|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Sezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlo Boyko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
|
|
|
183 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavlo Boyko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Sezz! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sezz lands with a right hand. Boyko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boyko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Boyko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sezz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. You can see the frustration on Sezz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Boyko advances nicely into full mount. Boyko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sezz?
Boyko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Boyko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Boyko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyko working Sezz over with strikes here. Boyko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sezz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boyko lands a big shot there that rocks Sezz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boyko trying to control but Sezz is having none of it. Sezz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sezz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sezz shrugs it off. Boyko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Sezz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boyko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sezz can do anything to dispel that myth. Sezz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boyko with good strikes from the mount here! Boyko looking to control but Sezz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Boyko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boyko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sezz taking shots to the head. Boyko working the ground and pound effectively.
Boyko landing strikes from the mount. Boyko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Boyko raining down shots from the mount! Boyko trying to control but Sezz is having none of it. Boyko punching from mount but Sezz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boyko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sezz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boyko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boyko cracks Sezz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sezz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyko.
Boyko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Sezz is squirming around, avoiding Boyko's attempts to control the action. Boyko misses with a head shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Boyko dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sezz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyko's head backwards. Boyko looks for a takedown but Sezz sprawls well. Boyko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Sezz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Sezz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boyko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Boyko is looking for a kimura but Sezz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boyko to get the leverage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Boyko is trying to control. Sezz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Sezz pushes Boyko off looking to stand but Boyko dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sezz wants to get back to full guard. Boyko thows a huge punch but Sezz dodges it nicely.
Boyko seems to be working for a kimura but Sezz defends the submission attempt. Sezz is refusing to be controlled, as Boyko sits in half guard. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boyko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Boyko seems to be working for a kimura but Sezz defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sezz taking some punishment here, with Boyko in his half guard. Boyko thows a huge punch but Sezz dodges it nicely.
Boyko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Sezz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Boyko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sezz keeps working. Boyko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sezz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boyko. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sezz keeping control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sezz finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyko's head. Sezz cracks Boyko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boyko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sezz finish him?
Boyko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sezz sprawls well. Sezz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boyko gets slowly back to his feet. Sezz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sezz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Boyko out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Simon Sezz! Simon Sezz took some time post fight to say the following; 'Simon Sezz "You got knocked the fuck out!"'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|