PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurij Boreiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiva Shati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreiko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marpo - Muay Thai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boreiko
vs
Shati

198 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurij Boreiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiva Shati!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boreiko tries to clinch but Shati moves out of range.

Boreiko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shati looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shati should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shati has had enough of the clinch but Boreiko keeps him there for the moment.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boreiko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Shati leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shati has eaten all the pies!
Boreiko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Shati manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boreiko throws an elbow that misses.
Shati is trying to push Boreiko away but Boreiko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shati pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Shati throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boreiko pushes off an throws an elbow but Shati leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boreiko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shati misses with a knee to the head.
Shati looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shati takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Shiva Shati has been cut.

Shati manages to break the clinch.
Boreiko wants to clinch

and Shati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boreiko won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Shati tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Shati tries for a kimura but Boreiko is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shati goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boreiko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shati but great work by Boreiko.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boreiko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boreiko's waist but Boreiko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shati off to one side.
Boreiko scores with a spinning back kick!
Shati looks gassed!
Shati swats away the attempt to clinch by Boreiko.

Shati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boreiko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shati's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boreiko lands an elbow that stopped Shati in his tracks for a moment.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boreiko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Shiva Shati's cut even more.
Boreiko lands an elbow that stopped Shati in his tracks for a moment.
Boreiko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Shiva Shati's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shati takes an elbow to the temple.

Shiva Shati's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boreiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shiva Shati's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jurij Boreiko!
Jurij Boreiko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.