PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykiy comes to the cage accompanied by Перемен. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boykiy
vs
Cannon

190 cm
31
220 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

179 cm
40
207 lbs
26 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykiy feints and then cracks Cannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cannon down.
Boykiy tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boykiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boykiy tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Boykiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cannon circles away quickly and effectively.
Boykiy connects with a leg kick. Cannon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boykiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Boykiy clinches with his opponent.
Cannon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cannon slows down the pace here.

Boykiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Boykiy catches Cannon right on the button with a cross.
Boykiy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boykiy thumps Cannon with a low kick.
Boykiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannon looks to land a left hand but Boykiy moved out of range nicely.
Boykiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boykiy misses with a hook. Cannon ducked under it nicely.
Boykiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Boykiy drops Cannon with a beautiful combination! Cannon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boykiy is looking for the KO!

It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boykiy.
Boykiy works the jab nicely.

Cannon is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Boykiy.
Cannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Boykiy finish him?
Boykiy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cannon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Boykiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boykiy throws a series of punches but Cannon avoids them all with ease.

Boykiy moves into the clinch.
Cannon seems to have recovered his senses.
Cannon tries to circle away but Boykiy has him pinned against the cage.
Cannon has a couple of punches blocked by Boykiy.
Cannon wants a takedown.

Boykiy breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy feints and then cracks Cannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cannon down.
Boykiy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boykiy misses with a head kick.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Cannon takes a swing at Boykiy's ribcage but misses.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boykiy tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Boykiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boykiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boykiy wants to land a leg kick but Cannon is out of range.

Boykiy gets a clinch.
Boykiy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boykiy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy misses with a knee strike.
Boykiy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boykiy just leaning against Cannon, taking a breather.
Cannon tries to break free but Boykiy pushes him back against the cage.

Boykiy breaks from the clinch.
Boykiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boykiy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cannon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boykiy rather than just go for the knockout.
Boykiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannon circles away.
Boykiy dodges the punch combination from Cannon.
A telegraphed right hand from Boykiy misses the target.
Boykiy loads up on a big right hand but Cannon slips the punch.
Cannon darts in looking for a takedown but Boykiy gets double underhooks and turns Cannon into the cage.
Dimas Boykiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Cannon.
Cannon tries to work over Boykiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boykiy working Cannon over with knees to the body.

Boykiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon cracks Boykiy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boykiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
You can see that Cannon has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Boykiy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Boykiy.
Boykiy taking a breather.
Boykiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boykiy looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Boykiy tries a knee to the head but Cannon blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boykiy landing knees to the body.
Boykiy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boykiy prevents the takedown attempt.

Boykiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Matthew Cannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cannon avoids the head kick by Boykiy.
Boykiy wants to clinch.

Oooooh!!! Boykiy has knocked Cannon down with a huge combo! Boykiy steps away and waves a wobbly Cannon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cannon scores with the left hand. Boykiy knows he should have avoided that one.
Cannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cannon connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boykiy misses with a wild body shot.
Boykiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Cannon.

It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Jab by Cannon.

Boykiy pushes Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Boykiy is pushing Cannon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Cannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boykiy enables Cannon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boykiy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boykiy keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boykiy holds on and takes a little breather.

Boykiy has his foot on Cannon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cannon works his way back into a safe position though.
Cannon looking to pass the guard.
Boykiy is trying to keep Cannon in close.

Boykiy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cannon escapes and throws Boykiy's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Boykiy dodges it nicely.
Boykiy regains full guard. Nicely done.

Boykiy working for submissions but it's allowed Cannon to get to half guard.
Boykiy wants to control but Cannon is keeping busy.
Cannon moves nicely into side control.
Boykiy gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy is looking to improve his position.
Cannon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Cannon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boykiy sees it coming and defends easily.
Boykiy pushes Cannon off looking to stand but Cannon dives back in and keeps control.
Boykiy trying to control but Cannon postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boykiy is trying to stand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cannon throws a hook but Boykiy blocks it.
Boykiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boykiy tries to clinch up.
Boykiy tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Boykiy throws a low kick but Cannon moves out of range easily.
A combination from Cannon does no damage.
Boykiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimas Boykiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Boykiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannon circles away.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cannon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cannon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Boykiy - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matthew Cannon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Boykiy.
Jab by Boykiy.
Boykiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boykiy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boykiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimas Boykiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boykiy with a nice cross.
Cannon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boykiy scoring well with a low kick there.

Boykiy drives through and clinches with Cannon against the cage.
Boykiy looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannon letting Boykiy take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Cannon wants to take the fight to the mat but Boykiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cannon wants to break free but Boykiy has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cannon.
Cannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Boykiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimas Boykiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boykiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boykiy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boykiy lands with a cross.
Boykiy scores with a leg kick.
Boykiy throws a leg kick which misses Cannon's front leg but catches the back leg as Cannon tries to avoid it.
Boykiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannon circles away.
Boykiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boykiy tries to move into range but Cannon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a hook.
Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Boykiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannon misses with a straight right.
Boykiy tests Cannon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boykiy.
Cannon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boykiy under the eye.
Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boykiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannon can do to turn this around?
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle, before Boykiy throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Cannon's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Boykiy lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dimas Boykiy!
Dimas Boykiy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.