PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavlo Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lupus
vs
Boyko

193 cm
29
208 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

183 cm
24
216 lbs
5 - 17 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavlo Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lupus has Boyko up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupus leaning against his opponent.

Lupus successfully pulls guard.
Lupus keeping moving, preventing Boyko from controlling successfully.
Lupus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lupus keeping moving, preventing Boyko from controlling successfully.
Boyko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lupus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyko works over Lupus with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko is standing up over Lupus. Lupus looks to escape but Boyko dives into side control.
Lupus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boyko cracks Lupus with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Boyko has an Americana. Lupus didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Boyko is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Boyko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pavlo Boyko!