PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genko Yeshuati (ranked 3223 p4p, 2427 weight class) and Moshchnyy Udar (ranked 264 p4p, 201 weight class). 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.

Yeshuati
vs
Udar

174 cm
19
135
3 - 2 - 0

160 cm
20
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genko Yeshuati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moshchnyy Udar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeshuati avoids a punch combination nicely.
Udar throws a nice looking combination but Yeshuati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yeshuati swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yeshuati throws an overhand right that lands on Udar's shoulder, as Udar tries to avoid the shot.
Yeshuati slips a jab and a cross from Udar.
Yeshuati slips under a jab from Udar.
Udar missing with a left hand there. Yeshuati was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Udar swinging wildly here.

Yeshuati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Udar, pushing him back against the cage.
Yeshuati avoiding damage as Udar throws knees to the body.
Yeshuati has Udar pressed against the cage, preventing Udar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Yeshuati scores with a nice short uppercut.
Udar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Yeshuati as the two fighters clinch.

Yeshuati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Udar swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Udar misses.
A nice combination there by Udar.

Yeshuati moves into the clinch successfully.
Udar misses with the head strike.
Udar swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeshuati uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Yeshuati gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Udar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yeshuati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch.
Udar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Udar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yeshuati throws a hook but Udar blocks it.

Yeshuati has Udar up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeshuati lands a hook that snaps the head of Udar backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati presses Udar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Udar is trying to stall.

Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
Yeshuati misses with a hook.
Yeshuati definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Udar lands a two punch combo.
Udar misses with a wild body shot.
Udar misses with a wild body shot.
Yeshuati lands a right hook to the body.
Udar throws an overhand right that lands on Yeshuati's shoulder, as Yeshuati tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeshuati. Udar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Yeshuati.
Udar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Udar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeshuati is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Udar.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Udar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Udar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Udar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Udar gets tackled into the cage by Yeshuati. Yeshuati maintains the clinch.
Udar is trying to force a seperation but Yeshuati has the dominant position.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yeshuati moves in looking to clinch but Udar pushes him off.
Udar throws out a counter right but Yeshuati avoids it with no problem.
Udar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Udar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Yeshuati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Udar.
Udar throws a right hand that Yeshuati ducks under and follows up with a left that Yeshuati also avoids with ease.
Udar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeshuati counters with a left to the body.
Udar misses with a double jab
and Yeshuati counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeshuati looks to score with a jab to the body but Udar is just out of range.
Yeshuati staying out of range there.
Yeshuati throwing a counter right hand but Udar manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeshuati cracks Udar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Udar misses with a series of wild punches.
Yeshuati seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Genko Yeshuati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up.
Yeshuati moves in looking to clinch but Udar pushes him off.
Yeshuati avoids the body shot from Udar.
Yeshuati moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Yeshuati coming out on top.
Udar takes a swing at Yeshuati's ribcage but misses.
Yeshuati wants to clinch
enabling Udar to counter with a crisp jab.
Udar swings for the body but Yeshuati moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeshuati moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeshuati looks to clinch
and Udar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeshuati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Udar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Moshchnyy Udar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yeshuati closes the distance and pushes Udar back into the cage.
Udar tries to break free but Yeshuati pushes him back against the cage.
Udar is trying to break the clinch but Yeshuati has him pressed against the cage.
Udar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yeshuati scores with a shot to the side of Udar's head.
Udar scores with a shot to the side of Yeshuati's head.
Still in the clinch, Yeshuati scores with a nice short uppercut.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yeshuati lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Yeshuati misses its intended target.
Udar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeshuati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Udar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Udar throws out a counter right but Yeshuati avoids it with no problem.
Moshchnyy Udar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Udar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Udar connects with a single shot there.

Yeshuati clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
Udar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yeshuati misses with a wild combination.
Udar cracks Yeshuati with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Udar circles away.
Udar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Udar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yeshuati looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch up but Udar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Udar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeshuati circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Yeshuati misses the target.
Yeshuati throws an overhand right that lands on Udar's shoulder, as Udar tries to avoid the shot.

