PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bokya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokya has chosen Embrace Annihilation as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mamonov
vs
Bokya

189 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
27
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya Mamonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Bokya!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mamonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bokya.
Mamonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bokya throws a series of punches but Mamonov moves out of range.
Mamonov tries to clinch but Bokya moves out of range.
Mamonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bokya.
Bokya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamonov defending well as Bokya loads up on a big left hand.
Mamonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bokya swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamonov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bokya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamonov.
Bokya scores with a jab to the head.
Mamonov has his takedown stuffed
and Bokya counters with a straight right hand.
Mamonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bokya cracks Mamonov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bokya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mamonov has time to react.

Mamonov is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokya lands a right hook to the body.
Mamonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mamonov tries to clinch there but Bokya circles away.
Bokya throws a series of punches but Mamonov avoids them all with ease.
Mamonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bokya throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokya throws an overhand right that lands on Mamonov's shoulder, as Mamonov tries to avoid the shot.
Bokya throws a head kick that half lands.
Mamonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bokya.
Mamonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mamonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Mamonov.
Bokya lands with an uppercut that bounces Mamonov off the cage and back into range.
Bokya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov misses with a head kick.
Mamonov takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamonov misses with a head kick.
Bokya tries to land a front kick but Mamonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mamonov avoids the head kick by Bokya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bokya - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Bokya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Bokya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bokya misses with a hook.
Bokya misses with a low kick.
Mamonov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bokya sprawls well. Bokya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mamonov gets slowly back to his feet.
Yuri Bokya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Bokya.
Mamonov throws a sloppy head kick and Bokya moves out of range easily.
Bokya throws a hook but Mamonov avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamonov can pounce on him.
Bokya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mamonov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bokya scores with a sloppy right hand. Mamonov should have avoided that one.
Bokya lands with a kick to the ribs.

Bokya lands a big head kick that sends Mamonov tumbling to the mat! Bokya takes a step backwards and waves Mamonov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Mamonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamonov avoids the head kick by Bokya.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mamonov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bokya connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Mamonov covering up! Bokya comes in with a big uppercut and Mamonov goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuri Bokya!
After winning the bout, Yuri Bokya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.