PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Bouthillette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Byhenikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byhenikov
vs
Bouthillette

177 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Bouthillette!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bouthillette drives through and clinches with Byhenikov against the cage.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Bouthillette misses with a knee to the head.
Bouthillette crunches a lovely knee into Byhenikov's ribcage.
Bouthillette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byhenikov is defending well for now.
Bouthillette has Byhenikov pressed against the cage, preventing Byhenikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byhenikov avoids it.
Byhenikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byhenikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bouthillette has double underhooks.
Bouthillette creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bouthillette looking to throw knees to the head but Byhenikov is blocking nicely.
Byhenikov trying to stall but Bouthillette improves his position.
Bouthillette has Byhenikov pushed against the cage.
Bouthillette with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouthillette lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Byhenikov fails to land.
Bouthillette pushes off an throws an elbow but Byhenikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Byhenikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bouthillette has double underhooks.
Byhenikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bouthillette comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bouthillette lands an elbow inside.
Bouthillette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Byhenikov avoiding damage as Bouthillette throws knees to the body.
Bouthillette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byhenikov is defending well for now.
Bouthillette managing to block the knees to the body from Byhenikov.
Bouthillette with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Bouthillette.
Byhenikov wants to break free but Bouthillette has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov being controlled against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bouthillette.
Byhenikov looking to stall.
Bouthillette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byhenikov.
Bouthillette throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byhenikov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Igor Byhenikov has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bouthillette.
Bouthillette lands a nice elbow.
Byhenikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Byhenikov blocks an elbow strike from Bouthillette.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette lands a knee to the head.
Bouthillette tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bouthillette as Byhenikov tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Bouthillette.
Byhenikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byhenikov avoids the elbow strike from Bouthillette, against the cage.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byhenikov avoiding damage as Bouthillette throws knees to the body.
Bouthillette tries to land knees in the clinch but Byhenikov avoids the damage to the body.
Bouthillette misses with an elbow over the top.
Bouthillette taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Byhenikov.
Bouthillette stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bouthillette scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bouthillette.
Byhenikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouthillette tries to land knees in the clinch but Byhenikov avoids the damage to the body.
Bouthillette misses with an elbow over the top.
Bouthillette is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouthillette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouthillette uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Bouthillette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Byhenikov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Byhenikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Byhenikov.
Byhenikov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bouthillette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byhenikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Bouthillette throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bouthillette obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Bouthillette.
Byhenikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bouthillette scores with a knee to the head.
Bouthillette misses with a knee strike.
Bouthillette has Byhenikov pushed against the cage.
Byhenikov looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouthillette lands an elbow inside that Byhenikov shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byhenikov avoids it.
Bouthillette lands a left hand.
Bouthillette trying to land knees to the body.
Bouthillette lands an elbow that stopped Byhenikov in his tracks for a moment.
Bouthillette just leaning against Byhenikov, taking a breather.
Bouthillette lands an elbow just above Byhenikov 's eye.
Byhenikov taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov avoiding damage as Bouthillette throws knees to the body.
Bouthillette lands a damaging elbow.
Phillip Bouthillette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bouthillette has a couple of punches blocked by Byhenikov.
Bouthillette creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byhenikov's defenses.
Byhenikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Bouthillette.
Bouthillette tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bouthillette throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouthillette lands a damaging elbow.
Byhenikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage.
Byhenikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouthillette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bouthillette just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byhenikov's brow.
Byhenikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bouthillette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouthillette lands a shoulder strike.
Byhenikov blocks the elbow strike.
Bouthillette connects with a knee to the head.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byhenikov stalling in the clinch but Bouthillette improves position.
Bouthillette lands with a left to the head.
Bouthillette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byhenikov is defending well for now.
Bouthillette avoiding damage as Byhenikov throws knees to the body.
Byhenikov missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouthillette misses with a knee to the head.
Bouthillette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byhenikov is defending well for now.
Bouthillette lands an elbow just above Byhenikov 's eye.
Bouthillette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byhenikov is defending well for now.
Bouthillette misses with an elbow strike.
Bouthillette pushes off an throws an elbow but Byhenikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bouthillette tries to land knees in the clinch but Byhenikov avoids the damage to the body.
Bouthillette throws an elbow but it misses.
Bouthillette has a couple of punches blocked by Byhenikov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byhenikov avoids it.
Byhenikov blocks the elbow strike.
Bouthillette using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byhenikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Bouthillette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Byhenikov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bouthillette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byhenikov scores with a jab. Bouthillette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Bouthillette is rocked!
Bouthillette has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byhenikov.
Bouthillette is still on wobbly legs! Can Byhenikov finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byhenikov throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bouthillette crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Byhenikov!