PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rik De Mol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (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.

De Mol
vs
Boyka

174 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rik De Mol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka moves in looking to clinch but De Mol pushes him off.
Boyka is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Mol sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but De Mol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Boyka has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Mol is trying to drag Boyka to the mat but Boyka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
De Mol tries to break the clinch but Boyka is controlling the position.
De Mol misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boyka just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Mol's brow.
Boyka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Mol looking to slow down the pace here.
Boyka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Mol is defending well.
Boyka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Mol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rik De Mol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
De Mol blocks an elbow strike from Boyka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Mol keeps the fight on the outside.
De Mol attempts a counter takedown but Boyka avoids it well and moves away.
De Mol is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
Boyka tries to clinch up but De Mol circles away and keeps his distance.
De Mol circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Mol circles away from the clinch attempt.

Boyka closes the distance and pushes De Mol back into the cage.
Boyka throws an elbow that misses.
Boyka stops a takedown attempt from De Mol.
Boyka lands an elbow just above De Mol 's eye.
Boyka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Mol's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyka throws an elbow but misses.
De Mol misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka stops a takedown attempt from De Mol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Mol manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Mol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

De Mol is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Boyka has his hands clasped together but De Mol extends and breaks Boyka's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Mol.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rik De Mol!