PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka has chosen Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bradley
vs
Boyka

201 cm
23
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Boyka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyka ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Boyka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Boyka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyka's head backwards.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Bradley tried to counter with a leg kick but Boyka avoided it.
Boyka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyka misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyka tries a low kick but Bradley avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka wants to clinch
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Bradley clobbers Boyka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bradley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Boyka.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Bradley circles away easily
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka takes one to the chin there.
Bradley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Boyka saw that one coming.
Bradley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bradley scores with a jab.
Boyka is looking to slow Bradley down with leg kicks.

Boyka instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Boyka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boyka misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
A short left from Bradley.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boyka digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Boyka has him pressed against the cage.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boyka scores with a shot to the side of Bradley's head.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyka has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Boyka fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley can't break the clinch.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyka blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Boyka's head.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyka.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
A left lands for Boyka.
Bradley jabs at Boyka's body.
Boyka moves forwards but Bradley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boyka moves away from the strike by Bradley.

Boyka darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Boyka missing with knees to the body.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.

Bradley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boyka has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley is controlling the pace.
Bradley thows a huge punch but Boyka dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka is looking for a sweep. Bradley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bradley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Boyka is having none of it.
Boyka wants to get back to full guard.
Bradley is just content to waste time from the top position. Boyka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bradley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boyka holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyka can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand

and Boyka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boyka.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Boyka in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Boyka is leaning against Bradley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boyka keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley blocking some punches.

Bradley manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a right hand.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boyka lands a slapping body shot.

Boyka forces Bradley back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Desmond Bradley has been cut.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Boyka.

Bradley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boyka lands a left hand.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bradley with a big uppercut! Bradley tries to clinch up but Boyka pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bradley to the mat! Bradley covers up and Boyka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yuri Boyka!
A victorious Yuri Boyka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Desmond Bradley was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.