PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mackenzie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Darude - Sandstorm. Boyka has chosen Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mackenzie
vs
Boyka

201 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boyka.
Mackenzie walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mackenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mackenzie misses the shot to the body.
Mackenzie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Boyka moves into the clinch successfully.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Boyka blocks with his arms.
Boyka takes a shot to the head.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Boyka shrugs off.

It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Mackenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
Boyka blocks an elbow strike.
Mackenzie trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka with a knee to the head.
Mackenzie tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
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!
Mackenzie misses with a knee to the head.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Matthew Mackenzie has been cut.
Mackenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyka avoids it.
Mackenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyka.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mackenzie blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie tries to throw a body punch but Boyka avoids it by throwing Mackenzie back against the cage.
Mackenzie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mackenzie crunches a lovely knee into Boyka's ribcage.
Mackenzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Boyka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Boyka - that landed with a thud.
Mackenzie is breathing heavily.
Boyka lands a shot to the body.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mackenzie blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyka lands with a right to the head.
Boyka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mackenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!

Boyka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyka lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka thumps Mackenzie with a low kick.
We've been told by Mackenzie's head coaches at Fokai Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mackenzie takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Mackenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyka.

Mackenzie rushes Boyka and presses him up against the cage.
Boyka looking to throw knees to the head but Mackenzie is blocking nicely.
Boyka lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyka lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Boyka - that landed with a thud.
Boyka lands a knee to the head.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boyka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boyka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mackenzie backwards.
Boyka working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyka lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a body punch in the clinch.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boyka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mackenzie if he has to take too many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boyka.
Mackenzie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boyka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Mackenzie is rocked!
Boyka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mackenzie at a distance.
Oh Mackenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyka throws a head kick that half lands.
Boyka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mackenzie right on the button. Mackenzie goes down! Boyka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Boyka gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
After winning the bout, Yuri Boyka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.