PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piugnu Kopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyka
vs
Kopo

191 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

169 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piugnu Kopo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kopo wants to clinch.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Kopo moves out of range easily.
Boyka dives in and grabs Kopo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kopo pushes down on Boyka's head and hops out.

Boyka clinches.

Boyka pulls guard effortlessly.
Kopo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Boyka is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kopo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kopo blocks an uppercut.
Kopo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyka is trying to stall.
Kopo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kopo prevents Boyka from breaking the clinch.
Kopo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Boyka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kopo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kopo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Boyka is riding his opponent, not letting Kopo buck him off.
Kopo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Kopo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kopo is trying to get back to his feet but Boyka has full control of the position and if anything, Kopo has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka biding his time, controlling Kopo.
Kopo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boyka is persistently looking for the submission but Kopo is defending it well.
Boyka trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopo holding both Boyka 's hands and preventing any damage.
Boyka controlling the position well here. Kopo rolled but Boyka kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kopo wants to get back to his feet.
Boyka tries to keep control of the position but Kopo is staying busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kopo is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Boyka has good solid back control here.
Boyka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kopo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Kopo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Boyka's arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boyka tries to keep control of the position but Kopo is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Kopo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kopo tries to clinch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka fails with the takedown.
Kopo swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Boyka tries to clinch but Kopo moves out of range.
Boyka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kopo tries to clinch

and Boyka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kopo!
Kopo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Boyka lands a nice shot to the head.
Yuri Boyka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Kopo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Boyka has hold of Kopo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kopo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Kopo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boyka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boyka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kopo is trying to stand up.
Boyka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boyka won't let Kopo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kopo is breathing heavily.
Boyka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Boyka looking to secure an arm triangle but Kopo defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka looking to control and managing it successfully.

Boyka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
You get the feeling that Kopo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kopo is trying to stand but he's just given Boyka his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka scores with punches and elbows.
Kopo trying to get back to his feet but Boyka is in full control for now.
Boyka loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kopo hold on?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kopo trying to get back to his feet but Boyka is in full control for now.

Boyka working for the choke.
Kopo trying to get back to his feet but Boyka is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boyka trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopo trying to get back to his feet but Boyka is in full control for now.
Boyka just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kopo slaps away a takedown attempt from Boyka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kopo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boyka.
Kopo is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kopo.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kopo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopo doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyka circles away.
Boyka swats away the attempt to clinch by Kopo.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kopo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopo closes the distance but Boyka moves to the side

and Boyka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kopo is trying to force a seperation but Boyka has the dominant position.
Boyka keeps control of Kopo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kopo working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Boyka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyka jumps guard but Kopo turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to pull guard but Kopo forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Boyka blocks the elbow strike.

Boyka pulls guard successfully.
Kopo is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyka has wrist control.

Boyka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka striking off his back but it's not causing Kopo any problems.
Boyka trying to keep a closed guard but Kopo is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyka tries to get out of the position.
Kopo lands a couple of elbows.
Kopo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopo lands a couple of elbows.
Kopo throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
Boyka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kopo.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kopo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kopo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kopo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kopo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kopo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boyka's head.
Kopo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boyka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka looking to control.
Kopo throws a strike but Boyka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kopo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boyka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piugnu Kopo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Yuri Boyka!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Yuri Boyka!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Yuri Boyka!

Yuri Boyka wins by unanimous decision!