PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boiko's choice of entrance music: shinedown - diamond eyes. Marcelo Silveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silveira
vs
Boiko

180 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Silveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boiko.

Boiko clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Boiko.
Silveira takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Marcelo Silveira has been cut.
Boiko misses with a knee to the head.
Boiko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silveira's face.
Boiko looking to throw knees to the head but Silveira is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Boiko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boiko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silveira is breathing heavily.
Boiko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boiko tries a knee to the head but Silveira blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boiko.
Boiko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.
Boiko lands an elbow inside that Silveira shrugs off.
Boiko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silveira backwards.
Boiko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boiko landing knees to the head.
Boiko landing knees to the head.
Boiko lands a knee to the head.
Boiko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silveira's face.
Boiko works on Silveira's body with a couple of short punches.
Boiko lands a damaging elbow.
Boiko lands an elbow inside.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko lands a body shot.
Boiko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boiko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boiko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boiko lands a knee to the body.
Silveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Boiko won't allow it.
Silveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boiko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silveira tries to break free but Boiko pushes him back against the ropes.
Silveira is trying to break the clinch but Boiko has him pressed against the ropes.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.
Boiko scores a nice knee to the body.
Boiko misses with a knee to the head.
Silveira avoids the elbow strike from Boiko, against the ropes.
Boiko tries a knee to the head but Silveira blocks it.
Boiko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silveira's face.
Boiko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boiko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Boiko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boiko pushes Silveira back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boiko prevents it.
Boiko lands an elbow just above Silveira 's eye.
Boiko lands a knee to the head.
Boiko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boiko.
Boiko misses with a knee strike.
Boiko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boiko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boiko lands a damaging elbow.
Boiko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boiko lands an elbow that stopped Silveira in his tracks for a moment.
Boiko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Boiko.
Boiko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boiko lands an elbow inside.
Silveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Boiko.
Boiko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boiko with a knee to the head.
Boiko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boiko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Boiko on the inside.
Boiko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silveira tries to pull guard but Boiko holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silveira drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boiko obliges.
Boiko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boiko.
Boiko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Boiko.
Boiko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boiko has him pressed against the ropes.
Boiko landing knees to the body.
Boiko lands an uppercut.
Boiko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boiko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boiko.

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.
Silveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boiko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Boiko lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Boiko.
Silveira can't break the clinch.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.
Boiko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silveira tries to pull guard but Boiko holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silveira drops back down to his feet.
Boiko scores with a knee to the head.
Boiko lands an elbow inside.
Boiko misses with a knee strike.
Boiko swings wildly with an uppercut but Silveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boiko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boiko lands a shoulder strike.
Boiko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.
Boiko prevents Silveira from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Boiko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Boiko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Silveira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boiko wants to clinch up but Silveira keeps it at a distance.
Boiko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silveira tries to bum rush Boiko with a series of wild strikes but Boiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boiko misses with a low kick.
Ivan Boiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boiko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Boiko has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Boiko.
Silveira is trying to force a seperation but Boiko has the dominant position.
Boiko lands a right hand.
Boiko connects with a knee to the head.
Boiko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Silveira has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boiko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boiko has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silveira avoiding Boiko 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko tries to roll but Silveira sticks to his back.
Boiko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silveira controls the position.
Silveira not allowing Boiko to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Boiko showing good submission defense here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silveira's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boiko breaks Silveira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Boiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Silveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silveira has momentary wrist control but Boiko slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boiko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boiko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Boiko.
Boiko is looking to slow Silveira down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boiko.
Boiko wants to clinch up but Silveira keeps it at a distance.
Silveira shoots in for a double leg but Boiko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boiko.

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.
Boiko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silveira.
Boiko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silveira.
Boiko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Silveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boiko sprawls well initially but Silveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silveira trying to pass the guard but Boiko defending well.
Silveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boiko is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Silveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boiko is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Boiko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Silveira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boiko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boiko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silveira.
Boiko struggling a bit here.
Boiko is looking for a sweep.
Boiko manages to get back to half guard.
Silveira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silveira is pressing down on Boiko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boiko is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Boiko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boiko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boiko stalks Silveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silveira's face. Silveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Boiko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boiko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boiko swivels and escapes.
Boiko throws a jab but it's blocked by Silveira.

Boiko clinches with his opponent.
Boiko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boiko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silveira backwards.
Boiko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silveira is defending well for now.
Boiko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silveira's face.
Boiko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boiko prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boiko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silveira backwards.
Ivan Boiko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boiko lands a knee to the body.
Silveira is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boiko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boiko misses with a knee to the head.
Silveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boiko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silveira avoids it.
A short right from Boiko on the inside.
Boiko scores a nice knee to the body.
Boiko lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Boiko.
Boiko misses with a knee strike.
Boiko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boiko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boiko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boiko moves in looking to clinch but Silveira pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silveira blocks a head kick by Boiko.
Boiko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Boiko gets caught flat footed, as Silveira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silveira looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silveira wants to get up but he can't break Boiko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silveira trying to control but Boiko is working from the bottom.
Silveira looking to pass the guard.
Boiko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boiko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marcelo Silveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silveira has gone for a leg lock! Boiko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silveira's guard.
Boiko lands a couple of digs.
Boiko advances to half guard.
Boiko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boiko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silveira is not content to let Boiko control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Boiko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boiko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Boiko!