PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hume Reeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by Yuri Boyka. Yuri Boyka looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Boyka
vs
Reeto

178 cm
21
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hume Reeto!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeto throws a lazy uppercut
and Boyka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Boyka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Reeto avoids the damage to the body.
Reeto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boyka taking a breather.
Reeto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyka blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyka obliges.
Reeto tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reeto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reeto throws a sloppy head kick
and Boyka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hume Reeto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reeto throws a head kick that misses
and Boyka counters with a left and a right that stings Reeto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Reeto digs a good body shot into Boyka's ribs.
Reeto throws a leg kick that is checked

and Boyka counters by moving into the clinch.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Reeto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boyka wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeto lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Reeto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka counters with a one-two to the body.
Reeto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reeto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Reeto lands a big head kick that sends Boyka tumbling to the mat! Reeto takes a step backwards and waves Boyka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boyka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reeto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Reeto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Reeto.
Boyka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reeto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reeto throws a hook but Boyka blocks it.
Reeto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeto throws a leg kick
and Boyka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Reeto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Boyka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reeto, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reeto is defending well for now.
Reeto is pressed up against the cage. Boyka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reeto down to the mat. Reeto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
Boyka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reeto.
Reeto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reeto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boyka slips under a jab from Reeto.
Reeto throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
Reeto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Boyka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyka pushes Reeto up against the cage in a clinch.
Reeto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyka blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Reeto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reeto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Reeto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Boyka.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeto stalling in the clinch but Boyka improves position.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reeto.
Reeto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hume Reeto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reeto misses with an uppercut. Boyka saw that one coming.
As Reeto looks to move away, Boyka throws a big counter combo but Reeto just gets out of the way.
Boyka moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Boyka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reeto thows a leg kick but Boyka checks it
and Boyka counters with a one-two to the body.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reeto throws a lazy right hand but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reeto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boyka. That did some damage!
Reeto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka throws a big counter combination but Reeto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reeto throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka blocks a head kick by Reeto.
Boyka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reeto sprawls and moves away.
Hume Reeto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reeto.
Reeto throws a lazy right hand but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Boyka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Reeto.

Boyka rushes Reeto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka is working for takedown but Reeto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boyka working Reeto over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka tries to pull guard but Reeto holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyka drops back down to his feet.
Reeto gets underhooks to prevent Boyka's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka wants to take the fight to the mat but Reeto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yuri Boyka has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Reeto misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reeto, as that shot connected.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reeto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka slips a jab from Reeto.
Boyka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reeto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reeto.
Reeto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reeto misses with an uppercut.
Boyka is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab from Reeto.

Boyka darts in and clinches Reeto up against the cage.
Reeto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Reeto avoids the damage to the body.

Reeto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeto misses with a two punch combination.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Reeto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boyka lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reeto.
Reeto throws a hook to the side of Boyka's head but Boyka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reeto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reeto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Boyka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reeto throws a head kick that misses
and Boyka counters with a two punch combo.
Hume Reeto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reeto throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Reeto misses the jab.
Boyka moves away from the strike by Reeto.
It looked like Boyka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reeto throws a head kick that misses.
Reeto misses with a right hand
and Boyka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka slips a jab from Reeto.
Reeto throws a right hand that misses

and Boyka moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boyka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Boyka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Nice cross by Reeto.
Reeto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reeto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reeto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka throws a big counter combination but Reeto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reeto misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hume Reeto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Reeto throws a lazy head kick
and Boyka counters with a two punch combo.
Reeto swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Reeto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka counters with a series of strikes. Reeto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reeto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reeto.
Boyka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reeto misses with a straight left.
Boyka changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reeto throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeto misses with a shot to the body
and Boyka counters with a nice uppercut.
Reeto misses with a straight right.
Reeto misses with a hook
and Boyka counters with a series of strikes. Reeto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Boyka scores with a takedown into Reeto's guard.
Reeto is trying to control the position but Boyka postures up.
Reeto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reeto controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.
Reeto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boyka throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyka sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeto trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Boyka.
Good shot there by Reeto.
Reeto throws a shot from downtown. Boyka moves away and avoids it.
Boyka throws a big counter combination but Reeto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reeto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Boyka clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reeto.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reeto walks away with a smile on his face. Boyka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reeto misses with a hook
and Boyka counters with a series of strikes. Reeto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reeto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boyka eats them both and turns towards Reeto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boyka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reeto misses with a series of wild punches.
Reeto misses with a head kick.
Reeto with a nice cross.

Boyka has closed the distance and engaged Reeto in a clinch.
Boyka taking a breather.
Boyka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hume Reeto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boyka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reeto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka is working for takedown but Reeto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boyka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Reeto working hard to break the clinch.
Reeto tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Reeto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reeto.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuri Boyka.
I think Reeto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hume Reeto!
In defeat, Yuri Boyka stepped up to the mic, saying 'You fucking talk to much'.