PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boshtok (ranked 3914 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 3384 p4p, 0 weight class). Boshtok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around M*thaf*cka. Doyea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doc Holiday - Volbeat. Arod Doyea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boshtok
vs
Doyea

172 cm
39
155 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

166 cm
28
155 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuri Boshtok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Boshtok tenderised Doyea's leg. Doyea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doyea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doyea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boshtok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doyea throws a looping overhand right but Boshtok ducks down to avoid it.
Boshtok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Boshtok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doyea throws a head kick but Boshtok moves out of range.
Doyea cracks Boshtok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boshtok on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Doyea bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Boshtok! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Boshtok is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyea being controlled here momentarily.
Oh Boshtok is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Boshtok looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boshtok keeping moving, preventing Doyea from controlling successfully.
Boshtok seems to have got his legs back now.
Boshtok is trying to control the position but Doyea postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok has a closed guard, preventing Doyea from standing up.

Boshtok is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doyea preventing the sweep.
Doyea is pushing down on Boshtok's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boshtok is fighting to maintain full guard but Doyea has managed to sneak the leg through.

Doyea is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boshtok sees it coming and defends easily.
Boshtok has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doyea is working away from the top position though.

Doyea is trying to work for a kimura but Boshtok is defending well.
Boshtok is looking to control Doyea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boshtok avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doyea trying to control from Boshtok's half guard. Boshtok has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boshtok controls Doyea momentarily but Doyea frees himself.
Boshtok keeping moving, preventing Doyea from controlling successfully.
Boshtok trying to keep a closed guard but Doyea is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boshtok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Doyea looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Doyea looking for subs off his back but Boshtok has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boshtok is working away from the top position though.
Doyea tries to get to full guard but Boshtok has control of the leg.
Boshtok wants to take a breather but Doyea is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Boshtok there.
Boshtok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doyea trying to control here.
Boshtok trying to control from half guard but Doyea is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doyea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doyea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boshtok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doyea is trying to stand up here but Boshtok is controlling him well.
Boshtok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doyea tries to get to full guard but Boshtok has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Boshtok.
Boshtok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boshtok trying to pass the guard but Doyea defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arod Doyea dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boshtok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doyea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boshtok is looking to take a break and control but Doyea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boshtok working away.
Doyea is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boshtok scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Doyea tries to escape but Boshtok is in control.
Yuri Boshtok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Doyea bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyea misses the shot to the body.
Boshtok throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doyea avoids it.
Doyea throws a head kick but Boshtok moves out of range.
Doyea misses with a hook
enabling Boshtok to counter with a crisp jab.
Boshtok scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Doyea closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doyea checks a leg kick.
Boshtok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyea manages to avoid it.

Boshtok shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doyea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boshtok works over Doyea with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boshtok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boshtok controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Boshtok there.
Doyea tries to roll over but Boshtok keeps him under control.

Boshtok is working for a kimura but Doyea is defending it quite comfortably.

Doyea has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Boshtok is on him like a limpet, forcing Doyea back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Boshtok fails to land.
Boshtok misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Doyea's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyea controls his hands.
Good body shot from Boshtok.
Doyea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boshtok.
Doyea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyea lands with a right to the head.
Boshtok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boshtok prevents Doyea from breaking the clinch.

Boshtok gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Doyea has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Doyea looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boshtok working some strikes from top position.
Boshtok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyea has momentary wrist control but Boshtok slips an elbow through the middle.
Boshtok is working Doyea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boshtok advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyea is trying to escape the position but Boshtok is controlling the position.
Boshtok lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doyea down.
Boshtok is looking to take a break and control but Doyea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boshtok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doyea on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boshtok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
That's time! Boshtok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Doyea.
Doyea works the jab nicely.
A jab from Doyea misses.
Doyea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Boshtok was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doyea.
Arod Doyea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Doyea.
Boshtok tries a low kick but Doyea avoids it.
Doyea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boshtok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boshtok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyea in his tracks.
Doyea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doyea throws a jab but it's blocked by Boshtok.
Boshtok was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doyea drops Boshtok with a naaaaasty hook - Boshtok is in real trouble here! Doyea dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arod Doyea!
During a confident post fight interview, Arod Doyea thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.