PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juri Boyka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Boyka
vs
Hernandez

225 cm
29
260 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

202 cm
25
271 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hernandez has Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyka looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Hernandez's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hernandez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez has Boyka pushed against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boyka pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oooooh!!! Hernandez has knocked Boyka down with a huge combo! Hernandez steps away and waves a wobbly Boyka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Juri Boyka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Boyka moves out of range.

Hernandez drives through and clinches with Boyka against the cage.

Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez dives in for a single leg takedown but Boyka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.
Boyka looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyka looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Boyka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez is working for takedown but Boyka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Juri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Hernandez.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernandez is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
Hernandez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hernandez lands with a short shot to the head.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez controlling the action here for a moment.
Hernandez lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boykas head.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Boyka prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez stalling the fight.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juri Boyka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hernandez tries to clinch up but Boyka circles away and keeps his distance.

Hernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boyka, pushing him back against the cage.
Hernandez pushes Boyka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Boyka is rocked!
Hernandez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boyka up against the cage.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez misses with some punches.

Hernandez pulls guard.

Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Boyka pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hernandez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Boyka wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hernandez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Hernandez!