PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdulla Quliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdulla Quliev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Boyka
vs
Quliev

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

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 St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdulla Quliev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quliev thumps Boyka with a low kick.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quliev paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Boyka rushes Quliev and presses him up against the cage.
Quliev scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Boyka breaks the clinch.
Quliev with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quliev misses with a head kick.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Quliev fails with an attempt to clinch.

Boyka drives through and clinches with Quliev against the cage.
Boyka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quliev's defenses.
Quliev lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyka backwards.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boyka lands an elbow just above Quliev 's eye.
Quliev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka is pressed up against the cage. Quliev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyka down to the mat. Boyka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quliev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Boyka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quliev.
Boyka wants to clinch.
Boyka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quliev sprawls well. Quliev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boyka gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quliev clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyka as Quliev tries to tie him up.
Boyka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quliev misses with the head strike.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyka.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Quliev is rocked!
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.
Quliev is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Boyka creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Quliev! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Boyka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!