PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorjo Kozacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorjo Kozacz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Boyka
vs
Kozacz

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorjo Kozacz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozacz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozacz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyka tries to clinch up but Kozacz circles away and keeps his distance.
And Kozacz tries to counter it with a takedown but Boyka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozacz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyka defends it well.

Boyka moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka looking to throw knees to the head but Kozacz is blocking nicely.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kozacz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boyka prevents Kozacz from breaking the clinch.
Boyka lands an elbow that stopped Kozacz in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kozacz avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyka.
Kozacz jumps guard but Boyka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boyka prevents Kozacz from breaking the clinch.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but Kozacz blocks it.
Boyka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kozacz is looking to control Boyka's arms but Boyka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kozacz has his back to the cage.
Boyka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozacz circles away.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozacz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozacz feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozacz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozacz with the counter takedown but Boyka avoids it easily.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozacz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozacz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Kozacz keeps it at a distance.
Kozacz feints the counter takedown.

Boyka has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozacz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozacz avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyka.
Kozacz 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 lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jorjo Kozacz has been cut.
Kozacz wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyka won't allow it.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kozacz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozacz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyka defends it well.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Kozacz feints the counter takedown.

Boyka darts in and clinches Kozacz up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyka.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyka as Kozacz tries to tie him up.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kozacz blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorjo Kozacz'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 moves in looking to clinch but Kozacz pushes him off.
And Kozacz tries to counter it with a takedown but Boyka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozacz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozacz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyka defends it well.

Boyka drives through and clinches with Kozacz against the cage.

Boyka manages to break the clinch.
Kozacz keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kozacz as Boyka shoots in.
And Kozacz tries to counter it with a takedown but Boyka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyka is looking to clinch but Kozacz is avoiding it.
Boyka is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Kozacz with the counter takedown but Boyka avoids it easily.
We've been told by Boyka's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Boyka moves into range and clinches up with Kozacz.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but Kozacz blocks it.
Boyka lands an elbow that stopped Kozacz in his tracks for a moment.
Boyka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozacz is pushing Boyka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyka prevents Kozacz from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozacz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Boyka manages to break the clinch.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozacz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Kozacz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Kozacz tries to counter it with a takedown but Boyka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozacz can do to turn this around?
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozacz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozacz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Kozacz with the counter takedown but Boyka avoids it easily.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Kozacz circles away.
Kozacz swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Kozacz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kozacz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kozacz.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Kozacz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Boyka forces Kozacz back against the cage and clinches.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozacz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyka tries to clinch there but Kozacz circles away.
Kozacz feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorjo Kozacz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozacz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka darts in trying to clinch

and Kozacz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boyka won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kozacz has hold of Boyka's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Boyka seems comfortable defending it but Kozacz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Boyka is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Boyka is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kozacz couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorjo Kozacz!