PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Nazario De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Nazario De Lima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Boyka's chin.

Nazario De Lima
vs
Boyka

183 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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, Marcos Nazario De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazario De Lima throws out a powerful jab.

Boyka gets a clinch.
Nazario De Lima blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazario De Lima.
Nazario De Lima looking to stall.
Boyka blocking some punches.
Nazario De Lima digs a right hand underneath Boyka's ribcage. Boyka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nazario De Lima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Nazario De Lima throws out a powerful jab.
Boyka tries to clinch up but Nazario De Lima circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazario De Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazario De Lima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazario De Lima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boyka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazario De Lima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Nazario De Lima.

Boyka clinches with his opponent.
Boyka throws an elbow but it misses.
Nazario De Lima looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Boyka.

It looks like Marcos Nazario De Lima has been cut.
Nazario De Lima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyka lands an elbow that stopped Nazario De Lima in his tracks for a moment.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyka lands a damaging elbow.

Marcos Nazario De Lima's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazario De Lima takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyka.
Boyka prevents a body shot from Nazario De Lima.
Nazario De Lima avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyka.
Nazario De Lima pushes Boyka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazario De Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nazario De Lima working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nazario De Lima.
Nazario De Lima takes an elbow to the forehead.

Boyka manages to break the clinch.
Nazario De Lima scores with the left hand. Boyka knows he should have avoided that one.

Boyka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nazario De Lima, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nazario De Lima takes an elbow to the temple.
Nazario De Lima dodges an elbow strike from Boyka.
Boyka prevents a body shot from Nazario De Lima.
Nazario De Lima blocks the elbow strike.
Boyka misses with an elbow over the top.
Nazario De Lima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boykas head.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.

Boyka jumps into guard, dragging Nazario De Lima to the mat.
Nazario De Lima trying to control but Boyka is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazario De Lima showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boyka is looking to stand up but Nazario De Lima isn't so interested in that idea.
Boyka being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazario De Lima continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nazario De Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka won't allow Nazario De Lima to sweep him here.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nazario De Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyka throwing strikes but missing.
Nazario De Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcos Nazario De Lima'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.

Boyka forces Nazario De Lima back against the cage and clinches.
Nazario De Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazario De Lima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boyka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazario De Lima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boyka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazario De Lima's defenses.

Nazario De Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazario De Lima lands a jab to the head.
Boyka moves to clinch but Nazario De Lima breaks away
and Nazario De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazario De Lima connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazario De Lima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nazario De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nazario De Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nazario De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nazario De Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nazario De Lima digs a good body shot into Boyka's ribs.
Nazario De Lima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Boyka has managed to clinch.
Yuri Boyka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nazario De Lima avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyka.
Nazario De Lima throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
Nazario De Lima looking to stall.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
Boyka lands a nice elbow.
Nazario De Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Boyka successfully pulls guard.
Nazario De Lima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nazario De Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazario De Lima wants to control from the top but Boyka keeps moving.

Boyka wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Boyka darts in trying to clinch
and Nazario De Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka closes the distance but Nazario De Lima moves to the side
and Nazario De Lima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boyka thinking.
Boyka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nazario De Lima counter with a right hand.
Nazario De Lima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nazario De Lima stuns Boyka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazario De Lima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyka's head backwards.
Boyka looks to clinch
and Nazario De Lima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazario De Lima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boyka under the eye.

Boyka clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyka.
Nazario De Lima lands a right hand.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Nazario De Lima.
Boyka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyka looks to clinch
and Nazario De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Nazario De Lima. Beautiful body shot.
Nazario De Lima scores with a jab.
Boyka wants to clinch but Nazario De Lima slips to the side
and Nazario De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Boyka has managed to clinch.

Boyka pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazario De Lima is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazario De Lima is one step ahead there.
Nazario De Lima trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boyka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Nazario De Lima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Nazario De Lima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nazario De Lima lands with a hook. Boyka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boyka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka has his takedown stuffed
letting Nazario De Lima counter with a right hand.
Boyka wants to clinch but Nazario De Lima slips to the side
enabling Nazario De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Nazario De Lima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boyka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nazario De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazario De Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nazario De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka moves to clinch but Nazario De Lima breaks away
and Nazario De Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka has his takedown stuffed
enabling Nazario De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos Nazario De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Boyka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Boyka is rocked!
Nazario De Lima jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyka is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazario De Lima finish him?
Marcos Nazario De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka darts in trying to clinch
enabling Nazario De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka closes the distance but Nazario De Lima moves to the side
and Nazario De Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Nazario De Lima circles away easily
enabling Nazario De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazario De Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nazario De Lima connects with a right hand. Boyka shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Nazario De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazario De Lima fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boyka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boyka looks to clinch but Nazario De Lima throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boyka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marcos Nazario De Lima!