Udar gets tackled into the cage by Yeshuati. Yeshuati maintains the clinch.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moshchnyy Udar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Udar connects with a body shot that sends Yeshuati's belly button to the back.
Udar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yeshuati slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udar tries to bum rush Yeshuati with a series of wild strikes but Yeshuati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati misses with a left hand
and Udar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Udar scores with a body shot.
Udar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yeshuati stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Udar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Udar just misses with a punch to the body.
Yeshuati swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Udar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yeshuati.
Udar misses the shot to the body.
Yeshuati is looking to counter punch.
Udar throws a right and a left that both miss.

Udar tries to keep at a distance but Yeshuati has taken the fight into the clinch.

Yeshuati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yeshuati lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati is looking to clinch but Udar is avoiding it.
Udar takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
Udar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yeshuati jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Udar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeshuati misses with a series of wild punches.
Udar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Udar fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Yeshuati on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yeshuati takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yeshuati cracks Udar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yeshuati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udar clobbers Yeshuati with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yeshuati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but Udar moves out of range.
Udar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udar.
Some wild striking there from Yeshuati.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udar keeps the fight on the outside.
Udar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Udar throws a right and a left that Yeshuati avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeshuati.
A punch lands to the side of Udar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Udar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up but Udar circles away and keeps his distance.
Udar dips to his left and cracks Yeshuati with an uppercut!
Yeshuati connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yeshuati throws a series of punches but Udar avoids them all with ease.
Yeshuati lands a glancing blow to the side of Udar's head.
Yeshuati looks to land a left hand but Udar moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeshuati was well out of range. Poor timing from Udar.
Udar fails to land with a series of punches.

Yeshuati has managed to clinch.
Udar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Genko Yeshuati will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Udar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeshuati circles away quickly and effectively.
Udar misses with a two punch combination.
Yeshuati appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Yeshuati misses.

Yeshuati instigates a clinch.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Udar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yeshuati throws a nice looking combination but Udar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Udar swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati cracks Udar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Udar tries to bum rush Yeshuati with a series of wild strikes but Yeshuati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yeshuati swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Udar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeshuati moves away.
Udar throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Udar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yeshuati.
Udar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeshuati with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeshuati fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udar manages to avoid it.
Yeshuati misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeshuati. Udar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Udar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeshuati moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeshuati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Udar gets tackled into the cage by Yeshuati. Yeshuati maintains the clinch.
Udar looking to slow down the pace here.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yeshuati takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Udar misses with a wild body shot.
Yeshuati looks to score with a jab to the body but Udar is just out of range.

Yeshuati moves into the clinch.
Genko Yeshuati has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yeshuati has Udar pressed against the cage, preventing Udar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch.

Yeshuati moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati lands a nice uppercut.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yeshuati scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeshuati moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Udar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Udar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Yeshuati clinches.
A short left from Yeshuati.

Yeshuati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeshuati throws a shot from downtown. Udar moves away and avoids it.
Yeshuati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeshuati looks to land a right hand but Udar moved out of range.
Yeshuati ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Udar moves away.

Yeshuati clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udar trying to land knees to the body.
Udar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yeshuati managing to block the knees to the body from Udar.
Yeshuati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Udar's efforts to push away.
Udar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Udar trying to control the position but instead, Yeshuati has worked for underhooks and has pushed Udar into the cage.
Udar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yeshuati lands a right hook to the body.
Yeshuati tries to bum rush Udar with a series of wild strikes but Udar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yeshuati scores with a jab.
Yeshuati smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeshuati is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udar misses with a body shot.
Yeshuati scores with a punch to the head.
Udar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeshuati.
Udar looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeshuati is just out of range.
Udar digs a good hook to Yeshuati's body.
Yeshuati paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Udar works over Yeshuati's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yeshuati is looking to clinch.
Udar throws a series of punches but Yeshuati avoids them all with ease.
Yeshuati dodges the punch combination from Udar.
Yeshuati is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Udar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Udar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yeshuati avoids the body shot from Udar.
Yeshuati works over Udar's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genko Yeshuati showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yeshuati has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genko Yeshuati!
A victorious Genko Yeshuati thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.