PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boykiy's choice of entrance music: Перемен. Dimas Boykiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnes
vs
Boykiy

194 cm
29
208 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Boykiy.
Boykiy fails with the takedown.

Oooh a lovely combination from Boykiy sends Barnes down but not out. Boykiy dives into side control looking to finish.

Barnes is rocked!

It looks like John Barnes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Boykiy working away.
Boykiy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boykiy wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes is pushing Boykiy's head away, looking to escape. Boykiy manages to hold on to the position though.
Barnes is not content to let Boykiy control the position.
Boykiy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barnes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boykiy working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boykiy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boykiy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boykiy connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boykiy throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Boykiy misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimas Boykiy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boykiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dimas Boykiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boykiy tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Qube Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Boykiy down.
Boykiy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boykiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Boykiy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Boykiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boykiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Boykiy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boykiy on the ground.
Boykiy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy working the head and body with strikes.
Boykiy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boykiy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Boykiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnes defends it well.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Boykiy prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Boykiy working Barnes over with strikes.
Boykiy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Boykiy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barnes to stand up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Boykiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boykiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy throws a sloppy head kick

and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boykiy tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boykiy tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boykiy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boykiy. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes catches Boykiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boykiy misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Boykiy's front leg but catches the back leg as Boykiy tries to avoid it.
Boykiy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes throws a head kick but Boykiy moves out of range.
Boykiy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimas Boykiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Barnes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boykiy closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Boykiy pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Boykiy is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Boykiy into the cage.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Boykiy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes gets through Boykiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boykiy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Boykiy.
Barnes is looking to control Boykiy's arms but Boykiy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Boykiy blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Boykiy lands a knee to the head.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boykiy blocks it with crossed arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boykiy.

Boykiy pulls Barnes into guard.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes wants to stand up but Boykiy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Boykiy is not content to let Barnes control the position.

Boykiy actively working from the bottom here.
Boykiy tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boykiy wants to get back to full guard.
Boykiy regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips nicely into half guard.

Boykiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Boykiy.
Boykiy wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Dimas Boykiy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boykiy gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boykiy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes stands and throws Boykiy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boykiy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Barnes can't escape the position.
Boykiy not allowing Barnes to control his hands.

Boykiy is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Barnes won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Boykiy off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimas Boykiy!
A relieved looking Dimas Boykiy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, John Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry to all my fans and everyone that I disappointed. I'll come back stronger than ever next time.'.