PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pina Colada Hoi (ranked 2654 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 2702 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka has chosen Norman - Fury as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Colada Hoi
vs
Boyka

205 cm
28
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

202 cm
30
240 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pina Colada Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka catches Hoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoi blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Hoi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
A swing and a miss from Hoi.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hoi pulls guard.

Boyka stands up from Hoi's guard - Boyka perhaps looking for a knockout.

Hoi moves into the clinch.
Boyka throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hoi drags the fight down to the ground.

Boyka gets to his feet. Hoi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Hoi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoi avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the cage.
Boyka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Boyka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hoi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boyka to the mat. Boyka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boyka wants to stand and escape but Hoi is having none of it.
Hoi is looking to stand up but Boyka won't let him.
Boyka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hoi is controlling him.

Boyka manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hoi avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the cage.
Hoi tries to pull guard but Boyka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Hoi decides to pull guard.

Hoi is working an open guard so Boyka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boyka clobbers Hoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on Hoi's shoulder, as Hoi tries to avoid the shot.
Hoi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoi throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka throws a hook but Hoi avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Boyka misses with the combination.
Hoi is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
Hoi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Boyka.

Hoi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boyka, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hoi jumps guard.

Boyka gets to his feet. Hoi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Hoi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Hoi misses.
Boyka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boyka misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyka.
Hoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hoi takes a swing at Boyka's ribcage but misses.
As Hoi backs off Boyka throws a huge counter combo but Hoi manages to avoid it all.
Hoi walks into a left hand.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Boyka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Hoi throws a big counter combination but Boyka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hoi tries to bum rush Boyka with a series of wild strikes but Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoi throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.

Hoi has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hoi pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boyka stands up from Hoi's guard - Boyka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pina Colada Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boyka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoi's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoi misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Hoi both land. Nice combination.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Hoi looks to clinch
and Boyka counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Boyka avoids them all with ease.
Boyka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoi under the eye.
Hoi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Hoi avoids nicely.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Boyka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boyka connects with a crisp jab.
Hoi throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Boyka - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boyka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yuri Boyka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoi looks to land a combination but Boyka avoids it well.
Hoi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hoi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoi swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boyka connects with a body shot.

Hoi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hoi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyka uses from the top position.

Boyka gets to his feet - Hoi follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyka misses with a straight right.
Boyka throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoi.
Boyka scores with a one two! Hoi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyka throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Hoi counters with a one-two to the body.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.

Hoi rushes Boyka and presses him up against the cage.
Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoi tries to pull guard but Boyka holds him up against the cage and eventually Hoi drops back down to his feet.
Hoi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.

Hoi pulls guard.
Pina Colada Hoi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boyka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoi slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Hoi.
A punch combination from Hoi misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
Boyka cracks Hoi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoi scores with a three punch combo!
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Hoi.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
Boyka misses with a straight left.
Hoi throws a combination. Boyka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hoi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boyka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Boyka misses.
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoi misses with a double jab.
Boyka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoi's hands.
Boyka throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pina Colada Hoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoi throws a right hand that Boyka ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyka also avoids with ease.

Hoi closes the distance and pushes Boyka back into the cage.
Hoi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pina Colada Hoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi tries to pull guard but Boyka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boyka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoi's brow.
Boyka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hoi gets control of Boyka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hoi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Boyka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hoi, up you get!
Boyka scores with a nice right hand.
Hoi misses with the combination.
Hoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Boyka avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Hoi misses with a two punch combination.
Hoi throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Hoi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Boyka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoi moves away from the strike by Boyka.
Boyka scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoi should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi throws a combination that misses
and Boyka counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Hoi moves out of range.
Boyka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoi on the side of the head.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses

and Hoi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoi tries to clinch up but Boyka circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyka scores with a hook.
A low kick from Hoi misses
and Boyka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoi misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Boyka. That snapped Hoi's head back.
Hoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boyka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka throws a series of punches but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses
and Hoi counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoi.
Hoi is looking to wear down Boyka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Hoi misses.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Hoi misses.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boyka misses with a double jab

and Hoi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Boyka!

Boyka sneaks out the side door and pushes Hoi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Hoi.
Hoi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boyka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoi thinking.
Hoi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoi throws the left hand but Boyka avoids the punch easily.
Boyka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boyka! But no joy.
Hoi walks into a straight right hand from Boyka.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoi swinging wildly here.

Hoi pushes Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.

Hoi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boyka can't fight it off and eventually Hoi manages to take the fight to the floor. Boyka looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Boyka has his feet on Hoi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Hoi.
Hoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoi misses with a few strikes there.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyka lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
Hoi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoi scores with a jab to the head.
Boyka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyka throws a one two combo.
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoi.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
It looked like Hoi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.

Boyka gets tackled into the cage by Hoi. Hoi maintains the clinch.
Hoi dodges an elbow strike from Boyka.
Boyka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boyka can turn it around.
Boyka misses with an elbow over the top.

Hoi successfully pulls guard.

Boyka stands and steps away. Hoi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Hoi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyka throws a series of strikes that have Hoi backpedaling.
Hoi cracks a nice hook into Boyka's ribs.
Hoi moves away from the strike by Boyka.
Boyka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoi counters with a one-two to the body.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses
and Boyka counters with a three punch combo that has Hoi backing up. Hoi nods at Boyka to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoi throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka tries to move into range but Hoi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pina Colada Hoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri Boyka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Hoi closes the distance and clinches.
Hoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boyka backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pina Colada Hoi.
I think Boyka 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Boyka!
After the fight, Yuri Boyka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.