PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson's entrance music is bis das Blut gefriert. A fine choice. Boycheck has chosen Парус as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jonson
vs
Boycheck

190 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

180 cm
33
204 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dragon

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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitka Boycheck!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson lands with a shot to the body.
Boycheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonson throws a nice looking combination but Boycheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boycheck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boycheck.

Jonson has Boycheck up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonson is trying to pull guard but Boycheck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Boycheck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jonson misses with a two punch combination.
Boycheck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jonson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jonson wants to clinch.
Boycheck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonson.
Jonson tries to clinch up but Boycheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Boycheck feints a jab promting Jonson to slip. Boycheck then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jonson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jonson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boycheck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jonson.
Jonson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Boycheck moves into the clinch.
Boycheck is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Boycheck manages to break the clinch.
Jonson throws a right and a left that Boycheck avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jonson lands with a right hand.
Jon Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonson looks to land a combination but Boycheck avoids it well.
Jonson misses with a head kick.
Jonson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boycheck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boycheck misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boycheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boycheck throws a nice head kick!
Boycheck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Boycheck.
Jonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Boycheck circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boycheck misses with a head kick.
Jonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boycheck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jonson.
Jonson throws a sloppy head kick and Boycheck moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Boycheck.
Boycheck throws a head kick but Jonson moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boycheck blocks it with crossed arms.

Boycheck breaks from the clinch.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boycheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Jonson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jonson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boycheck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boycheck swinging wildly here.
Boycheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Jonson wants to clinch.
Boycheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Boycheck circles away.
Jonson wants to clinch.
Boycheck avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Jonson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boycheck lands a head kick. Jonson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boycheck lands with a slapping head kick.
Jonson tries to clinch but Boycheck moves away
and Boycheck counters with a good low kick that Jonson was not able to check.
Boycheck throws a head kick that misses.
Jonson tries to clinch up but Boycheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Jonson wants to clinch up but Boycheck keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Jonson misses.
Boycheck pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Boycheck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jonson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boycheck is in Jonson's guard.

Jonson is looking for a triangle but Boycheck pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonson striking off his back but it's not causing Boycheck any problems.
Boycheck throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jonson has an active guard here but Boycheck has managed to pass into half guard.

Jonson actively working from the bottom here.
Boycheck wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Boycheck seems content to control.

Jonson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jonson.

Jonson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jonson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boycheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jonson scores with a hook.
Jonson throws a head kick but Boycheck moves out of range.
Jon Jonson is winning the standup battle so far.
Boycheck throws a head kick but Jonson moves out of range.

Boycheck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boycheck lands with a punch from half guard.
Boycheck tries to stand and escape but Jonson is controlling the position.
Boycheck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jonson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Boycheck escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Boycheck!
Boycheck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonson is trying to control Boycheck's posture but Boycheck avoids it.

Boycheck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet.
Boycheck is looking to take a break and control but Jonson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonson regains half guard.
Boycheck working the head and body with strikes.

Jonson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Jonson looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boycheck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck wants to stand up but Jonson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boycheck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jonson tries to roll over but Boycheck keeps him under control.
Jonson is looking to escape.
Boycheck working Jonson over with strikes.
Boycheck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boycheck winds up and cracks Jonson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonson tries to get to full guard but Boycheck has control of the leg.
Boycheck tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jonson.
Boycheck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jonson actively working from the bottom here.

Boycheck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boycheck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jonson is looking to control Boycheck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jonson avoid being mounted?
Boycheck wants to stand up but Jonson is controlling the position.
Boycheck winds up and cracks Jonson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Boycheck moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jonson.
Boycheck tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jonson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck slips a nice elbow through Jonson's hands, connecting with Jonson's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boycheck.
Mitka Boycheck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boycheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jonson pushes Boycheck off and gets back to his feet.
Boycheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boycheck.
Jonson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boycheck.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boycheck.
A combination from Boycheck does no damage.
Boycheck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Boycheck.
Jonson tries to clinch up but Boycheck circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Boycheck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boycheck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jonson in his tracks.
Boycheck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Jonson is rocked!
Boycheck goes for a small jab and connects. Now Boycheck goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Jonson stumbles back but Boycheck runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Jonson to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Jonson will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mitka Boycheck!
Mitka Boycheck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.