PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bojka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yutaro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bojka
vs
Chiba

190 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Bojka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yutaro Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojka lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Yutaro Chiba has been cut.
Chiba shoots and misses

and Bojka counters by clinching up.
Chiba tries to throw a body punch but Bojka avoids it by throwing Chiba back against the cage.
Bojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bojka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chiba regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Chiba, not yet.
Bojka postures up.
Chiba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bojka trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bojka preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Bojka or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad.
Bojka misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chiba misses its intended target.

Bojka rushes Chiba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chiba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bojka gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bojka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bojka moves into the clinch successfully.

Bojka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuri Bojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bojka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bojka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bojka shoots for a double leg takedown but Chiba sprawls well. He's pushed Bojka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bojka lands a head kick. Chiba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bojka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bojka is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiba is looking to control Bojka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chiba avoid being mounted?
Chiba is concentrating on defense, preventing Bojka from advancing position.
Chiba manages to get to full guard.
Bojka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chiba is controlling Bojka's posture.
Bojka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bojka throwing strikes from guard but Chiba blocks nicely.
Bojka postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba has his hands on Bojka's head, controlling the position.
Chiba trying to strike off his back.
Chiba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bojka!

Chiba quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Chiba but it's paid off an Bojka is forced to tap! Nice work by Chiba.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yutaro Chiba!
A very excited looking Yutaro Chiba rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.