PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eunhae Bae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - I Want It All (extended version) . Bae has chosen Never Say Never as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Boyka
vs
Bae

190 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
286 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eunhae Bae!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bae throws a lazy right hand but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bae throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Boyka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bae!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bae can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Boyka goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bae turns into him and now he's in Boyka's guard.
Bae loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bae must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boyka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bae is one step ahead there.
Boyka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Boyka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bae throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bae missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bae thows a big elbow that misses.
Bae postures up and lands a big shot to Boyka's brow.

Boyka pushes Bae off and gets back to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bae enables Boyka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bae manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boyka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyka trying to control but Bae is working from the bottom.
Boyka scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyka trying to control but Bae is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyka.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bae is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boyka is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Bae keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Uri Boyka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Boyka has managed to clinch.
Bae is trying to drag Boyka to the mat but Boyka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Boyka has Bae pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Boyka pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Bae tumbling to the mat - Boyka dives into Bae's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Bae keeps moving.
Boyka is working Bae over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bae keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka prevents Bae from getting back to his feet.
Boyka wants to stand and escape but instead Bae has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Boyka has his foot on Bae's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bae works his way back into a safe position though.
Bae missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Boyka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boyka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boyka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bae stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boyka is on top in guard.
Boyka looking to pass the guard.
Boyka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bae keeping full guard, as Boyka tries to pass.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a strike but Bae rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bae throwing strikes but missing.
Boyka can't keep his opponent in guard - Bae advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boyka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Boyka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bae passes into half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bae working over Boyka with some ground and pound. Boyka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bae working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boyka gets back to full guard.
Bae loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bae postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bae's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bae trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bae trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bae scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bae looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bae is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boyka is controlling him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Boyka gets to his feet - Bae follows without any prompting.
Bae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Boyka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Boyka content just to control the position here.
Bae is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Bae looks gassed!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boyka thowing shots but they're missing.
Boyka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boyka working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uri Boyka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bae misses with a hook

and Boyka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boyka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Boyka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bae is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka wants to stand up but Bae is controlling the position.
Boyka stops Bae from getting back to his feet.
Boyka is trying to control the action in half guard but Bae is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boyka wants to stand up but Bae has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Bae pushes Boyka off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka dives in and grabs Bae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bae pushes down on Boyka's head and hops out.
Boyka throws a one two combo.
Bae stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyka. Boyka gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyka dives in and grabs Bae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bae pushes down on Boyka's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bae avoids the head kick by Boyka.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Bae.
Boyka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bae is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bae misses with an uppercut
and Boyka counters with a nice body kick.

Boyka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boyka is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bae will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Uri Boyka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boyka swings around for an armbar but Bae sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boyka's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bae with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Boyka has his foot on Bae's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bae works his way back into a safe position though.

Boyka pushes Bae off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boyka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bae pinned against the ropes. Bae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bae misses with a lunging right hand

and Boyka counters with a shoot takedown. Bae fights it but they end up in guard.
Boyka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Bae keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Uri Boyka.

Boyka looking to score a takedown here. Bae is defending well but Boyka drives through and ends up in Bae's guard.
Bae is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Boyka stands and steps away. Bae gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boyka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Eunhae Bae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Boyka feints and as Bae raises his hands in defense, Boyka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bae is working an open guard so Boyka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Uri Boyka is winning the standup battle so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Boyka has managed to clinch.
Bae has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boyka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bae stops a takedown attempt from Boyka.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bae drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyka pulls his leg out and moves away.

Boyka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bae is trying to stand back up but Boyka is controlling him

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boyka working Bae over with strikes here.
Boyka has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bae's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bae can do to turn this around?
Boyka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bae in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eunhae Bae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bae is bucking up trying to escape but Boyka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boyka looking to control but Bae is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boyka content just to control the position here.
Boyka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bae?

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boyka wants to control the pace but Bae is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Boyka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka controlling from mount.
Boyka looking to control but Bae is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Boyka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Boyka working for a submission but Bae is keeping him at bay.
Uri Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Uri Boyka!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Uri Boyka!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Uri Boyka!

Uri Boyka wins by unanimous decision!