PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavle Bukilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyka
vs
Bukilic

187 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5
Untouchable Fight Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavle Bukilic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukilic wants to clinch.
Bukilic looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bukilic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyka counters with a good low kick that Bukilic was not able to check.
Bukilic fails in his attempt to clinch.

Boyka pushes Bukilic up against the cage in a clinch.
Bukilic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bukilic.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boyka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukilic.
Boyka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bukilic is defending well.
Bukilic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukilic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukilic avoids the damage to the body.
Bukilic effectively controlling the action here.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bukilic darts in trying to clinch

and Boyka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bukilic's guard.
Boyka stops Bukilic from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bukilic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyka.
Boyka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bukilic wants to get back to his feet but Boyka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boyka 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.
Bukilic is looking to stand up but Boyka isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bukilic swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka trying to control but Bukilic is working from the bottom.
Boyka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Great Boyka just wasn't active enough.
Bukilic tries to clinch
and Boyka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bukilic tries to clinch but Boyka moves away
enabling Boyka to counter with a crisp jab.
Bukilic looks to clinch

and Boyka counters by clinching up.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bukilic tries to clinch but Boyka moves out of range.
Bukilic tries to clinch up
and Boyka counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukilic tries to clinch up.
Pavle Bukilic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukilic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyka counters with a leg kick.
Bukilic dodges the punch combination from Boyka.
Boyka throws a head kick that Bukilic semi-blocks.
Boyka lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka circles away from the clinch attempt.

Boyka instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukilic lands a shoulder strike.
Bukilic stops a takedown attempt from Boyka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Boyka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bukilic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boyka.
Bukilic tries to clinch there but Boyka circles away.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bukilic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bukilic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bukilic tries to clinch up
and Boyka counters with a head kick. That will keep Bukilic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bukilic wants to clinch

and Boyka moves into the clinch.
Bukilic tries to work over Boyka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukilic throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukilic working aggressively here.
Bukilic misses with a body punch.
Bukilic managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Bukilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Bukilic misses with a body punch.
Bukilic managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Nice body punch from Bukilic.
Bukilic pushes Boyka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukilic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bukilic lands with a left to the head.
Bukilic is stalling here.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bukilic.
Boyka is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bukilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukilic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Boyka is rocked!
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Bukilic as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Come on Bukilic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bukilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bukilic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Bukilic swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukilic throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
Boyka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyka taking a breather.
Bukilic scores with a hook to the body.
Boyka blocking some punches.
Bukilic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bukilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bukilic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bukilic throws a head punch that misses.
Boyka blocking some punches.
Bukilic has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Bukilic throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
Pavle Bukilic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bukilic misses with the head strike.
Bukilic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bukilic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukilic.
Bukilic throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukilic.
Bukilic working aggressively here.
Bukilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bukilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bukilic fails to land.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukilic is struggling to control the position.
Bukilic throws a head punch that misses.
Bukilic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.
Bukilic throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Bukilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bukilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
Bukilic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukilic tries to throw a body punch but Boyka avoids it by throwing Bukilic back against the cage.
Boyka blocks a body shot from Bukilic.
Bukilic digs a right hand into Boyka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boyka's gas tank.
Boyka tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukilic avoids the damage to the body.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bukilic is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavle Bukilic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bukilic wants to clinch but Boyka slips to the side
and Boyka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukilic moves to clinch but Boyka breaks away
and Boyka counters with a nice body shot.
Bukilic wants to clinch

and Boyka counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukilic.
Bukilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyka or not.
Bukilic content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Bukilic fails to land.
Bukilic managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.
Boyka is trying to break free.
Bukilic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bukilic fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyka tries to pull guard but Bukilic holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyka drops back down to his feet.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bukilic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyka counters with a nice uppercut.
Bukilic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyka.
Boyka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bukilic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bukilic.
Bukilic moves to clinch but Boyka breaks away
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Bukilic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.

Boyka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bukilic trying to control the position but instead, Boyka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bukilic into the cage.
Bukilic pushes Boyka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boyka scores a nice knee to the body.
Bukilic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bukilic avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the cage.
Good body shot from Bukilic.
A short uppercut from Bukilic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukilic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bukilic tries to throw a body punch but Boyka avoids it by throwing Bukilic back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavle Bukilic.
I think Bukilic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavle Bukilic!