps away. Von Nahkampf gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boyka lands a nice looking body kick.
Von Nahkampf works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Nahkampf. That snapped Boyka's head back.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyka shoots in but no luck this time.
Von Nahkampf lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Nahkampf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Nahkampf tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Von Nahkampf clinches with his opponent.
Von Nahkampf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Nahkampf lands a knee to the head.

Boyka is rocked!
Boyka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Nahkampf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Nahkampf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Nahkampf tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
Von Nahkampf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Nahkampf tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Nahkampf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyka has had enough of the clinch but Von Nahkampf keeps him there for the moment.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorsten Von Nahkampf 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.

Von Nahkampf moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Nahkampf lands a knee to the head.
Von Nahkampf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Nahkampf throws a knee to the head but misses.

Boyka pulls guard successfully.
Von Nahkampf prevents Boyka from getting back to his feet.

Von Nahkampf drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boyka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boyka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boyka!
Von Nahkampf wants to control but Boyka postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Nahkampf sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boyka tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Von Nahkampf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boyka pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Nahkampf is looking for a sweep. Boyka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boyka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Von Nahkampf.
Von Nahkampf is looking to control Boyka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Nahkampf avoid being mounted?
Von Nahkampf manages to get to full guard.
Von Nahkampf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyka is one step ahead there.

Boyka stands up and waves to Von Nahkampf to follow him.
Von Nahkampf connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Nahkampf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Nahkampf connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Von Nahkampf. Beautiful body shot.
Von Nahkampf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Von Nahkampf closes the distance and pushes Boyka back into the cage.
Von Nahkampf misses with a knee to the head.
Von Nahkampf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Nahkampf looking to throw knees to the head but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Von Nahkampf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Von Nahkampf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Von Nahkampf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Nahkampf working Boyka over with knees to the body.
Von Nahkampf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Nahkampf scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Nahkampf tries to land a knee to the head but Boyka blocks with his arms.
Von Nahkampf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Von Nahkampf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Von Nahkampf scores with a jab.
Von Nahkampf takes a swing at Boyka's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Boyka.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Nahkampf punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boyka throws a head kick but Von Nahkampf moves out of range.
Von Nahkampf jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Nahkampf with a jab.
Von Nahkampf digs a good hook to Boyka's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Nahkampf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boyka doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Nahkampf slaps away a takedown attempt from Boyka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Von Nahkampf thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boyka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Nahkampf. That snapped Boyka's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Von Nahkampf moves into range and clinches up with Boyka.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Von Nahkampf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Nahkampf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Von Nahkampf misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Nahkampf stalls.
Von Nahkampf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorsten Von Nahkampf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Von Nahkampf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Nahkampf.
Boyka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boyka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Nahkampf throws out the jab.
Von Nahkampf throws a looping overhand right but Boyka ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Nahkampf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Nahkampf throws an overhand right that lands on Boyka's shoulder, as Boyka tries to avoid the shot.
Boyka lands with a kick to the temple. Von Nahkampf shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Thorsten Von Nahkampf has been cut.
Von Nahkampf catches Boyka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Nahkampf throws a shot from downtown. Boyka moves away and avoids it.
Von Nahkampf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorsten Von Nahkampf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boyka!
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Von Nahkampf clinches.
Von Nahkampf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Nahkampf misses with a knee to the head.
Von Nahkampf misses with a knee to the head.
Von Nahkampf prevents the takedown attempt.

Boyka gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Boyka is going to stand back up.
Von Nahkampf moves into full guard.
Boyka wants to stand but Von Nahkampf has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Von Nahkampf trying to control the position.
Boyka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Von Nahkampf is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Von Nahkampf is on top in guard.

Von Nahkampf drops back looking for a leg! Boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boyka manages to kick Von Nahkampf off! Von Nahkampf jumps back into Boyka's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Nahkampf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Nahkampf trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Nahkampf trying to move into half guard but instead Boyka has managed to sweep!
Von Nahkampf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyka is one step ahead there.
Von Nahkampf trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to stand but Von Nahkampf is controlling from the bottom.

Boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Von Nahkampf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyka has managed to get both his arms back between Von Nahkampf's legs - danger averted.
Boyka wants to get up but he can't break Von Nahkampf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Von Nahkampf trying to keep a closed guard but Boyka is proving a slippery customer.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Von Nahkampf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Von Nahkampf controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Von Nahkampf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyka is aware though and is defending well.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thorsten Von Nahkampf.
Well Von Nahkampf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorsten Von Nahkampf!